1998–99 UNC Charlotte 49ers men's basketball team

1998–99 UNC Charlotte 49ers men's basketball
1998–99 UNC Charlotte 49ers men's basketball
Conference USA tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Second round
Conference	Conference USA
	American
Ranking
AP	No. 24
Record	23–11 (10–6 C-USA)
Head coach	Bobby Lutz (1st season);
Home arena	Dale F. Halton Arena

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 †	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 UNC Charlotte 49ers men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in the 1998–99 college basketball season. This was head coach Bobby Lutz's first season at the school. The 49ers competed in Conference USA and played their home games at Dale F. Halton Arena. They finished the season 23–11 (10–6 in C-USA play) and received an at-large bid to the 1999 NCAA tournament as No. 5 seed in the Midwest region. The 49ers defeated No. 12 seed Rhode Island in the opening round^[2] before losing to No. 13 seed Oklahoma, 85–72, in the round of 32.^[3]

Roster

1998–99 Charlotte 49ers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	5	Galen Young	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Memphis, Tennessee

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Dec 12, 1998*		at No. 7 North Carolina	L 73–75 ^OT	6–3	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina
C-USA tournament
Mar 3, 1999*		vs. Houston First Round	W 75–51	19–10	Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama
Mar 4, 1999*		vs. Southern Miss Quarterfinals	W 83–75	20–10	Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama
Mar 5, 1999*		vs. No. 7 Cincinnati Semifinals	W 55–52	21–10	Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama
Mar 6, 1999*		vs. Louisville Championship game	W 68–59	22–10	Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama
NCAA tournament
Mar 12, 1999*	(5 MW) No. 24	vs. (12 MW) Rhode Island First Round	W 81–70 ^OT	23–10	Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Mar 14, 1999*	(5 MW) No. 24	vs. (13 MW) Oklahoma Second Round	L 72–85	23–11	Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest.

^ sports-reference.com 1999-00 Conference USA Season Summary
^ "49ers Avoid First-Round Upset With Overtime Win". The Washington Post. March 12, 1999. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
^ "You're doing fine, Oklahoma". Tampa Bay Times. March 15, 1999. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
^ "1998-99 Men's Basketball Roster". UNC Charlotte Athletics. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
^ "Results for 1998-99". UNC Charlotte Athletics. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1075–1086. ISBN 0-345-51392-4.

Charlotte 49ers men's basketball
Venues	Local high school gyms (1965–1970) Belk Gymnasium (1970–1976; alternate, 1976–1996) Bojangles Coliseum (1976–1988, 1993–1996) Charlotte Coliseum (1988–1993) Dale F. Halton Arena (1996–present) Spectrum Center (alternate, 2007–present)
Culture & lore	Norm the Niner
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 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 Final Four appearance in italics