1998–99 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
The 1998–99 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.
1998–99 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball | |
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Conference | Big Ten Conference |
1998–99 record | 14–18 (3–13 Big Ten) |
Head coach | |
Assistant coaches | |
MVP | Cory Bradford |
Captain | Victor Chukwudebe |
Home arena | Assembly Hall |
1998–99 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 Michigan State† | 15 | – | 1 | .938 | 33 | – | 5 | .868 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 19 Indiana | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 23 | – | 11 | .676 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 18 Wisconsin | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 22 | – | 10 | .688 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 21 Iowa | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 20 | – | 10 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purdue | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 21 | – | 13 | .618 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 15 | – | 14 | .517 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Penn State | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 13 | – | 14 | .481 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14 Ohio State** | 0 | – | 4 | .000 | 1 | – | 9 | .100 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota*** | 0 | – | 8 | .000 | 0 | – | 11 | .000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan* | 0 | – | 11 | .000 | 0 | – | 19 | .000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1999 Big Ten Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll *Michigan: 12 games vacated due to sanctions against the program **Ohio State: 26 games including 5 NCAA Tourn. games vacated due to sanctions against the program *** Minnesota vacated 17 games including 1 NCAA Tourn. game due to sanctions against the program Disputed records: Michigan: 12–19, 5–11; Ohio State: 27–9, 12–4; Minnesota: 17–11, 8–8 |
Regular season
The Illini closed out the 1998-99 season with an amazing run at the Big Ten Tournament title. After entering the tournament as the 11th-seeded team, Illinois reeled off three straight victories over Top 25-ranked teams before losing in the championship game to second-ranked Michigan State. Illini freshman Cory Bradford was the Big Ten's Freshman of the Year and was also selected to the All-Tournament team.
Roster
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Schedule
Source[2]
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Non-Conference regular season | |||||||||||
11/10/1998* no, no |
No. NR | vs. Wake Forest Coaches vs. Cancer Classic |
L 73-75 ot | 0-1 |
Madison Square Garden (13,239) New York, NY | ||||||
11/11/1998* no, no |
No. NR | vs. Georgetown Coaches vs. Cancer Classic |
W 65-50 | 1-1 |
Madison Square Garden (12,589) New York, NY | ||||||
11/17/1998* no, no |
No. NR | vs. George Washington | L 58-64 | 1-2 |
Assembly Hall (10,683) Champaign, IL | ||||||
11/20/1998* no, no |
No. NR | vs. St. Louis | W 70-65 | 2-2 |
Assembly Hall (12,586) Champaign, IL | ||||||
11/23/1998* no, no |
No. NR | vs. Tennessee-Martin | W 71-35 | 3-2 |
Assembly Hall (10,496) Champaign, IL | ||||||
11/28/1998* no, no |
No. NR | @ Texas-Pan American | W 71-56 | 4-2 |
UTPA Fieldhouse (2,463) Edinburg, TX | ||||||
11/30/1998* no, no |
No. NR | vs. Valparaiso | W 53-49 | 5-2 |
Assembly Hall (10,842) Champaign, IL | ||||||
12/5/1998* no, no |
No. NR | vs. Bradley | W 53-48 | 6-2 |
United Center (11,084) Chicago, IL | ||||||
12/12/1998* no, no |
No. NR | vs. Eastern Illinois | W 70-67 | 7-2 |
Assembly Hall (12,273) Champaign, IL | ||||||
12/19/1998* no, no |
No. NR | vs. #13 Kansas | L 55-65 | 7-3 |
Kemper Arena (13,728) Kansas City, MO | ||||||
12/22/1998* no, no |
No. NR | vs. #15 Missouri Braggin' Rights |
L 62-67 | 7-4 |
Scottrade Center (22,471) St. Louis, MO | ||||||
12/29/1998* no, no |
No. NR | vs. #14 Clemson | W 67-50 | 8-4 |
Bi-Lo Center (14,687) Greenville, SC | ||||||
Big Ten regular season | |||||||||||
1/3/1999 no, no |
