1998–99 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team

1998–99 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Round of 64
ConferenceConference USA
Record19–11 (11–5 CUSA)
Head coach
Home arenaFreedom Hall
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 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team represented the University of Louisville in the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Denny Crum[2] and the team finished the season with an overall record of 19–11.[3]

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 22, 1998*
Western Kentucky W 99–78  1–0
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, KY
Dec 5, 1998*
at Ole Miss L 69–88  1–1
Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, MS
Dec 7, 1998
Towson W 106–73  2–1
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, KY
Dec 17, 1998*
at No. 7 North Carolina L 72–77  2–2
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, NC
Dec 19, 1998
DePaul W 90–63  3–2
(1–0)
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, KY
Dec 21, 1998*
at Dayton W 68–65  4–2
UD Arena 
Dayton, OH
Dec 26, 1998*
No. 3 Kentucky
Rivalry
W 83–74  5–2
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, KY
Dec 30, 1998*
Morgan State W 95–47  6–2
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, KY
Jan 2, 1999*
at No. 13 Michigan State L 57–69  6–3
Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
Jan 6, 1999
Saint Louis W 93–70  7–3
(2–0)
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, KY
Jan 10, 1999
at South Florida W 95–74  8–3
(3–0)
USF Sun Dome 
Tampa, FL
Jan 13, 1999
at Marquette W 78–63  9–3
(4–0)
Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, WI
Jan 17, 1999
at DePaul W 71–68  10–3
(5–0)
Rosemont Horizon 
Rosemont, IL
Jan 21, 1999
No. 24 No. 5 Cincinnati L 55–81  10–4
(5–1)
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, KY
Jan 23, 1999*
No. 24 No. 13 UCLA L 70–82  10–5
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, KY
Jan 28, 1999
at Saint Louis L 52–62  10–6
(5–2)
Kiel Center 
St. Louis, MO
Jan 30, 1999
UNC Charlotte L 49–58  10–7
(5–3)
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, KY
Feb 4, 1999
Memphis W 89–76  11–7
(6–3)
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, KY
Feb 6, 1999
Marquette W 81–77  12–7
(7–3)
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, KY
Feb 11, 1999
at UNC Charlotte W 79–68  13–7
(8–3)
Dale F. Halton Arena 
Charlotte, NC
Feb 14, 1999*
Georgia Tech W 78–58  14–7
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, KY
Feb 16, 1999
Houston W 106–78  15–7
(9–3)
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, KY
Feb 18, 1999
at Tulane W 80–75  16–7
(10–3)
Avron B. Fogelman Arena 
New Orleans, LA
Feb 21, 1999
at No. 9 Cincinnati L 78–91  16–8
(10–4)
Myrl H. Shoemaker Center 
Cincinnati, OH
Feb 25, 1999
UAB W 91–60  17–8
(11–4)
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, KY
Feb 27, 1999
at Southern Miss L 58–59  17–9
(11–5)
Reed Green Coliseum 
Hattiesburg, MS
Conference USA tournament
Mar 4, 1999
(2) vs. (7) Saint Louis
Quarterfinals
W 70–61  18–9
BJCC Coliseum 
Birmingham, AL
Mar 5, 1999
(2) at (3) UAB
Semifinals
W 77–68  19–9
BJCC Coliseum 
Birmingham, AL
Mar 6, 1999
(2) vs. (5) UNC Charlotte
Finals
L 59–68  19–10
BJCC Coliseum 
Birmingham, AL
NCAA Tournament
Mar 11, 1999*
(7) vs. (10) Creighton
First Round
L 58–62  19–11
Amway Arena 
Orlando, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1999-00 Conference USA Season Summary
  2. ^ "1998-1999 Louisville Cardinals Roster and Stats". Retrieved November 14, 2013.
  3. ^ "1998-1999 Louisville Cardinals Schedule and Results". Retrieved November 14, 2013.