1998–99 Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball team

1998–99 Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball
1998–99 Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball
Sun Belt regular season champion; Sun Belt tournament champion
NCAA tournament, Final Four
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 3
AP	No. 3
Record	30–3 (12–0 Sun Belt Conference)
Head coach	Leon Barmore (17th season);
Assistant coach	Kim Mulkey
Home arena	Thomas Assembly Center
	Seasons ← 1997–98 1999–2000 →

1998–99 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 3 Louisiana Tech †	12	–	0	1.000	30	–	3	.909
No. 24 Florida International	9	–	3	.750	23	–	7	.767
Western Kentucky	8	–	4	.667	21	–	7	.750
Arkansas State	7	–	5	.583	18	–	14	.563
New Orleans	4	–	8	.333	11	–	16	.407
South Alabama	2	–	10	.167	7	–	19	.269
Louisiana–Lafayette	0	–	12	.000	1	–	26	.037

† 1999 Sun Belt tournament winner

The 1998–99 Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball team represented Louisiana Tech University during the 1998–99 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Leon Barmore, who guided the team to a 30–3 record and an appearance in the 1999 NCAA tournament. The team reached one last Final Four appearance during Barmore's stellar career.^[1] This was the program's tenth appearance in the Final Four. The team played their home games at the Thomas Assembly Center in Ruston, Louisiana as a member of the Sun Belt Conference.

Roster

1998–99 Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Hometown
G		LaQuan Stallworth	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Sr	Silsbee, Texas
F	12	Ayana Walker	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Fr	Houston, Texas
F	21	Monica Maxwell	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Sr	East Chicago, Indiana
G	25	Betty Lennox	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Jr	Grant, Oklahoma
F	30	Amanda Wilson	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr
G	35	Tamicha Jackson	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	Jr	Dallas, Texas

Head coach

Leon Barmore

Assistant coach(es)

Kim Mulkey

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 (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Jan 30, 1999	No. 3	New Orleans	W 110–50	17–2 (5–0)	Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, Louisiana
Feb 6, 1999	No. 3	South Alabama	W 96–32	18–2 (6–0)	Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, Louisiana
Feb 9, 1999	No. 3	at No. 24 Florida International	W 80–65	19–2 (7–0)	Golden Panther Arena Miami, FL
Feb 14, 1999	No. 3	at Arkansas State	W 79–63	20–2 (8–0)	Convocation Center Jonesboro, Arkansas
Feb 18, 1999	No. 3	Louisiana–Lafayette	W 92–51	21–2 (9–0)	Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, Louisiana
Feb 20, 1999	No. 3	Western Kentucky	W 97–70	22–2 (10–0)	Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, Louisiana
Feb 25, 1999	No. 3	at South Alabama	W 98–39	23–2 (11–0)	Mitchell Center Mobile, Alabama
Feb 27, 1999	No. 3	at New Orleans	W 97–57	24–2 (12–0)	Lakefront Arena New Orleans, Louisiana
Sun Belt tournament
Mar 5, 1999*	(1) No. 3	at (4) Arkansas State Semifinals	W 114–67	25–2	Convocation Center Jonesboro, AR
Mar 6, 1999*	(1) No. 3	vs. (2) No. 23 Florida International Championship game	W 94–70	26–2	Convocation Center Jonesboro, AR
NCAA tournament
Mar 13, 1999*	(1 W) No. 3	vs. (16 W) UCF First round	W 90–48	27–2	Thomas Assembly Center (6,038) Ruston, LA
Mar 15, 1999*	(1 W) No. 3	vs. (8 W) Penn State Second round	W 79–62	28–2	Thomas Assembly Center (6,847) Ruston, LA
Mar 20, 1999*	(1 W) No. 3	vs. (4 W) No. 21 LSU Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	W 73–52	29–2	L.A. Sports Arena (4,583) Los Angeles, CA
Mar 22, 1999*	(1 W) No. 3	vs. (3 W) No. 15 UCLA Regional Final – Elite Eight	W 88–62^[2]	30–2	L.A. Sports Arena (5,302) Los Angeles, CA
Mar 26, 1999	(1 W) No. 3	vs. (1 MW) No. 1 Purdue National Semifinal – Final Four	L 63–77^[3]	30–3	San Jose Arena (17,773) San Jose, California
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Central.

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Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	Final
AP	2	3	2	2	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	Not released
Coaches																			3

^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.

References

^ "Tennessee Wins Sixth NCAA Title". The Washington Post. March 29, 1998. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
^ "Tech turns back Purdue". The Tampa Bay Times. March 24, 1998. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
^ "Purdue Reaches First Title Game". The Washington Post. March 26, 1999. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
^ "2023-24 Louisiana Tech Women's Basketball Record Book". issuu. Retrieved June 23, 2024.

[finalfour-1] "Tennessee Wins Sixth NCAA Title". The Washington Post. March 29, 1998. Retrieved June 22, 2024.

[2] "Tech turns back Purdue". The Tampa Bay Times. March 24, 1998. Retrieved June 23, 2024.

[3] "Purdue Reaches First Title Game". The Washington Post. March 26, 1999. Retrieved June 23, 2024.

[book-4] "2023-24 Louisiana Tech Women's Basketball Record Book". issuu. Retrieved June 23, 2024.

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AIAW and NCAA national championships in bold; AIAW and NCAA Final Four appearances in italics