1998–99 UTSA Roadrunners men's basketball team

1998–99 UTSA Roadrunners men's basketball
1998–99 UTSA Roadrunners men's basketball
Southland tournament champion
NCAA tournament
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	18–11 (12–6 Southland)
Head coach	Tim Carter (4th season);
Home arena	Convocation Center
	Seasons ← 1997–98 1999–2000 →

The 1998–99 UTSA Roadrunners men's basketball team represented the University of Texas at San Antonio in the 1998–99 college basketball season. This was head coach Tim Carter's fourth season at UTSA. They played their home games at the Convocation Center. The Roadrunners finished the season 18–11, 12–6 in TAAC play to finish in a second place tie. They won the Southland tournament to advance to the NCAA tournament for the first time in 11 years. Playing as the No. 16 seed in the West region, UTSA was beaten by No. 1 seed and eventual National champion UConn in the round of 64.^[1]

1998–99 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Texas State	13	–	5	.722	19	–	9	.679
UTSA †	12	–	6	.667	18	–	11	.621
Nicholls State	12	–	6	.667	14	–	15	.483
Louisiana-Monroe	12	–	6	.667	13	–	14	.481
Lamar	11	–	7	.611	17	–	11	.607
McNeese State	11	–	7	.611	13	–	15	.464
Northwestern State	8	–	10	.444	11	–	15	.423
Texas–Arlington	8	–	10	.444	10	–	16	.385
Sam Houston State	7	–	11	.389	10	–	16	.385
Southeastern Louisiana	3	–	15	.167	6	–	20	.231
Stephen F. Austin	2	–	16	.111	4	–	22	.154

† 1999 Southland tournament winner

Roster

1998–99 UTSA Roadrunners men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F		Devin Brown	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	South San Antonio West	San Antonio, Texas

Head coach

Tim Carter

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule and results

All times are Central

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference Regular season
Nov 15, 1998*		Ouachita Baptist	W 79–48	1–0	Convocation Center San Antonio, Texas
Nov 19, 1998*		at Texas Tech	L 78–87	1–1	Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, Texas
Nov 22, 1998*		Texas College	W 91–78	2–1	Convocation Center San Antonio, Texas
Nov 24, 1998*		at Tulsa	L 68–81	2–2	Donald W. Reynolds Center Tulsa, Oklahoma
Nov 28, 1998*		Troy	W 83–72	3–2	Convocation Center San Antonio, Texas
Dec 1, 1998*		at UTEP	L 61–78	3–3	Don Haskins Center El Paso, Texas
Dec 5, 1998*		at Wichita State	L 73–82	3–4	Levitt Arena Wichita, Kansas
Dec 16, 1998*		at UMKC	W 85–83	4–4	Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri
Southland Regular season
Dec 30, 1998		Louisiana-Monroe	L 82–91	4–5 (0–1)	Convocation Center San Antonio, Texas
Feb 27, 1999		Texas State	L 77–91	16–10 (12–6)	Convocation Center San Antonio, Texas
Southland tournament
Mar 5, 1999*		vs. Lamar Semifinals	W 77–63	17–10	Hirsch Memorial Coliseum Shreveport, Louisiana
Mar 6, 1999*		vs. Texas State Championship game	W 71–63	18–10	Hirsch Memorial Coliseum Shreveport, Louisiana
NCAA tournament
Mar 11, 1999* CBS	(16 W)	vs. (1 W) No. 3 Connecticut First round	L 66–91	18–11	McNichols Sports Arena (16,237) Denver, Colorado
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West.

Source^[3]

Awards and honors

Devin Brown – Southland Freshman of the Year
Tim Carter – Southland Coach of the Year

References

^ "Connecticut 91, Tex.-San Antonio 66". UPI Archives. March 12, 1999. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
^ "1998-99 UTSA Roadrunners Roster". UTSA Athletics. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
^ "1998-99 Men's Basketball Schedule". UTSA Athletics. Retrieved July 3, 2023.

[1] "Connecticut 91, Tex.-San Antonio 66". UPI Archives. March 12, 1999. Retrieved July 3, 2023.

[2] "1998-99 UTSA Roadrunners Roster". UTSA Athletics. Retrieved May 8, 2022.

[schedule-3] "1998-99 Men's Basketball Schedule". UTSA Athletics. Retrieved July 3, 2023.

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