1998–99 Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1998–99 Evansville Purple Aces Basketball Evansville Purple Aces logo.svg 200 Missouri Valley Conference MVC 23–10 13–5 Jim Crews 14th Roberts Municipal Stadium MVC Regular season champions NCAA tournament first round The 1998–99 Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball team represented the University of Evansville in the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Jim Crews and they played their home games at Roberts Municipal Stadium as members of the Missouri Valley Conference. After finishing alone atop the MVC regular season standings, the Purple Aces lost in the championship game of the MVC tournament. The Aces received an at-large bid to the 1999 NCAA tournament. They were defeated by No. 6 seed KansasFSU Smothers Evansville https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-1993-03-19-9303180839-story.html Orlando Sentinel March 19, 1993 March 19, 2023 in the opening round and finished 23–10 (13–5 MVC). Roster 1998 Evansville Purple Aces y Marcus Wilson G 6 3 Sr Rockport, IN y basketball Jim Crews (Indiana) 1998-99 Evansville Purple Aces Roster and Stats https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/evansville/1999.html Sports Reference March 19, 2023 Schedule yes |- !colspan=9 style=Evansville Purple Aces| Regular season Nov 14, 1998 yes 1998 none Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Western Kentucky Roberts Stadium Evansville, Indiana 70–65 1–0 Nov 18, 1998 yes yes 1998 men Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks Tennessee-Martin Skyhawk Arena Martin, Tennessee 83–70 2–0 Nov 22, 1998 yes 1998 men Sacred Heart Pioneers Sacred Heart Roberts Stadium Evansville, Indiana 94–69 3–0 Nov 27, 1998 yes yes 1998 men Saint Louis Billikens Saint Louis Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium Hilo, Hawaii 55–85 3–1 Nov 28, 1998 yes 1998 men Hawaii–Hilo Vulcans Hawaii-Hilo Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium Hilo, Hawaii 115–74 4–1 2–0 Nov 29, 1998 yes yes 1998 men New Orleans Privateers New Orleans Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium Hilo, Hawaii 73–61 5–1 Dec 5, 1998 yes 1998 men Butler Bulldogs Butler Roberts Stadium Evansville, Indiana 60–66 5–2 Dec 8, 1998 yes yes 1998 men Eastern Illinois Panthers Eastern Illinois Lantz Arena Charleston, Illinois 85–66 6–2 Dec 12, 1998 yes yes 1998 men East Carolina Pirates East Carolina Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum Greenville, North Carolina 79–82 6–3 Dec 16, 1998 yes 1998 men Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles Tennessee Tech Roberts Stadium Evansville, Indiana 96–56 7–3 Dec 19, 1998 1998 men Indiana State Sycamores Indiana State Roberts Stadium Evansville, Indiana 82–75 8–3 1–0 Dec 29, 1998 yes yes 1998 men Morehead State Eagles Morehead State Ellis T. Johnson Arena Morehead, Kentucky 75–74 9–3 Jan 2, 1999 yes 1998 men Drake Bulldogs Drake Knapp Center Des Moines, Iowa 89–76 10–3 2–0 Jan 4, 1999 yes Creighton Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska 84–79 11–3 3–0 Jan 7, 1999 1998 men Northern Iowa Panthers Northern Iowa Roberts Stadium 96–84 12–3 4–0 Jan 9, 1999 1998 men Wichita State Shockers Wichita State Roberts Stadium 81–73 13–3 5–0 Jan 13, 1999 yes Northern Iowa UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, Iowa 74–66 14–3 6–0 Jan 16, 1999 Illinois State Roberts Stadium 80–81 14–4 6–1 Jan 20, 1999 Creighton Roberts Stadium 80–90 14–5 6–2 Jan 23, 1999 yes 1998 men Bradley Braves Bradley Carver Arena Peoria, Illinois 65–98 14–6 6–3 Jan 27, 1999 1998 men Southern Illinois Salukis Southern Illinois Roberts Stadium 61–56 15–6 7–3 Jan 30, 1999 Drake Roberts Stadium 76–63 16–6 8–3 Feb 4, 1999 yes Wichita State Levitt Arena Wichita, Kansas 75–63 17–6 9–3 Feb 6, 1999 yes SW Missouri State Hammons Student Center Springfield, Missouri 65–62 18–6 10–3 |- !colspan=9 style=Evansville Purple Aces| MVC tournament Feb 27, 1999 yes yes Wichita State Kiel Center St. Louis, Missouri Quarterfinals 79–71 22–8 Feb 28, 1999 yes yes Bradley Kiel Center St. Louis, Missouri Semifinals 64–63 23–8 Mar 1, 1999 yes yes Creighton Kiel Center St. Louis, Missouri Championship game 61–70 23–9 |- !colspan=9 style=Evansville Purple Aces| NCAA tournament Mar 12, 1999 yes yes 11 MW Kansas 22 6 MW Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana First round 74–95 23–10 AP poll Central Standard Time MW Midwest 2019–20 Evansville Purple Aces Men's Basketball Media Guide https://gopurpleaces.com/documents/2019/11/8/2019_20_mbb_guide_web.pdf University of Evansville Athletics March 19, 2023 Rankings 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game Random House 1073–1074 2009 978-0-345-51392-2 References Evansville Purple Aces Category:Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball seasons Evansville Evans Evans