1998–99 Penn Quakers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1998–99 Penn Quakers Basketball Penn Quakers logo.svg 150 Ivy League Ivy 21–6 13–1 Fran Dunphy 10th Dave Duke The Palestra Ivy League champions NCAA tournament first round The 1998–99 Penn Quakers men's basketball team represented the University of Pennsylvania during the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Quakers, led by 10th-year head coach Fran Dunphy, played their home games at The Palestra as members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 21–6, 13–1 in Ivy League play to win the regular season championship. They received the Ivy League's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the First round to Florida.Frosh powers Illinois past Penn https://www.espn.com/ncb/2000/20000317/recap/pagiae.html ESPN March 17, 2000 March 19, 2023 Roster 1998 Penn Quakers y y Matt Langel 20 G 6 5 JR y Michael-Hakim Jordan 23 G 6 0 JR Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Abington y Geoff Owens 51 F 6 11 JR Fran Dunphy (Ursinus) Dave Duke (Villanova) https://pennathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/1998-99 1998-99 Men's Basketball Roster https://pennathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/1998-99 University of Pennsylvania Athletics March 19, 2023 Schedule and results 1998-99 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 1998 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style="Penn Quakers white"| Non-conference regular season Nov 17, 1998 yes Kansas 8 The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 56–61 0–1 Nov 23, 1998 yes Temple 6 The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 73–70 OT 1–1 Dec 3, 1998 yes 1998 men Lehigh Mountain Hawks Lehigh The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 73–56 2–1 Dec 12, 1998 yes yes 1998 men Penn State Nittany Lions Penn State Bryce Jordan Center University Park, Pennsylvania 55–71 2–2 Dec 26, 1998 yes yes 1998 men Iona Gaels Iona Madison Square Garden New York, New York ECAC/MSG Holiday Festival 67–61 3–2 Dec 27, 1998 yes yes 1998 men Hofstra Pride Hofstra Madison Square Garden New York, New York ECAC/MSG Holiday Festival 62–67 3–3 Jan 5, 1999 yes yes Lafayette Allan P. Kirby Field House Easton, Pennsylvania 74–62 4–3 |- !colspan=9 style="Penn Quakers white"| Ivy League regular season Jan 8, 1999 1998 men Yale Bulldogs Yale The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 68–62 5–3 1–0 Jan 9, 1999 1998 men Brown Bears Brown The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 86–55 6–3 2–0 Jan 14, 1999 yes yes 1998 men La Salle Explorers La Salle Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 62–58 7–3 Jan 16, 1999 yes 1998 men Colgate Raiders Colgate The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 68–50 8–3 Jan 18, 1999 yes 1998 men Saint Joseph's Hawks Saint Joseph's The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 66–58 9–3 Jan 21, 1999 yes Drexel The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Battle of 33rd Street 75–65 4,652 10–3 Jan 29, 1999 yes 1998 men Cornell Big Red Cornell Newman Arena Ithaca, New York 86–62 11–3 3–0 Jan 30, 1999 yes 1998 men Columbia Lions Columbia Levien Gymnasium New York, New York 67–51 12–3 4–0 Feb 5, 1999 1998 men Dartmouth Big Green Dartmouth The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 79–67 13–3 5–0 Feb 6, 1999 1998 men Harvard Crimson Harvard The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 81–56 14–3 6–0 Feb 9, 1999 Princeton The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 49–50 14–4 6–1 Feb 12, 1999 yes Brown Pizzitola Sports Center Providence, Rhode Island 73–57 15–4 7–1 Feb 13, 1999 yes Yale John J. Lee Amphitheater New Haven, Connecticut 71–50 16–4 8–1 Feb 19, 1999 yes Harvard Lavietes Pavilion Cambridge, Massachusetts 81–76 17–4 9–1 Feb 20, 1999 yes Dartmouth Leede Arena Hanover, New Hampshire 82–49 18–4 10–1 Feb 23, 1999 yes yes Villanova First Union Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 63–74 18–5 Feb 26, 1999 Columbia The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 87–48 19–5 11–1 Feb 27, 1999 Cornell The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 83–81 20–5 12–1 Mar 2, 1999 yes Princeton Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey 73–48 21–5 13–1 |- !colspan=9 style="Penn Quakers white"| NCAA tournament Mar 11, 1999 yes yes 11 W Florida 23 6 W KeyArena Seattle, Washington First round 61–75 21–6 AP Poll Eastern Time W West 1998–99 Men's Basketball Schedule https://pennathletics.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/1998-99 University of Pennsylvania Athletics March 19, 2023 References Category:Penn Quakers men's basketball seasons Penn Penn Penn Penn