1998–99 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

The 1998–99 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Arizona in the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Lute Olson. The team played its home games in the McKale Center in Tucson, Arizona, and was a member of the Pacific-10 Conference. The Wildcats finished the season in second place in the Pacific-10 conference with a 13–5 record. Arizona reached the 1999 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament, losing to Oklahoma in the first round and finishing the season with a 22–7 record.

1998–99 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, First Round
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 16
APNo. 12
1998–99 record22–7 (13–5 Pac-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMcKale Center
1998–99 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 7 Stanford153 .833  267  .788
No. 12 Arizona135 .722  227  .759
No. 15 UCLA126 .667  229  .710
Washington108 .556  1712  .586
California810 .444  2211  .667
Oregon810 .444  1913  .594
USC711 .389  1513  .536
Oregon State711 .389  1314  .481
Arizona State612 .333  1416  .467
Washington State414 .222  1019  .345
As of July 26, 2011[1]; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1998–99 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F 12 Josh Pastner 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)175 lb (79 kg) Jr Glen Dale, West Virginia
C 13 Donnell Harris 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)205 lb (93 kg) Sr Salinas, California
G 15 John Ash 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)170 lb (77 kg) Jr Tucson, Arizona
G 24 Quynn Tebbs 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)180 lb (82 kg) RS So Salt Lake City, Utah
F 30 Justin Wessel 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg) RS So Cedar Rapids, Iowa
G 31 Jason Terry 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)170 lb (77 kg) Sr Seattle, Washington
F 33 Eugene Edgerson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)220 lb (100 kg) Jr New Orleans, Louisiana
F 35 Rick Anderson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)213 lb (97 kg) Fr Long Beach, California
C 42 AJ Bramlett 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)215 lb (98 kg) Sr Albuquerque, New Mexico
F 44 Richard Jefferson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)222 lb (101 kg) Fr Phoenix, Arizona
G 52 Jason Steward 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)165 lb (75 kg) Sr Gardena, California
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 13, 1998*
No. 18 vs. No. 9 Tennessee W 73–72  1–0
The Pit 
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Nov 25, 1998*
No. 11 Texas W 73–57  2–0
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Nov 28, 1998*
No. 11 at BYU W 78–74 OT 3–0
Marriott Center 
Provo, Utah
Dec 5, 1998*
No. 13 vs. Wyoming W 94–84  4–0
US Airways Center 
Phoenix, Arizona
Dec 14, 1998*
No. 8 UC Irvine W 93–70  5–0
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Dec 19, 1998*
No. 8 vs. Iowa State
Las Vegas Shootout
W 75–61  6–0
Thomas & Mack Center 
Las Vegas, Nevada
Dec 28, 1998*
No. 8 Holy Cross W 89–41  7–0
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Dec 30, 1998*
No. 6 Florida International W 91–75  8–0
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Jan 2, 1999
No. 6 at No. 10 UCLA
Rivalry
L 75–82  8–1
(0–1)
Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, California
Jan 4, 1999
No. 6 at USC W 87–78  9–1
(1–1)
L.A. Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, California
Jan 7, 1999
No. 8 Washington State W 98–87  10–1
(2–1)
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Jan 9, 1999
No. 8 Washington W 88–86  11–1
(3–1)
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Jan 14, 1999
No. 7 at Arizona State
Rivalry
W 74–73  12–1
(4–1)
Wells Fargo Arena 
Tempe, Arizona
Jan 16, 1999*
No. 7 at No. 16 New Mexico L 78–79  12–2
The Pit 
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Jan 21, 1999
No. 9 at Oregon W 85–83  13–2
(5–1)
McArthur Court 
Eugene, Oregon
Jan 24, 1999
No. 9 at Oregon State L 59–60  13–3
(5–2)
Gill Coliseum 
Corvallis, Oregon
Jan 28, 1999
No. 13 No. 3 Stanford W 78–76  14–3
(6–2)
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Jan 30, 1999
No. 13 California W 91–74  15–3
(7–2)
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Feb 4, 1999
No. 10 at Washington L 84–90  15–4
(7–3)
Bank of America Arena 
Seattle, Washington
Feb 6, 1999
No. 10 at Washington State W 81–79  16–4
(8–3)
Friel Court 
Pullman, Washington
Feb 10, 1999
No. 10 Arizona State
Rivalry
W 86–80  17–4
(9–3)
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Feb 13, 1999*
No. 10 LSU W 78–71  18–4
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Feb 18, 1999
No. 8 Oregon State W 89–72  19–4
(10–3)
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Feb 20, 1999
No. 8 Oregon W 92–86  20–4
(11–3)
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Feb 25, 1999
No. 7 at California L 76–89  20–5
(11–4)
Oracle Arena 
Oakland, California
Feb 27, 1999
No. 7 at No. 6 Stanford L 83–98  20–6
(11–5)
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, California
Mar 4, 1999
No. 13 USC W 88–73  21–6
(12–5)
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Mar 6, 1999
No. 13 No. 12 UCLA
Rivalry
W 87–70  22–6
(13–5)
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
NCAA Tournament
Mar 12, 1999*
(4 MW) No. 12 vs. (13 MW) Oklahoma
First Round
L 60–61  22–7
Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest.
All times are in Mountain Time.

[2][3]

Rankings

References

  1. "1998-99 Final Pac-10 Standings". Stanford men's basketball. Retrieved July 26, 2011.
  2. "2019-20 Arizona Wildcats Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Arizona Athletics. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
  3. "1998-99 Arizona Wildcats Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved August 30, 2020.
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