1998–99 Washington Huskies men's basketball team

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.

1998–99 Washington Huskies men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, First round
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
1998–99 record17–12 (10–8 Pac-10)
Head coach
Home arenaHec Edmundson Pavilion
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

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

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