1998–99 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 1998–99 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of Missouri during the 1998–99 NCAA men's college basketball season. The Tigers were led by legendary coach Norm Stewart in his 32nd and final season at the school.
Roster
1998–99 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
F
3
Kenge Stevenson
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
Fr
G
4
Clarence Gilbert
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
194 lb (88 kg)
Fr
G
5
Keyon Dooling
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
196 lb (89 kg)
Fr
F
11
Mark Wampler
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
—
Jr
G
12
Brian Grawer
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
—
So
F
24
Jeff Hafer
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
—
Jr
F
31
Johnnie Parker
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
—
So
G
32
John Woods (C)
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
—
Sr
C
33
Tajudeen Soyoye
—
—
So
F
44
Albert White Jr.
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
—
Jr
F
52
Matt Rowan
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
—
Fr
C
53
Monte Hardge (C)
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
—
Sr
C
54
Pat Schumacher
—
—
Fr
G
Steve Weaver
—
—
So
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster
Schedule
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site city, state
Regular Season
Nov 13, 1998 *
Jackson State
W 87–46
1–0
Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri
Nov 18, 1998 *
SW Missouri State Preseason NIT
L 69–72
1–1
Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri
Nov 23, 1998 *
Austin Peay
W 63–53
2–1
Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri
Nov 29, 1998 *
Texas State
W 69–51
3–1
Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri
Dec 1, 1998 *
Nicholls State
W 66–57
4–1
Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri
Dec 5, 1998 *
Idaho
W 68–60
5–1
Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri
Dec 9, 1998 *
Arkansas-Pine Bluff
W 89–33
6–1
Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri
Dec 12, 1998 *
at SMU
W 66–55
7–1
Moody Coliseum Dallas, Texas
Dec 19, 1998 *
at No. 25 Iowa
L 68–82
7–2
Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa
Dec 22, 1998 *
vs. Illinois Braggin' Rights
W 67–62
8–2
Kiel Center St. Louis, Missouri
Dec 30, 1998 *
Centenary
W 77–48
9–2
Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri
Jan 2, 1999
Nebraska
W 80–57
10–2 (1–0)
Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri
Jan 6, 1999
at Kansas State
W 78–73
11–2 (2–0)
Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas
Jan 9, 1999
at Texas A&M
W 96–91
12–2 (3–0)
Reed Arena College Station, Texas
Jan 11, 1999
No. 18 Kansas Border War
L 61–73
12–3 (3–1)
Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri
Jan 16, 1999
at Colorado
L 63–82
12–4 (3–2)
Coors Events Conference Center Boulder, Colorado
Jan 24, 1999
at No. 19 Kansas Border War
W 71–63
13–4 (4–2)
Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas
Jan 27, 1999
Kansas State
W 70–63
14–4 (5–2)
Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri
Jan 30, 1999
Baylor
W 73–55
15–4 (6–2)
Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri
Feb 3, 1999
No. 24
Texas Tech
W 88–63
16–4 (7–2)
Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri
Feb 6, 1999
No. 24
at Nebraska
L 61–69
16–5 (7–3)
Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska
Feb 8, 1999
No. 24
at Iowa State
W 77–61
17–5 (8–3)
Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
Feb 13, 1999
Colorado
W 87–56
18–5 (9–3)
Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri
Feb 15, 1999
Oklahoma
L 57–69
18–6 (9–4)
Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri
Feb 20, 1999
No. 22
at Oklahoma State
L 68–84
18–7 (9–5)
Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma
Feb 24, 1999
Iowa State
W 75–64
19–7 (10–5)
Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri
Feb 27, 1999
at No. 22 Texas
W 54–47
20–7 (11–5)
Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas
Big 12 Tournament
Mar 5, 1999 *
(2) No. 24
vs. (7) Kansas State First round
L 74–84
20–8
Kemper Arena (18,900)Kansas City, Missouri
NCAA Tournament
Mar 11, 1999 *
(8 W)
vs. (9 W) No. 25 New Mexico First round
L 59–61[ 2]
20–9
McNichols Sports Arena Denver, Colorado
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.
[ 3]
References
Venues Rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons Premo-Porretta national championships in bold