1998–99 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team

1998–99 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball
1998–99 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball
Big Sky champions
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	25–8 (13–3 Big Sky)
Head coach	Ron Abegglen (8th season);
Assistant coach	Joe Cravens (2nd season)
Home arena	Dee Events Center
	Seasons ← 1997–98 1999–2000 →

1998–99 Big Sky men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Weber State †	13	–	3	.813	25	–	8	.758
Northern Arizona	12	–	4	.750	21	–	8	.724
Portland State	9	–	7	.563	17	–	11	.607
Cal State Northridge	9	–	7	.563	17	–	12	.586
Montana State	9	–	7	.563	16	–	13	.552
Eastern Washington	7	–	9	.438	10	–	17	.370
Montana	6	–	10	.375	13	–	14	.481
Idaho State	4	–	12	.250	6	–	20	.231
Sacramento State	3	–	13	.188	3	–	23	.115

† Conference tournament winner

The 1998–99 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team represented Weber State College during the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Members of the Big Sky Conference, the Wildcats were led by eighth-year head coach Ron Abegglen and played their home games on campus at Dee Events Center in Ogden, Utah.

The Wildcats were 22–7 overall in the regular season and 13–3 in conference play to finish atop the regular season conference standings. Weber State hosted the conference tournament, and defeated Montana State and Northern Arizona^[1] to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Junior Eddie Gill was named MVP of the conference tournament.

Seeded 14th in the West region, Weber State met No. 3 seed North Carolina in the first round at KeyArena in Seattle. The Wildcats stunned the Tar Heels, winning 76–74 and becoming the first school to win two first-round games in the NCAA Tournament as a No. 14 seed.^[2] In the second, Weber State pushed the Florida Gators to OT before losing 82–74.^[3]

Junior forward Harold Arceneaux was named Big Sky Player of the Year. Arceneaux would be named conference player of the year for a second time after his senior season (1999–2000).

Postseason result

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Big Sky tournament
Mar 5, 1999*	(1)	(5) Montana State Semifinals	W 93–73	23–7	Dee Events Center Ogden, Utah
Mar 6, 1999*	(1)	(2) Northern Arizona Championship Game	W 82–75	24–7	Dee Events Center Ogden, Utah
NCAA tournament
Mar 11, 1999*	(14 W)	vs. (3 W) No. 13 North Carolina First Round	W 76–74	25–7	KeyArena Seattle, Washington
Mar 13, 1999*	(14 W)	vs. (6 W) No. 23 Florida Second Round	L 74–82 ^OT	25–8	KeyArena Seattle, Washington
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain time.

References

^ "Beast of the East Returns to Form". The Los Angeles Times. March 7, 1999. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
^ "Wildcats Stun Third-Seeded Tar Heels". The Washington Post. March 12, 1999. Retrieved July 28, 2021.
^ "Florida Survives Against 'The Show'". The Los Angeles Times. March 14, 1999. Retrieved July 28, 2021.

External links

Sports Reference – Weber State Wildcats: 1998–99 basketball season

[1] "Beast of the East Returns to Form". The Los Angeles Times. March 7, 1999. Retrieved July 28, 2021.

[2] "Wildcats Stun Third-Seeded Tar Heels". The Washington Post. March 12, 1999. Retrieved July 28, 2021.

[3] "Florida Survives Against 'The Show'". The Los Angeles Times. March 14, 1999. Retrieved July 28, 2021.

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