1998–99 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1998–99 Iowa Hawkeyes Basketball Iowa Athletics wordmark.svg Big Ten Conference Big Ten 15 21 20–10 9–7 Tom Davis 13th Gary Close Kent McCausland Dean Oliver Jess Settles Carver-Hawkeye Arena Hawkeye Invitational champion NCAA men's Division I tournament Sweet Sixteen The 1998–99 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa as members of the Big Ten Conference. The team was led by head coach Tom Davis, coaching in his 13th and final season at the school, and played their home games at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. They finished the season 20–10 overall and 9–7 in Big Ten play. The Hawkeyes received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as #5 seed in the West Region, losing in the Sweet Sixteen to the eventual National Champion UConn Huskies. This was the last time that Iowa has made a Sweet 16, until 2026 when Iowa beat the defending #1 seed, national champion, Florida Gators. Roster 1998 Iowa Hawkeyes y Jason Bauer 3 G 6 3 Sr Hudson, Iowa Jess Settles 4 F 6 7 Sr y Winfield, Iowa Sam Okey 5 F 6 7 Sr y Cassville, Wisconsin Jason Price G 6 0 Jr Chicago, Illinois Guy Rucker 13 FC 6 11 Jr y Inkster, Michigan Jacob Jaacks 14 C 6 10 Jr y Cedar Rapids, Iowa Dean Oliver 20 G 5 11 So y basketball Mason City, Iowa Duez Henderson 23 F 6 7 Fr Detroit, Michigan Ryan Luehrsmann 24 G 5 11 Jr Cedar Rapids, Iowa Rod Thompson 25 F 6 6 Fr Galesburg, Illinois Kyle Galloway 30 G 6 6 190 So yes Sioux City, Iowa Kent McCausland 32 G 6 3 Sr Waterloo, Iowa Joey Range 34 G 6 5 Fr Galesburg, Illinois J. R. Koch 44 F 6 10 Sr y Morton, Illinois Tom Davis (UW–Platteville) Gary Close Schedule and results no yes no no |- !colspan=8 style=Iowa Hawkeyes| Non-conference regular season |- 11/15/1998 yes yes Western Illinois The MARK of the Quad Cities Moline, IL 74–63The Daily Iowan 1B Return at the Mark http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1998/di1998-11-16.pdf November 16, 1998 January 9, 2016 7,280 1–0 11/19/1998 yes Northern Iowa Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA Iowa Big Four 83–67The Daily Iowan 1B Hawkeyes avenge last year's upset http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1998/di1998-11-20.pdf November 20, 1998 January 9, 2016 14,560 2–0 11/25/1998 yes Creighton Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA 73–75The Daily Iowan 1B Creighton hands Iowa first loss http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1998/di1998-11-30.pdf November 30, 1998 March 26, 2017 2–1 12/1/1998 yes Drake Knapp Center Des Moines, IA Iowa Big Four 78–74 3–1 12/4/1998 yes South Alabama Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA Hawkeye Invitational 82–58 10,941 4–1 12/5/1998 yes Detroit Mercy Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA Hawkeye Invitational 61–60The Daily Iowan 1B Iowa women, men take tourney titles http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1998/di1998-12-07.pdf December 7, 1998 January 9, 2016 10,978 5–1 12/8/1998 8:35 pm yes yes Kansas 10 Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS ESPN 85–81The Daily Iowan 1B Rock, Chalk, Hawkeye http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1998/di1998-12-09.pdf December 9, 1998 January 7, 2016 6–1 12/12/1998 yes Iowa State Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA Rivalry 74–54The Daily Iowan 1B Hawkeyes reign again http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1998/di1998-12-14.pdf December 14, 1998 January 9, 2016 15,500 7–1 12/19/1998 7:05 pm yes 25 Missouri Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA 82–68 8–1 12/23/1998 yes 21 Coppin State Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA 87–73 9–1 |- !colspan=8 style=Iowa Hawkeyes| Big Ten Regular Season 12/31/1998 21 Indiana 8 Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA 67–52The New York Times Rucker Spurs Upset of Hoosiers https://www.nytimes.com/1999/01/01/sports/colleges-men-s-roundup-rucker-spurs-upset-of-hoosiers.html January 1, 1999 January 8, 2016 10–1 1–0 1/3/1999 21 Northwestern Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL 52–48 11–1 2–0 1/7/1999 17 Illinois Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA 84–62Chicago Tribune That's 10 Straight For Iowa https://www.chicagotribune.com/1999/01/08/thats-10-straight-for-iowa/ January 8, 1999 January 8, 2016 12–1 3–0 1/12/1999 12 Ohio State 21 Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA 71–68 13–1 4–0 1/16/1999 yes 12 Minnesota 19 Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN 70–75 13–2 4–1 1/21/1999 yes 14 Michigan State 11 Breslin Student Events Center East Lansing, MI ESPN 65–80The Daily Iowan 1B Spartans make statement http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1999/di1999-01-22.pdf January 22, 1999 March 26, 2017 13–3 4–2 1/23/1999 14 Wisconsin 15 Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA 52–72 13–4 4–3 1/27/1999 16 Penn State Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA 84–74 14–4 5–3 1/30/1999 yes 16 Michigan Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI 81–68 15–4 6–3 2/4/1999 yes 14 Purdue 18 Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN 75–90 15–5 6–4 2/6/1999 14 Michigan State 8 Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA 81–95 15–6 6–5 2/10/1999 19 Minnesota 22 Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA 76–73The Daily Iowan 1B Phew – Iowa survives close one http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1999/di1999-02-11.pdf February 11, 1999 January 9, 2016 15,500 16–6 7–5 2/13/1999 yes 19 Ohio State 13 Value City Arena Columbus, OH 69–73 16–7 7–6 2/21/1999 yes 20 Illinois Assembly Hall Champaign, IL 78–72 17–7 8–6 2/24/1999 yes 18 Northwestern Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA 65–48 18–7 9–6 2/27/1999 yes 18 Indiana 20 Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN 81–88 18–8 9–7 |- !colspan=8 style=Iowa Hawkeyes| Big Ten tournament 3/5/1999 yes yes 20 Wisconsin 19 United Center Chicago, IL Quarterfinals 60–74 18–9 |- !colspan=8 style=Iowa Hawkeyes| NCAA tournament 3/11/1999 yes yes 21 5 W UAB 12 W McNichols Sports Arena Denver, CO First Round 77–64The Washington Post With Rally, Hawkeyes, Coach Stay Around https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/colbask/longterm/1999/men/articles/iowauab12.htm March 12, 1999 January 8, 2016 19–9 3/13/1999 yes yes 21 5 W Arkansas 22 4 W McNichols Sports Arena Denver, CO Second Round 82–72Los Angeles Times McCausland Helps Iowa Shoot Into the Sweet 16 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-mar-14-sp-17354-story.html March 14, 1999 January 8, 2016 20–9 3/18/1999 yes yes 21 5 W Connecticut 3 1 W America West Arena Phoenix, AZ Sweet Sixteen 68–78Los Angeles Times Connecticut Gets It Together to Finish Off Iowa and Davis https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-mar-19-sp-18839-story.html March 19, 1999 January 7, 2016 20–10 AP Poll W West Rankings 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings NBA draft 1999 NBA draft Iowa Hawkeyes Round Pick Player NBA club 2 46 J. R. Koch New York Knicks https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1999.html 1999 NBA Draft Sports Reference June 1, 2020 References Iowa Hawkeyes Iowa Category:Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball seasons Hawk Hawk