1998–99 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1998–99 Arizona Wildcats Arizona Wildcats logo.svg 125 Pacific-10 Conference Pac-10 16 12 22–7 13–5 Lute Olson 16th Jim Rosborough 10th Rodney Tention 2nd McKale Center NCAA tournament Round of 64 The 1998–99 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Arizona in the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Lute Olson. The team played its home games in the McKale Center in Tucson, Arizona, and was a member of the Pacific-10 Conference. The Wildcats finished the season in second place in the Pacific-10 conference with a 13–5 record. Arizona reached the 1999 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, losing to Oklahoma in the first round and finishing the season with a 22–7 record. Roster 1998 Arizona Wildcats y Josh Pastner y 12 F 5 11 175 JR Glen Dale, West Virginia Donnell Harris 13 C 6 11 205 SR Salinas, California John Ash 15 G 5 11 170 JR Tucson, Arizona Quynn Tebbs 24 G 6 1 180 SO y Salt Lake City, Utah Justin Wessel 30 F 6 8 225 SO y Cedar Rapids, Iowa Jason Terry y 31 G 6 2 170 SR Seattle, Washington Eugene Edgerson basketball 33 F 6 6 220 JR New Orleans, Louisiana Rick Anderson 35 F 6 9 213 FR Long Beach, California AJ Bramlett y 42 C 6 11 215 SR Albuquerque, New Mexico Richard Jefferson y 44 F 6 7 222 FR Phoenix, Arizona Jason Steward 52 G 5 11 165 SR Gardena, California * Lute Olson (Augsburg) * Jim Rosborough (associate head coach) (Iowa) Rodney Tention (San Francisco) Jay John (Arizona) http://www.arizonawildcats.com/sports/2000/6/6/207916044.aspx Schedule and results 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 1999 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#Arizona Wildcats 1; color:white;"| Regular season Nov 13, 1998 yes yes 18 Tennessee 9 The Pit Albuquerque, New Mexico 73–72 1–0 Nov 25, 1998 yes 11 Texas McKale Center Tucson, Arizona 73–57 2–0 Nov 28, 1998 yes yes 11 1998 men BYU Cougars BYU Marriott Center Provo, Utah 78–74 OT 3–0 Dec 5, 1998 yes yes 13 1998 men Wyoming Cowboys Wyoming US Airways Center Phoenix, Arizona 94–84 4–0 Dec 14, 1998 yes 8 UC Irvine McKale Center Tucson, Arizona 93–70 5–0 Dec 19, 1998 yes yes 8 Iowa State Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas Shootout 75–61 6–0 Dec 28, 1998 yes 8 1998 men Holy Cross Crusaders Holy Cross McKale Center Tucson, Arizona 89–41 7–0 Dec 30, 1998 yes 6 1998 men FIU Panthers Florida International McKale Center Tucson, Arizona 91–75 8–0 Jan 2, 1999 yes 6 UCLA 10 Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California Rivalry 75–82 8–1 0–1 Jan 4, 1999 yes 6 1998 men USC Trojans USC L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California 87–78 9–1 1–1 Jan 7, 1999 8 Washington State McKale Center Tucson, Arizona 98–87 10–1 2–1 Jan 9, 1999 8 Washington McKale Center Tucson, Arizona 88–86 11–1 3–1 Jan 14, 1999 yes 7 1998 men Arizona State Sun Devils Arizona State Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, Arizona Rivalry 74–73 12–1 4–1 Jan 16, 1999 yes yes 7 New Mexico 16 The Pit Albuquerque, New Mexico 78–79 12–2 Jan 21, 1999 yes 9 1998 men Oregon Ducks Oregon McArthur Court Eugene, Oregon 85–83 13–2 5–1 Jan 24, 1999 yes 9 1998 men Oregon State Beavers Oregon State Gill Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon 59–60 13–3 5–2 Jan 28, 1999 13 Stanford 3 McKale Center Tucson, Arizona 78–76 14–3 6–2 Jan 30, 1999 13 California McKale Center Tucson, Arizona 91–74 15–3 7–2 Feb 4, 1999 yes 10 Washington Bank of America Arena Seattle, Washington 84–90 15–4 7–3 Feb 6, 1999 yes 10 Washington State Friel Court Pullman, Washington 81–79 16–4 8–3 Feb 10, 1999 10 Arizona State McKale Center Tucson, Arizona Rivalry 86–80 17–4 9–3 Feb 13, 1999 yes 10 1998 men LSU Tigers LSU McKale Center Tucson, Arizona 78–71 18–4 Feb 18, 1999 8 Oregon State McKale Center Tucson, Arizona 89–72 19–4 10–3 Feb 20, 1999 8 Oregon McKale Center Tucson, Arizona 92–86 20–4 11–3 Feb 25, 1999 yes 7 California Oracle Arena Oakland, California 76–89 20–5 11–4 Feb 27, 1999 yes 7 Stanford 6 Maples Pavilion Stanford, California 83–98 20–6 11–5 Mar 4, 1999 13 USC McKale Center Tucson, Arizona 88–73 21–6 12–5 Mar 6, 1999 13 UCLA 12 McKale Center Tucson, Arizona Rivalry 87–70 22–6 13–5 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#Arizona Wildcats 1;"| NCAA tournament Mar 12, 1999 yes yes 12 4 MW Oklahoma 13 MW Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin First Round 60–61 22–7 |- AP Poll Mountain Time MW Midwest 2019-20 Arizona Wildcats Men's Basketball Media Guide https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/arizona.sidearmsports.com/documents/2019/11/10/1920Guide_full.pdf University of Arizona Athletics August 30, 2020 July 31, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200731164650/https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/arizona.sidearmsports.com/documents/2019/11/10/1920Guide_full.pdf dead https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/arizona/1999-schedule.html 1998-99 Arizona Wildcats Schedule and Results College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com August 30, 2020 Rankings 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game Random House 1075–1076 2009 978-0-345-51392-2 References Category:Arizona Wildcats men's basketball seasons Arizona Wildcats Arizona Arizona Wildcats Arizona Wildcats