1998–99 Lafayette Leopards men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1998–99 Lafayette Leopards Basketball Lafayette Leopards wordmark.png 250 Patriot League Patriot 22–8 10–2 Fran O'Hanlon 4th Kirby Sports Center Patriot League tournament champions NCAA tournament thumb|right|alt=Lafayette Leopards wordmark|Lafayette Leopards wordmark The 1998–99 Lafayette Leopards men's basketball team represented Lafayette College during the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Leopards, led by 4th year head coach Fran O'Hanlon, played their home games at the Kirby Sports Center and were members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 22–8, 10–2 in Patriot League play to finish tied for first place. They defeated Army, Lehigh, and Navy to win the Patriot League tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As No. 15 seed in the East region, they lost in the opening round to No. 2 seed Miami (FL).Sanchez directs Temple past Lafayette https://www.espn.com/ncb/2000/20000317/recap/laatad.html ESPN March 17, 2000 July 3, 2023 Roster 1998 Lafayette Leopards y Brian Ehlers 32 G 6 4 195 Jr Bay Shore, New York y Stefan Ciosici 34 C 6 11 265 Jr y Fran O'Hanlon 1998 Men's Basketball Roster https://goleopards.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/1998-99 Lafayette University Athletics July 3, 2023 Schedule and results 1998-99 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 1998 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style=Lafayette Leopards| Regular season Nov 14, 1998 yes yes 1998 men Dartmouth Big Green Dartmouth Leede Arena Hanover, New Hampshire 56–41 1–0 Nov 18, 1998 yes Princeton Allan P. Kirby Field House Easton, Pennsylvania 63–47 2–0 Nov 22, 1998 yes yes Purdue 15 Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana 67–72 2–1 Nov 29, 1998 yes yes 1998 men Saint Peter's Peacocks Saint Peter's Yanitelli Center Jersey City, New Jersey 76–66 3–1 Dec 2, 1998 yes 1998 men Swarthmore Garnet Tide Swarthmore Allan P. Kirby Field House Easton, Pennsylvania 75–56 4–1 Dec 5, 1998 yes yes 1998 men Howard Bison Howard Burr Gymnasium Washington, D.C. 68–55 5–1 Dec 10, 1998 yes 1998 men Columbia Lions Columbia Allan P. Kirby Field House Easton, Pennsylvania 81–61 6–1 Dec 12, 1998 yes yes Delaware Pepsi Arena Albany, New York Desmond Conference Challenge 78–92 6–2 Dec 22, 1998 yes yes 1998 men Towson Tigers Towson Towson Center Towson, Maryland 76–69 7–2 Dec 29, 1998 yes yes 1998 men Troy State Trojans Troy State Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah Gossner Classic 80–77 8–2 Dec 30, 1998 yes yes 1998 men Utah State Aggies Utah State Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah Gossner Classic 67–85 8–3 Jan 5, 1999 yes Penn Allan P. Kirby Field House Easton, Pennsylvania 62–74 8–4 Jan 9, 1999 yes 1998 men Navy Midshipmen Navy Alumni Hall Annapolis, Maryland 72–66 9–4 1–0 Jan 13, 1999 1998 men Holy Cross Crusaders Holy Cross Allan P. Kirby Field House Easton, Pennsylvania 76–64 10–4 2–0 Jan 16, 1999 1998 men Army Black Knights Army Allan P. Kirby Field House Easton, Pennsylvania 82–78 11–4 3–0 Jan 18, 1999 yes yes 1998 men Cornell Big Red Cornell Newman Arena Ithaca, New York 72–54 12–4 Jan 20, 1999 yes 1998 men Lehigh Mountain Hawks Lehigh Stabler Arena Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 73–70 13–4 4–0 Jan 23, 1999 1998 men Colgate Raiders Colgate Allan P. Kirby Field House Easton, Pennsylvania 57–65 13–5 4–1 Jan 25, 1999 yes yes 1998 men Rutgers Scarlet Knights Rutgers Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, New Jersey 64–84 13–6 Jan 27, 1999 yes 1998 men Bucknell Bison Bucknell Davis Gym Lewisburg, Pennsylvania 66–65 14–6 5–1 Feb 1, 1999 yes 1998 men Haverford Fords Haverford Allan P. Kirby Field House Easton, Pennsylvania 96–62 15–6 Feb 3, 1999 Navy Allan P. Kirby Field House Easton, Pennsylvania 74–71 16–6 6–1 Feb 6, 1999 yes Holy Cross Hart Center Worcester, Massachusetts 79–65 17–6 7–1 Feb 10, 1999 yes Army Christl Arena West Point, New York 89–59 18–6 8–1 Feb 14, 1999 Lehigh Allan P. Kirby Field House Easton, Pennsylvania 85–49 19–6 9–1 Feb 17, 1999 yes Colgate Cotterell Court Hamilton, New York 46–47 19–7 9–2 Feb 21, 1999 Bucknell Allan P. Kirby Field House Easton, Pennsylvania 67–63 20–7 10–2 |- !colspan=9 style=Lafayette Leopards| Patriot League Tournament Feb 28, 1999 yes yes 1 Colgate 4 Christl Arena West Point, New York Semifinals 73–71 21–7 Mar 5, 1999 yes 1 Bucknell 3 Allan P. Kirby Field House Easton, Pennsylvania Championship game 67–63 22–7 |- !colspan=9 style=Lafayette Leopards| NCAA Tournament Mar 12, 1999 CBS yes yes 15 E Miami (FL) 10 2 E FleetCenter Boston, Massachusetts First round 54–75 18,908 22–8 AP Poll Eastern Time E East 1999 Men's Basketball Schedule https://goleopards.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/1998-99 Lafayette University Athletics July 3, 20231998 Men's Basketball Stats https://goleopards.com/sports/2018/7/27/sports-m-baskbl-archive-060100aaa-html.aspx Lafayette University Athletics July 3, 2023https://goleopards.com/documents/2025/11/2/MBB25-26_RecordBook.pdf 2025-26 MBB Media Guide (PDF) Lafayette University Athletics April 18, 2026https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/lafayette/men/1999-schedule.html 1998-99 Lafayette Leopards Men's Schedule and Results Sports Reference April 18, 2026 Awards and honors Brian Ehlers – Patriot League Player of the Year References Category:Lafayette Leopards men's basketball seasons Lafayette Lafayette Lafayette Leopards men's basketball team Lafayette Leopards men's basketball team