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1998–99 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

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1998–99 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
Great Alaska Shootout champions
Conference USA regular season champions
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceConference USA
Ranking
CoachesNo. 11
APNo. 11
Record27–6 (12–4 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coachMick Cronin (3rd season)
Home arenaMyrl Shoemaker Center
Seasons
1998–99 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
American
No. 11 Cincinnati 12 4   .750 27 6   .818
Louisville 11 5   .688 19 11   .633
No. 24 UNC Charlotte 10 6   .625 23 11   .676
DePaul 10 6   .625 18 13   .581
Saint Louis 8 8   .500 15 16   .484
Marquette 6 10   .375 14 15   .483
National
UAB 10 6   .625 20 12   .625
South Florida 6 10   .375 14 14   .500
Southern Miss 6 10   .375 14 16   .467
Memphis 6 10   .375 13 15   .464
Tulane 6 10   .375 12 15   .444
Houston 5 11   .313 10 17   .370
1999 Conference USA Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1998–99 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented University of Cincinnati as a member of Conference USA during the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Bob Huggins, serving in his 10th year at the school. The team won the conference regular season title, but lost in the semifinals of the Conference USA tournament. Playing as No. 3 seed in the East region of the NCAA tournament, Cincinnati defeated George Mason in the opening round before being knocked off by No. 6 seed Temple in the second round.[2] The Bearcats finished with a 27–6 record (12–4 C-USA).

Roster

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1998–99 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
C 4 Kenyon Martin 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Saginaw, Michigan
F 5 Jermaine Tate 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Toledo, Ohio
G 21 Melvin Levett 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Cleveland, Ohio
G 22 Steve Logan 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Cleveland, Ohio
F 24 Ryan Fletcher 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr Franklin, Ohio
F 32 Pete Mickeal 6 ft 6.5 in (1.99 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Rock Island, Illinois
C 50 Donald Little 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Augusta, Georgia
Head coach

Bob Huggins

Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
Nov 19, 1998*
No. 17 at No. 25 Rhode Island W 70–53  1–0
Keaney Gymnasium 
Kingston, Rhode Island
Nov 25, 1998*
No. 15 vs. Southern Utah
Great Alaska Shootout
W 76–63  2–0
Sullivan Arena 
Anchorage, Alaska
Nov 27, 1998*
No. 15 vs. Iowa State
Great Alaska Shootout
W 60–52  3–0
Sullivan Arena 
Anchorage, Alaska
Nov 28, 1998*
No. 15 vs. No. 1 Duke
Great Alaska Shootout
W 77–75  4–0
Sullivan Arena 
Anchorage, Alaska
Dec 5, 1998*
No. 6 Oakland W 106–78  5–0
Myrl Shoemaker Center 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Dec 12, 1998*
No. 4 Louisiana-Lafayette W 91–65  6–0
Myrl Shoemaker Center 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Dec 14, 1998*
No. 4 Nicholls State W 82–48  7–0
Myrl Shoemaker Center 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Dec 16, 1998*
No. 4 at No. 17 Minnesota W 62–61 OT 8–0
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Dec 19, 1998*
No. 4 at UNLV W 86–73  9–0
Thomas & Mack Center 
Las Vegas, Nevada
Dec 22, 1998
No. 4 Houston W 115–78  10–0
(1–0)
Myrl Shoemaker Center 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Dec 28, 1998*
No. 4 vs. Dayton W 53–51  11–0
Gund Arena 
Cleveland, Ohio
Dec 30, 1998*
No. 3 UNC Wilmington W 81–52  12–0
Myrl Shoemaker Center 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 3, 1999
No. 3 Marquette W 75–56  13–0
(2–0)
Myrl Shoemaker Center 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 6, 1999
No. 3 DePaul W 87–64  14–0
(3–0)
Myrl Shoemaker Center 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 9, 1999
No. 3 at Southern Miss W 54–52  15–0
(4–0)
Reed Green Coliseum 
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Jan 14, 1999
No. 3 at UNC Charlotte L 60–62  15–1
(4–1)
Dale F. Halton Arena 
Charlotte, North Carolina
Jan 16, 1999*
No. 3 Oklahoma W 72–59  16–1
Myrl Shoemaker Center 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 21, 1999
No. 5 at No. 24 Louisville W 81–55  17–1
(5–1)
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, Kentucky
Jan 23, 1999
No. 5 Saint Louis W 55–44  18–1
(6–1)
Myrl Shoemaker Center 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 28, 1999*
No. 5 Xavier W 87–77  19–1
Myrl Shoemaker Center 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 30, 1999
No. 5 UAB W 73–60  20–1
(7–1)
Myrl Shoemaker Center 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Feb 3, 1999
No. 3 Tulane W 82–63  21–1
(8–1)
Myrl Shoemaker Center 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Feb 6, 1999
No. 3 at DePaul L 60–61 2OT 21–2
(8–2)
Rosemont Horizon 
Rosemont, Illinois
Feb 10, 1999
No. 4 at Marquette L 58–62  21–3
(8–3)
Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Feb 14, 1999
No. 4 at Saint Louis L 57–69  21–4
(8–4)
Kiel Center 
St. Louis, Missouri
Feb 17, 1999
No. 9 UNC Charlotte W 82–69  22–4
(9–4)
Fifth Third Arena 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Feb 21, 1999
No. 9 Louisville W 91–78  23–4
(10–4)
Fifth Third Arena 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Feb 25, 1999
No. 9 at South Florida W 64–53  24–4
(11–4)
Sun Dome 
Tampa, Florida
Feb 27, 1999
No. 9 at Memphis W 89–64  25–4
(12–4)
Pyramid Arena 
Memphis, Tennessee
Conference USA Tournament
Mar 4, 1999*
No. 7 vs. South Florida
Quarterfinals
W 76–56  26–4
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center 
Birmingham, Alabama
Mar 5, 1999*
No. 7 vs. UNC Charlotte
Semifinals
L 52–55  26–5
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center 
Birmingham, Alabama
NCAA Tournament
Mar 12, 1999*
(3 E) No. 11 vs. (14 E) George Mason
Second Round
W 72–48  27–5
TD Garden 
Boston, Massachusetts
Mar 14, 1999*
(3 E) No. 11 vs. (6 E) Temple
Second Round
L 54–64  27–6
TD Garden 
Boston, Massachusetts
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.

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Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617Final
AP1517156444333553499711Not released
Coaches151474333335535687911

^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll.
*AP did not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings [4]

NBA draft selections

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Round Overall Player NBA Club
2 54 Melvin Levett Detroit Pistons

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References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1999-00 Conference USA Season Summary
  2. ^ "Cincinnati No Match for Temple". The Los Angeles Times. March 15, 1999. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
  3. ^ "2020–21 Cincinnati Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Cincinnati Bearcats. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
  4. ^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1075–1076. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
  5. ^ "2000 NBA Draft". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC.