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1998–99 Miami RedHawks men's basketball team

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1998–99 Miami RedHawks men's basketball
MAC Regular season champion
MAC East champion
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast
Ranking
CoachesNo. 20
Record24–8 (15–3 MAC)
Head coach
Home arenaMillett Hall
Seasons
1998–99 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Miami 15 3   .833 24 8   .750
Kent State 13 5   .722 23 7   .767
Akron 12 6   .667 18 9   .667
Ohio 12 6   .667 18 10   .643
Bowling Green 12 6   .667 18 10   .643
Marshall 11 7   .611 16 11   .593
Buffalo 1 17   .056 5 24   .172
West
Toledo 11 7   .611 19 9   .679
Ball State 10 8   .556 16 11   .593
Central Michigan 7 11   .389 10 16   .385
Western Michigan 6 12   .333 11 15   .423
Eastern Michigan 5 13   .278 5 20   .200
Northern Illinois 2 16   .111 6 20   .231
1999 MAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1998–99 Miami RedHawks men's basketball team represent Miami University in the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The RedHawks, led by 3rd-year head coach Charlie Coles, played their home games at Millett Hall in Oxford, Ohio as members of the Mid-American Conference. The team finished atop the conference regular season standings and, despite falling in the championship game of the MAC tournament, earned an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. As the No. 10 seed in the Midwest region, Miami defeated Washington and Utah to reach the Sweet Sixteen. The run came to and end in the Regional semifinals as the RedHawks fell to Kentucky, 58–43,[1] to finish 24–8 (15–3 MAC).

Roster

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1998–99 Miami RedHawks men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 30 Damon Frierson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Sr
F 32 Wally Szczerbiak 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 244 lb (111 kg) Sr Long Island, New York
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 13, 1998*
at Notre Dame W 76–65  1–0
Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, Indiana
Nov 19, 1998*
No. 18 Tennessee W 68–62  2–0
Millett Hall 
Oxford, Ohio
Nov 22, 1998*
Dayton W 76–62  3–0
Millett Hall 
Oxford, Ohio
Nov 27, 1998*
No. 24 vs. Boston University W 70–53  4–0
Halifax Metro Center 
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Dec 2, 1998*
No. 22 at No. 23 Xavier L 56–64  4–1
Cincinnati Gardens 
Cincinnati, Ohio
Dec 5, 1998*
No. 22 at Green Bay L 60–78  4–2
Brown County Arena 
Green Bay, Wisconsin
Dec 8, 1998
Marshall W 81–79 OT 5–2
(1–0)
Millett Hall 
Oxford, Ohio
Dec 12, 1998
at Central Michigan W 81–69 OT 6–2
(2–0)
Rose Arena 
Mount Pleasant, Michigan
Dec 22, 1998*
vs. San Diego W 58–52  7–2
Selland Arena 
Fresno, California
Dec 23, 1998*
at Fresno State L 62–73  7–3
Selland Arena 
Fresno, California
Dec 30, 1998
Northern Illinois W 83–51  8–3
(3–0)
Millett Hall 
Oxford, Ohio
Jan 2, 1999
Western Michigan W 80–62  9–3
(4–0)
Millett Hall 
Oxford, Ohio
Jan 6, 1999
at Eastern Michigan W 73–49  10–3
(5–0)
Convocation Center 
Ypsilanti, Michigan
Jan 8, 1999
at Buffalo W 76–48  11–3
(6–0)
Alumni Arena 
Buffalo, New York
Jan 16, 1999*
Akron W 80–62  12–3
(7–0)
Millett Hall 
Oxford, Ohio
Jan 20, 1999
at Kent State L 62–68  12–4
(7–1)
Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center 
Kent, Ohio
Jan 23, 1999
at Marshall W 63–55  13–4
(8–1)
Henderson Center 
Huntington, West Virginia
Jan 28, 1999
Bowling Green State W 83–72  14–4
(9–1)
Millett Hall 
Oxford, Ohio
Feb 1, 1999
Toledo W 63–57  15–4
(10–1)
Millett Hall 
Oxford, Ohio
Feb 3, 1999
Ohio W 69–54  16–4
(11–1)
Millett Hall 
Oxford, Ohio
Feb 6, 1999
at Western Michigan W 70–69  17–4
(12–1)
University Arena 
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Feb 10, 1999
at Ball State W 61–56  18–4
(13–1)
Worthen Arena 
Muncie, Indiana
Feb 13, 1999
Eastern Michigan W 78–56  19–4
(14–1)
Millett Hall 
Oxford, Ohio
Feb 17, 1999
No. 25 at Toledo L 63–66  19–5
(14–2)
John F. Savage Hall 
Toledo, Ohio
Feb 20, 1999
No. 25 at Bowling Green State L 58–69  19–6
(14–3)
Anderson Arena 
Bowling Green, Ohio
Feb 24, 1999
Kent State W 73–60  20–6
(15–3)
Millett Hall 
Oxford, Ohio
MAC tournament
Feb 27, 1999*
(1) (8) Ball State
Quarterfinals
W 69–43  21–6
Millett Hall 
Oxford, Ohio
Mar 2, 1999*
(1) vs. (5) Bowling Green State
Semifinals
W 60–56 OT 22–6
SeaGate Centre 
Toledo, Ohio
Mar 3, 1999*
(1) vs. (2) Kent State
Championship game
L 43–49  22–7
SeaGate Centre 
Toledo, Ohio
NCAA tournament
Mar 12, 1999*
 CBS
(10 MW) vs. (7 MW) Washington
First round
W 59–58[3]  23–7
Louisiana Superdome 
New Orleans, Louisiana
Mar 14, 1999*
 CBS
(10 MW) vs. (2 MW) No. 6 Utah
Second Round
W 66–58[4]  24–7
Louisiana Superdome 
New Orleans, Louisiana
Mar 19, 1999*
 CBS
(10 MW) vs. (3 MW) No. 8 Kentucky
Midwest Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen
L 43–58[1]  24–8
Edward Jones Dome 
St. Louis, Missouri
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[5]

Rankings

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1999 NBA draft

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Round Pick Player NBA Team
1 6 Wally Szczerbiak Minnesota Timberwolves

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Awards and honors

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Kentucky Against Szczerbiak is No Contest". The New York Times. March 20, 1999. Archived from the original on June 27, 2021. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
  2. ^ "1998–99 Miami (OH) RedHawks Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on August 15, 2021. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
  3. ^ "(OH), Baby: Miami Steals Win". CBS News. March 13, 1999. Archived from the original on June 27, 2021. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
  4. ^ "Wally & Co. Shoot Past Utes". The Washington Post. March 15, 1999. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
  5. ^ "2020–21 Miami RedHawks Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Miami University Athletics. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 27, 2021. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
  6. ^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1075–1076. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
  7. ^ "1999 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Archived from the original on June 21, 2021. Retrieved June 27, 2021.