1998–99 Southwest Missouri State Bears basketball team
1998–99 Southwest Missouri State Bears men's basketball | |
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Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 24 |
Record | 22–11 (11–7 MVC) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coach | Brian Jones (1st season) |
Home arena | Hammons Student Center |
Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Evansville | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 23 | – | 10 | .697 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Creighton † | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 22 | – | 9 | .710 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southwest Missouri State | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 22 | – | 11 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bradley | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 17 | – | 12 | .586 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Illinois | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 15 | – | 12 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana State | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 15 | – | 12 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois State | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 16 | – | 15 | .516 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wichita State | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 13 | – | 17 | .433 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Iowa | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 9 | – | 18 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Drake | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 10 | – | 17 | .370 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1999 MVC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1] |
The 1998–99 Southwest Missouri State Bears basketball team represented Southwest Missouri State University in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's basketball during the 1998–99 season. Playing in the Missouri Valley Conference and led by head coach Steve Alford, the Bears finished the season with a 22–11 overall record (11–7 MVC).[2] As the No. 12 seed in the East region, Southwest Missouri State made a run to the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA tournament.
Following the season, Alford took the head coaching job at Iowa.
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 14, 1998* |
at Butler | W 72–57 | 1–0 |
Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana | |||||||
Nov 18, 1998* |
at Missouri Preseason NIT |
W 72–69 | 2–0 |
Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri | |||||||
Nov 20, 1998* |
at No. 3 Stanford Preseason NIT |
L 51–76 | 2–1 |
Maples Pavilion Stanford, California | |||||||
Nov 23, 1998* |
Missouri-Kansas City | W 74–68 | 3–1 |
Hammons Student Center Springfield, Missouri | |||||||
Dec 4, 1998* |
Texas Southern | W 77–47 | 4–1 |
Hammons Student Center Springfield, Missouri | |||||||
Dec 5, 1998* |
Louisiana Tech | W 86–60 | 5–1 |
Hammons Student Center Springfield, Missouri | |||||||
Dec 9, 1998* |
Long Beach State | W 80–52 | 6–1 |
Hammons Student Center Springfield, Missouri | |||||||
Dec 12, 1998 |
at Southern Illinois | W 76–62 | 7–1 (1–0) |
SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois | |||||||
Dec 19, 1998* |
TCU | L 69–71 | 7–2 |
Hammons Student Center Springfield, Missouri | |||||||
Dec 22, 1998* |
Southeast Missouri State | W 67–56 | 8–2 |
Hammons Student Center Springfield, Missouri | |||||||
Feb 22, 1999 |
at Evansville | L 65–68 OT | 19–9 (11–7) |
Roberts Stadium Evansville, Indiana | |||||||
MVC tournament | |||||||||||
Feb 27, 1999* |
(3) | vs. (6) Indiana State Quarterfinal |
W 79–78 OT | 20–9 |
Scottrade Center St. Louis, Missouri | ||||||
Feb 28, 1999* |
(3) | vs. (2) Creighton Semifinal |
L 70–78 | 20–10 |
Scottrade Center St. Louis, Missouri | ||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 12, 1999* |
(12 E) | vs. (5 E) No. 18 Wisconsin First Round |
W 43–32[4] | 21–10 |
Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina | ||||||
Mar 14, 1999* |
(12 E) | vs. (4 E) No. 20 Tennessee Second Round |
W 81–51[5] | 22–10 |
Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina | ||||||
Mar 19, 1999* |
(12 E) | vs. (1 E) No. 1 Duke East Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen |
L 61–78 | 22–11 |
Continental Airlines Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East. All times are in Central Time. |
References
- ^ sports-reference.com 1998-99 Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary
- ^ "2018–19 Missouri State Bears Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Missouri State University. 2018. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
- ^ "1998-99 Missouri State Bears Roster and Stats". Retrieved June 27, 2021.
- ^ "Vols, SW Missouri St. Win". The Washington Post. March 13, 1999. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
- ^ "It's Lights Out for Tennessee". The Washington Post. March 15, 1999. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
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