1998–99 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team

1998–99 Tennessee Volunteers basketball
SEC Regular season champions
SEC East champions
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEast
Ranking
CoachesNo. 25
APNo. 20
Record21–9 (12–4 SEC)
Head coach
Home arenaThompson–Boling Arena
Seasons
1998–99 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
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 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team represented the University of Tennessee during the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by second-year head coach Jerry Green, and played their home games at Thompson–Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tennessee as a member of the Southeastern Conference. After finishing first in the SEC East regular season standings with a 12–4 conference record, they were invited to the NCAA tournament where they reached the second round.

Roster

1998–99 Tennessee Volunteers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 15 Brandon Wharton 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
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 Sr Nashville, Tennessee
F 22 Vincent Yarbrough 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
—
 Fr Cleveland Cleveland, Tennessee
F 55 Charles Hathaway 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
—
 Jr Hillwood Nashville, Tennessee
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference Regular season
Nov 13, 1998*
 No. 9 vs. No. 18 Arizona L 72–73  0–1
 University Arena 
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Nov 15, 1998*
 No. 9 Tennessee State W 91–69  1–1
 Thompson-Boling Arena 
Knoxville, Tennessee
Nov 17, 1998*
 No. 18 Cal State Northridge W 83–64  2–1
 Thompson-Boling Arena 
Knoxville, Tennessee
Nov 19, 1998*
 No. 18 at Miami (OH) L 62–68  2–2
 Millett Hall 
Oxford, Ohio
Nov 24, 1998*
 No. 25 Chattanooga W 85–74  3–2
 Thompson-Boling Arena 
Knoxville, Tennessee
Nov 30, 1998*
 No. 25 Western Carolina W 84–41  4–2
 Thompson-Boling Arena 
Knoxville, Tennessee
Dec 2, 1998*
 Memphis W 68–67  5–2
 Thompson-Boling Arena 
Knoxville, Tennessee
Dec 6, 1998*
 No. 20 Pittsburgh W 56–53  6–2
 Thompson-Boling Arena 
Knoxville, Tennessee
Dec 10, 1998*
 at Saint Joseph's L 53–55  6–3
 Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 19, 1998*
 at South Florida W 75–68 OT 7–3
 Sun Dome 
Tampa, Florida
Dec 22, 1998*
 UNC Greensboro W 92–60  8–3
 Thompson-Boling Arena 
Knoxville, Tennessee
SEC Regular season
Jan 2, 1999
 at No. 17 Auburn L 62–90  8–4
(0–1) 		Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum 
Auburn, Alabama
Jan 6, 1999
 LSU W 93–58  9–4
(1–1) 		Thompson-Boling Arena 
Knoxville, Tennessee
Jan 9, 1999
 South Carolina W 86–57  10–4
(2–1) 		Thompson-Boling Arena 
Knoxville, Tennessee
Jan 12, 1999
 ESPN 		at No. 6 Kentucky W 47–46  11–4
(3–1) 		Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
Jan 20, 1999*
 Georgia W 85–69  12–4
(4–1) 		Thompson-Boling Arena 
Knoxville, Tennessee
Jan 23, 1999
 at Florida L 72–93  12–5
(4–2) 		O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, Florida
Jan 27, 1999
 at Vanderbilt W 78–67  13–5
(5–2) 		Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, Tennessee
Jan 30, 1999
 Alabama W 100–64  14–5
(6–2) 		Thompson-Boling Arena 
Knoxville, Tennessee
Feb 2, 1999
 at No. 23 Arkansas L 52–69  14–6
(6–3) 		Bud Walton Arena 
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Feb 6, 1999
 Mississippi State L 82–88  14–7
(6–4) 		Thompson-Boling Arena 
Knoxville, Tennessee
Feb 10, 1999
 No. 23 Florida W 91–56  15–7
(7–4) 		Thompson-Boling Arena 
Knoxville, Tennessee
Feb 13, 1999
 Vanderbilt W 63–62  16–7
(8–4) 		Thompson-Boling Arena 
Knoxville, Tennessee
Feb 17, 1999
 at Ole Miss W 69–67  17–7
(9–4) 		Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, Mississippi
Feb 20, 1999
 at South Carolina W 65–50  18–7
(10–4) 		Carolina Coliseum 
Columbia, South Carolina
Feb 23, 1999
 at Georgia W 75–65  19–7
(11–4) 		Stegeman Coliseum 
Athens, Georgia
Feb 28, 1999
 CBS 		No. 13 Kentucky W 68–61  20–7
(12–4) 		Thompson-Boling Arena 
Knoxville, Tennessee
SEC tournament
Mar 5, 1999*
 JP 		No. 18 vs. Mississippi State
Quarterfinals 		L 56–62  20–8
 Georgia Dome 
Atlanta, Georgia
NCAA tournament
Mar 12, 1999*
 CBS 		(4 E) No. 20 vs. (13 E) Delaware
First Round 		W 62–52[2]  21–8
 Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, North Carolina
Mar 14, 1999*
 CBS 		(4 E) No. 20 vs. (12 E) SW Missouri State
Second Round 		L 51–81[3]  21–9
 Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, North Carolina
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[4][5]

Rankings

Main article: 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

[6]

References

  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1998-99 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "Vols overcome poor shooting, beat Delaware". The Tampa Bay Times. March 13, 1999. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
  3. ^ "It's Lights Out for Tennessee". The Washington Post. March 15, 1999. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
  4. ^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
  5. ^ "2019-20 Tennessee Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
  6. ^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1075–1076. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.