1998–99 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team

The 1998–99 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team represented the University of Virginia during the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by first-year head coach Pete Gillen, and played their home games at University Hall in Charlottesville, Virginia as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

1998–99 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	14–16 (4–12 ACC)
Head coach	Pete Gillen (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Walt Fuller (1st season) Bobby Gonzalez (1st season) Tom Herrion (1st season)
Home arena	University Hall
Seasons ← 1997–98 1999–2000 →

1998–99 ACC men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 1 Duke †	16	–	0		1.000			37	–	2		.949
No. 5 Maryland	13	–	3		.813			28	–	6		.824
No. 13 North Carolina	10	–	6		.625			24	–	10		.706
Wake Forest	7	–	9		.438			17	–	14		.548
NC State	6	–	10		.375			19	–	14		.576
Georgia Tech	6	–	10		.375			15	–	16		.484
Clemson	5	–	11		.313			20	–	15		.571
Florida State	5	–	11		.313			13	–	17		.433
Virginia	4	–	12		.250			14	–	16		.467
† 1999 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

Last season

The Cavaliers had a record of 14–16.

Roster

1998–99 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 4 Cade Lemcke (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 181 lb (82 kg) Fr McQuaid Jesuit HS Hilton, New York G/F 5 Brandon Lloyd (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 184 lb (83 kg) Fr Lake Braddock Secondary Springfield, Virginia G 10 Chezley Watson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 201 lb (91 kg) So East Hall HS Gainesville, Georgia G 11 Greg Lyons (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 178 lb (81 kg) So Holy Cross HS Mineola, New York G 12 Keith Friel (I)   6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Jr Oyster River HS/Notre Dame Durham, New Hampshire G 13 Donald Hand (C) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 176 lb (80 kg) So Paterson Catholic HS Paterson, New Jersey G/F 21 Jason Dowling (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 191 lb (87 kg) Fr Xaverian HS Brooklyn, New York G 22 Josh Hare (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 197 lb (89 kg) So Rockville HS Vernon, Connecticut G/F 24 Willie Dersch (C) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 202 lb (92 kg) Jr Holy Cross HS Floral Park, New York F 25 Marcus Martin (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 218 lb (99 kg) Fr Western Albemarle HS Charlottesville, Virginia G/F 31 Adam Hall 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Katy HS Katy, Texas G/F 33 Chris Williams 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Fr Minor HS Birmingham, Alabama C 44 Kris Hunter 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Florida A&M HS Tallahassee, Florida F/C 52 Colin Ducharme (C) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 243 lb (110 kg) Jr Douglas S. Freeman HS Richmond, Virginia F 55 Raleigh Harbour (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 212 lb (96 kg) Sr Fenwick HS Hinsdale, Illinois	Head coach Pete Gillen (Fairfield) Assistant coach(es) Tom Herrion (Merrimack) Bobby Gonzalez (Buffalo State) Walt Fuller (Drexel) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Last update: February 18, 2015

