1998–99 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team
American college basketball season
1998–99 Tennessee Volunteers basketball | |
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SEC Regular season champions SEC East champions | |
NCAA tournament, second round | |
Conference | Southeastern Conference |
Division | East |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 25 |
AP | No. 20 |
Record | 21–9 (12–4 SEC) |
Head coach |
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Home arena | Thompson–Boling Arena |
Seasons |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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] |
The 1998–99 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team represented the University of Tennessee during the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by second-year head coach Jerry Green, and played their home games at Thompson–Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tennessee as a member of the Southeastern Conference. After finishing first in the SEC East regular season standings with a 12–4 conference record, they were invited to the NCAA tournament where they reached the second round.
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Non-conference Regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 13, 1998* | No. 9 | vs. No. 18 Arizona | L 72–73 | 0–1 | University Arena Albuquerque, New Mexico | ||||||
Nov 15, 1998* | No. 9 | Tennessee State | W 91–69 | 1–1 | Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee | ||||||
Nov 17, 1998* | No. 18 | Cal State Northridge | W 83–64 | 2–1 | Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee | ||||||
Nov 19, 1998* | No. 18 | at Miami (OH) | L 62–68 | 2–2 | Millett Hall Oxford, Ohio | ||||||
Nov 24, 1998* | No. 25 | Chattanooga | W 85–74 | 3–2 | Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee | ||||||
Nov 30, 1998* | No. 25 | Western Carolina | W 84–41 | 4–2 | Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee | ||||||
Dec 2, 1998* | Memphis | W 68–67 | 5–2 | Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee | |||||||
Dec 6, 1998* | No. 20 Pittsburgh | W 56–53 | 6–2 | Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee | |||||||
Dec 10, 1998* | at Saint Joseph's | L 53–55 | 6–3 | Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Dec 19, 1998* | at South Florida | W 75–68 OT | 7–3 | Sun Dome Tampa, Florida | |||||||
Dec 22, 1998* | UNC Greensboro | W 92–60 | 8–3 | Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee | |||||||
SEC Regular season | |||||||||||
Jan 2, 1999 | at No. 17 Auburn | L 62–90 | 8–4 (0–1) | Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama | |||||||
Jan 6, 1999 | LSU | W 93–58 | 9–4 (1–1) | Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee | |||||||
Jan 9, 1999 | South Carolina | W 86–57 | 10–4 (2–1) | Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee | |||||||
Jan 12, 1999 ESPN | at No. 6 Kentucky | W 47–46 | 11–4 (3–1) | Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky | |||||||
Jan 20, 1999* | Georgia | W 85–69 | 12–4 (4–1) | Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee | |||||||
Jan 23, 1999 | at Florida | L 72–93 | 12–5 (4–2) | O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida | |||||||
Jan 27, 1999 | at Vanderbilt | W 78–67 | 13–5 (5–2) | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee | |||||||
Jan 30, 1999 | Alabama | W 100–64 | 14–5 (6–2) | Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee | |||||||
Feb 2, 1999 | at No. 23 Arkansas | L 52–69 | 14–6 (6–3) | Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas | |||||||
Feb 6, 1999 | Mississippi State | L 82–88 | 14–7 (6–4) | Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee | |||||||
Feb 10, 1999 | No. 23 Florida | W 91–56 | 15–7 (7–4) | Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee | |||||||
Feb 13, 1999 | Vanderbilt | W 63–62 | 16–7 (8–4) | Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee | |||||||
Feb 17, 1999 | at Ole Miss | W 69–67 | 17–7 (9–4) | Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, Mississippi | |||||||
Feb 20, 1999 | at South Carolina | W 65–50 | 18–7 (10–4) | Carolina Coliseum Columbia, South Carolina | |||||||
Feb 23, 1999 | at Georgia | W 75–65 | 19–7 (11–4) | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia | |||||||
Feb 28, 1999 CBS | No. 13 Kentucky | W 68–61 | 20–7 (12–4) | Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee | |||||||
SEC tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 5, 1999* JP | No. 18 | vs. Mississippi State Quarterfinals | L 56–62 | 20–8 | Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 12, 1999* CBS | (4 E) No. 20 | vs. (13 E) Delaware First Round | W 62–52[2] | 21–8 | Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina | ||||||
Mar 14, 1999* CBS | (4 E) No. 20 | vs. (12 E) SW Missouri State Second Round | L 51–81[3] | 21–9 | Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Source[4][5]
Rankings
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References
- ^ sports-reference.com 1998-99 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
- ^ "Vols overcome poor shooting, beat Delaware". The Tampa Bay Times. March 13, 1999. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
- ^ "It's Lights Out for Tennessee". The Washington Post. March 15, 1999. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
- ^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
- ^ "2019-20 Tennessee Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
- ^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1075–1076. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.