1998–99 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

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1998–99 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Michigan State† 15 – 1   .938 33 – 5   .868
No. 19 Indiana 9 – 7   .563 23 – 11   .676
No. 18 Wisconsin 9 – 7   .563 22 – 10   .688
No. 21 Iowa 9 – 7   .563 20 – 10   .667
Purdue 7 – 9   .438 21 – 13   .618
Northwestern 6 – 10   .375 15 – 14   .517
Penn State 5 – 11   .313 13 – 14   .481
Illinois 3 – 13   .188 14 – 18   .438
No. 14 Ohio State** 1 – 1   .500 1 – 1   .500
Minnesota*** 0 – 8   .000 0 – 11   .000
Michigan* 0 – 11   .000 0 – 19   .000
† 1999 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
*Michigan: 12 games vacated due to sanctions against the program
**Ohio State: 34 games including 5 NCAA Tourn. games vacated due to sanctions against the program[1]
*** Minnesota vacated 17 games including 1 NCAA Tourn. game due to sanctions against the program
Disputed records: Michigan: 12–19, 5–11; Ohio State: 27–9, 12–4; Minnesota: 17–11, 8–8

The 1998–99 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.

Regular season

The Illini closed out the 1998-99 season with an amazing run at the Big Ten Tournament title. After entering the tournament as the 11th-seeded team, Illinois reeled off three straight victories over Top 25-ranked teams before losing in the championship game to second-ranked Michigan State. Illini freshman Cory Bradford was the Big Ten's Freshman of the Year and was also selected to the All-Tournament team.

Roster

1998–99 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 00 Victor Chukwudebe (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Lanphier High School Springfield, Illinois
G 3 Arias Davis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Ware County High School Waycross, Georgia
C 4 Fess Hawkins 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 270 lb (122 kg) RS So Dollarway High School/Westark Community College Pine Bluff, Arkansas
G 5 Nate Mast 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Champaign Central High School Champaign, Illinois
G 12 Joe Cross 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Carbondale Community High School Carbondale, Illinois
G 13 Cory Bradford 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Fr Raleigh Egypt High School Memphis, Tennessee
F/C 21 Robert Archibald 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Lafayette High School Ballwin, Missouri
F 22 Lucas Johnson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Maine West High School Des Plaines, Illinois
G 30 Frank Williams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Manual High School Peoria, Illinois
F 32 Cleotis Brown 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Russell County School District Pittsview, Alabama
F 33 Damir Krupalija 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Rockford Boylan High School Rockford, Illinois
F 35 Carvell Ammons 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS So Centennial High School Champaign, Illinois
G/F 40 Sergio McClain 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Manual High School Peoria, Illinois
F 44 Rich Beyers 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Shelbyville High School Shelbyville, Illinois
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

All-Time Illini Rosters Roster

Source[2]

