1998–99 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team

The 1998–99 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team represented Oklahoma State University as a member of the Big 12 Conference during the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by 9th-year head coach Eddie Sutton and played their home games at Gallagher-Iba Arena in Stillwater, Oklahoma. They finished the season 23–11, 10–6 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for fifth place. The Cowboys lost to Kansas in the championship game of the Big 12 tournament. The team received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 9 seed in the South region. Oklahoma State defeated No. 8 seed Syracuse in the opening round before losing to No. 1 seed Auburn in the second round.

1998–99 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	23–11 (10–6 Big 12)
Head coach	Eddie Sutton (9th season)
Assistant coaches	Sean Sutton (6th season) Paul Graham (7th season)
Home arena	Gallagher-Iba Arena (Capacity: 6,381)
Seasons ← 1997–98 1999–2000 →

1998–99 Big 12 men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Texas	13	–	3		.813			19	–	13		.594
Missouri	11	–	5		.688			20	–	9		.690
No. 22 Kansas †	11	–	5		.688			23	–	10		.697
Oklahoma	11	–	5		.688			22	–	11		.667
Oklahoma State	10	–	6		.625			23	–	11		.676
Nebraska	10	–	6		.625			20	–	13		.606
Kansas State	7	–	9		.438			20	–	13		.606
Colorado	7	–	9		.438			18	–	15		.545
Iowa State	6	–	10		.375			15	–	15		.500
Texas A&M	5	–	11		.313			12	–	15		.444
Texas Tech	5	–	11		.313			13	–	17		.433
Baylor	0	–	16		.000			6	–	24		.200
† 1999 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll [1]

Roster

1998–99 Oklahoma State Cowboys men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 34 Desmond Mason 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Waxahachie Waxahachie, Texas G 44 Doug Gottlieb 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) — Jr Notre Dame Milwaukee, Wisconsin	Head coach Eddie Sutton Assistant coach(es) Sean Sutton Paul Graham 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 city, state
Regular season
Nov 16, 1998*	No. 13	Northwestern State	W 90–65	1–0	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
Nov 19, 1998*	No. 13	vs. Marquette	W 57–54	2–0	Stan Sheriff Center  Honolulu, Hawaii
Nov 20, 1998*	No. 13	at Hawaii	W 58–37	3–0	Stan Sheriff Center  Honolulu, Hawaii
Nov 28, 1998*	No. 12	TCU	W 79–74	4–0	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
Dec 1, 1998*	No. 11	Florida Atlantic	L 81–83	4–1	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
Dec 5, 1998*	No. 11	vs. No. 18 UCLA John Wooden Classic	L 66–69	4–2	Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim  Anaheim, California
Dec 12, 1998*	No. 19	Little Rock	W 88–41	5–2	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
Dec 15, 1998*	No. 18	Houston Baptist	W 114–62	6–2	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
Dec 20, 1998*	No. 18	at Creighton	L 60–66	6–3	Omaha Civic Auditorium  Omaha, Nebraska
Dec 22, 1998*	No. 25	at UNLV	W 81–69	7–3	Thomas & Mack Center  Paradise, Nevada
Dec 30, 1998*	No. 25	Southeast Missouri State	W 75–64	8–3	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
Jan 2, 1999	No. 25	Kansas State	W 75–69 OT	9–3 (1–0)	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
Jan 6, 1999	No. 23	at Texas A&M	W 64–59	10–3 (2–0)	Reed Arena  College Station, Texas
Jan 9, 1999	No. 23	at Baylor	W 76–63	11–3 (3–0)	Ferrell Center  Waco, Texas
Jan 12, 1999	No. 22	Oklahoma	L 43–54	11–4 (3–1)	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
Jan 17, 1999	No. 22	at Texas Tech	W 69–55	12–4 (4–1)	Lubbock Municipal Coliseum  Lubbock, Texas
Jan 20, 1999	No. 23	Baylor	W 75–47	13–4 (5–1)	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
Jan 23, 1999	No. 23	at Texas	L 70–73	13–5 (5–2)	Frank Erwin Center  Austin, Texas
Jan 27, 1999*		Southern Miss	W 65–64	14–5	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
Jan 30, 1999		Texas A&M	W 66–61	15–5 (6–2)	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
Feb 2, 1999		Iowa State	W 81–72	16–5 (7–2)	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
Feb 6, 1999		at Oklahoma	L 65–72	16–6 (7–3)	Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, Oklahoma
Feb 10, 1999		at Colorado	L 80–83	16–7 (7–4)	Coors Events Center  Boulder, Colorado
Feb 14, 1999		Texas	L 68–73	16–8 (7–5)	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
Feb 17, 1999		at Nebraska	W 60–48	17–8 (8–5)	Bob Devaney Sports Center  Lincoln, Nebraska
Feb 20, 1999		No. 22 Missouri	W 84–68	18–8 (9–5)	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
Feb 22, 1999		at Kansas	L 66–67 OT	18-9 (9–6)	Allen Fieldhouse  Lawrence, Kansas
Feb 27, 1999		Texas Tech	W 93–67	19–9 (10–6)	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
Big 12 tournament
Mar 4, 1999*	(5)	vs. (12) Baylor First Round	W 83–57	20–9	Kemper Arena  Kansas City, Missouri
Mar 5, 1999*	(5)	vs. (4) Oklahoma Quarterfinals	W 60–57	21–9	Kemper Arena  Kansas City, Missouri
Mar 6, 1999*	(5)	vs. (1) Texas Semifinals	W 59–57	22–9	Kemper Arena  Kansas City, Missouri
Mar 7, 1999*	(5)	vs. (3) Kansas Championship	L 37–53	22–10	Kemper Arena  Kansas City, Missouri
NCAA tournament
Mar 11, 1999*	(9 S)	vs. (8 S) Syracuse First Round	W 69–61	23–10	RCA Dome  Indianapolis, Indiana
Mar 13, 1999*	(9 S)	vs. (1 S) No. 4 Auburn Second Round	L 74–81	23–11	RCA Dome  Indianapolis, Indiana
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South.

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Rankings

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

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References

1. 2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
2. "1998–99 Oklahoma State Cowboys Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
3. "2019–20 Oklahoma State Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Oklahoma State University Athletics. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
4. • ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1073–1074. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.