1998–99 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team

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1998–99
Maui Invitational Tournament champion
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record21–12 (10–8 Big East)
Head coach (23rd season)
Assistant coaches
Home arena
1999–2000
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1998–99 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
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
AP Poll


The 1998–99 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team represented

Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York. The team finished with a 21–12 (10–8) record, while making it to the NCAA tournament
.

The team was led by juniors Ryan Blackwell, Jason Hart, and Etan Thomas.

Roster

1998–99 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G
5 Jason Hart 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr
Westchester, California
F
25 Damone Brown 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Buffalo, New York
F
32 Ryan Blackwell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Pittsford, New York
C 33 Etan Thomas 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr Tulsa, Oklahoma
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
Nov 17, 1998*
No. 22 Colgate W 93–40  1–0
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, New York
Nov 19, 1998*
No. 22 Coppin State W 74–56  2–0
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, New York
Nov 23, 1998*
No. 19 at 
Maui Invitational Tournament
W 82–44  3–0
Lahaina Civic Center 
Lahaina, Hawaii
Nov 24, 1998*
No. 19 vs. Michigan
Maui Invitational Tournament
W 58–46  4–0
Lahaina Civic Center 
Lahaina, Hawaii
Nov 25, 1998*
No. 19 vs. No. 17 Indiana
Maui Invitational Tournament
W 76–63  5–0
Lahaina Civic Center 
Lahaina, Hawaii
Dec 1, 1998*
No. 12 Quinnipiac W 93–65  6–0
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, New York
Dec 4, 1998*
No. 12 Ohio L 55–61  6–1
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, New York
Dec 5, 1998*
No. 12 Santa Clara W 95–75  7–1
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, New York
Dec 9, 1998
No. 13 at West Virginia L 59–73  7–2
(0–1)
WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, West Virginia
Dec 12, 1998
No. 13 Seton Hall L 64–80  7–3
(0–2)
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, New York
Dec 27, 1998*
No. 22 St. Bonaventure W 71–55  8–3
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, New York
Dec 29, 1998
No. 22 at Notre Dame W 75–63  9–3
(1–2)
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, Indiana
Jan 2, 1999
No. 22 West Virginia W 83–67  10–3
(2–2)
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, New York
Jan 5, 1999
No. 20 at Villanova W 74–52  11–3
(3–2)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 12, 1999
No. 18 Providence L 58–67  11–4
(3–3)
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, New York
Jan 16, 1999
No. 18 at Georgetown W 81–79  12–4
(4–3)
Verizon Center 
Washington, D.C.
Jan 18, 1999
No. 20 at Rutgers L 71–74  12–5
(4–4)
Louis Brown Athletic Center 
Piscataway, New Jersey
Jan 21, 1999
No. 20 Boston College W 90–51  13–5
(5–4)
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, New York
Jan 24, 1999*
No. 20 South Carolina W 84–37  14–5
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, New York
Jan 27, 1999
No. 17 No. 9 St. John's L 70–75  14–6
(5–5)
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, New York
Jan 30, 1999
No. 17 at Seton Hall W 76–62  15–6
(6–5)
Continental Airlines Arena 
East Rutherford, New Jersey
Feb 1, 1999
No. 16 at No. 1 
Rivalry
W 59–42  16–6
(7–5)
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion 
Storrs, Connecticut
Feb 6, 1999
No. 16 Villanova L 60–75  16–7
(7–6)
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, New York
Feb 8, 1999
No. 18 No. 16 Miami (FL) L 63–76  16–8
(7–7)
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, New York
Feb 14, 1999
No. 18 at Pittsburgh W 75–67  17–8
(8–7)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Feb 17, 1999
No. 21 Notre Dame W 71–65  18–8
(9–7)
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, New York
Feb 21, 1999*
No. 21 at No. 16 UCLA L 69–93  18–9
Los Angeles, California
Feb 24, 1999
No. 24 at Boston College W 73–56  19–9
(10–7)
Boston, Massachusetts
Feb 28, 1999
No. 24 No. 4 Connecticut
Rivalry
L 58–70  19–10
(10–8)
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, New York
Big East Tournament
Mar 3, 1999*
vs. Boston College
First round
W 96–55  20–10
Madison Square Garden 
New York, New York
Mar 4, 1999*
vs. Villanova
Quarterfinals
W 70–62  21–10
Madison Square Garden 
New York, New York
Mar 5, 1999*
vs. No. 3 Connecticut
Semifinals
L 50–71  21–11
Madison Square Garden 
New York, New York
NCAA Tournament
Mar 11, 1999*
(8 S) vs. (9 S) Oklahoma State
First Round
L 61–69[2]  21–12
Indianapolis, Indiana
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S=South.

Rankings

References

  1. ^ "1998-99 Big East Conference Season Summary". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
  2. The Los Angeles Times
    . March 12, 1999. Retrieved December 4, 2021.