1998–99 Miami RedHawks men's basketball team

1998–99 Miami RedHawks men's basketball
1998–99 Miami RedHawks men's basketball
MAC Regular season champion; MAC East champion
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Mid-American Conference
	East
Ranking
Coaches	No. 20
Record	24–8 (15–3 MAC)
Head coach	Charlie Coles (3rd season);
Home arena	Millett Hall
	Seasons ← 1997–98 1999–2000 →

The 1998–99 Miami RedHawks men's basketball team represent Miami University in the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The RedHawks, led by 3rd-year head coach Charlie Coles, played their home games at Millett Hall in Oxford, Ohio as members of the Mid-American Conference. The team finished atop the conference regular season standings and, despite falling in the championship game of the MAC tournament, earned an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. As the No. 10 seed in the Midwest region, Miami defeated Washington and Utah to reach the Sweet Sixteen. The run came to and end in the Regional semifinals as the RedHawks fell to Kentucky, 58–43,^[1] to finish 24–8 (15–3 MAC).

1998–99 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
Miami	15	–	3	.833	24	–	8	.750
Kent State †	13	–	5	.722	23	–	7	.767
Akron	12	–	6	.667	18	–	9	.667
Ohio	12	–	6	.667	18	–	10	.643
Bowling Green	12	–	6	.667	18	–	10	.643
Marshall	11	–	7	.611	16	–	11	.593
Buffalo	1	–	17	.056	5	–	24	.172
West
Toledo	11	–	7	.611	19	–	9	.679
Ball State	10	–	8	.556	16	–	11	.593
Central Michigan	7	–	11	.389	10	–	16	.385
Western Michigan	6	–	12	.333	11	–	15	.423
Eastern Michigan	5	–	13	.278	5	–	20	.200
Northern Illinois	2	–	16	.111	6	–	20	.231

† 1999 MAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1998–99 Miami RedHawks men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	30	Damon Frierson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Sr
F	32	Wally Szczerbiak	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	244 lb (111 kg)	Sr	Long Island, New York

Head coach

Charlie Coles (Miami (OH))

