1998–99 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team
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1998–99 Big East | |
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Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 12 |
AP | No. 10 |
Record | 23–7 (15–3 Big East) |
Head coach | (9th season) |
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Home arena | Miami Arena |
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No. 3 Connecticut† | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 34 | – | 2 | .944 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 10 Miami (FL) | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 23 | – | 7 | .767 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 St. John's | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 28 | – | 9 | .757 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Syracuse | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Villanova | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 21 | – | 11 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rutgers | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 19 | – | 13 | .594 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Providence | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 16 | – | 14 | .533 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notre Dame | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 14 | – | 16 | .467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seton Hall | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 15 | – | 15 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgetown | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pittsburgh | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 14 | – | 16 | .467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Virginia | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 10 | – | 19 | .345 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 6 | – | 21 | .222 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1998–99 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team represented the University of Miami during the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hurricanes, led by ninth year head coach Leonard Hamilton, played their home games at the Miami Arena and were members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 23–7, 15–3 in Big East play to finish in second place. They lost in the second round of the 1999 Big East men's basketball tournament to St. John's. They were invited to the 1999 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament where they defeated Lafayette in the first round before falling in the second round to Purdue.[2]
Previous season
The Hurricanes finished the 1997–98 season 18–10 overall, 11–7 in Big East play and lost in the first round of the 1998 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament to UCLA.
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Schedule
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Nov 13, 1998* 7:30 pm |
at Florida Atlantic | W 97–73 | 1–0 |
26 – James | 10 – Tied | 8 – Hemsley | FAU Arena (4,122)
Boca Raton, FL | ||||
Nov 23, 1998* 7:35 pm |
at UNC Charlotte | L 59–66 | 1–1 |
15 – Bland | 15 – James | 5 – Jennings | Dale F. Halton Arena (6,834) Charlotte, NC | ||||
Nov 27, 1998* 7:30 pm |
Northern Iowa | W 78–69 | 2–1 |
18 – James | 10 – Bland | 2 – Tied | Miami, FL
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Dec 5, 1998* 3:50 pm, CBS |
at No. 8 Kentucky | L 65–74 | 2–2 |
22 – James | 10 – Bland | 5 – Jennings | Rupp Arena (23,565) Lexington, KY | ||||
Dec 8, 1998 7:30 pm, SportsChannel
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Boston College | W 77–64 | 3–2 (1–0) |
19 – Tied | 8 – James | 4 – Tied | Miami, FL
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Dec 11, 1998* 7:30 pm |
Central Florida | W 66–56 | 4–2 |
18 – Hemsley | 10 – Houston | 4 – Hemsley | Miami, FL
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Dec 18, 1998* 7:00 pm |
at Georgia State | W 76–55 | 5–2 |
24 – Hemsley | 6 – Jennings | 6 – Simmons | Atlanta, GA
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Dec 22, 1998* 7:30 pm |
Memphis | W 80–64 | 6–2 |
23 – James | 10 – James | 4 – Tied | Miami, FL
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Dec 27, 1998* 4:35 pm, SportsChannel
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Ohio State Orange Bowl Classic |
W 72–64 | 7–2 |
29 – James | 11 – James | 3 – Tied | National Car Rental Center (11,051)
Sunrise, FL | ||||
Dec 30, 1998 12:05 pm, SportsChannel
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at Georgetown | W 64–63 | 8–2 (2–0) |
35 – Hemsley | 15 – James | 7 – Jennings | MCI Center (7,102) Washington, D.C. | ||||
