1998–99 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team

The 1998–99 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team represented the University of Minnesota during the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by 13th-year head coach Clem Haskins, the Golden Gophers advanced to the NCAA tournament and finished with a 17–11 record (8–8 Big Ten).

1998–99 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet 16
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	17–11 (8–8 Big Ten)
Head coach	Clem Haskins (13th season)
Home arena	Williams Arena
Seasons ← 1997–98 1999–2000 →

1998–99 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 2 Michigan State†	15	–	1		.938			33	–	5		.868
No. 19 Indiana	9	–	7		.563			23	–	11		.676
No. 18 Wisconsin	9	–	7		.563			22	–	10		.688
No. 21 Iowa	9	–	7		.563			20	–	10		.667
Purdue	7	–	9		.438			21	–	13		.618
Northwestern	6	–	10		.375			15	–	14		.517
Penn State	5	–	11		.313			13	–	14		.481
Illinois	3	–	13		.188			14	–	18		.438
No. 14 Ohio State**	0	–	4		.000			1	–	9		.100
Minnesota***	0	–	8		.000			0	–	11		.000
Michigan*	0	–	11		.000			0	–	19		.000
† 1999 Big Ten tournament winner Rankings from AP poll *Michigan: 12 games vacated due to sanctions against the program **Ohio State: 26 games including 5 NCAA Tourn. games vacated due to sanctions against the program *** Minnesota vacated 17 games including 1 NCAA Tourn. game due to sanctions against the program Disputed records: Michigan: 12–19, 5–11; Ohio State: 27–9, 12–4; Minnesota: 17–11, 8–8

Roster

1998–99 Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F 20 Quincy Lewis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — Sr Little Rock, Arkansas C 50 Joel Przybilla 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr	Head coach Clem Haskins (Western Kentucky) 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 city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 21, 1998*		Appalachian State	W 81–67	1–0	Williams Arena  Minneapolis, Minnesota
Nov 24, 1998*		Seton Hall	W 77–70	2–0	Williams Arena  Minneapolis, Minnesota
Nov 28, 1998*		Winthrop	W 68–59	3–0	Williams Arena  Minneapolis, Minnesota
Nov 30, 1998*		Oregon	W 72–61	4–0	Williams Arena  Minneapolis, Minnesota
Dec 4, 1998*		at Fresno State	W 77–65	5–0	Selland Arena  Fresno, California
Dec 12, 1998*	No. 24	Eastern Michigan	W 72–53	6–0	Williams Arena  Minneapolis, Minnesota
Dec 16, 1998*	No. 17	No. 4 Cincinnati	L 61–62 ^OT	6–1	Williams Arena  Minneapolis, Minnesota
Dec 19, 1998*	No. 17	at Nebraska	W 55–51	7–1	Bob Devaney Sports Center  Lincoln, Nebraska
Dec 22, 1998*	No. 17	Montana State	W 78–64	8–1	Williams Arena  Minneapolis, Minnesota
Dec 29, 1998*	No. 16	Sacramento State	W 98–57	9–1	Williams Arena  Minneapolis, Minnesota
Big Ten regular season
Jan 6, 1999	No. 16	Northwestern	L 55–58	9–2 (0–1)	Williams Arena  Minneapolis, Minnesota
Jan 9, 1999	No. 16	Penn State	W 75–60	10–2 (1–1)	Williams Arena  Minneapolis, Minnesota
Jan 13, 1999	No. 19	at No. 14 Michigan State	L 55–71	10–3 (1–2)	Breslin Student Events Center  East Lansing, Michigan
Jan 16, 1999	No. 19	No. 12 Iowa	W 75–70	11–3 (2–2)	Williams Arena  Minneapolis, Minnesota
Feb 27, 1999		at Northwestern	W 58–51	17–9 (8–8)	Welsh-Ryan Arena  Evanston, Illinois
Big Ten Tournament
Mar 4, 1999*		vs. Illinois Quarterfinals	L 64–67 ^OT	17–10	United Center  Chicago, Illinois
NCAA Tournament
Mar 11, 1999*	(7 W)	vs. (10 W) Gonzaga First round	L 63–75^[2]	17–11	KeyArena  Seattle, Washington
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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Rankings

Main article: 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

References

1. "1998–99 Minnesota Golden Gophers Roster and Stats". Retrieved March 18, 2023.
2. "Gonzaga Defeats Depleted Minnesota". The Washington Post. March 11, 1999. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
3. "2019–20 Minnesota Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Minnesota Athletics. Retrieved March 18, 2023.