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1998–99 Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball
Sun Belt regular season champion
Sun Belt tournament champion
ConferenceSun Belt Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 3
Record30–3 (12–0 Sun Belt Conference)
Head coach
Assistant coachKim Mulkey
Home arenaThomas Assembly Center
Seasons
1998–99 Sun Belt Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Louisiana Tech † 12 – 0   1.000 30 – 3   .909
No. 24 Florida International 9 – 3   .750 23 – 7   .767
Western Kentucky 8 – 4   .667 21 – 7   .750
Arkansas State 7 – 5   .583 18 – 14   .563
New Orleans 4 – 8   .333 11 – 16   .407
South Alabama 2 – 10   .167 7 – 19   .269
Louisiana–Lafayette 0 – 12   .000 1 – 26   .037
† 1999 Sun Belt tournament winner


The 1998–99 Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball team represented Louisiana Tech University during the 1998–99 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Leon Barmore, who guided the team to a 30–3 record and an appearance in the 1999 NCAA tournament. The team reached one last Final Four appearance during Barmore's stellar career.[1] This was the program's tenth appearance in the Final Four. The team played their home games at the Thomas Assembly Center in Ruston, Louisiana as a member of the Sun Belt Conference.

Roster

1998–99 Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Hometown
G LaQuan Stallworth 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Sr Silsbee, Texas
F 21 Monica Maxwell 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr  
F 30 Amanda Wilson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr  
G 35 Tamicha Jackson 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Jr Dallas, Texas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Sun Belt tournament
NCAA tournament
Mar 21, 1998*
 (3 MW) No. 4 vs. (2 MW) No. 11 Alabama
Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen 		W 71–57  29–3
 Lubbock Municipal Coliseum 
Lubbock, Texas
Mar 23, 1998*
 (3 MW) No. 4 vs. (4 MW) No. 21 Purdue
Regional Final – Elite Eight 		W 72–65[2]  30–2
 Lubbock Municipal Coliseum 
Lubbock, Texas
Mar 27, 1998*
 (3 MW) No. 4 vs. (4 E) No. 10 NC State
National Semifinal – Final Four 		W 84–65[3]  30–3
 Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, Missouri
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.
All times are in Central.

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Rankings

Main article: 1998–99 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
AP232244555543333333Not released
Coaches3

^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.

References

  1. ^ "Tennessee Wins Sixth NCAA Title". The Washington Post. March 29, 1998. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
  2. ^ "Tech turns back Purdue". The Tampa Bay Times. March 24, 1998. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
  3. ^ "La. Tech runs away". The Tampa Bay Times. March 28, 1998. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
  4. ^ "2023-24 Louisiana Tech Women's Basketball Record Book". issuu. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
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