1998–99 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

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Ranking
AP	No. 19

1998–99 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	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 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Bobby Knight, who was in his 28th year. The team played its home games in Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.

The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 23-11 and a conference record of 9-7, finishing 2nd in the Big Ten Conference. After losing to the Fighting Illini in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament, the Hoosiers were invited to dance in the 1999 NCAA Tournament. However, IU lost in the second round to St. John's, who advanced to the Elite Eight.^[2]

Roster

No.	Name	Position	Ht.	Year	Hometown
4	Luke Recker	G/F	6–6	So.	Auburn, Indiana
10	Antwaan Randle El	G	5–11	Fr.	Riverdale, Illinois
11	Dane Fife	G	6–4	Fr.	Clarkston, Michigan
12	Luke Jimenez	G	6–3	Jr.	Redwood Falls, Minnesota
23	Rob Turner	G	6–4	Sr.	Wilmington, Delaware
24	Michael Lewis	G	6–1	Jr.	Jasper, Indiana
25	A.J. Guyton	G	6–1	Jr.	Peoria, Illinois
30	William Gladness	F	6–8	Sr.	West Memphis, Arkansas
32	Kyle Hornsby	G/F	6–5	RS Fr.	Anacoco, Louisiana
33	Larry Richardson	G	6–8	Jr.	Orange Park, Florida
35	Kirk Haston	F/C	6–10	Fr.	Lobelville, Tennessee
43	Jarrad Odle	F	6–8	FR.	Swayzee, Indiana
44	Lynn Washington	F	6–8	Fr.	San Jose, California
53	Tom Geyer	F	6–8	Fr.	Indianapolis, Indiana

Schedule/Results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
11/7/1998*	No. 22	vs. Seton Hall NABC Classic	W 83-69	1–0	RCA Dome Indianapolis
11/8/1998*	No. 22	vs. South Carolina NABC Classic	W 76-55	2–0	RCA Dome Indianapolis
11/14/1998*	No. 22	Indiana State	W 76-70	3-0	Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
11/18/1998*	No. 21	Alabama-Birmingham	W 91-54	4-0	Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
11/23/1998*	No. 21	vs. Kansas State Maui Invitational Tournament Quarterfinals	W 71-70	5-0	Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, HI
11/24/1998*	No. 17	vs. Utah Maui Invitational Tournament Semifinals	W 52-49	6-0	Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, HI
11/25/1998*	No. 17	vs. Syracuse Maui Invitational Tournament Championship	L 63-76	6-1	Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, HI
12/1/1998*	No. 16	at Notre Dame	W 76-72	7-1	Joyce Center Notre Dame, Indiana
12/5/1998*	No. 16	Temple	W 63-62	8-1	Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
12/8/1998*	No. 11	vs. Kentucky Indiana–Kentucky rivalry	L 61-70 ^OT	8-2	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
12/11/1998*	No. 11	Boise State	W 90-66	9-2	Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
12/12/1998*	No. 11	Bowling Green (Ky.)	W 81-55	10-2	Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
12/20/1998*	No. 10	San Francisco	W 106-54	11-2	Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
12/27/1998*	No. 10	vs. Drake Union Federal Hoosier Classic	W 102-46	12-2	Market Square Arena Indianapolis, Indiana
12/28/1998*	No. 10	vs. Ball State Union Federal Hoosier Classic	W 72-62	13-2	Market Square Arena Indianapolis, Indiana
12/31/1998	No. 8	at Iowa	L 52-67	13-3 (0-1)	Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa
1/3/1999	No. 8	Illinois Rivalry	W 62-53	14-3 (1-1)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
1/5/1999	No. 13	at Michigan	L 70-82	14-4 (1-2)	Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan
1/9/1999	No. 13	at Ohio State	L 56-73	14-5 (1-3)	Value City Arena Columbus, Ohio
1/13/1999	No. 23	Northwestern	W 81-78	15-5 (2-3)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
1/16/1999	No. 23	at Purdue Rivalry	W 87-76	16-5 (3-3)	Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
1/24/1999	No. 18	Michigan State	L 59-73	16-6 (3-4)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
1/26/1999	No. 20	at Minnesota	L 83-90	16-7 (3-5)	Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota
1/31/1999	No. 20	at Penn State	W 98-95	17-7 (4-5)	Bryce Jordan Center University Park, Pennsylvania
2/3/1999	No. 21	No. 11 Wisconsin	W 71-60	18-7 (5-5)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
2/9/1999	No. 17	Purdue Rivalry	L 81-86	18-8 (5-6)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
2/13/1999	No. 17	at Northwestern	W 69-62	19-8 (6-6)	Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, Illinois
2/17/1999	No. 19	Ohio State	L 67-69	19-9 (6-7)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
2/21/1999	No. 19	Michigan	W 73-71	20-9 (7-7)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
2/24/1999	No. 20	at Illinois Rivalry	W 70-64	21-9 (8-7)	Assembly Hall Champaign, Illinois
2/27/1999	No. 20	Iowa	W 88-81	22-9 (9-7)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
Big Ten Tournament
3/5/1999	No. 17	vs. Illinois Quarterfinals	L 66-82	22–10 (9-7)	United Center Chicago
NCAA Tournament
3/11/1999*	No. 17 (6)	vs. No. (11) George Washington First Round	W 108-88	23-10 (9-7)	Orlando Arena Orlando, Florida
3/13/1999*	No. 17 (6)	vs. No. 9 (3) St. John's Second Round	L 61-86	23-11 (9-7)	Orlando Arena Orlando, Florida
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

^ "Forfeits and Vacated Games". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
^ "Indiana Basketball Men's Database". IndyStar. Retrieved November 12, 2015.

[1] "Forfeits and Vacated Games". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 30, 2024.

[2] "Indiana Basketball Men's Database". IndyStar. Retrieved November 12, 2015.

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