1998–99 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 February 2022 Basketball 1998–99 Miami Hurricanes Miami Hurricanes logo.svg 125 Big East Big East 12 10 23–7 15–3 Leonard Hamilton 9th Dwight Freeman Stan Jones Scott Howard Miami Arena Orange Bowl Classic Champion NCAA tournament second round The 1998–99 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team represented the University of Miami during the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hurricanes, led by ninth-year head coach Leonard Hamilton, played their home games at the Miami Arena and were members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 23–7, 15–3 in Big East play to finish in second place. They lost in the second round of the 1999 Big East men's basketball tournament to St. John's. They were invited to the 1999 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, where they defeated Lafayette in the first round before falling in the second round to Purdue.https://storage.googleapis.com/hurricanesports-com/2015/01/50351630-1998-99ummensbasketballstats.pdf 1998-99 Season Review University of Miami 2022-02-05 en Previous season The Hurricanes finished the 1997–98 season 18–10 overall, 11–7 in Big East play and lost in the first round of the 1998 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament to UCLA. Roster 1998 Miami Hurricanes y Mike Byers-Dawson 3 G 5 10 205 SO Fort Worth, TX Michael Simmons 4 GF 6 0 185 FR Los Angeles, CA John Salmons 5 F 6 7 200 FR Philadelphia, PA y Jerry Schlie 11 F 6 6 200 SO Holbrook, NY Paulo Coelho 13 G 6 2 185 FR Figueira da Foz, Portugal Todd Manuel 14 G 6 2 180 SO New Canaan, CT Nick Donovan 15 F 7 0 253 SR Coventry, England Vernon Jennings 30 G/F 6 4 203 JR College Park, GA Johnny Hemsley 31 G/F 6 5 195 JR Baltimore, MD Dwayne Wimbley 34 F 6 9 245 SO Fort Lauderdale, FL Tim James basketball 40 F 6 7 221 SR Miami, FL y Kevin Houston 34 G/F 6 4 215 JR Brooklyn, NY Elton Tyler 44 F 6 9 215 SO Dorchester, MA Mario Bland 51 F 6 6 265 JR Jackson, MS Leonard Hamilton (UT Martin) Dwight Freeman (Western State Colorado) Stan Jones (Memphis) Scott Howard (Iowa State) 1998-99 Men's Basketball Roster https://miamihurricanes.com/sports/mbball/roster/season/1998-99/ University of Miami Athletics February 7, 2022 Schedule yes yes |- !colspan=12 style=Miami Hurricanes| Regular season Nov 13, 1998 7:30 pm yes yes Florida Atlantic FAU Arena Boca Raton, FL 4,122 97–73 1–0 James 26 Tied 10 Hemsley 8 Nov 23, 1998 7:35 pm yes yes UNC Charlotte Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, NC 6,834 59–66 1–1 Bland 15 James 15 Jennings 5 Nov 27, 1998 7:30 pm yes Northern Iowa Miami Arena Miami, FL 2,385 78–69 2–1 James 18 Bland 10 Tied 2 Dec 5, 1998 3:50 pm yes yes Kentucky 8 Rupp Arena Lexington, KY 23,565 CBS 65–74 2–2 James 22 Bland 10 Jennings 5 Dec 8, 1998 7:30 pm Boston College Miami Arena Miami, FL 2,824 SportsChannel 77–64 3–2 1–0 Tied 19 James 8 Tied 4 Dec 11, 1998 7:30 pm yes Central Florida Miami Arena Miami, FL 2,208 66–56 4–2 Hemsley 18 Houston 10 Hemsley 4 Dec 18, 1998 7:00 pm yes yes Georgia State GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, GA 2,189 76–55 5–2 Hemsley 24 Jennings 6 Simmons 6 Dec 22, 1998 7:30 pm yes Memphis