1998–99 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

1998–99 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
1998–99 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
SEC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 5
AP	No. 8
Record	28–9 (11–5 SEC)
Head coach	Tubby Smith (2nd season);
Home arena	Rupp Arena
	Seasons ← 1997–98 1999–2000 →

The 1998–99 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented University of Kentucky in the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Tubby Smith^[2] and the team finished the season with an overall record of 28–9.^[3]

1998–99 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
No. 20 Tennessee	12	–	4	.750	21	–	9	.700
No. 8 Kentucky †	11	–	5	.688	28	–	9	.757
No. 23 Florida	10	–	6	.625	22	–	9	.710
Georgia	6	–	10	.375	15	–	15	.500
Vanderbilt	5	–	11	.313	14	–	15	.483
South Carolina	3	–	13	.188	8	–	21	.276
West
No. 4 Auburn	14	–	2	.875	29	–	4	.879
No. 17 Arkansas	9	–	7	.563	23	–	11	.676
Ole Miss	8	–	8	.500	20	–	13	.606
Mississippi State	8	–	8	.500	20	–	13	.606
Alabama	6	–	10	.375	17	–	15	.531
LSU	4	–	12	.250	12	–	15	.444

† 1999 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

Roster

1998–99 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	3	J.P. Blevins	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Edmonton, Kentucky
G	4	Steve Masiello	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	White Plains, New York
G	5	Wayne Turner	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Boston, Massachusetts
G	11	Saul Smith	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Athens, Georgia
G	12	Todd Tackett	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	176 lb (80 kg)	Fr	Paintsville, Kentucky
F	14	Heshimu Evans	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Sr	Bronx, New York
F	21	Tayshaun Prince	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	Fr	Compton, California
G	22	Ryan Hogan	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	So	Deerfield, Illinois
F	25	Myron Anthony	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	So	Neptune Beach, Florida
F	32	Desmond Allison	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Tampa, Florida
F/C	33	Michael Bradley	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	So	Worcester, Massachusetts
F	34	Scott Padgett	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Sr	Louisville, Kentucky
F	40	Jules Camara	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Dakar, Senegal
C	42	Jamaal Magloire	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	Jr	Toronto, Ontario

Head coach

Tubby Smith

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Non-conference Regular season
Nov 17, 1998*	No. 4	Eastern Kentucky	W 99–64	1–0	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
Nov 19, 1998*	No. 4	Mercer	W 82–51	2–0	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
Nov 23, 1998*	No. 4	vs. Wright State	W 97–75	3–0	Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, Ohio
Nov 26, 1998*	No. 4	vs. Colorado	W 64–52	4–0	Eugene Guerra Sports Complex San Juan, Puerto Rico
Nov 27, 1998*	No. 4	vs. Pittsburgh	L 56–68	4–1	Eugene Guerra Sports Complex San Juan, Puerto Rico
Nov 28, 1998*	No. 4	vs. No. 10 UCLA	W 66–62	5–1	Eugene Guerra Sports Complex San Juan, Puerto Rico
Dec 1, 1998*	No. 8	vs. No. 7 Kansas Great Eight	W 63–45	6–1	United Center Chicago, Illinois
Dec 5, 1998*	No. 8	Miami (FL)	W 74–65	7–1	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
Dec 8, 1998*	No. 5	vs. No. 11 Indiana	W 70–61 ^OT	8–1	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
Dec 12, 1998*	No. 5	No. 2 Maryland	W 103–91	9–1	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
Dec 19, 1998*	No. 3	vs. Georgia Tech	W 80–39	10–1	Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia
Dec 22, 1998*	No. 3	vs. No. 2 Duke	L 60–71	10–2	Continental Airlines Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey
Dec 26, 1998*	No. 3	at Louisville	L 74–83	10–3	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
Dec 29, 1998*	No. 7	Tennessee State	W 97–47	11–3	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
SEC Regular season
Jan 2, 1999	No. 7	Florida	W 93–58	12–3 (1–0)	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
Feb 24, 1999*	No. 13	Vanderbilt	W 88–63	22–7 (11–4)	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
Feb 28, 1999 CBS	No. 13	at Tennessee	L 61–68	22–8 (11–5)	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
SEC tournament
Mar 5, 1999* JP Sports	No. 14	vs. Ole Miss Quarterfinals	W 83–73	23–8	Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia
Mar 6, 1999* JP Sports	No. 14	vs. No. 4 Auburn Semifinals	W 69–57	24–8	Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia
Mar 7, 1999* CBS	No. 14	vs. No. 22 Arkansas Championship game	W 76–63	25–8	Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia
NCAA tournament
Mar 12, 1999*	(3 MW) No. 8	vs. (14 MW) New Mexico State First round	W 82–60^[4]	26–8	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana
Mar 14, 1999* CBS	(3 MW) No. 8	vs. (6 MW) No. 22 Kansas Second round	W 92–88 ^OT	27–8	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana
Mar 19, 1999* CBS	(3 MW) No. 8	vs. (10 MW) Miami (OH) Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	W 58–43^[5]	28–8	Edward Jones Dome St. Louis, Missouri
Mar 21, 1999* CBS	(3 MW) No. 8	vs. (1 MW) No. 2 Michigan State Regional Final – Elite Eight	L 66–73	28–9	Edward Jones Dome (42,519) St. Louis, Missouri
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest.

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References

^ sports-reference.com 1998-99 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
^ "1998-1999 Kentucky Wildcats Roster and Stats". Retrieved October 19, 2013.
^ "1998-1999 Kentucky Wildcats Schedule and Results". Retrieved October 19, 2013.
^ "Kentucky 82, New Mexico St. 60". The Washington Post. March 13, 1999. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
^ "Kentucky Against Szczerbiak is No Contest". The New York Times. March 20, 1999. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
^ "1998-99 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Kentucky Athletics. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1075–1076. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

[1] sports-reference.com 1998-99 Southeastern Conference Season Summary

[2] "1998-1999 Kentucky Wildcats Roster and Stats". Retrieved October 19, 2013.

[3] "1998-1999 Kentucky Wildcats Schedule and Results". Retrieved October 19, 2013.

[ncaa-nmsu-4] "Kentucky 82, New Mexico St. 60". The Washington Post. March 13, 1999. Retrieved July 1, 2023.

[ncaa-moh-5] "Kentucky Against Szczerbiak is No Contest". The New York Times. March 20, 1999. Retrieved July 1, 2023.

[6] "1998-99 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Kentucky Athletics. Retrieved July 2, 2023.

[ESPN-7] ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1075–1076. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

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