1998–99 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team

The 1998–99 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team represented the University of Louisville in the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Denny Crum and the team finished the season with an overall record of 19–11.

1998–99 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Round of 64
Conference	Conference USA
Record	19–11 (11–5 CUSA)
Head coach	Denny Crum (28th season)
Home arena	Freedom Hall

1998–99 Conference USA men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
American
No. 11 Cincinnati	12	–	4		.750			27	–	6		.818
Louisville	11	–	5		.688			19	–	11		.633
No. 24 UNC Charlotte †	10	–	6		.625			23	–	11		.676
DePaul	10	–	6		.625			18	–	13		.581
Saint Louis	8	–	8		.500			15	–	16		.484
Marquette	6	–	10		.375			14	–	15		.483
National
UAB	10	–	6		.625			20	–	12		.625
South Florida	6	–	10		.375			14	–	14		.500
Southern Miss	6	–	10		.375			14	–	16		.467
Memphis	6	–	10		.375			13	–	15		.464
Tulane	6	–	10		.375			12	–	15		.444
Houston	5	–	11		.313			10	–	17		.370
† 1999 Conference USA Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 22, 1998*		Western Kentucky	W 99–78	1–0	Freedom Hall  Louisville, KY
Dec 5, 1998*		at Ole Miss	L 69–88	1–1	Tad Smith Coliseum  Oxford, MS
Dec 7, 1998		Towson	W 106–73	2–1	Freedom Hall  Louisville, KY
Dec 17, 1998*		at No. 7 North Carolina	L 72–77	2–2	Dean Smith Center  Chapel Hill, NC
Dec 19, 1998		DePaul	W 90–63	3–2 (1–0)	Freedom Hall  Louisville, KY
Dec 21, 1998*		at Dayton	W 68–65	4–2	UD Arena  Dayton, OH
Dec 26, 1998*		No. 3 Kentucky Rivalry	W 83–74	5–2	Freedom Hall  Louisville, KY
Dec 30, 1998*		Morgan State	W 95–47	6–2	Freedom Hall  Louisville, KY
Jan 2, 1999*		at No. 13 Michigan State	L 57–69	6–3	Breslin Center  East Lansing, MI
Jan 6, 1999		Saint Louis	W 93–70	7–3 (2–0)	Freedom Hall  Louisville, KY
Jan 10, 1999		at South Florida	W 95–74	8–3 (3–0)	USF Sun Dome  Tampa, FL
Jan 13, 1999		at Marquette	W 78–63	9–3 (4–0)	Bradley Center  Milwaukee, WI
Jan 17, 1999		at DePaul	W 71–68	10–3 (5–0)	Rosemont Horizon  Rosemont, IL
Jan 21, 1999	No. 24	No. 5 Cincinnati	L 55–81	10–4 (5–1)	Freedom Hall  Louisville, KY
Jan 23, 1999*	No. 24	No. 13 UCLA	L 70–82	10–5	Freedom Hall  Louisville, KY
Jan 28, 1999		at Saint Louis	L 52–62	10–6 (5–2)	Kiel Center  St. Louis, MO
Jan 30, 1999		UNC Charlotte	L 49–58	10–7 (5–3)	Freedom Hall  Louisville, KY
Feb 4, 1999		Memphis	W 89–76	11–7 (6–3)	Freedom Hall  Louisville, KY
Feb 6, 1999		Marquette	W 81–77	12–7 (7–3)	Freedom Hall  Louisville, KY
Feb 11, 1999		at UNC Charlotte	W 79–68	13–7 (8–3)	Dale F. Halton Arena  Charlotte, NC
Feb 14, 1999*		Georgia Tech	W 78–58	14–7	Freedom Hall  Louisville, KY
Feb 16, 1999		Houston	W 106–78	15–7 (9–3)	Freedom Hall  Louisville, KY
Feb 18, 1999		at Tulane	W 80–75	16–7 (10–3)	Avron B. Fogelman Arena  New Orleans, LA
Feb 21, 1999		at No. 9 Cincinnati	L 78–91	16–8 (10–4)	Myrl H. Shoemaker Center  Cincinnati, OH
Feb 25, 1999		UAB	W 91–60	17–8 (11–4)	Freedom Hall  Louisville, KY
Feb 27, 1999		at Southern Miss	L 58–59	17–9 (11–5)	Reed Green Coliseum  Hattiesburg, MS
Conference USA tournament
Mar 4, 1999	(2)	vs. (7) Saint Louis Quarterfinals	W 70–61	18–9	BJCC Coliseum  Birmingham, AL
Mar 5, 1999	(2)	at (3) UAB Semifinals	W 77–68	19–9	BJCC Coliseum  Birmingham, AL
Mar 6, 1999	(2)	vs. (5) UNC Charlotte Finals	L 59–68	19–10	BJCC Coliseum  Birmingham, AL
NCAA Tournament
Mar 11, 1999*	(7)	vs. (10) Creighton First Round	L 58–62	19–11	Amway Arena  Orlando, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.