1998–99 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team

1998–99 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball
1998–99 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Round of 64
Conference	Conference USA
Record	19–11 (11–5 CUSA)
Head coach	Denny Crum (28th season);
Home arena	Freedom Hall
	Seasons ← 1997–98 1999–2000 →

1998–99 Conference USA men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
American
No. 11 Cincinnati	12	–	4	.750	27	–	6	.818
Louisville	11	–	5	.688	19	–	11	.633
No. 24 UNC Charlotte †	10	–	6	.625	23	–	11	.676
DePaul	10	–	6	.625	18	–	13	.581
Saint Louis	8	–	8	.500	15	–	16	.484
Marquette	6	–	10	.375	14	–	15	.483
National
UAB	10	–	6	.625	20	–	12	.625
South Florida	6	–	10	.375	14	–	14	.500
Southern Miss	6	–	10	.375	14	–	16	.467
Memphis	6	–	10	.375	13	–	15	.464
Tulane	6	–	10	.375	12	–	15	.444
Houston	5	–	11	.313	10	–	17	.370

† 1999 Conference USA Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

The 1998–99 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team represented the University of Louisville in the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Denny Crum^[2] and the team finished the season with an overall record of 19–11.^[3]

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 22, 1998*		Western Kentucky	W 99–78	1–0	Freedom Hall Louisville, KY
Dec 5, 1998*		at Ole Miss	L 69–88	1–1	Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS
Dec 7, 1998		Towson	W 106–73	2–1	Freedom Hall Louisville, KY
Dec 17, 1998*		at No. 7 North Carolina	L 72–77	2–2	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
Dec 19, 1998		DePaul	W 90–63	3–2 (1–0)	Freedom Hall Louisville, KY
Dec 21, 1998*		at Dayton	W 68–65	4–2	UD Arena Dayton, OH
Dec 26, 1998*		No. 3 Kentucky Rivalry	W 83–74	5–2	Freedom Hall Louisville, KY
Dec 30, 1998*		Morgan State	W 95–47	6–2	Freedom Hall Louisville, KY
Jan 2, 1999*		at No. 13 Michigan State	L 57–69	6–3	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Jan 6, 1999		Saint Louis	W 93–70	7–3 (2–0)	Freedom Hall Louisville, KY
Jan 10, 1999		at South Florida	W 95–74	8–3 (3–0)	USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL
Jan 13, 1999		at Marquette	W 78–63	9–3 (4–0)	Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI
Jan 17, 1999		at DePaul	W 71–68	10–3 (5–0)	Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, IL
Jan 21, 1999	No. 24	No. 5 Cincinnati	L 55–81	10–4 (5–1)	Freedom Hall Louisville, KY
Jan 23, 1999*	No. 24	No. 13 UCLA	L 70–82	10–5	Freedom Hall Louisville, KY
Jan 28, 1999		at Saint Louis	L 52–62	10–6 (5–2)	Kiel Center St. Louis, MO
Jan 30, 1999		UNC Charlotte	L 49–58	10–7 (5–3)	Freedom Hall Louisville, KY
Feb 4, 1999		Memphis	W 89–76	11–7 (6–3)	Freedom Hall Louisville, KY
Feb 6, 1999		Marquette	W 81–77	12–7 (7–3)	Freedom Hall Louisville, KY
Feb 11, 1999		at UNC Charlotte	W 79–68	13–7 (8–3)	Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, NC
Feb 14, 1999*		Georgia Tech	W 78–58	14–7	Freedom Hall Louisville, KY
Feb 16, 1999		Houston	W 106–78	15–7 (9–3)	Freedom Hall Louisville, KY
Feb 18, 1999		at Tulane	W 80–75	16–7 (10–3)	Avron B. Fogelman Arena New Orleans, LA
Feb 21, 1999		at No. 9 Cincinnati	L 78–91	16–8 (10–4)	Myrl H. Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, OH
Feb 25, 1999		UAB	W 91–60	17–8 (11–4)	Freedom Hall Louisville, KY
Feb 27, 1999		at Southern Miss	L 58–59	17–9 (11–5)	Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS
Conference USA tournament
Mar 4, 1999	(2)	vs. (7) Saint Louis Quarterfinals	W 70–61	18–9	BJCC Coliseum Birmingham, AL
Mar 5, 1999	(2)	at (3) UAB Semifinals	W 77–68	19–9	BJCC Coliseum Birmingham, AL
Mar 6, 1999	(2)	vs. (5) UNC Charlotte Finals	L 59–68	19–10	BJCC Coliseum Birmingham, AL
NCAA Tournament
Mar 11, 1999*	(7)	vs. (10) Creighton First Round	L 58–62	19–11	Amway Arena Orlando, FL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

^ sports-reference.com 1999-00 Conference USA Season Summary
^ "1998-1999 Louisville Cardinals Roster and Stats". Retrieved November 14, 2013.
^ "1998-1999 Louisville Cardinals Schedule and Results". Retrieved November 14, 2013.

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[1] sports-reference.com 1999-00 Conference USA Season Summary

[2] "1998-1999 Louisville Cardinals Roster and Stats". Retrieved November 14, 2013.

[3] "1998-1999 Louisville Cardinals Schedule and Results". Retrieved November 14, 2013.

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