Schedule

Source[3]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-Conference regular season
11/10/1998*
no, no 		No. NR vs. Wake Forest
Coaches vs. Cancer Classic 		L 73-75 ot 0-1
 Madison Square Garden (13,239)
New York, NY
11/11/1998*
no, no 		No. NR vs. Georgetown
Coaches vs. Cancer Classic 		W 65-50  1-1
 Madison Square Garden (12,589)
New York, NY
11/17/1998*
no, no 		No. NR vs. George Washington L 58-64  1-2
 Assembly Hall (10,683)
Champaign, IL
11/20/1998*
no, no 		No. NR vs. St. Louis W 70-65  2-2
 Assembly Hall (12,586)
Champaign, IL
11/23/1998*
no, no 		No. NR vs. Tennessee-Martin W 71-35  3-2
 Assembly Hall (10,496)
Champaign, IL
11/28/1998*
no, no 		No. NR @ Texas-Pan American W 71-56  4-2
 UTPA Fieldhouse (2,463)
Edinburg, TX
11/30/1998*
no, no 		No. NR vs. Valparaiso W 53-49  5-2
 Assembly Hall (10,842)
Champaign, IL
12/5/1998*
no, no 		No. NR vs. Bradley W 53-48  6-2
 United Center (11,084)
Chicago, IL
12/12/1998*
no, no 		No. NR vs. Eastern Illinois W 70-67  7-2
 Assembly Hall (12,273)
Champaign, IL
12/19/1998*
no, no 		No. NR vs. #13 Kansas L 55-65  7-3
 Kemper Arena (13,728)
Kansas City, MO
12/22/1998*
no, no 		No. NR vs. #15 Missouri
Braggin' Rights 		L 62-67  7-4
 Scottrade Center (22,471)
St. Louis, MO
12/29/1998*
no, no 		No. NR vs. #14 Clemson W 67-50  8-4
 Bi-Lo Center (14,687)
Greenville, SC
Big Ten regular season
1/3/1999
no, no 		No. NR @ #8 Indiana
Rivalry 		L 53-62  8-5 (0-1)
 Assembly Hall (7,249)
Bloomington, IN
1/7/1999
no, no 		No. NR @ #17 Iowa L 62-84  8-6 (0-2)
 Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,301)
Iowa City, IA
1/9/1999
no, no 		No. NR vs. Northwestern L 46-59  8-7 (0-3)
 Assembly Hall (12,255)
Champaign, IL
1/13/1999
no, no 		No. NR @ #13 Purdue L 54-63  8-8 (0-4)
 Mackey Arena (14,123)
West Lafayette, IN
1/16/1999
no, no 		No. NR vs. #14 Michigan State L 49-51  8-9 (0-5)
 Assembly Hall (15,428)
Champaign, IL
1/20/1999
no, no 		No. NR @ #15 Wisconsin L 53-75  8-10 (0-6)
 Kohl Center (16,112)
Madison, WI
1/23/1999
no, no 		No. NR vs. Penn State L 61-65  8-11 (0-7)
 Assembly Hall (12,552)
Champaign, IL
1/28/1999
no, no 		No. NR @ Michigan W 61-59  9-11 (1-7)
 Crisler Arena (10,784)
Ann Arbor, MI
1/30/1999
no, no 		No. 24 vs. #15 Ohio State L 61-64  9-12 (1-8)
 Assembly Hall (13,756)
Champaign, IL
2/3/1999
no, no 		No. NR @ #18 Minnesota L 63-75  9-13 (1-9)
 Williams Arena (14,792)
Minneapolis, MN
2/6/1999
no, no 		No. NR vs. #11 Wisconsin W 53-51  10-13 (2-9)
 Assembly Hall (14,062)
Champaign, IL
2/11/1999
no, no 		No. NR @ #5 Michigan State L 44-61  10-14 (2-10)
 Breslin Student Events Center (14,659)
East Lansing, MI
2/13/1999
no, no 		No. NR vs. #21 Purdue L 56-63  10-15 (2-11)
 Assembly Hall (15,473)
Champaign, IL
2/17/1999
no, no 		No. NR @ Northwestern W 69-63  11-15 (3-11)
 Welsh-Ryan Arena (7,314)
Evanston, IL
2/21/1999
no, no 		No. NR vs. #20 Iowa L 72-78  11-16 (3-12)
 Assembly Hall (16,450)
Champaign, IL
2/24/1999
no, no 		No. NR vs. #20 Indiana
Rivalry 		L 64-70 ot 11-17 (3-13)
 Assembly Hall (16,450)
Champaign, IL
Big Ten Tournament
3/4/1999*
no, no 		No. NR vs. #23 Minnesota
Opening Round 		W 67-64  12-17
 United Center (18,641)
Chicago, IL
3/5/1999*
no, no 		No. NR vs. #17 Indiana
Quarterfinals 		W 82-66  13-17
 United Center (20,297)
Chicago, IL
3/6/1999*
no, no 		No. NR vs. #11 Ohio State
Semifinals 		W 79-77  14-17
 United Center (20,695)
Chicago, IL
3/7/1999*
no, no 		No. NR vs. #2 Michigan State
Championship 		L 50-67  14-18
 United Center (19,581)
Chicago, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Player stats

Player Games Played 2 pt. Field Goals 3 pt. Field Goals Free Throws Rebounds Assists Blocks Steals Points
Cory Bradford[4] 32 89 85 61 84 62 1 25 494
Cleotis Brown[5] 32 87 20 61 152 44 13 52 295
Sergio McClain[6] 31 92 6 65 106 81 3 71 267
Fess Hawkins[7] 32 77 0 47 162 19 36 24 201
Victor Chukwudebe[8] 32 78 0 22 158 16 20 22 178
Lucas Johnson[9] 31 22 15 46 96 45 4 12 135
Damir Krupalija[10] 24 29 6 34 132 25 13 15 110
Robert Archibald[11] 32 32 0 31 100 26 10 10 95
Arias Davis[12] 25 11 18 6 20 10 2 9 82
Nate Mast 31 9 11 14 17 36 0 14 65
Rich Beyers 11 13 4 15 20 10 5 7 43
Carvell Ammons 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 2

Awards and honors

References

  1. ^ "Forfeits and Vacated Games". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
  2. ^ FightingIllini.com
  3. ^ University of Illinois Fighting Illini Statistics Summary for 1998-99 Archived 2014-02-22 at the Wayback Machine, FightingIllini.com
  4. ^ Season Stats pg. 125
  5. ^ Season Stats pg. 125
  6. ^ Season Stats pg. 125
  7. ^ Season Stats pg. 125
  8. ^ Season Stats pg. 125
  9. ^ Season Stats pg. 125
  10. ^ Season Stats pg. 125
  11. ^ Season Stats pg. 125
  12. ^ Season Stats pg. 125
  13. ^ List of MVPs
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