1998–99 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team

1998–99 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball
1998–99 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Round of 32
Conference	Southeastern Conference
	West
Ranking
Coaches	No. 25
AP	No. 17
Record	23–11 (9–7 SEC)
Head coach	Nolan Richardson (14th season);
Home arena	Bud Walton Arena

1998–99 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
	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	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 1998–99 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas in the 1998–99 college basketball season. The head coach was Nolan Richardson, serving for his 14th year. The team played its home games in Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G/F	15	Chris Jefferies	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	212 lb (96 kg)	Fr	Washington Union	Fresno, California
G	22	Pat Bradley	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	196 lb (89 kg)	Sr	Everett	Everett, Massachusetts
PF	55	Derek Hood	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Central	Kansas City, Missouri

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
Nov 15, 1998*		Jackson State	W 83–72	1–0	Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas
Nov 17, 1998*		Alabama State	W 73–43	2–0	Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas
Nov 20, 1998*		vs. Virginia Top of the World Classic	W 85–83	3–0	Carlson Center Fairbanks, Alaska
Nov 21, 1998*		vs. New Mexico State Top of the World Classic	W 66–60	4–0	Carlson Center Fairbanks, Alaska
Nov 22, 1998*		vs. Villanova Top of the World Classic	L 63–76	4–1	Carlson Center Fairbanks, Alaska
SEC Tournament
Mar 5, 1999*	No. 22	vs. No. 21 Florida Quarterfinals	W 75–74	21–9	Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia
Mar 6, 1999*	No. 22	vs. Mississippi State Semifinals	W 84–79 ^OT	22–9	Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia
Mar 7, 1999*	No. 22	vs. No. 14 Kentucky Championship Game	L 63–76	22–10	Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia
NCAA Tournament
Mar 11, 1999*	(4 W) No. 22	vs. (13 W) Siena First Round	W 94–80	23–10	McNichols Sports Arena Denver, Colorado
Mar 13, 1999*	(4 W) No. 22	vs. (5 W) No. 21 Iowa Second Round	L 72–82^[3]	23–11	McNichols Sports Arena Denver, Colorado
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West.

Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball
Venues	Schmidt Gymnasium (1923–1937) Men's Gymnasium (1937–1955) Barnhill Arena (1955–1993) Bud Walton Arena (1993–present)
Rivalries	Kentucky
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics