1998–99 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

The 1998–99 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas in the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, which was the Jayhawks' 101st basketball season. The head coach was Roy Williams, who served his 11th year at KU. The team played its home games in Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas.

1998–99 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
DivisionNorth
Ranking
CoachesNo. 23
APNo. 22
Record23–10 (11–5 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Captains
Home arenaAllen Fieldhouse
Seasons
1998–99 Big 12 men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Texas133 .8131913 .594
Missouri115 .688209 .690
No. 22 Kansas115 .6882310 .697
Oklahoma115 .6882211 .667
Oklahoma State106 .6252311 .676
Nebraska106 .6252013 .606
Kansas State79 .4382013 .606
Colorado79 .4381815 .545
Iowa State610 .3751515 .500
Texas A&M511 .3131215 .444
Texas Tech511 .3131317 .433
Baylor016 .000624 .200
1999 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll [1]

Roster

Name#PositionHeightWeightYearHome Town
Luke Axtell33Guard/Forward6–10220Sophomore (RS)Austin, Texas
Jeff Boschee13Guard6–1185FreshmanValley City, North Dakota
Nick Bradford21Forward6-6190JuniorFayetteville, Arkansas
Jeff Carey22Forward/Center6–10230FreshmanCamdenton, Missouri
Eric Chenowith44Center7–0235SophomoreOrange, California
John Crider12Guard6-3180FreshmanHorton, Kansas
Lester Earl3Forward6-8235JuniorBaton Rouge, Louisiana
Kenny Gregory20Guard/Forward6–5215SophomoreColumbus, Ohio
Jelani Janisse23Guard6–3210SeniorLos Angeles, California
Ashante Johnson31Forward6–8210JuniorSan Diego, California
Marlon London24Guard6–3180FreshmanBroadview, Illinois
Chris Martin30Guard6–2190SeniorOverland Park, Kansas
Terry Nooner5Guard6–0170SeniorRaytown, Missouri
T.J. Pugh32Forward6–8240SeniorOmaha, Nebraska
Ryan Robertson4Guard6–5190SeniorSaint Charles, Missouri

Big 12 Conference standings

#TeamConferencePct.OverallPct.
1Texas
13-3
.813
19-13
.594
2Missouri
11-5
.688
20–9
.690
3Kansas
11-5
.688
23-10
.697
4Oklahoma
11-5
.688
22-11
.667
5Oklahoma State
10-6
.625
23-11
.676
6Nebraska
10–6
.625
20–13
.606
7Kansas State
7–9
.438
20-13
.606
8Colorado
7-9
.438
18-15
.545
9Iowa State
6-10
.375
15–15
.500
10Texas A&M
5-11
.313
12-15
.444
11Texas Tech
5-11
.313
13-17
.433
12Baylor
0-16
.000
6-24
.200

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Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite
city, state
11/13/1998*
No. 8 GonzagaW 80-66 1–0
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
11/17/1998*
No. 8 at PennW 61-56 2–0
The Palestra 
Philadelphia, PA
11/21/1998*
No. 8 Fort Hays StateW 91-67 3–0
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
11/27/1998*
No. 8 vs. UNLV
Tip-Off Classic
W 78-50 4–0
MassMutual Center 
Springfield, MA
12/01/1998*
No. 7 vs. No. 8 Kentucky
Great Eight
L 45-63 4-1
United Center 
Chicago, IL
12/05/1998*
No. 7 at Pepperdine
John R. Wooden Classic
W 62-55 5-1
Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, CA
12/08/1998*
No. 10 IowaL 81-85 5-2
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
12/12/1998*
No. 10 USCW 107-78 6-2
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawnrence, KS
12/17/1998*
No. 13 DePaulW 74-68 7-2
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
12/19/1998*
No. 13 vs. Illinois
Sprint Shootout
W 65-55 8-2
Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, MO
12/23/1998*
No. 13 at Saint LouisL 64-78 8-3
Scottrade Center 
Saint Louis, MO
01/02/1999
9:05PM
No. 18 Texas A&MW 95-57 9-3
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
1/6/1999
No. 18 at BaylorW 66-62 10-3
Ferrell Center 
Waco, TX
1/9/1999
No. 18 Iowa StateW 74-60 11-3
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
1/11/1999
No. 18 at Missouri
Border War
W 73-61 12-3
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, MO
1/16/1999*
No. 15 at UMassL 60-64 12-4
Mullins Center 
Amherst, MA
1/18/1999
No. 15 TexasW 76-67 13-4
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
1/24/1999
No. 19 Missouri
Border War
L 63-71 13-5
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
1/27/1999
No. 22 at NebraskaL 69-84 13-6
Bob Devaney Sports Center 
Lincoln, NE
1/30/1999
No. 22 ColoradoW 77-74 14-6
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
2/1/1999
No. 22 at Kansas State
Sunflower Showdown
W 69-46 15-6
Bramlage Coliseum 
Manhattan, KS
2/7/1999
at ColoradoW 86-80 16-6
Coors Events Center 
Boulder, CO
2/10/1999
No. 24 NebraskaL 59-64 16-7
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
2/13/1999
No. 24 at Texas TechL 84-90 16-8
Lubbock Municipal Coliseum 
Lubbock, TX
2/17/1999
Kansas State
Sunflower Showdown
W 62-47 17-8
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
2/20/1999
at OklahomaW 60-50 18-8
Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
2/22/1999
Oklahoma StateW 67-66 OT19-8
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
2/28/1999
at Iowa StateL 50-52 19-9
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
Big 12 tournament
3/5/1999
vs. Nebraska
Quarterfinals
W 77-53 20-9
Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, MO
3/6/1999
vs. Kansas State
Semifinals
W 69-58 21-9
Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, MO
3/7/1999
vs. Oklahoma State
Championship Game
W 53-37 22-9
Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, MO
NCAA tournament
3/12/1999*
No. 22 (6) vs. (11) Evansville
First Round
W 95-74 23-9
Louisiana Superdome 
New Orleans, LA
3/14/1999*
No. 22 (6) vs. No. 8 (3) Kentucky
Second Round
L 88-92 OT23-10
Louisiana Superdome 
New Orleans
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll, NCAA tournament seeds shown in parentheses. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Standard Time.

[3]

Rankings

PollPreWk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Wk 15Wk 16Wk 17
AP888710131318181519222422
Coaches

*There was no coaches poll in week 1.

See also

References