1998–99 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

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 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 →

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) Mike Sutton George Felton Shawn Finney 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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Rankings

Main article: 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

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References

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