1998–99 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team

The 1998–99 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team represented the University of Missouri during the 1998–99 NCAA men's college basketball season. The Tigers were led by legendary coach Norm Stewart in his 32nd and final season at the school.

1998–99 Missouri Tigers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, First round
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Record	20–9 (11–5 Big 12)
Head coach	Norm Stewart (32nd season)
Assistant coaches	Kim Anderson (11th season) Rich Daly (16th season)
Captains	John Woods Monte Hardge
Home arena	Hearnes Center
Seasons ← 1997–98 1999–2000 →

1998–99 Big 12 men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Texas	13	–	3		.813			19	–	13		.594
Missouri	11	–	5		.688			20	–	9		.690
No. 22 Kansas †	11	–	5		.688			23	–	10		.697
Oklahoma	11	–	5		.688			22	–	11		.667
Oklahoma State	10	–	6		.625			23	–	11		.676
Nebraska	10	–	6		.625			20	–	13		.606
Kansas State	7	–	9		.438			20	–	13		.606
Colorado	7	–	9		.438			18	–	15		.545
Iowa State	6	–	10		.375			15	–	15		.500
Texas A&M	5	–	11		.313			12	–	15		.444
Texas Tech	5	–	11		.313			13	–	17		.433
Baylor	0	–	16		.000			6	–	24		.200
† 1999 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll ^[1]

Roster

1998–99 Missouri Tigers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F 3 Kenge Stevenson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr G 4 Clarence Gilbert 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 194 lb (88 kg) Fr G 5 Keyon Dooling 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 196 lb (89 kg) Fr F 11 Mark Wampler 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Jr G 12 Brian Grawer 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) — So F 24 Jeff Hafer 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Jr F 31 Johnnie Parker 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — So G 32 John Woods (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Sr C 33 Tajudeen Soyoye — — So F 44 Albert White Jr. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Jr F 52 Matt Rowan 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — Fr C 53 Monte Hardge (C) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) — Sr C 54 Pat Schumacher — — Fr G Steve Weaver — — So	Head coach Norm Stewart (Missouri) Assistant coach(es) Kim Anderson (Missouri) Rich Daly Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
Nov 13, 1998*		Jackson State	W 87–46	1–0	Hearnes Center  Columbia, Missouri
Nov 18, 1998*		SW Missouri State Preseason NIT	L 69–72	1–1	Hearnes Center  Columbia, Missouri
Nov 23, 1998*		Austin Peay	W 63–53	2–1	Hearnes Center  Columbia, Missouri
Nov 29, 1998*		Texas State	W 69–51	3–1	Hearnes Center  Columbia, Missouri
Dec 1, 1998*		Nicholls State	W 66–57	4–1	Hearnes Center  Columbia, Missouri
Dec 5, 1998*		Idaho	W 68–60	5–1	Hearnes Center  Columbia, Missouri
Dec 9, 1998*		Arkansas-Pine Bluff	W 89–33	6–1	Hearnes Center  Columbia, Missouri
Dec 12, 1998*		at SMU	W 66–55	7–1	Moody Coliseum  Dallas, Texas
Dec 19, 1998*		at No. 25 Iowa	L 68–82	7–2	Carver-Hawkeye Arena  Iowa City, Iowa
Dec 22, 1998*		vs. Illinois Braggin' Rights	W 67–62	8–2	Kiel Center  St. Louis, Missouri
Dec 30, 1998*		Centenary	W 77–48	9–2	Hearnes Center  Columbia, Missouri
Jan 2, 1999		Nebraska	W 80–57	10–2 (1–0)	Hearnes Center  Columbia, Missouri
Jan 6, 1999		at Kansas State	W 78–73	11–2 (2–0)	Bramlage Coliseum  Manhattan, Kansas
Jan 9, 1999		at Texas A&M	W 96–91	12–2 (3–0)	Reed Arena  College Station, Texas
Jan 11, 1999		No. 18 Kansas Border War	L 61–73	12–3 (3–1)	Hearnes Center  Columbia, Missouri
Jan 16, 1999		at Colorado	L 63–82	12–4 (3–2)	Coors Events Conference Center  Boulder, Colorado
Jan 24, 1999		at No. 19 Kansas Border War	W 71–63	13–4 (4–2)	Allen Fieldhouse  Lawrence, Kansas
Jan 27, 1999		Kansas State	W 70–63	14–4 (5–2)	Hearnes Center  Columbia, Missouri
Jan 30, 1999		Baylor	W 73–55	15–4 (6–2)	Hearnes Center  Columbia, Missouri
Feb 3, 1999	No. 24	Texas Tech	W 88–63	16–4 (7–2)	Hearnes Center  Columbia, Missouri
Feb 6, 1999	No. 24	at Nebraska	L 61–69	16–5 (7–3)	Bob Devaney Sports Center  Lincoln, Nebraska
Feb 8, 1999	No. 24	at Iowa State	W 77–61	17–5 (8–3)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
Feb 13, 1999		Colorado	W 87–56	18–5 (9–3)	Hearnes Center  Columbia, Missouri
Feb 15, 1999		Oklahoma	L 57–69	18–6 (9–4)	Hearnes Center  Columbia, Missouri
Feb 20, 1999	No. 22	at Oklahoma State	L 68–84	18–7 (9–5)	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
Feb 24, 1999		Iowa State	W 75–64	19–7 (10–5)	Hearnes Center  Columbia, Missouri
Feb 27, 1999		at No. 22 Texas	W 54–47	20–7 (11–5)	Frank Erwin Center  Austin, Texas
Big 12 Tournament
Mar 5, 1999*	(2) No. 24	vs. (7) Kansas State First round	L 74–84	20–8	Kemper Arena (18,900) Kansas City, Missouri
NCAA Tournament
Mar 11, 1999*	(8 W)	vs. (9 W) No. 25 New Mexico First round	L 59–61^[2]	20–9	McNichols Sports Arena  Denver, Colorado
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West.

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References

1. 2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
2. "Lobos show Missouri they belong in tourney". The Las Vegas Sun. March 12, 1999. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
3. "1998 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Missouri Athletics. Retrieved March 19, 2022.