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1998–99 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team

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1998–99 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Record20–13 (8–8 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Marc Dukes (1st season)
  • Eric Bozeman (1st season)
  • Wayne Brent (1st season)
Home arenaTad Smith Coliseum
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 Ole Miss Rebels men's basketball team represented the University of Mississippi in the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rebels were led by first-year head coach, Rod Barnes. The Rebels played their home games at Tad Smith Coliseum in Oxford, Mississippi as members of the Southeastern Conference. This season marked the fourth NCAA Tournament appearance in school history.

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 13, 1998*
Alabama State W 87–45  1–0
Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, MS
November 16, 1998*
Belmont W 91–42  2–0
Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, MS
November 18, 1998*
at No. 7 Temple L 52–68  2–1
The Apollo of Temple 
Philadelphia, PA
November 23, 1998*
Alabama A&M W 89–45  3–1
Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, MS
November 28, 1998*
Austin Peay W 105–62  4–1
Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, MS
December 2, 1998*
Louisiana–Monroe W 95–62  5–1
Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, MS
December 5, 1998*
Louisville W 88–69  6–1
Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, MS
December 7, 1998*
West Alabama W 101–68  7–1
Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, MS
December 12, 1998*
at Memphis L 72–78 OT 7–2
Pyramid Arena 
Memphis, TN
December 21, 1998*
vs. Saint Joseph's W 66–61  8–2
Eugene Guerra Sports Complex 
San Juan, Puerto Rico
December 22, 1998*
vs. No. 23 Oklahoma W 75–72  9–2
Caguas Municipal Complex 
Caguas, Puerto Rico
December 23, 1998*
vs. Ohio State L 62–67  9–3
Eugene Guerra Sports Complex 
San Juan, Puerto Rico
December 29, 1998*
Prairie View A&M W 111–50  10–3
Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, MS
SEC regular season
January 2, 1999
at Vanderbilt L 64–79  10–4
(0–1)
Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, TN
January 6, 1999
Alabama W 78–60  11–4
(1–1)
Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, MS
January 9, 1999
at No. 19 Arkansas W 76–65  12–4
(2–1)
Bud Walton Arena 
Fayetteville, AR
January 13, 1999
No. 8 Auburn L 59–74  12–5
(2–2)
Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, MS
January 16, 1999
No. 6 Kentucky L 57–63  12–6
(2–3)
Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, MS
January 20, 1999
Mississippi State W 81–68  13–6
(3–3)
Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, MS
January 23, 1999
Georgia W 85–76  14–6
(4–3)
Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, MS
January 27, 1999
at South Carolina L 66–67  14–7
(4–4)
Carolina Coliseum 
Columbia, SC
January 30, 1999
No. 21 Arkansas W 89–81  15–7
(5–4)
Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, MS
February 3, 1999
at LSU W 82–66  16–7
(6–4)
Pete Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
February 6, 1999
at Florida W 79–68  17–7
(7–4)
O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, FL
February 9, 1999
at No. 3 Auburn L 66–95  17–8
(7–5)
Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum 
Auburn, AL
February 17, 1999
Tennessee L 67–69  17–9
(7–6)
Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, MS
February 20, 1999
at Mississippi State L 69–72  17–10
(7–7)
Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, MS
February 24, 1999
Alabama L 74–78  17–11
(7–8)
Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
February 27, 1999
LSU W 79–57  18–11
(8–8)
Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, MS
SEC tournament
March 4, 1999
(3 W) vs. (6 E) South Carolina W 64–60  19–11
Georgia Dome 
Atlanta, GA
March 5, 1999
(3 W) vs. (2 E) No. 14 Kentucky L 73–83  19–12
Georgia Dome 
Atlanta, GA
NCAA tournament
March 12, 1999*
(9 MW) vs. (8 MW) Villanova W 72–70[2]  20–12
Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, WI
March 14, 1999*
(9 MW) vs. (1 MW) No. 2 Michigan State L 66–74  20–13
Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, WI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source: [3]

References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1998-99 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "Ole Miss shakes 'Nova along with the ghost of 1998". The Tampa Bay Times. March 13, 1999. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
  3. ^ "1998-99 Ole Miss Rebels Schedule and Results".