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition game
Nov. 3* 7:30 pm, no	Aussie All-Stars	W 96–79		University Hall  Charlottesville, Virginia
Nov. 7* 8:00 pm, no	California All-Stars	W 101–77		University Hall  Charlottesville, Virginia
Regular season
Nov. 13* 6:00 pm, no	vs. VCU	W 86–70	1–0 (0–0)	Robins Center (6,412) Richmond, Virginia
Nov. 20* 10:30 pm, no	vs. No. 19 Arkansas Top of the World Challenge	L 83–85	1–1 (0–0)	Carlson Center (4,901) Fairbanks, AK
Nov. 21* 6:45 pm, no	vs. Wisconsin Top of the World Challenge	L 56–66	1–2 (0–0)	Carlson Center (2,744) Fairbanks, AK
Nov. 22* 2:30 pm, no	vs. Washington State Top of the World Challenge	W 62–53	2–2 (0–0)	Carlson Center  Fairbanks, AK
Nov. 25* 6:00 pm, no	Hampton	W 116–66	3–2 (0–0)	University Hall (5,467) Charlottesville, Virginia
Nov. 28* 7:30 pm, no	Elon	W 106–71	4–2 (0–0)	University Hall (2,043) Charlottesville, Virginia
Dec. 1 8:00 pm, no	Florida State	L 69–72	4–3 (0–1)	University Hall (6,296) Charlottesville, Virginia
Dec. 5* 1:30 pm, no	New Hampshire	W 93–52	5–3 (0–1)	University Hall (5,702) Charlottesville, Virginia
Dec. 8* 7:30 pm, no	Liberty	W 95–70	6–3 (0–1)	University Hall (5,502) Charlottesville, Virginia
Dec. 12* 3:00 pm, no	No. 18 St. John's	L 68–95	6–4 (0–1)	University Hall (8,394) Charlottesville, Virginia
Dec. 22* 7:30 pm, no	VMI	W 82–64	7–4 (0–1)	University Hall (6,085) Charlottesville, Virginia
Dec. 27* 7:30 pm, no	Delaware	W 72–64	8–4 (0–1)	University Hall (7,059) Charlottesville, Virginia
Dec. 30* 7:00 pm, no	at Loyola	W 89–70	9–4 (0–1)	Reitz Arena (2,106) Baltimore, Maryland
Jan. 2 Noon, no	at Wake Forest	L 53–69	9–5 (0–2)	LJVM Coliseum (12,704) Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Jan. 7 8:00 pm, no	No. 5 Maryland	L 66–71	9–6 (0–3)	University Hall (8,268) Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan. 10 4:00 pm, no	at No. 2 Duke	L 69–115	9–7 (0–4)	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, North Carolina
Jan. 14 8:00 pm, no	at NC State	L 72–82	9–8 (0–5)	Reynolds Coliseum (12,400) Raleigh, North Carolina
Jan. 17 1:30 pm, no	No. 25 Clemson	W 65–58	10–8 (1–5)	University Hall (6,559) Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan. 21 8:00 pm, no	at No. 10 North Carolina	L 47–71	10–9 (1–6)	Dean Smith Center (21,572) Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Jan. 23 Noon, no	Georgia Tech	L 65–77	10–10 (1–7)	University Hall (6,846) Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan. 27* 7:30 pm, no	vs. Virginia Tech	W 64–55	11–10 (1–7)	Richmond Coliseum (5,348) Richmond, Virginia
Jan. 30 Noon, no	at Florida State	W 67–60	12–10 (2–7)	Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center (5,817) Tallahassee, Florida
Feb. 3 8:00 pm, no	Wake Forest	W 64–54	13–10 (3–7)	University Hall (7,129) Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb. 6 1:00 pm, no	at No. 7 Maryland	L 72–88	13–11 (3–8)	Cameron Indoor Stadium (13,594) Durham, North Carolina
Feb. 11 8:00 pm, no	No. 1 Duke	L 54–100	13–12 (3–9)	University Hall (8,394) Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb. 14 4:00 pm, no	NC State	W 82–79 ^OT	14–12 (4–9)	University Hall (7,521) Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb. 17 7:00 pm, no	at Clemson	L 65–88	14–13 (4–10)	Littlejohn Coliseum (10,300) Clemson, South Carolina
Feb. 20 3:30 pm, no	No. 14 North Carolina	L 66–67	14–14 (4–11)	University Hall (8,099) Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb. 25 9:00 pm, no	at Georgia Tech	L 68–74 ^OT	14–15 (4–12)	Alexander Memorial Coliseum (5,746) Atlanta, Georgia
ACC Tournament
Mar. 4 9:00 pm, no	vs. No. 1 Duke ACC Quarterfinal	L 67–104	14–16	Charlotte Coliseum (23,895) Charlotte, North Carolina
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

1. sports-reference.com 1998-99 Atlantic Coast Conference Season Summary
2. . VIRGINIASPORTS.COM – The University of Virginia Official Athletic Site. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved May 18, 2015.