1998–99 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team

1998–99 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball
1998–99 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Final Four (Vacated)
Conference	Big Ten
Ranking
Coaches	No. 4
AP	No. 14
Record	1–1 (27–9 unadjusted) (0–4 (12–4 unadjusted) Big Ten)
Head coach	Jim O'Brien (2nd season);
Home arena	Value City Arena
	Seasons ← 1997–98 1999–2000 →

1998–99 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2 Michigan State†	15	–	1	.938	33	–	5	.868
No. 19 Indiana	9	–	7	.563	23	–	11	.676
No. 18 Wisconsin	9	–	7	.563	22	–	10	.688
No. 21 Iowa	9	–	7	.563	20	–	10	.667
Purdue	7	–	9	.438	21	–	13	.618
Northwestern	6	–	10	.375	15	–	14	.517
Penn State	5	–	11	.313	13	–	14	.481
Illinois	3	–	13	.188	14	–	18	.438
No. 14 Ohio State**	1	–	1	.500	1	–	1	.500
Minnesota***	0	–	8	.000	0	–	11	.000
Michigan*	0	–	11	.000	0	–	19	.000

† 1999 Big Ten tournament winner Rankings from AP poll Michigan: 12 games vacated due to sanctions against the program Ohio State: 34 games including 5 NCAA Tourn. games vacated due to sanctions against the program^[1] ** Minnesota vacated 17 games including 1 NCAA Tourn. game due to sanctions against the program Disputed records: Michigan: 12–19, 5–11; Ohio State: 27–9, 12–4; Minnesota: 17–11, 8–8

The 1998–99 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team represented Ohio State University during the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It was the Buckeyes’ first season at the new 19,500-seat Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio, which replaced their previous stadium, St. John Arena. Led by second-year head coach Jim O'Brien, the Buckeyes finished 27–9 (12–4 Big Ten) and reached the Final Four of the NCAA tournament. However, the NCAA vacated the team's Final Four appearance and adjusted their record to 1-1 due to the Jim O’Brien scandal.^[2]^[3]

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	12	Scoonie Penn	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Salem, Massachusetts
G	35	Michael Redd	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Columbus, Ohio
F		Jason Singleton	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Sr
C		Ken Johnson	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	So
F		George Reese	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Jr
F		Jon Sanderson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	So
G		Brian Brown	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr
G		Neshaun Coleman	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Sr
G		Boban Savovic	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Fr
C		Will Dudley	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Fr
C		Shamar Herron	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	So
F		Kwadjo Steele	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Jr
G		Devon Smith	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	Jr

Head coach

Jim O'Brien (Boston College)

Assistant coach(es)

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
Dec 21, 1998*		vs. UAB	W 71–64	9–2	Eugene Guerra Sports Complex San Juan, Puerto Rico
Dec 22, 1998*		vs. NC State	W 81–64	10–2	Eugene Guerra Sports Complex San Juan, Puerto Rico
Dec 23, 1998*		vs. Ole Miss	W 67–62	11–2	Eugene Guerra Sports Complex San Juan, Puerto Rico
Big Ten Tournament
Mar 5, 1999*	No. 11	vs. Michigan Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinal	W 87–69	23–7	United Center Chicago, IL
Mar 6, 1999*	No. 11	vs. Illinois Big Ten Tournament Semifinal	L 77–79	23–8	United Center Chicago, IL
NCAA Tournament
Mar 11, 1999*	(4 S) No. 14	vs. (13 S) Murray State First round	W 72–58	24–8	RCA Dome Indianapolis, IN
Mar 13, 1999*	(4 S) No. 14	vs. (12 S) Detroit Second Round	W 75–44	25–8	RCA Dome Indianapolis, IN
Mar 18, 1999*	(4 S) No. 14	vs. (1 S) No. 4 Auburn South Regional semifinal	W 72–64	26–8	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
Mar 20, 1999*	(4 S) No. 14	vs. (3 S) No. 9 St. John's South Regional Final	W 77–74	27–8	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
Mar 27, 1999*	(4 S) No. 14	vs. (1 W) No. 3 Connecticut National semifinal	L 58–64	27–9	Tropicana Field (41,340) St. Petersburg, FL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South. All times are in Eastern.

Rankings

References

^ "Forfeits and Vacated Games". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
^ "OSU gets probation". ESPN.com. March 10, 2006. Retrieved June 5, 2017.
^ "Forfeits and Vacated Games". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
^ "1998-99 Ohio State Buckeyes Roster and Stats". Retrieved May 25, 2019.
^ 2012-13 Ohio State Buckeyes Men's Basketball Media Guide. (2013). The Ohio State University

[1] "Forfeits and Vacated Games". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 30, 2024.

[2] "OSU gets probation". ESPN.com. March 10, 2006. Retrieved June 5, 2017.

[3] "Forfeits and Vacated Games". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 30, 2024.

[4] "1998-99 Ohio State Buckeyes Roster and Stats". Retrieved May 25, 2019.

[5] 2012-13 Ohio State Buckeyes Men's Basketball Media Guide. (2013). The Ohio State University

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v t e Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball
Venues	The Armory (1897–1918) Fairgrounds Coliseum (1918–1956) St. John Arena (1956–1998) Value City Arena (1998–present)
Rivalries	Michigan
Culture & lore	Brutus Buckeye Buckeye Nuthouse WBNS WBNS-FM Ohio State Sports Network
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1897–98 1898–99 1899–1900 1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics