1998–99 Washington Huskies men's basketball team

1998–99 Washington Huskies men's basketball
1998–99 Washington Huskies men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, First round
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Record	17–12 (10–8 Pac-10)
Head coach	Bob Bender (6th season);
Home arena	Hec Edmundson Pavilion
	Seasons ← 1997–98 1999–2000 →

1998–99 Pacific-10 Conference
men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 7 Stanford	15	–	3	.833	26	–	7	.788
No. 12 Arizona	13	–	5	.722	22	–	7	.759
No. 15 UCLA	12	–	6	.667	22	–	9	.710
Washington	10	–	8	.556	17	–	12	.586
California	8	–	10	.444	22	–	11	.667
Oregon	8	–	10	.444	19	–	13	.594
USC	7	–	11	.389	15	–	13	.536
Oregon State	7	–	11	.389	13	–	14	.481
Arizona State	6	–	12	.333	14	–	16	.467
Washington State	4	–	14	.222	10	–	19	.345

As of July 26, 2011^[1] Rankings from AP Poll

The 1998–99 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington for the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by sixth-year head coach Bob Bender, the Huskies were members of the Pacific-10 Conference and played their home games on campus at Hec Edmundson Pavilion in Seattle, Washington.

The Huskies were 17–11 overall in the regular season and 10–8 in conference play, fourth in the standings.^[2]^[3] There was no conference tournament this season; last played in 1990, it resumed in 2002.

Washington made the NCAA Tournament for the second straight year. Seeded seventh in the Midwest regional, they met tenth seed Miami (OH) in the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans and lost by a point. Wally Szczerbiak led the scoring for Miami with 43 points; his teammates scored only sixteen.^[4]^[5]^[6] Washington's next NCAA appearance was five years later in 2004.

Built over seventy years earlier in 1927,^[7] Hec Edmundson Pavilion underwent a renovation following this season and reopened in November 2000.^[8] The Huskies' home court for the 1999–2000 season was KeyArena at Seattle Center, the home of the NBA's Seattle SuperSonics.

Postseason results

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
NCAA Tournament
Fri, March 12* 11:40 am, CBS	vs. (10M) Miami (OH) First round	L 58–59	17–12	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific time.

References

^ "1998-99 Final Pac-10 Standings". Stanford men's basketball. Retrieved July 26, 2011.
^ "Pac-10 men's basketball standings". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). March 7, 1999. p. 1G.
^ "College basketball standings". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). March 8, 1999. p. 3B.
^ "Szczerbiak leaves Huskies in ruins". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 13, 1999. p. 3D.
^ Adande, J.A. (March 13, 1999). "Szczerbiak spells @$%&#! for Huskies". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). (Los Angeles Times). p. C1.
^ Sherwin, Bob (March 13, 1999). "Szczerbiak, Miami of Ohio oust Huskies". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). (Seattle Times). p. 1B.
^ "Huskies take bite out of Cougs". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. March 7, 1999. p. 1B.
^ Conrad, John (February 17, 2001). "Improved facility helps UW". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1D.

External links

Sports Reference – Washington Huskies: 1998–99 basketball season

[1] "1998-99 Final Pac-10 Standings". Stanford men's basketball. Retrieved July 26, 2011.

[pten-2] "Pac-10 men's basketball standings". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). March 7, 1999. p. 1G.

[lmtcbs-3] "College basketball standings". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). March 8, 1999. p. 3B.

[sczz-4] "Szczerbiak leaves Huskies in ruins". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. March 13, 1999. p. 3D.

[cuss-5] Adande, J.A. (March 13, 1999). "Szczerbiak spells @$%&#! for Huskies". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). (Los Angeles Times). p. C1.

[ousthu-6] Sherwin, Bob (March 13, 1999). "Szczerbiak, Miami of Ohio oust Huskies". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). (Seattle Times). p. 1B.

[htbooc-7] "Huskies take bite out of Cougs". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. March 7, 1999. p. 1B.

[impfac-8] Conrad, John (February 17, 2001). "Improved facility helps UW". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1D.

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