1998–99 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 basketball 1998–99 North Carolina Tar Heels North Carolina Tar Heels logo.svg 100 Atlantic Coast Conference ACC 18 13 24–10 10–6 Bill Guthridge 2nd Phil Ford 11th Dave Hanners 9th Pat Sullivan 2nd Dean Smith Center NCAA tournament Round of 64 The 1998–99 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team's head coach was Bill Guthridge, who was in his second season as UNC's head men's basketball coach. The Tar Heels played their home games at the Dean Smith Center in Chapel Hill, North Carolina as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. After a third-place finish during the conference regular season, the Tar Heels advanced to the ACC tournament title game where they fell to Duke. North Carolina received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 3 seed in the West region, but were upset by Weber State in the opening round to finish 24–10 (10–6 ACC). Roster 1998 North Carolina Tar Heels y y Brendan Haywood y 00 C 6 11 265 SO Greensboro, North Carolina Dudley Ed Cota y 5 G 6 1 177 JR Brooklyn, New York St. Thomas More School Michael Booker 11 G 6 5 193 SO Sandersville, Georgia Brentwood Academy Ademola Okulaja y 13 F/C 6 9 231 SR Berlin, Germany John F. Kennedy High School Terrence Newby 21 G 6 2 207 JR Siler City, North Carolina Jordan-Matthews Scott Williams basketball 22 G 5 11 156 SR Lawrence, Kansas Lawrence Ronald Curry y 22 G 6 2 200 Fr Hampton, Virginia Hampton Max Owens 24 F 6 4 195 SO Macon, Georgia Mount Zion Academy Jason Capel y 25 F/G 6 8 220 Fr Fayetteville, North Carolina St. John's Prospect Hall Orlando Meléndez y 32 F 6 7 190 SO Juana Díaz, Puerto Rico McDowell Brad Frederick n 35 F 6 5 195 SR Lawrence, Kansas Lawrence Brian Bersticker 50 F/C 6 11 210 SO Virginia Beach, Virginia Kempsville Bill Guthridge (Kansas State) Phil Ford (UNC) Dave Hanners (UNC) Pat Sullivan (UNC) https://www.tarheeltimes.com/rosterbasketball-1998.aspx Schedule and results |- !colspan=6 style=UNC Tar Heels| Non-conference regular season Nov 13, 1998 yes 11 1998 men Appalachian State Mountaineers Appalachian State Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina 87–64 1–0 Nov 16, 1998 yes 10 1998 men Florida International Panthers Florida International Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina 65–44 2–0 Nov 18, 1998 yes 10 1998 men Georgia Bulldogs Georgia Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina 65–58 3–0 Nov 23, 1998 yes yes 9 1998 men Hampton Pirates Hampton Convocation Center Hampton, Virginia 86–75 4–0 Nov 25, 1998 yes yes 9 Purdue 14 Madison Square Garden New York, New York Preseason NIT 54–47 5–0 Nov 27, 1998 yes yes 9 Stanford 3 Madison Square Garden New York, New York Preseason NIT 57–49Youthful North Carolina Outplays No. 3 Stanford https://www.nytimes.com/1998/11/28/sports/college-basketball-youthful-north-carolina-outplays-no-3-stanford.html The New York Times November 28, 1998 July 15, 2021 6–0 Nov 30, 1998 yes yes 3 1998 men Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders Middle Tennessee Murphy Center Murfreesboro, Tennessee 75–54 7–0 Dec 4, 1998 yes yes 3 1998 men Old Dominion Monarchs Old Dominion Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina 63–61 8–0 Dec 5, 1998 yes yes 3 College of Charleston Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina 64–66 8–1 Dec 8, 1998 yes 7 1998 men Buffalo Bulls Buffalo Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina 98–49 9–1 Dec 12, 1998 yes 7 UNC Charlotte Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina 75–73 OT 10–1 Dec 17, 1998 yes 7 Louisville Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina 77–72 11–1 Dec 19, 1998 yes yes 7 1998 men Dartmouth Big Green Dartmouth Leede Arena Hanover, New Hampshire 82–68 12–1 |- !colspan=6 style=UNC Tar Heels| ACC Regular Season Dec 22, 1998 yes 7 1998 men Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Georgia Tech Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia 64–66 12–2 0–1 Dec 29, 1998 yes yes 9 California The Arena in Oakland Berkeley, California 71–78 12–3 Jan 2, 1999 9 Clemson 14 Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina 69–53 13–3 1–1 Jan 5, 1999 yes 11 1998 men Florida State Seminoles Florida State Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, Florida 72–54 14–3 2–1 Jan 13, 1999 9 Maryland 5 Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina 76–89 14–4 2–2 Jan 16, 1999 yes 9 1998 men NC State Wolfpack NC State Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, North Carolina 59–56 15–4 3–2 Jan 21, 1999 10 Virginia Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina 71–47 16–4 4–2 Jan 23, 1999 yes 10 1998 men Wake Forest Demon Deacons Wake Forest Lawrence Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina 52–40 17–4 5–2 Jan 27, 1999 yes 10 Duke 2 Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina 77–89 17–5 5–3 Jan 31, 1999 10 Georgia Tech Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina 75–66 18–5 6–3 Feb 4, 1999 yes 12 Clemson Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina 63–78 18–6 6–4 Feb 7, 1999 12 Florida State Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina 98–64 19–6 7–4 Feb 13, 1999 yes 12 Maryland 7 Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland 64–81 19–7 7–5 Feb 17, 1999 14 NC State Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina 62–53 20–7 8–5 Feb 20, 1999 yes 14 Virginia University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia 67–66 21–7 9–5 Feb 23, 1999 14 Wake Forest Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina 68–65 OT 22–7 10–5 Feb 27, 1999 14 Duke 1 Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina 61–81 22–8 10–6 |- !colspan=6 style=UNC Tar Heels| ACC Tournament Mar 5, 1999 yes yes 15 3 Georgia Tech 6 Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina Quarterfinals 78–49 23–8 Mar 6, 1999 yes yes 15 3 Maryland 5 2 Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina Semifinals 86–79Inspired Tar Heels Hold Off Terrapins https://www.nytimes.com/1999/03/07/sports/college-basketball-inspired-tar-heels-hold-off-terrapins.html The New York Times March 7, 1998 July 16, 2021 24–8 Mar 7, 1999 yes yes 15 3 Duke 1 1 Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina Championship Game 73–96Blue Devils Run the Table, Leaving the A.C.C in Awe https://www.nytimes.com/library/sports/ncaabasketball/030899bkc-acc.html The New York Times March 8, 1998 July 15, 2021 24–9 |- !colspan=6 style=UNC Tar Heels| NCAA tournament Mar 11, 1999 yes yes 13 3 W Weber State 14 W KeyArena Seattle, Washington First Round 74–76Wildcats Stun Third-Seeded Tar Heels https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/colbask/longterm/1999/men/articles/northcarolinaweberstate12.htm The Washington Post March 12, 1999 July 15, 2021 24–10 AP poll Eastern Time W West region 2020-21 Men's Basketball Record Book https://goheels.com/documents/2020/11/24/2021_Record_Book_web.pdf University of North Carolina Athletics July 15, 2021 Rankings 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings AP 0 17 11 10 9 3 7 7 7 9 11 9 10 10 12 12 14 14 15 13 Coaches 0 18 11 11^ 8 3 6 6 6 9 10 7 8 9 9 10 12 14 15 13 18 ^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll. 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