1998–99 Alcorn State Braves basketball team
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SWAC Regular season champions SWAC tournament champions | |
Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
Record | 23–7 (14–2 SWAC) |
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Home arena | Davey Whitney Complex |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alcorn State † | 14 | – | 2 | .875 | 23 | – | 7 | .767 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 21 | – | 7 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jackson State | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 16 | – | 12 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi Valley State | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 14 | – | 13 | .519 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama State | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 11 | – | 16 | .407 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Southern | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 8 | – | 19 | .296 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grambling State | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 6 | – | 21 | .222 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prairie View A&M | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 6 | – | 21 | .222 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas–Pine Bluff | 1 | – | 15 | .063 | 3 | – | 24 | .111 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama A&M | 0 | – | 0 | – | 10 | – | 17 | .370 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1999 SWAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1998–99 Alcorn State Braves basketball team represented Alcorn State University during the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Braves, led by head coach Davey Whitney, played their home games at the Davey Whitney Complex and were members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 23–7, 14–2 in SWAC play to win the conference regular season. They also won the SWAC tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament – the program's first appearance in 15 seasons. The Braves were defeated by No. 2 seed Stanford, 69–57.[1]
Roster
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Schedule and results
[edit]Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 14, 1998* | at UAB | L 57–70 | 0–1 | Bartow Arena (4,883) Birmingham, Alabama | |||||||
Dec 2, 1998* | at Illinois State | L 73–86 | 3–2 | Redbird Arena (6,239) Normal, Illinois | |||||||
Dec 19, 1998* | at Oregon | L 68–78 | 5–3 | McArthur Court Eugene, Oregon | |||||||
Dec 21, 1998* | at Wyoming | L 64–101 | 5–4 | Arena-Auditorium Laramie, Wyoming | |||||||
SWAC tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 3, 1999* | Prairie View A&M Quarterfinals | W 114–61 | 21–6 | Davey Whitney Complex Lorman, Mississippi | |||||||
Mar 5, 1999* | vs. Mississippi Valley State Semifinals | W 73–61 | 22–6 | F. G. Clark Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana | |||||||
Mar 7, 1999* | at Southern Championship game | W 89–83 | 23–6 | F. G. Clark Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana | |||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 11, 1999* CBS | (15 W) | vs. (2 W) No. 7 Stanford First round | L 57–69 | 23–7 | KeyArena Seattle, Washington | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Central Time. |
References
[edit]- ^ "Stanford's oaks drive Alcorn nuts". The Tampa Bay Times. March 12, 1999. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
- ^ "1998–99 Alcorn State Braves Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
- ^ "2020-21 Multi-Sport Record Book" (PDF). Alcorn State University Athletics. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
- ^ "1998-99 Men's Basketball Schedule". Alcorn State University Athletics. Retrieved July 3, 2023.