1998–99 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team

1998–99 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball
1998–99 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball
WAC Mountain co-champions
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
	Mountain
Record	23–10 (9–5 WAC)
Head coach	Bill Self (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Norm Roberts (2nd season); Billy Gillispie (2nd season); John Phillips (2nd season);
Home arena	Reynolds Center
	Seasons ← 1997–98 1999–2000 →

1998–99 WAC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Mountain
UNLV	9	–	5	.643	16	–	13	.552
Tulsa	9	–	5	.643	23	–	10	.697
Rice	8	–	6	.571	18	–	10	.643
TCU	7	–	7	.500	21	–	11	.656
SMU	7	–	7	.500	15	–	15	.500
Colorado State	7	–	7	.500	19	–	11	.633
Wyoming	7	–	7	.500	18	–	10	.643
Air Force	2	–	12	.143	10	–	16	.385
Pacific
No. 6 Utah †	14	–	0	1.000	28	–	5	.848
No. 25 New Mexico	9	–	5	.643	25	–	9	.735
Fresno State	9	–	5	.643	21	–	12	.636
UTEP	8	–	6	.571	16	–	12	.571
BYU	6	–	8	.429	12	–	16	.429
San Jose State	5	–	9	.357	12	–	16	.429
Hawaii	3	–	11	.214	6	–	20	.231
San Diego State	2	–	12	.143	4	–	22	.154

† AP Poll^[1]

The 1998–99 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team represented the

College of Charleston in the opening round^[2] before falling to No. 1 overall seed and eventual National runner-up Duke

in the second round.

Roster

1998–99 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	10	Greg Harrington	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	Fr
F	11	Eric Coley	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Jr
C	13	Brandon Kurtz	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	—	Jr
G	31	Marcus Hill	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	So
G	32	Tony Heard	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	Jr
F	33	David Shelton	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	So
F/C	51	Michael Ruffin	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Sr	Denver, Colorado
C	55	DeAngelo McDaniel	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	Fr

Head coach

Bill Self

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
Nov 15, 1998*		Sam Houston State	W 60–42	1–0	Donald W. Reynolds Center Tulsa, Oklahoma
Nov 18, 1998*		Jackson State	W 84–45	2–0	Donald W. Reynolds Center Tulsa, Oklahoma
Nov 22, 1998*		at UAB	L 61–78	2–1	Bartow Arena Birmingham, Alabama
Nov 24, 1998*		Texas–San Antonio	W 81–68	3–1	Donald W. Reynolds Center Tulsa, Oklahoma
Nov 28, 1998*		Saint Joseph's	W 66–55	4–1	Donald W. Reynolds Center Tulsa, Oklahoma
Dec 1, 1998*		at Nebraska	W 52–49	5–1	Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska
Dec 4, 1998*		vs. Vermont	W 72–61	6–1	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Dec 5, 1998*		at Marquette	W 67–51	7–1	Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Dec 8, 1998*		North Texas	W 103–69	8–1	Donald W. Reynolds Center Tulsa, Oklahoma
Dec 13, 1998*		Oral Roberts	W 73–68	9–1	Donald W. Reynolds Center Tulsa, Oklahoma
Dec 21, 1998*		vs. Texas Tech Pearl Harbor Classic	W 84–50	10–1	George Q. Cannon Activities Center Laie, Hawaii
Dec 22, 1998*		vs. No. 15 Michigan State Pearl Harbor Classic	L 58–68	10–2	George Q. Cannon Activities Center Laie, Hawaii
Dec 23, 1998*		vs. Oregon State Pearl Harbor Classic	W 59–57	11–2	George Q. Cannon Activities Center Laie, Hawaii
WAC Tournament
Mar 4, 1999*		vs. Fresno State Quarterfinals	W 85–56	22–8	Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada
Mar 5, 1999*		vs. No. 8 Utah Semifinals	L 61–64 ^OT	22–9	Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada
NCAA Tournament
Mar 12, 1999*	(9 E)	vs. (8 E) No. 16 College of Charleston Second Round	W 62–53	23–9	Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina
Mar 14, 1999*	(9 E)	vs. (1 E) No. 1 Duke Second Round	L 56–97	23–10	Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Central.

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Rankings

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Awards and honors

Bill Self – WAC Coach of the Year

References

^ sports-reference.com 1998-99 Western Athletic Conference Season Summary
The Tampa Bay Times
. March 13, 1999. Retrieved March 19, 2023.

^ "1998-99 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 13, 2022.

^ "1998-99 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 13, 2022.

ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2
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Venues

Various high schools (1907–1947)

Expo Square Pavilion (1947–1976)

Tulsa Convention Center (1976–1998)

Reynolds Center (1998–present)

Rivalries

Oral Roberts

Wichita State

Culture & lore

"Hurricane Spirit"

The Sound of the Golden Hurricane Marching Band

People

Head coaches

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[1] sports-reference.com 1998-99 Western Athletic Conference Season Summary

[ncaa-2] The Tampa Bay Times
. March 13, 1999. Retrieved March 19, 2023.

[3] "1998-99 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 13, 2022.

[4] "1998-99 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 13, 2022.

[5] ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2
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