Miami Arena Miami, FL 2,307 80–64 6–2 James 23 James 10 Tied 4 Dec 27, 1998 4:35 pm yes Ohio State National Car Rental Center Sunrise, FL 11,051 Orange Bowl Basketball Classic SportsChannel 72–64 7–2 James 29 James 11 Tied 3 Dec 30, 1998 12:05 pm Georgetown yes MCI Center Washington, D.C. 7,102 SportsChannel 64–63 8–2 2–0 Hemsley 35 James 15 Jennings 7 Jan 6, 1999 7:05 pm St. John's 10 Miami Arena Miami, FL 4,382 SportsChannel 84–79 9–2 3–0 James 22 Salmons 7 Jennings 5 Jan 9, 1999 7:35 pm Notre Dame Miami Arena Miami, FL 4,022 SportsChannel 68–71 9–3 3–1 James 17 Hemsley 5 Jennings 5 Jan 13, 1999 8:05 pm Rutgers yes Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ 6,601 ESPN2 74–62 10–3 4–1 Hemsley 22 James 10 Jennings 6 Jan 16, 1999 4:05 pm West Virginia yes WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV 9,261 SportsChannel 64–55 11–3 5–1 James 18 James 10 Tied 4 Jan 20, 1999 7:05 pm 25 Connecticut 1 Miami Arena Miami, FL 15,147 ESPN 68–70 OT 11–4 5–2 Bland 21 Tied 8 Tied 4 Jan 24, 1999 1:05 pm 25 Boston College yes Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA 4,251 SportsChannel 75–67 12–4 6–2 Hemsley 21 James 8 Tied 4 Jan 27, 1999 7:30 pm 23 Seton Hall Miami Arena Miami, FL 3,815 77–71 13–4 7–2 James 31 James 10 Jennings 7 Jan 30, 1999 4:30 pm 23 Pittsburgh yes Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, PA 6,541 SportsChannel 54–60 13–5 7–3 James 17 Tied 7 Tied 2 Feb 3, 1999 7:00 pm 25 St. John's 9 yes Madison Square Garden New York, NY 11,472 ESPN 73–70 14–5 8–3 Hemsley 29 James 10 Jennings 6 Feb 6, 1999 12:00 pm 25 Georgetown Miami Arena Miami, FL 4,482 WPLG 71–58 15–5 9–3 James 21 James 12 Jennings 7 Feb 8, 1999 7:30 pm 16 Syracuse 18 yes Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY 18,836 ESPN 76–63 16–5 10–3 Hemsley 21 James 9 Jennings 11 Feb 13, 1999 4:00 pm 16 Providence yes Providence Civic Center Providence, RI 10,427 SportsChannel 69–65 17–5 11–3 Hemsley 24 James 11 Jennings 8 Feb 16, 1999 7:30 pm 15 Villanova Miami Arena Miami, FL 4,230 SportsChannel 103–82 18–5 12–3 Hemsley 26 Bland 10 Jennings 8 Feb 20, 1999 1:00 pm 15 Connecticut 2 yes Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT 10,027 CBS 73–71 19–5 13–3 Hemsley 19 Bland 14 Jennings 5 Feb 23, 1999 7:30 pm 11 Pittsburgh Miami Arena Miami, FL 8,210 SportsChannel 85–52 20–5 14–3 James 20 Salmons 13 Jennings 12 Feb 27, 1999 12:00 pm 11 Rutgers Miami Arena Miami, FL 10,497 WPLG 68–63 21–5 15–3 James 14 Bland 12 Jennings 6 |- !colspan=12 style=Miami Hurricanes| Big East tournament Mar 4, 1999 7:05 pm yes 2 9 Georgetown 10 Madison Square Garden New York, NY 18,813 Quarterfinals ESPN2 65–54 22–5 Bland 19 Bland 9 Jennings 5 Mar 5, 1999 9:30 pm yes 2 9 St. John's 3 10 Madison Square Garden New York, NY 19,548 Semifinals ESPN 59–62 22–6 James 25 James 9 Jennings 8 |- !colspan=12 style=Miami Hurricanes| NCAA tournament Mar 12, 1999 7:40 pm yes 2 E 10 Lafayette 15 FleetCenter Boston, MA 18,908 First Round CBS 75–54 23–6 Hemsley 31 Tied 7 Jennings 8 Mar 14, 1999 5:00 pm yes 2 E 10 Purdue 10 FleetCenter Boston, MA 18,913 Second Round CBS 63–73 23–7 James 19 Bland 11 Salmons 4 AP Poll Eastern Time E East Region References Category:Miami Hurricanes men's basketball seasons Miami