No. NR | @ #8 Indiana Rivalry |
L 53-62 | 8-5 (0-1) |
Assembly Hall (7,249) Bloomington, IN | ||||||
1/7/1999 no, no |
No. NR | @ #17 Iowa Rivalry |
L 62-84 | 8-6 (0-2) |
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,301) Iowa City, IA | ||||||
1/9/1999 no, no |
No. NR | vs. Northwestern | L 46-59 | 8-7 (0-3) |
Assembly Hall (12,255) Champaign, IL | ||||||
1/13/1999 no, no |
No. NR | @ #13 Purdue | L 54-63 | 8-8 (0-4) |
Mackey Arena (14,123) West Lafayette, IN | ||||||
1/16/1999 no, no |
No. NR | vs. #14 Michigan State | L 49-51 | 8-9 (0-5) |
Assembly Hall (15,428) Champaign, IL | ||||||
1/20/1999 no, no |
No. NR | @ #15 Wisconsin | L 53-75 | 8-10 (0-6) |
Kohl Center (16,112) Madison, WI | ||||||
1/23/1999 no, no |
No. NR | vs. Penn State | L 61-65 | 8-11 (0-7) |
Assembly Hall (12,552) Champaign, IL | ||||||
1/28/1999 no, no |
No. NR | @ Michigan | W 61-59 | 9-11 (1-7) |
Crisler Arena (10,784) Ann Arbor, MI | ||||||
1/30/1999 no, no |
No. 24 | vs. #15 Ohio State | L 61-64 | 9-12 (1-8) |
Assembly Hall (13,756) Champaign, IL | ||||||
2/3/1999 no, no |
No. NR | @ #18 Minnesota | L 63-75 | 9-13 (1-9) |
Williams Arena (14,792) Minneapolis, MN | ||||||
2/6/1999 no, no |
No. NR | vs. #11 Wisconsin | W 53-51 | 10-13 (2-9) |
Assembly Hall (14,062) Champaign, IL | ||||||
2/11/1999 no, no |
No. NR | @ #5 Michigan State | L 44-61 | 10-14 (2-10) |
Breslin Student Events Center (14,659) East Lansing, MI | ||||||
2/13/1999 no, no |
No. NR | vs. #21 Purdue | L 56-63 | 10-15 (2-11) |
Assembly Hall (15,473) Champaign, IL | ||||||
2/17/1999 no, no |
No. NR | @ Northwestern | W 69-63 | 11-15 (3-11) |
Welsh-Ryan Arena (7,314) Evanston, IL | ||||||
2/21/1999 no, no |
No. NR | vs. #20 Iowa Rivalry |
L 72-78 | 11-16 (3-12) |
Assembly Hall (16,450) Champaign, IL | ||||||
2/24/1999 no, no |
No. NR | vs. #20 Indiana Rivalry |
L 64-70 ot | 11-17 (3-13) |
Assembly Hall (16,450) Champaign, IL | ||||||
Big Ten Tournament | |||||||||||
3/4/1999* no, no |
No. NR | vs. #23 Minnesota Opening Round |
W 67-64 | 12-17 |
United Center (18,641) Chicago, IL | ||||||
3/5/1999* no, no |
No. NR | vs. #17 Indiana Quarterfinals |
W 82-66 | 13-17 |
United Center (20,297) Chicago, IL | ||||||
3/6/1999* no, no |
No. NR | vs. #11 Ohio State Semifinals |
W 79-77 | 14-17 |
United Center (20,695) Chicago, IL | ||||||
3/7/1999* no, no |
No. NR | vs. #2 Michigan State Championship |
L 50-67 | 14-18 |
United Center (19,581) Chicago, IL | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |
Player stats
Player | Games Played | 2 pt. Field Goals | 3 pt. Field Goals | Free Throws | Rebounds | Assists | Blocks | Steals | Points |
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Cory Bradford[3] | 32 | 89 | 85 | 61 | 84 | 62 | 1 | 25 | 494 |
Cleotis Brown[4] | 32 | 87 | 20 | 61 | 152 | 44 | 13 | 52 | 295 |
Sergio McClain[5] | 31 | 92 | 6 | 65 | 106 | 81 | 3 | 71 | 267 |
Fess Hawkins[6] | 32 | 77 | 0 | 47 | 162 | 19 | 36 | 24 | 201 |
Victor Chukwudebe[7] | 32 | 78 | 0 | 22 | 158 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 178 |
Lucas Johnson[8] | 31 | 22 | 15 | 46 | 96 | 45 | 4 | 12 | 135 |
Damir Krupalija[9] | 24 | 29 | 6 | 34 | 132 | 25 | 13 | 15 | 110 |
Robert Archibald[10] | 32 | 32 | 0 | 31 | 100 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 95 |
Arias Davis[11] | 25 | 11 | 18 | 6 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 82 |
Nate Mast | 31 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 36 | 0 | 14 | 65 |
Rich Beyers | 11 | 13 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 43 |
Carvell Ammons | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Awards and honors
- Cory Bradford
- Big Ten Freshman of the Year
- Team Most Valuable Player [12]
- Frank Williams
References
- FightingIllini.com
- University of Illinois Fighting Illini Statistics Summary for 1998-99 Archived 2014-02-22 at the Wayback Machine, FightingIllini.com
- Season Stats pg. 125
- Season Stats pg. 125
- Season Stats pg. 125
- Season Stats pg. 125
- Season Stats pg. 125
- Season Stats pg. 125
- Season Stats pg. 125
- Season Stats pg. 125
- Season Stats pg. 125
- List of MVPs
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