1998–99 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team

1998–99 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball
1998–99 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball
NIT, First Round
Conference	Southeastern Conference
	Western Division
Record	17–15 (6–10 SEC)
Head coach	Mark Gottfried (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Philip Pearson; Tom Kelsey; Robert Scott;
Home arena	Coleman Coliseum
	Seasons ← 1997–98 1999–2000 →

1998–99 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
No. 20 Tennessee	12	–	4	.750	21	–	9	.700
No. 8 Kentucky †	11	–	5	.688	28	–	9	.757
No. 23 Florida	10	–	6	.625	22	–	9	.710
Georgia	6	–	10	.375	15	–	15	.500
Vanderbilt	5	–	11	.313	14	–	15	.483
South Carolina	3	–	13	.188	8	–	21	.276
West
No. 4 Auburn	14	–	2	.875	29	–	4	.879
No. 17 Arkansas	9	–	7	.563	23	–	11	.676
Ole Miss	8	–	8	.500	20	–	13	.606
Mississippi State	8	–	8	.500	20	–	13	.606
Alabama	6	–	10	.375	17	–	15	.531
LSU	4	–	12	.250	12	–	15	.444

† 1999 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

The 1998–1999 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team (variously "Alabama", "UA", "Bama" or "The Tide") represented the University of Alabama in the 1998–99 college basketball season. The head coach was Mark Gottfried, who was in his first season at Alabama. The team played its home games at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and was a member of the Southeastern Conference. This was the 87th season of basketball in the school's history. The Crimson Tide finished the season 17–15, 6–10 in SEC play, they lost in the second round of the 1999 SEC men's basketball tournament. They were invited to the 1999 National Invitation Tournament and lost in the first round.

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 5, 1998*		Marathon Oil	W 92–82		Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
November 10, 1998*		Worldwide Basketball	W 88–75		Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
Non-conference regular season
November 15, 1998*		at Ohio State	L 70–78	0–1	Value City Arena Columbus, OH
November 19, 1998*		Tennessee Tech	W 79–53	1–1	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
November 22, 1998*		Boston University	W 75–52	2–1	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
November 25, 1998*		McNeese State	W 71–60	3–1	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
November 28, 1998*		Jacksonville State	W 87–44	4–1	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
December 1, 1998*		at Texas A&M	L 58–65	4–2	Reed Arena College Station, TX
December 5, 1998*		at Tulane	W 53–52	5–2	Devlin Fieldhouse New Orleans, LA
December 8, 1998*		Alabama State	W 69–48	6–2	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
December 12, 1998*		vs. South Alabama Arby's Holiday Hardwood Classic	W 59–45	7–2	BJCC Coliseum Birmingham, AL
December 17, 1998*		Louisiana–Monroe	W 84–67	8–2	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
December 21, 1998*		vs. Weber State Pearl Harbor Classic	W 84–80 ^OT	9–2	George Q. Cannon Activities Center Laie, HI
December 22, 1998*		vs. Oregon State Pearl Harbor Classic semifinals	W 59–49	10–2	George Q. Cannon Activities Center Laie, HI
December 23, 1998*		vs. No. 15 Michigan State Pearl Harbor Classic championship	L 58–75	10–3	George Q. Cannon Activities Center Laie, HI
SEC regular season
January 2, 1999		Georgia	L 58–59	10–4 (0–1)	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
January 6, 1999		at Ole Miss	L 60–78	10–5 (0–2)	Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS
January 9, 1999		Mississippi State	L 50–55	10–6 (0–3)	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
January 13, 1999		at LSU	L 70–71	10–7 (0–4)	Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA
January 16, 1999		South Carolina	W 78–70	11–7 (1–4)	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
January 20, 1999		at No. 22 Arkansas	W 67–60	12–7 (2–4)	Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas
January 23, 1999		No. 6 Auburn Iron Bowl of basketball	L 58–73	12–8 (2–5)	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
January 27, 1999		at No. 25 Florida	L 68–72	12–9 (2–6)	O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL
January 30, 1999		at Tennessee	L 64–100	12–10 (2–7)	Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
February 3, 1999		at Mississippi State	L 50–79	12–11 (2–8)	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS
February 6, 1999		No. 5 Kentucky	W 62–58	13–11 (3–8)	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
February 10, 1999		LSU	W 72–71 ^3OT	14–11 (4–8)	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
February 13, 1999		at No. 3 Auburn Iron Bowl of Basketball	L 61–102	14–12 (4–9)	Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL
February 21, 1999		at Vanderbilt	L 75–81 ^OT	14–13 (4–10)	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN
February 24, 1999		Ole Miss	W 78–74	15–13 (5–10)	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
February 27, 1999		Arkansas	W 84–79	16–13 (6–10)	Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL
SEC tournament
March 4, 1999	(W5)	vs. (E4) Georgia First Round	W 65–58	17–13	Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA
March 5, 1999	(W5)	vs. (W1) No. 4 Auburn Second Round	L 61–93	17–14	Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA
National Invitation tournament
March 10, 1999*		at Wake Forest First round	L 57–73	17–15	LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time^[2].

References

^ sports-reference.com 1998-99 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
^ "[1]." rolltide.com. Retrieved on February 19, 2021.

[1] sports-reference.com 1998-99 Southeastern Conference Season Summary

[2] "[1]." rolltide.com. Retrieved on February 19, 2021.

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Premo-Porretta national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

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