1998–99 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

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1998–99
Myrl Shoemaker Center
Seasons
1998–99 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
American
No. 11 Cincinnati 12 – 4   .750 27 – 6   .818
Louisville 11 – 5   .688 19 – 11   .633
No. 24 UNC Charlotte † 10 – 6   .625 23 – 11   .676
DePaul 10 – 6   .625 18 – 13   .581
Saint Louis 8 – 8   .500 15 – 16   .484
Marquette 6 – 10   .375 14 – 15   .483
National
UAB 10 – 6   .625 20 – 12   .625
South Florida 6 – 10   .375 14 – 14   .500
Southern Miss 6 – 10   .375 14 – 16   .467
Memphis 6 – 10   .375 13 – 15   .464
Tulane 6 – 10   .375 12 – 15   .444
Houston 5 – 11   .313 10 – 17   .370
†
AP Poll[1]

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.[2] The Bearcats finished with a 27–6 record (12–4 C-USA).

Roster

1998–99 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
C 4 Kenyon Martin 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Saginaw, Michigan
F
 		5 Jermaine Tate 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Toledo, Ohio
G
 		21 Melvin Levett 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr
Cleveland, Ohio
G
 		22 Steve Logan 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr
Cleveland, Ohio
F
 		24 Ryan Fletcher 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr Franklin, Ohio
F
 		32 Pete Mickeal 6 ft 6.5 in (1.99 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Rock Island, Illinois
C 50 Donald Little 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Augusta, Georgia
Head coach

Bob Huggins

Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
Nov 19, 1998*
 No. 17 at No. 25 Rhode Island W 70–53  1–0
 Keaney Gymnasium 
Kingston, Rhode Island
Nov 25, 1998*
 No. 15 vs. Southern Utah
Great Alaska Shootout 		W 76–63  2–0
 Sullivan Arena 
Anchorage, Alaska
Nov 27, 1998*
 No. 15 vs. Iowa State
Great Alaska Shootout 		W 60–52  3–0
 Sullivan Arena 
Anchorage, Alaska
Nov 28, 1998*
 No. 15 vs. No. 1 Duke
Great Alaska Shootout 		W 77–75  4–0
 Sullivan Arena 
Anchorage, Alaska
Dec 5, 1998*
 No. 6 Oakland W 106–78  5–0
Cincinnati, Ohio
Dec 12, 1998*
 No. 4
Louisiana-Lafayette
 		W 91–65  6–0
 Myrl Shoemaker Center 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Dec 14, 1998*
 No. 4
Nicholls State
 		W 82–48  7–0
 Myrl Shoemaker Center 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Dec 16, 1998*
 No. 4 at No. 17 Minnesota W 62–61 OT 8–0
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Dec 19, 1998*
 No. 4 at 
UNLV
 		W 86–73  9–0
Las Vegas, Nevada
Dec 22, 1998
 No. 4 Houston W 115–78  10–0
(1–0) 		Myrl Shoemaker Center 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Dec 28, 1998*
 No. 4 vs. Dayton W 53–51  11–0
Cleveland, Ohio
Dec 30, 1998*
 No. 3 UNC Wilmington W 81–52  12–0
 Myrl Shoemaker Center 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 3, 1999
 No. 3 Marquette W 75–56  13–0
(2–0) 		Myrl Shoemaker Center 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 6, 1999
 No. 3 DePaul W 87–64  14–0
(3–0) 		Myrl Shoemaker Center 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 9, 1999
 No. 3 at 
Southern Miss
 		W 54–52  15–0
(4–0) 		Reed Green Coliseum 
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Jan 14, 1999
 No. 3 at UNC Charlotte L 60–62  15–1
(4–1) 		Dale F. Halton Arena 
Charlotte, North Carolina
Jan 16, 1999*
 No. 3 Oklahoma W 72–59  16–1
 Myrl Shoemaker Center 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 21, 1999
 No. 5 at No. 24 Louisville W 81–55  17–1
(5–1) 		Freedom Hall 
Louisville, Kentucky
Jan 23, 1999
 No. 5 Saint Louis W 55–44  18–1
(6–1) 		Myrl Shoemaker Center 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 28, 1999*
 No. 5 Xavier W 87–77  19–1
 Myrl Shoemaker Center 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 30, 1999
 No. 5 UAB W 73–60  20–1
(7–1) 		Myrl Shoemaker Center 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Feb 3, 1999
 No. 3 Tulane W 82–63  21–1
(8–1) 		Myrl Shoemaker Center 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Feb 6, 1999
 No. 3 at DePaul L 60–61 2OT 21–2
(8–2)
Rosemont Horizon 
Rosemont, Illinois
Feb 10, 1999
 No. 4 at Marquette L 58–62  21–3
(8–3)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Feb 14, 1999
 No. 4 at Saint Louis L 57–69  21–4
(8–4)
St. Louis, Missouri
Feb 17, 1999
 No. 9 UNC Charlotte W 82–69  22–4
(9–4) 		Fifth Third Arena 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Feb 21, 1999
 No. 9 Louisville W 91–78  23–4
(10–4) 		Fifth Third Arena 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Feb 25, 1999
 No. 9 at South Florida W 64–53  24–4
(11–4)
Sun Dome 
Tampa, Florida
Feb 27, 1999
 No. 9 at Memphis W 89–64  25–4
(12–4)
Pyramid Arena 
Memphis, Tennessee
Conference USA Tournament
Mar 4, 1999*
 No. 7 vs. South Florida
Quarterfinals 		W 76–56  26–4
 Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center 
Birmingham, Alabama
Mar 5, 1999*
 No. 7 vs. UNC Charlotte
Semifinals 		L 52–55  26–5
 Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center 
Birmingham, Alabama
NCAA Tournament
Mar 12, 1999*
 (3 E) No. 11 vs. (14 E) George Mason
Second Round 		W 72–48  27–5
Boston, Massachusetts
Mar 14, 1999*
 (3 E) No. 11 vs. (6 E) Temple
Second Round 		L 54–64  27–6
 TD Garden 
Boston, Massachusetts
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.

[3]

Rankings

Main article: 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
AP
1517156444333553499711Not released
Coaches15—1474333335535687911

^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll.
*AP did not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings [4]

NBA draft selections

Main article: 1999 NBA draft
Round Overall Player NBA Club
2 54 Melvin Levett Detroit Pistons

[5]

References

  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1999-00 Conference USA Season Summary
  2. The Los Angeles Times
    . March 15, 1999. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
  3. ^ "2020–21 Cincinnati Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Cincinnati Bearcats. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
  4. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2
    .
  5. ^ "2000 NBA Draft". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC.
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