1998–99 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

The 1998–99 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Bill Guthridge, who was in his second season as UNC's head men's basketball coach. The Tar Heels played their home games at the Dean Smith Center in Chapel Hill, North Carolina as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

1998–99 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Round of 64
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 18
APNo. 13
Record24–10 (10–6 ACC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaDean Smith Center
Seasons
1998–99 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Duke 16 0   1.000 37 2   .949
No. 5 Maryland 13 3   .813 28 6   .824
No. 13 North Carolina 10 6   .625 24 10   .706
Wake Forest 7 9   .438 17 14   .548
NC State 6 10   .375 19 14   .576
Georgia Tech 6 10   .375 15 16   .484
Clemson 5 11   .313 20 15   .571
Florida State 5 11   .313 13 17   .433
Virginia 4 12   .250 14 16   .467
1999 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

After a third-place finish during the conference regular season, the Tar Heels advanced to the ACC tournament title game where they fell to Duke. North Carolina received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 3 seed in the West region, but were upset by Weber State in the opening round to finish 24–10 (10–6 ACC).

Roster

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1998–99 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
C 00 Brendan Haywood 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 265 lb (120 kg) So Dudley Greensboro, North Carolina
G 5 Ed Cota 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 177 lb (80 kg) Jr St. Thomas More School Brooklyn, New York
G 11 Michael Booker 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 193 lb (88 kg) So Brentwood Academy Sandersville, Georgia
F/C 13 Ademola Okulaja 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 231 lb (105 kg) Sr John F. Kennedy High School Berlin, Germany
G 21 Terrence Newby 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 207 lb (94 kg) Jr Jordan-Matthews Siler City, North Carolina
G 22 Scott Williams 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 156 lb (71 kg) Sr Lawrence Lawrence, Kansas
G 22 Ronald Curry 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Hampton Hampton, Virginia
F 24 Max Owens 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Mount Zion Academy Macon, Georgia
G/F 25 Jason Capel 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr St. John's Prospect Hall Fayetteville, North Carolina
F 32 Orlando Meléndez 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So McDowell Juana Díaz, Puerto Rico
F 35 Brad Frederick 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Lawrence Lawrence, Kansas
F/C 50 Brian Bersticker 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Kempsville Virginia Beach, Virginia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 13, 1998*
No. 11 Appalachian State W 87–64  1–0
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Nov 16, 1998*
No. 10 Florida International W 65–44  2–0
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Nov 18, 1998*
No. 10 Georgia W 65–58  3–0
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Nov 23, 1998*
No. 9 at Hampton W 86–75  4–0
Convocation Center 
Hampton, Virginia
Nov 25, 1998*
No. 9 vs. No. 14 Purdue
Preseason NIT
W 54–47  5–0
Madison Square Garden 
New York, New York
Nov 27, 1998*
No. 9 vs. No. 3 Stanford
Preseason NIT
W 57–49[2]  6–0
Madison Square Garden 
New York, New York
Nov 30, 1998*
No. 3 at Middle Tennessee W 75–54  7–0
Murphy Center 
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Dec 4, 1998*
No. 3 vs. Old Dominion W 63–61  8–0
Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, North Carolina
Dec 5, 1998*
No. 3 vs. College of Charleston L 64–66  8–1
Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, North Carolina
Dec 8, 1998*
No. 7 Buffalo W 98–49  9–1
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Dec 12, 1998*
No. 7 UNC Charlotte W 75–73 OT 10–1
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Dec 17, 1998*
No. 7 Louisville W 77–72  11–1
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Dec 19, 1998*
No. 7 at Dartmouth W 82–68  12–1
Leede Arena 
Hanover, New Hampshire
ACC Regular Season
Dec 22, 1998
No. 7 at Georgia Tech L 64–66  12–2
(0–1)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, Georgia
Dec 29, 1998*
No. 9 at California L 71–78  12–3
The Arena in Oakland 
Berkeley, California
Jan 2, 1999
No. 9 No. 14 Clemson W 69–53  13–3
(1–1)
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Jan 5, 1999
No. 11 at Florida State W 72–54  14–3
(2–1)
Donald L. Tucker Center 
Tallahassee, Florida
Jan 13, 1999
No. 9 No. 5 Maryland L 76–89  14–4
(2–2)
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Jan 16, 1999
No. 9 at NC State W 59–56  15–4
(3–2)
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, North Carolina
Jan 21, 1999
No. 10 Virginia W 71–47  16–4
(4–2)
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Jan 23, 1999
No. 10 at Wake Forest W 52–40  17–4
(5–2)
Lawrence Joel Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Jan 27, 1999
No. 10 at No. 2 Duke L 77–89  17–5
(5–3)
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, North Carolina
Jan 31, 1999
No. 10 Georgia Tech W 75–66  18–5
(6–3)
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Feb 4, 1999
No. 12 at Clemson L 63–78  18–6
(6–4)
Littlejohn Coliseum 
Clemson, South Carolina
Feb 7, 1999
No. 12 Florida State W 98–64  19–6
(7–4)
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Feb 13, 1999
No. 12 at No. 7 Maryland L 64–81  19–7
(7–5)
Cole Fieldhouse 
College Park, Maryland
Feb 17, 1999
No. 14 NC State W 62–53  20–7
(8–5)
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Feb 20, 1999
No. 14 at Virginia W 67–66  21–7
(9–5)
University Hall 
Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb 23, 1999
No. 14 Wake Forest W 68–65 OT 22–7
(10–5)
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Feb 27, 1999
No. 14 No. 1 Duke L 61–81  22–8
(10–6)
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
ACC Tournament
Mar 5, 1999*
(3) No. 15 vs. (6) Georgia Tech
Quarterfinals
W 78–49  23–8
Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, North Carolina
Mar 6, 1999*
(3) No. 15 vs. (2) No. 5 Maryland
Semifinals
W 86–79[3]  24–8
Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, North Carolina
Mar 7, 1999*
(3) No. 15 vs. (1) No. 1 Duke
Championship Game
L 73–96[4]  24–9
Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, North Carolina
NCAA tournament
Mar 11, 1999*
(3 W) No. 13 vs. (14 W) Weber State
First Round
L 74–76[5]  24–10
KeyArena 
Seattle, Washington
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West region.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
AP11109377791191010121214141513Not released
Coaches1111^836669107899101214151318

^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll.

References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1998-99 Atlantic Coast Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "Youthful North Carolina Outplays No. 3 Stanford". The New York Times. November 28, 1998. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  3. ^ "Inspired Tar Heels Hold Off Terrapins". The New York Times. March 7, 1998. Retrieved July 16, 2021.
  4. ^ "Blue Devils Run the Table, Leaving the A.C.C in Awe". The New York Times. March 8, 1998. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  5. ^ "Wildcats Stun Third-Seeded Tar Heels". The Washington Post. March 12, 1999. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  6. ^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). University of North Carolina Athletics. Retrieved July 15, 2021.