1998–99 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

1998–99 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
1998–99 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
SEC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 5
AP	No. 8
Record	28–9 (11–5 SEC)
Head coach	Tubby Smith (2nd season);
Home arena	Rupp Arena
	Seasons ← 1997–98 1999–2000 →

1998–99 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
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
West
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 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented University of Kentucky in the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Tubby Smith^[2] and the team finished the season with an overall record of 28–9.^[3]

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	3	J.P. Blevins	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Edmonton, Kentucky
G	4	Steve Masiello	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	White Plains, New York
G	5	Wayne Turner	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Boston, Massachusetts
G	11	Saul Smith	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Athens, Georgia
G	12	Todd Tackett	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	176 lb (80 kg)	Fr	Paintsville, Kentucky
F	14	Heshimu Evans	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Sr	Bronx, New York
F	21	Tayshaun Prince	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	Fr	Compton, California
G	22	Ryan Hogan	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	So	Deerfield, Illinois
F	25	Myron Anthony	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	So	Neptune Beach, Florida
F	32	Desmond Allison	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Tampa, Florida
F/C	33	Michael Bradley	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	So	Worcester, Massachusetts
F	34	Scott Padgett	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Sr	Louisville, Kentucky
F	40	Jules Camara	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Dakar, Senegal
C	42	Jamaal Magloire	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	Jr	Toronto, Ontario

Head coach

Tubby Smith

Assistant coach(es)

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 city, state
Non-conference Regular season
Nov 17, 1998*	No. 4	Eastern Kentucky	W 99–64	1–0	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
Nov 19, 1998*	No. 4	Mercer	W 82–51	2–0	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
Nov 23, 1998*	No. 4	vs. Wright State	W 97–75	3–0	Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, Ohio
Nov 26, 1998*	No. 4	vs. Colorado	W 64–52	4–0	Eugene Guerra Sports Complex San Juan, Puerto Rico
Nov 27, 1998*	No. 4	vs. Pittsburgh	L 56–68	4–1	Eugene Guerra Sports Complex San Juan, Puerto Rico
Nov 28, 1998*	No. 4	vs. No. 10 UCLA	W 66–62	5–1	Eugene Guerra Sports Complex San Juan, Puerto Rico
Dec 1, 1998*	No. 8	vs. No. 7 Kansas Great Eight	W 63–45	6–1	United Center Chicago, Illinois
Dec 5, 1998*	No. 8	Miami (FL)	W 74–65	7–1	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
Dec 8, 1998*	No. 5	vs. No. 11 Indiana	W 70–61 ^OT	8–1	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
Dec 12, 1998*	No. 5	No. 2 Maryland	W 103–91	9–1	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
Dec 19, 1998*	No. 3	vs. Georgia Tech	W 80–39	10–1	Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia
Dec 22, 1998*	No. 3	vs. No. 2 Duke	L 60–71	10–2	Continental Airlines Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey
Dec 26, 1998*	No. 3	at Louisville	L 74–83	10–3	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
Dec 29, 1998*	No. 7	Tennessee State	W 97–47	11–3	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
SEC Regular season
Jan 2, 1999	No. 7	Florida	W 93–58	12–3 (1–0)	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
Feb 24, 1999*	No. 13	Vanderbilt	W 88–63	22–7 (11–4)	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
Feb 28, 1999 CBS	No. 13	at Tennessee	L 61–68	22–8 (11–5)	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
SEC tournament
Mar 5, 1999* JP Sports	No. 14	vs. Ole Miss Quarterfinals	W 83–73	23–8	Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia
Mar 6, 1999* JP Sports	No. 14	vs. No. 4 Auburn Semifinals	W 69–57	24–8	Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia
Mar 7, 1999* CBS	No. 14	vs. No. 22 Arkansas Championship game	W 76–63	25–8	Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia
NCAA tournament
Mar 12, 1999*	(3 MW) No. 8	vs. (14 MW) New Mexico State First round	W 82–60^[4]	26–8	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana
Mar 14, 1999* CBS	(3 MW) No. 8	vs. (6 MW) No. 22 Kansas Second round	W 92–88 ^OT	27–8	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana
Mar 19, 1999* CBS	(3 MW) No. 8	vs. (10 MW) Miami (OH) Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	W 58–43^[5]	28–8	Edward Jones Dome St. Louis, Missouri
Mar 21, 1999* CBS	(3 MW) No. 8	vs. (1 MW) No. 2 Michigan State Regional Final – Elite Eight	L 66–73	28–9	Edward Jones Dome (42,519) St. Louis, Missouri
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest.

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Rankings

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References

^ sports-reference.com 1998-99 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
^ "1998-1999 Kentucky Wildcats Roster and Stats". Retrieved October 19, 2013.
^ "1998-1999 Kentucky Wildcats Schedule and Results". Retrieved October 19, 2013.
^ "Kentucky 82, New Mexico St. 60". The Washington Post. March 13, 1999. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
^ "Kentucky Against Szczerbiak is No Contest". The New York Times. March 20, 1999. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
^ "1998-99 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Kentucky Athletics. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1075–1076. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

[1] sports-reference.com 1998-99 Southeastern Conference Season Summary

[2] "1998-1999 Kentucky Wildcats Roster and Stats". Retrieved October 19, 2013.

[3] "1998-1999 Kentucky Wildcats Schedule and Results". Retrieved October 19, 2013.

[ncaa-nmsu-4] "Kentucky 82, New Mexico St. 60". The Washington Post. March 13, 1999. Retrieved July 1, 2023.

[ncaa-moh-5] "Kentucky Against Szczerbiak is No Contest". The New York Times. March 20, 1999. Retrieved July 1, 2023.

[6] "1998-99 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Kentucky Athletics. Retrieved July 2, 2023.

[ESPN-7] ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1075–1076. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

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v t e Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
Venues	State College Gymnasium (1903–1914) Buell Armory Gymnasium (1910–1924) Alumni Gymnasium (1924–1950) Memorial Coliseum (1950–1976) Rupp Arena (1976–present) Joe Craft Center (practice)
Rivalries	Centre (historical) Florida Indiana Louisville North Carolina Tennessee Transylvania (historical)
Culture & lore	History under Adolph Rupp Fabulous Five Point-shaving scandal Fiddlin' Five Rupp's Runts The Season Without Celebration "The Shot" Unforgettables Untouchables Comeback Cats John Wall Dance Tweakables Pursuit of Perfection 2011 Indiana game Basketbowl Champions Classic CBS Sports Classic The Rivalry: Red v. Blue The Wildcat Scratch Blue "On, On, U of K" "Kentucky Fight" Big Blue Nation Blue blood status
People	Head coaches Honorees NBA draftees Players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 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
Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics; NCAA championships in bolded italics