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 13, 1998*		at Notre Dame	W 76–65	1–0	Joyce Center Notre Dame, Indiana
Nov 19, 1998*		No. 18 Tennessee	W 68–62	2–0	Millett Hall Oxford, Ohio
Nov 22, 1998*		Dayton	W 76–62	3–0	Millett Hall Oxford, Ohio
Nov 27, 1998*	No. 24	vs. Boston University	W 70–53	4–0	Halifax Metro Center Halifax, Nova Scotia
Dec 2, 1998*	No. 22	at No. 23 Xavier	L 56–64	4–1	Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio
Dec 5, 1998*	No. 22	at Green Bay	L 60–78	4–2	Brown County Arena Green Bay, Wisconsin
Dec 8, 1998		Marshall	W 81–79 ^OT	5–2 (1–0)	Millett Hall Oxford, Ohio
Dec 12, 1998		at Central Michigan	W 81–69 ^OT	6–2 (2–0)	Rose Arena Mount Pleasant, Michigan
Dec 22, 1998*		vs. San Diego	W 58–52	7–2	Selland Arena Fresno, California
Dec 23, 1998*		at Fresno State	L 62–73	7–3	Selland Arena Fresno, California
Dec 30, 1998		Northern Illinois	W 83–51	8–3 (3–0)	Millett Hall Oxford, Ohio
Jan 2, 1999		Western Michigan	W 80–62	9–3 (4–0)	Millett Hall Oxford, Ohio
Jan 6, 1999		at Eastern Michigan	W 73–49	10–3 (5–0)	Convocation Center Ypsilanti, Michigan
Jan 8, 1999		at Buffalo	W 76–48	11–3 (6–0)	Alumni Arena Buffalo, New York
Jan 16, 1999*		Akron	W 80–62	12–3 (7–0)	Millett Hall Oxford, Ohio
Jan 20, 1999		at Kent State	L 62–68	12–4 (7–1)	Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center Kent, Ohio
Jan 23, 1999		at Marshall	W 63–55	13–4 (8–1)	Henderson Center Huntington, West Virginia
Jan 28, 1999		Bowling Green State	W 83–72	14–4 (9–1)	Millett Hall Oxford, Ohio
Feb 1, 1999		Toledo	W 63–57	15–4 (10–1)	Millett Hall Oxford, Ohio
Feb 3, 1999		Ohio	W 69–54	16–4 (11–1)	Millett Hall Oxford, Ohio
Feb 6, 1999		at Western Michigan	W 70–69	17–4 (12–1)	University Arena Kalamazoo, Michigan
Feb 10, 1999		at Ball State	W 61–56	18–4 (13–1)	Worthen Arena Muncie, Indiana
Feb 13, 1999		Eastern Michigan	W 78–56	19–4 (14–1)	Millett Hall Oxford, Ohio
Feb 17, 1999	No. 25	at Toledo	L 63–66	19–5 (14–2)	John F. Savage Hall Toledo, Ohio
Feb 20, 1999	No. 25	at Bowling Green State	L 58–69	19–6 (14–3)	Anderson Arena Bowling Green, Ohio
Feb 24, 1999		Kent State	W 73–60	20–6 (15–3)	Millett Hall Oxford, Ohio
MAC tournament
Feb 27, 1999*	(1)	(8) Ball State Quarterfinals	W 69–43	21–6	Millett Hall Oxford, Ohio
Mar 2, 1999*	(1)	vs. (5) Bowling Green State Semifinals	W 60–56 ^OT	22–6	SeaGate Centre Toledo, Ohio
Mar 3, 1999*	(1)	vs. (2) Kent State Championship game	L 43–49	22–7	SeaGate Centre Toledo, Ohio
NCAA tournament
Mar 12, 1999* CBS	(10 MW)	vs. (7 MW) Washington First round	W 59–58^[3]	23–7	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana
Mar 14, 1999* CBS	(10 MW)	vs. (2 MW) No. 6 Utah Second Round	W 66–58^[4]	24–7	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana
Mar 19, 1999* CBS	(10 MW)	vs. (3 MW) No. 8 Kentucky Midwest Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	L 43–58^[1]	24–8	Edward Jones Dome St. Louis, Missouri
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source^[5]

Rankings

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1999 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Team
1	6	Wally Szczerbiak	Minnesota Timberwolves

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Awards and honors

Wally Szczerbiak – MAC Player of the Year, Consensus Second-Team All-American

References

^ ^a ^b "Kentucky Against Szczerbiak is No Contest". The New York Times. March 20, 1999. Archived from the original on June 27, 2021. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
^ "1998–99 Miami (OH) RedHawks Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on August 15, 2021. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
^ "(OH), Baby: Miami Steals Win". CBS News. March 13, 1999. Archived from the original on June 27, 2021. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
^ "Wally & Co. Shoot Past Utes". The Washington Post. March 15, 1999. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
^ "2020–21 Miami RedHawks Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Miami University Athletics. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 27, 2021. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1075–1076. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
^ "1999 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Archived from the original on June 21, 2021. Retrieved June 27, 2021.

[ncaa-uk-1] "Kentucky Against Szczerbiak is No Contest". The New York Times. March 20, 1999. Archived from the original on June 27, 2021. Retrieved June 27, 2021.

[2] "1998–99 Miami (OH) RedHawks Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on August 15, 2021. Retrieved June 27, 2021.

[ncaa-wash-3] "(OH), Baby: Miami Steals Win". CBS News. March 13, 1999. Archived from the original on June 27, 2021. Retrieved June 27, 2021.

[ncaa-utah-4] "Wally & Co. Shoot Past Utes". The Washington Post. March 15, 1999. Retrieved June 27, 2021.

[5] "2020–21 Miami RedHawks Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Miami University Athletics. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 27, 2021. Retrieved June 27, 2021.

[ESPN-6] *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1075–1076. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

[7] "1999 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Archived from the original on June 21, 2021. Retrieved June 27, 2021.

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1998–99 Miami RedHawks men's basketball

MAC Regular season champion MAC East champion
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	East
Ranking
Coaches	No. 20
Record	24–8 (15–3 MAC)
Head coach	Charlie Coles (3rd season)
Home arena	Millett Hall
Seasons ← 1997–98 1999–2000 →