1998–99 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

The 1998–99 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team finished 3rd in the conference. The Bruins competed in the 1999 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, losing to the Detroit Titans in the round of 64. This was the third season for head coach Steve Lavin.

1998–99 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
NCAA tournament, First round
Conference	Pacific-10
Ranking
Coaches	No. 21^[1]
AP	No. 15^[1]
Record	22–8 (one loss vacated) (12–6 Pac-10)
Head coach	Steve Lavin (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Michael Holton Jim Saia Steve Spencer
Home arena	Pauley Pavilion
Seasons ← 1997–98 1999–2000 →

1998–99 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 7 Stanford	15	–	3		.833			26	–	7		.788
No. 12 Arizona	13	–	5		.722			22	–	7		.759
No. 15 UCLA	12	–	6		.667			22	–	9		.710
Washington	10	–	8		.556			17	–	12		.586
California	8	–	10		.444			22	–	11		.667
Oregon	8	–	10		.444			19	–	13		.594
USC	7	–	11		.389			15	–	13		.536
Oregon State	7	–	11		.389			13	–	14		.481
Arizona State	6	–	12		.333			14	–	16		.467
Washington State	4	–	14		.222			10	–	19		.345
As of July 26, 2011^[2] Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1998–99 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 21 Ryan Bailey 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) — So F 23 Matt Barnes 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 226 lb (103 kg) Fr Santa Clara, California G 5 Baron Davis (C) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — So Los Angeles, California F 30 Sean Farnham 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — Jr C 50 Dan Gadzuric 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr The Hague, Netherlands G 22 Rico Hines 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — So Greenville, North Carolina G 20 Brandon Loyd 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) — Sr F 0 Jérôme Moïso 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) — Fr Paris, France G 11 Todd Ramasar 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — So F 13 Travis Reed 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — So Los Angeles, California F 4 JaRon Rush 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — Fr Kansas City, Kansas G 25 Earl Watson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) — So Kansas City, Kansas G 34 Ray Young 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Fr	Head coach Steve Lavin (Chapman) Assistant coach(es) Michael Holton (UCLA) Jim Saia (Chapman) Steve Spencer (Somona State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster Last update: 30 January 2018

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Exhibition
November 10, 1998		vs. California All Stars Exhibition	W 95–89	0–0	Pauley Pavilion  Los Angeles, CA
November 12, 1998		vs. Taiwan Exhibition	W 98–65	0–0	Pauley Pavilion  Los Angeles, CA
Regular Season
November 19, 1998	No. 11	Santa Clara	W 89–76	1–0	Pauley Pavilion (8,532) Los Angeles, CA
November 26, 1998	No. 10	vs. San Francisco Puerto Rico Shootout	W 69–62	2–0	Guerrera Sports Complex (2,500) Bayamon, PR
November 27, 1998	No. 10	vs. No. 5 Maryland Puerto Rico Shootout	L 54–70	2–1	Guerrera Sports Complex (2,500) Bayamon, PR
November 28, 1998	No. 10	vs. No. 4 Kentucky Puerto Rico Shootout	L 62–66	2–2	Guerrera Sports Complex (2,500) Bayamon, PR
December 2, 1998	No. 18	Delaware State	W 109–67	3–2	Pauley Pavilion (7,509) Los Angeles, CA
December 5, 1998	No. 18	vs. No. 11 Oklahoma State John R. Wooden Classic	W 69–66	4–2	Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim (14,237) Anaheim, CA
December 12, 1998	No. 15	UNLV	W 72–67	5–2	Pauley Pavilion (9,855) Los Angeles, CA
December 19, 1998	No. 12	Cal State Northridge	W 114–97	6–2	Pauley Pavilion (8,584) Los Angeles, CA
December 23, 1998	No. 12	American	W 66–56	7–2	Pauley Pavilion (7,442) Los Angeles, CA
December 29, 1998	No. 10	Loyola Marymount	W 92–67	8–2	Pauley Pavilion (10,030) Los Angeles, CA
January 2, 1999	No. 10	No. 6 Arizona	W 82–75	9–2 (1–0)	Pauley Pavilion (11,453) Los Angeles, CA
January 4, 1999	No. 10	Arizona State	W 88–85 ^OT	10–2 (2–0)	Pauley Pavilion (8,828) Los Angeles, CA
January 7, 1999	No. 8	at Oregon State	L 63–65	10–3 (2–1)	Gill Coliseum (7,232) Corvallis, OR
January 9, 1999	No. 8	at Oregon	W 65–63	11–3 (3–1)	McArthur Court (9,087) Eugene, OR
January 14, 1999	No. 10	California	W 72–61	12–3 (4–1)	Pauley Pavilion (11,910) Los Angeles, CA
January 16, 1999	No. 10	No. 4 Stanford	L 59–72	12–4 (4–2)	Pauley Pavilion (12,922) Los Angeles, CA
January 20, 1999	No. 13	at USC	W 98–80	13–4 (5–2)	Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (10,986) Los Angeles, CA
January 23, 1999	No. 13	at No. 24 Louisville	W 82–70	14–4	Freedom Hall (19,987) Louisville, KY
January 28, 1999	No. 11	at Washington State	W 69–66	15–4 (6–2)	Beasley Coliseum (5,520) Pullman, WA
January 31, 1999	No. 11	at Washington	L 83–93	15–5 (6–3)	Hec Edmundson Pavilion (7,900) Seattle, WA
February 4, 1999	No. 13	Oregon	W 79–77	16–5 (7–3)	Pauley Pavilion (10,270) Los Angeles, CA
February 7, 1999	No. 13	Oregon State	W 85–67	17–5 (8–3)	Pauley Pavilion (9,472) Los Angeles, CA
February 11, 1999	No. 9	at No. 6 Stanford	L 73–77	17–6 (8–4)	Maples Pavilion (7,391) Stanford, CA
February 13, 1999	No. 9	at California	L 67–85	17–7 (8–5)	Oakland Arena (15,676) Oakland, CA
February 17, 1999	No. 16	USC	W 68–63	18–7 (9–5)	Pauley Pavilion (11,601) Los Angeles, CA
February 21, 1999	No. 16	No. 21 Syracuse	W 93–69	19–7	Pauley Pavilion (11,721) Los Angeles, CA
February 25, 1999	No. 15	Washington State	W 100–61	20–7 (10–5)	Pauley Pavilion (10,486) Los Angeles, CA
February 27, 1999	No. 15	Washington	W 79–62	21–7 (11–5)	Pauley Pavilion (11,465) Los Angeles, CA
March 04, 1999	No. 12	at Arizona State	W 68–65	22–7 (12–5)	Wells Fargo Arena (9,007) Tempe, AZ
March 06, 1999	No. 12	at No. 13 Arizona	L 70–87	22–8 (12–6)	McKale Center (14,545) Tucson, AZ
NCAA tournament
March 11, 1999	No. 15	vs. Detroit First Round	L 53–56	22–9	RCA Dome (27,959) Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

Source^[3][4]

1999 NBA draft

Baron Davis was drafted third overall by the Charlotte Hornets in the 1999 NBA draft.

References

1. "UCLA Bruins men's basketball history" (PDF). Retrieved 2008-02-22.
2. "1998-99 Final Pac-10 Standings". Stanford men's basketball. Retrieved July 26, 2011.
3. "Season by Season Records" (PDF). UCLA Athletics.
4. "Final 1999 Cumulative Basketball Statistics Report" (PDF).