1998–99 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

1998–99 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
AP No. 18
1998–99 record 22–10 (9–7 Big Ten)
Head coach Dick Bennett
Home arena Kohl Center
1998–99 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#2 Michigan State 15 1   .938     33 5   .868
#19 Indiana 9 7   .563     23 11   .676
#18 Wisconsin 9 7   .563     22 10   .688
#21 Iowa 9 7   .563     20 10   .667
Minnesota 8 8   .500     17 11   .607
#11 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
#14 Ohio State** 0 1   .000     1 1   .500
Michigan* 0 11   .000     0 19   .000
1999 Big Ten Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
*Michigan: 12 reg. season games vacated due to sanctions against the program
**Ohio State: 29 reg. season games; 5 NCAA Tourn. games vacated due to sanctions against the program
Disputed records: Michigan-(12-19)(5-11); Ohio State-(27-9)(12-4)

The 1998–1999 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Dick Bennett, coaching his fourth season with the Badgers. The team played their home games at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wisconsin and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.

Roster

1998–99 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Home town
G/F 3 Duany, DuanyDuany Duany 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Jr Bloomington, IN
G 4 Davis, TravonTravon Davis 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Summit, IL
G 5 Auriantal, HennssyHennssy Auriantal 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Montreal
G 10 Bryant, JonJon Bryant 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 186 lb (84 kg) RS Jr Plymouth, MN
G 11 Mason, SeanSean Mason 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Sr Country Club Hills, IL
G 12 Calderwood, TyTy Calderwood 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Sr Joliet, IL
G 14 Moriarity, JohnJohn Moriarity 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Fr Oostburg, WI
F 15 Kowske, AndyAndy Kowske 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Brookfield, WI
F 20 Faust, EricEric Faust 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Fr Arlington Heights, IL
F 21 Smith, RobertRobert Smith 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Madison, WI
G 22 Kelley, MikeMike Kelley 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Menomonee Falls, WI
F 30 Linton, MauriceMaurice Linton 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Calumet City, IL
F 34 Sessoms, MauriceMaurice Sessoms 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Teaneck, NJ
F 40 Wills, CharlieCharlie Wills 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Fr Angola, IN
F 50 Vershaw, MarkMark Vershaw 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So East Peoria, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 2014-1-14

Schedule

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
City, State
Regular Season

11/14/1998*
Loyola (IL) W 66–29  1–0
Kohl Center 
Madison, WI

11/16/1998*
UW–Milwaukee W 75–63  2–0
Kohl Center 
Madison, WI

11/20/1998*
vs. New Mexico State
Top of the World Classic
L 52–66  2–1
Carlson Center 
Fairbanks, AK

11/21/1998*
vs. Virginia
Top of the World Classic
W 66–56  3–1
Carlson Center 
Fairbanks, AK

11/22/1998*
vs. Nebraska
Top of the World Classic
W 78–41  4–1
Carlson Center 
Fairbanks, AK

11/28/1998*
at Rhode Island W 65–59  5–1
Keaney Gymnasium 
Kingston, RI

12/02/1998*
Northern Illinois W 67–52  6–1
Kohl Center 
Madison, WI

12/05/1998*
at Illinois State W 71–54  7–1
Redbird Arena 
Normal, IL

12/09/1998*
at No. 16 Temple W 63–56  8–1
Liacouras Center 
Philadelphia, PA

12/12/1998*
Pepperdine W 57–51  9–1
Kohl Center 
Madison, WI

12/15/1998*
No. 23 at Texas W 65–62  10–1
Frank Erwin Center 
Austin, TX

12/23/1998*
No. 20 at Marquette W 61–45  11–1
Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, WI

12/27/1998*
No. 20 Fresno State W 87–65  12–1
Kohl Center 
Madison, WI

12/30/1998
No. 19 at Michigan L 55–59  12–2 (0–1)
Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, MI

1/02/1999
No. 19 Ohio State L 74–78 OT 12–3 (0–2)
Kohl Center 
Madison, WI

1/06/1999
No. 24 No. 12 Michigan State W 66–51  13–3 (1–2)
Kohl Center 
Madison, WI

1/10/1999
No. 24 No. 9 Purdue W 61–56  14–3 (2–2)
Kohl Center 
Madison, WI

1/13/1999
No. 17 at Penn State W 61–58  15–3 (3–2)
Bryce Jordan Center 
University Park, PA

1/16/1999
No. 17 at Northwestern W 57–49  16–3 (4–2)
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL

1/20/1999
No. 15 Illinois W 75–53  17–3 (5–2)
Kohl Center 
Madison, WI

1/23/1999
No. 15 at No. 14 Iowa W 72–52  18–3 (6–2)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA

1/30/1999
No. 12 No. 19 Minnesota W 61–50  19–3 (7–2)
Kohl Center 
Madison, WI

2/03/1999
No. 11 at No. 21 Indiana L 60–71  19–4 (7–3)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN

2/06/1999
No. 11 at Illinois L 51–53  19–5 (7–4)
Assembly Hall 
Champaign, IL

2/10/1999
No. 15 Northwestern W 57–45  20–5 (8–4)
Kohl Center 
Madison, WI

2/13/1999
No. 15 Penn State W 73–63  21–5 (9–4)
Kohl Center 
Madison, WI

2/21/1999
No. 13 at No. 4 Michigan State L 51–56  21–6 (9–5)
Breslin Student Events Center 
East Lansing, MI

2/24/1999
No. 16 at No. 10 Ohio State L 54–63  21–7 (9–6)
Value City Arena 
Columbus, OH

2/27/1999
No. 16 Michigan L 39–51  21–8 (9–7)
Kohl Center 
Madison, WI
Big Ten Tournament

3/05/1999
No. 19 vs. No. 20 Iowa
Big Ten Tournament - Quarterfinals
W 74–50  22–8
United Center 
Chicago, IL

3/06/1999
No. 19 vs. No. 2 Michigan State
Big Ten Tournament - Semifinals
L 41–56  22–9
United Center 
Chicago, IL
NCAA Tournament

3/12/1999*
No. 19 (5 seed) vs. No. (12 seed) SW Missouri State
NCAA Tournament - First Round
L 32–43  22–10
Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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