Jan 6, 1999 7:05 pm, SportsChannel
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No. 10 St. John's | W 84–79 | 9–2 (3–0) |
22 – James | 7 – Salmons | 5 – Jennings | Miami, FL
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Jan 9, 1999 7:35 pm, SportsChannel
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Notre Dame | L 68–71 | 9–3 (3–1) |
17 – James | 5 – Hemsley | 5 – Jennings | Miami, FL
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Jan 13, 1999 8:05 pm, ESPN2 |
at Rutgers
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W 74–62 | 10–3 (4–1) |
22 – Hemsley | 10 – James | 6 – Jennings | Louis Brown Athletic Center (6,601) Piscataway, NJ | ||||
Jan 16, 1999 4:05 pm, SportsChannel
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at West Virginia | W 64–55 | 11–3 (5–1) |
18 – James | 10 – James | 4 – Tied | WVU Coliseum (9,261) Morgantown, WV | ||||
Jan 20, 1999 7:05 pm, ESPN |
No. 25 | No. 1 Connecticut | L 68–70 OT | 11–4 (5–2) |
21 – Bland | 8 – Tied | 4 – Tied | Miami, FL
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Jan 24, 1999 1:05 pm, SportsChannel
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No. 25 | at Boston College | W 75–67 | 12–4 (6–2) |
21 – Hemsley | 8 – James | 4 – Tied | Conte Forum (4,251) Chestnut Hill, MA | |||
Jan 27, 1999 7:30 pm |
No. 23 | Seton Hall | W 77–71 | 13–4 (7–2) |
31 – James | 10 – James | 7 – Jennings | Miami, FL
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Jan 30, 1999 4:30 pm, SportsChannel
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No. 23 | at Pittsburgh | L 54–60 | 13–5 (7–3) |
17 – James | 7 – Tied | 2 – Tied | Pittsburgh, PA
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Feb 3, 1999 7:00 pm, ESPN |
No. 25 | at No. 9 St. John's | W 73–70 | 14–5 (8–3) |
29 – Hemsley | 10 – James | 6 – Jennings | New York, NY
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Feb 6, 1999 12:00 pm, WPLG |
No. 25 | Georgetown | W 71–58 | 15–5 (9–3) |
21 – James | 12 – James | 7 – Jennings | Miami, FL
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Feb 8, 1999 7:30 pm, ESPN |
No. 16 | at No. 18 Syracuse | W 76–63 | 16–5 (10–3) |
21 – Hemsley | 9 – James | 11 – Jennings | Carrier Dome (18,836)
Syracuse, NY | |||
Feb 13, 1999 4:00 pm, SportsChannel
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No. 16 | at Providence | W 69–65 | 17–5 (11–3) |
24 – Hemsley | 11 – James | 8 – Jennings | Providence Civic Center (10,427)
Providence, RI | |||
Feb 16, 1999 7:30 pm, SportsChannel
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No. 15 | Villanova | W 103–82 | 18–5 (12–3) |
26 – Hemsley | 10 – Bland | 8 – Jennings | Miami, FL
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Feb 20, 1999 1:00 pm, CBS |
No. 15 | at No. 2 Connecticut | W 73–71 | 19–5 (13–3) |
19 – Hemsley | 14 – Bland | 5 – Jennings | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027) Storrs, CT | |||
Feb 23, 1999 7:30 pm, SportsChannel
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No. 11 | Pittsburgh | W 85–52 | 20–5 (14–3) |
20 – James | 13 – Salmons | 12 – Jennings | Miami, FL
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Feb 27, 1999 12:00 pm, WPLG |
No. 11 | Rutgers
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W 68–63 | 21–5 (15–3) |
14 – James | 12 – Bland | 6 – Jennings | Miami, FL
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Big East tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 4, 1999 7:05 pm, ESPN2 |
(2) No. 9 | vs. (10) Georgetown Quarterfinals |
W 65–54 | 22–5 |
19 – Bland | 9 – Bland | 5 – Jennings | New York, NY
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Mar 5, 1999 9:30 pm, ESPN |
(2) No. 9 | vs. (3) No. 10 St. John's Semifinals |
L 59–62 | 22–6 |
25 – James | 9 – James | 8 – Jennings | New York, NY
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NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 12, 1999 7:40 pm, CBS |
(2 E) No. 10 | vs. (15) Lafayette First Round |
W 75–54 | 23–6 |
31 – Hemsley | 7 – Tied | 8 – Jennings | Boston, MA
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Mar 14, 1999 5:00 pm, CBS |
(2 E) No. 10 | vs. (10) Purdue Second Round |
L 63–73 | 23–7 |
19 – James | 11 – Bland | 4 – Salmons | Boston, MA
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*Non-conference game. #Rankings from .
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References
- ^ "1998-99 Big East Conference Season Summary". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
- ^ "1998-99 Season Review" (PDF). University of Miami. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
- ^ "1998-99 Men's Basketball Roster". University of Miami Athletics. Retrieved February 7, 2022.