1998–99 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1998–99 Cincinnati Bearcats Conference USA C-USA 11 11 27–6 12–4 Bob Huggins 10th Mick Cronin 3rd Myrl Shoemaker Center Great Alaska Shootout championsConference USA regular season champions NCAA tournament second round The 1998–99 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented University of Cincinnati as a member of Conference USA during the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Bob Huggins, serving in his 10th year at the school. The team won the conference regular season title, but lost in the semifinals of the Conference USA tournament. Playing as No. 3 seed in the East region of the NCAA tournament, Cincinnati defeated George Mason in the opening round before being knocked off by No. 6 seed Temple in the second round.Cincinnati No Match for Temple https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-mar-15-sp-17623-story.html The Los Angeles Times March 15, 1999 July 10, 2022 The Bearcats finished with a 27–6 record (12–4 C-USA). Roster 1998 Cincinnati Bearcats y Kenyon Martin 4 C 6 9 230 Jr y Saginaw, Michigan Jermaine Tate 5 F 6 9 235 Jr Toledo, Ohio Melvin Levett 21 G 6 3 210 Sr y Cleveland, Ohio Steve Logan basketball 22 G 5 10 195 Fr y Cleveland, Ohio Ryan Fletcher 24 F 6 9 245 Jr n Franklin, Ohio Pete Mickeal 32 F 6 6.5 230 Jr y Rock Island, Illinois Donald Little 50 C 6 10 215 Fr n Augusta, Georgia Bob Huggins Mick Cronin Schedule and results |- !colspan=12 style=Cincinnati Bearcats white|Regular Season Nov 19, 1998 yes yes 17 Rhode Island 25 Keaney Gymnasium Kingston, Rhode Island 70–53 1–0 Nov 25, 1998 yes yes 15 1998 men Southern Utah Thunderbirds Southern Utah Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska Great Alaska Shootout 76–63 2–0 Nov 27, 1998 yes yes 15 Iowa State Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska Great Alaska Shootout 60–52 3–0 Nov 28, 1998 yes yes 15 Duke 1 Sullivan Arena Anchorage, Alaska Great Alaska Shootout 77–75 4–0 Dec 5, 1998 yes 6 1998 men Oakland Golden Grizzlies Oakland Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio 106–78 5–0 Dec 12, 1998 yes 4 1998 men Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns Louisiana-Lafayette Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio 91–65 6–0 Dec 14, 1998 yes 4 1998 men Nicholls State Colonels Nicholls State Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio 82–48 7–0 Dec 16, 1998 yes yes 4 Minnesota 17 Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota 62–61 OT 8–0 Dec 19, 1998 yes yes 4 1998 men UNLV Runnin' Rebels UNLV Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada 86–73 9–0 Dec 22, 1998 4 1998 men Houston Cougars Houston Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio 115–78 10–0 1–0 Dec 28, 1998 yes yes 4 1998 men Dayton Flyers Dayton Gund Arena Cleveland, Ohio 53–51 11–0 Dec 30, 1998 yes 3 1998 men UNC Wilmington Seahawks UNC Wilmington Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio 81–52 12–0 Jan 3, 1999 3 Marquette Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio 75–56 13–0 2–0 Jan 6, 1999 3 1998 men DePaul Blue Demons DePaul Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio 87–64 14–0 3–0 Jan 9, 1999 yes 3 1998 men Southern Miss Golden Eagles Southern Miss Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi 54–52 15–0 4–0 Jan 14, 1999 yes 3 UNC Charlotte Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, North Carolina 60–62 15–1 4–1 Jan 16, 1999 yes 3 Oklahoma Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio 72–59 16–1 Jan 21, 1999 yes 5 Louisville 24 Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky 81–55 17–1 5–1 Jan 23, 1999 5 1998 men Saint Louis Billikens Saint Louis Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio 55–44 18–1 6–1 Jan 28, 1999 yes 5 1998 men Xavier Musketeers Xavier Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio 87–77 19–1 Jan 30, 1999 5 UAB Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio 73–60 20–1 7–1 Feb 3, 1999 3 1998 men Tulane Green Wave Tulane Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio 82–63 21–1 8–1 Feb 6, 1999 yes 3 DePaul Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois 60–61 2OT 21–2 8–2 Feb 10, 1999 yes 4 Marquette Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin 58–62 21–3 8–3 Feb 14, 1999 yes 4 Saint Louis Kiel Center St. Louis, Missouri 57–69 21–4 8–4 Feb 17, 1999 9 UNC Charlotte Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, Ohio 82–69 22–4 9–4 Feb 21, 1999 9 Louisville Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati, Ohio 91–78 23–4 10–4 Feb 25, 1999 yes 9 1998 men South Florida Bulls South Florida Sun Dome Tampa, Florida 64–53 24–4 11–4 Feb 27, 1999 yes 9 1998 men Memphis Tigers Memphis Pyramid Arena Memphis, Tennessee 89–64 25–4 12–4 |- !colspan=12 style=Cincinnati Bearcats white|Conference USA Tournament Mar 4, 1999 yes yes 7 South Florida Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama Quarterfinals 76–56 26–4 Mar 5, 1999 yes yes 7 UNC Charlotte Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama Semifinals 52–55 26–5 |- !colspan=12 style=Cincinnati Bearcats white|NCAA Tournament Mar 12, 1999 yes yes 11 3 E George Mason 14 E TD Garden Boston, Massachusetts Second Round 72–48 27–5 Mar 14, 1999 yes yes 11 3 E Temple 6 E TD Garden Boston, Massachusetts Second Round 54–64 27–6 AP poll E East 2020–21 Cincinnati Men's Basketball Media Guide https://gobearcats.com/documents/2021/1/13/2020_21_Cincinnati_MBB_Media_Guide.pdf Cincinnati Bearcats July 10, 2022 Rankings 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings AP 0 17 15 17 15 6 4 4 4 3 3 3 5 5 3 4 9 9 7 11 Coaches 0 18 15 – 14 7 4 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 3 5 6 8 7 9 11 ^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll. *AP did not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game Random House 1075–1076 2009 978-0-345-51392-2 NBA draft selections 1999 NBA draft Cincinnati Bearcats Round Overall Player NBA club 2 54 Melvin Levett Detroit Pistons 2000 NBA Draft https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_2000.html Basketball Reference Sports Reference LLC References Category:Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball seasons Cincinnati Cincinnati Cincin Cincin