1998–99 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1998–99 Kansas Jayhawks Big 12 Conference North Big 12 23 22 23–10 11–5 Roy Williams 11th Matt Doherty 7th Neil Dougherty 4th Joe Holladay 5th Jelani Janisse Chris Martin T.J. Pugh Ryan Robertson Allen Fieldhouse Big 12 tournament champions NCAA men's Division I tournament Round of 32 The 1998–99 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas in the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, which was the Jayhawks' 101st basketball season. The head coach was Roy Williams, who served his 11th year at KU. The team played its home games in Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas. Roster Name # Position Height Weight Year Home town Luke Axtell 33 Guard/forward 6–10 220 Sophomore (RS) Austin, Texas Jeff Boschee 13 Guard 6–1 185 Freshman Valley City, North Dakota Nick Bradford 21 Forward 6-6 190 Junior Fayetteville, Arkansas Jeff Carey 22 Forward/center 6–10 230 Freshman Camdenton, Missouri Eric Chenowith 44 Center 7–0 235 Sophomore Orange, California John Crider 12 Guard 6–3 180 Freshman Horton, Kansas Lester Earl 3 Forward 6–8 235 Junior Baton Rouge, Louisiana Kenny Gregory 20 Guard/forward 6–5 215 Sophomore Columbus, Ohio Jelani Janisse 23 Guard 6–3 210 Senior Los Angeles, California Ashante Johnson 31 Forward 6–8 210 Junior San Diego, California Marlon London 24 Guard 6–3 180 Freshman Broadview, Illinois Chris Martin 30 Guard 6–2 190 Senior Overland Park, Kansas Terry Nooner 5 Guard 6–0 170 Senior Raytown, Missouri T.J. Pugh 32 Forward 6–8 240 Senior Omaha, Nebraska Ryan Robertson 4 Guard 6–5 190 Senior Saint Charles, Missouri Big 12 Conference standings # Team Conference Pct. Overall Pct. 1 Texas 13-3 .813 19-13 .594 2 Missouri 11-5 .688 20–9 .690 3 Kansas 11-5 .688 23-10 .697 4 Oklahoma 11-5 .688 22-11 .667 5 1998-99 men Oklahoma State Cowboys Oklahoma State Cowboys Oklahoma State 10-6 .625 23-11 .676 6 Nebraska 10–6 .625 20–13 .606 7 1998-99 men Kansas State Wildcats Kansas State University Kansas State 7–9 .438 20-13 .606 8 1998-99 men Colorado Buffaloes University of Colorado–Buffalo Colorado 7-9 .438 18-15 .545 9 Iowa State 6-10 .375 15–15 .500 101998-99 men Texas A&M Aggies Texas A&M University Texas A&M 5-11 .313 12-15 .444 11Texas Tech 5-11 .313 13-17 .433 121998-99 men Baylor Bears Baylor University Baylor 0-16 .000 6-24 .200 http://www.big12sports.com//pdf1/136015.pdf Big 12 Record Book (PDF) Big 12 Conference 2009-04-05 2008-08-01 Schedule no |- 11/13/1998 yes 8 Gonzaga Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS 80-66 1–0 |- 11/17/1998 yes yes 8 Penn The Palestra Philadelphia, PA 61-56 2–0 11/21/1998 yes 8 1998 Fort Hays State Tigers Fort Hays State Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS 91-67 3–0 11/27/1998 yes yes 8 1998 n UNLV Runnin' Rebels UNLV MassMutual Center Springfield, MA Tip-Off Classic 78-50 4–0 12/01/1998 yes yes 7 Kentucky 8 United Center Chicago, IL Great Eight 45-63 4-1 12/05/1998 yes yes 7 1998 Pepperdine Waves Pepperdine Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA John R. Wooden Classic 62-55 5-1 12/08/1998 yes 10 Iowa Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS 81-85 5-2 12/12/1998 yes 10 1998 USC Trojans USC Allen Fieldhouse Lawnrence, KS 107-78 6-2 12/17/1998 yes 13 1998 DePaul Blue Demons DePaul Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS 74-68 7-2 12/19/1998 yes yes 13 Illinois Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO Sprint Shootout 65-55 8-2 12/23/1998 yes yes 13 1998 Saint Louis Billikens Saint Louis Scottrade Center Saint Louis, MO 64-78 8-3 01/02/1999 9:05PM 18 1998 Texas A&M Aggies Texas A&M Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS 95-57 9-3 1/6/1999 yes 18 1998 n Baylor Bears Baylor Ferrell Center Waco, TX 66-62 10-3 1/9/1999 18 Iowa State Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS 74-60 11-3 1/11/1999 yes 18 Missouri Hearnes Center Columbia, MO Border War 73-61 12-3 1/16/1999 yes yes 15 1998 UMass Minutemen UMass Mullins Center Amherst, MA 60-64 12-4 1/18/1999 15 Texas Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS 76-67 13-4 1/24/1999 19 Missouri Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS Border War 63-71 13-5 1/27/1999 yes 22 Nebraska Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, NE 69-84 13-6 1/30/1999 22 1998 Colorado Buffaloes Colorado Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS 77-74 14-6 2/1/1999 yes 22 1998 Kansas State Wildcats Kansas State Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS Sunflower Showdown 69-46 15-6 2/7/1999 yes Colorado Coors Events Center Boulder, CO 86-80 16-6 2/10/1999 24 Nebraska Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS 59-64 16-7 2/13/1999 yes 24 Texas Tech Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, TX 84-90 16-8 2/17/1999 Kansas State Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS Sunflower Showdown 62-47 17-8 2/20/1999 yes Oklahoma Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK 60-50 18-8 2/22/1999 1998 n Oklahoma State Cowboys Oklahoma State Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS 67-66 OT 19-8 2/28/1999 yes Iowa State Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA 50-52 19-9 |- !colspan=9| Big 12 tournament 3/5/1999 yes Nebraska Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO Quarterfinals 77-53 20-9 3/6/1999 yes Kansas State Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO Semifinals 69-58 21-9 3/7/1999 yes Oklahoma State Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO Championship Game 53-37 22-9 |- !colspan=9| NCAA tournament 3/12/1999 yes yes 22 (6) (11) Evansville Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA First Round 95-74 23-9 3/14/1999 yes yes 22 (6) (3) Kentucky 8 Louisiana Superdome New Orleans Second Round 88-92 OT 23-10 Central Standard Time AP Poll, NCAA tournament seeds shown in parenthesesKansas Jayhawks Men's Basketball 1998-99 Season Media Guide http://www.fansonly.com/photos/schools/kan/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/04-mediaguide.pdf English 2013-06-12 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120306064242/http://www.fansonly.com/photos/schools/kan/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/04-mediaguide.pdf 2012-03-06 Rankings Poll Pre Wk 1 Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 Wk 17 AP 8 8 8 7 10 13 13 18 18 15 19 22 24 22 Coaches *There was no coaches poll in week 1. See also 1999 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament 1999 Big 12 men's basketball tournament 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season References Category:Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball seasons Kansas Jay Jay Kansas