1998–99 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team

1998–99 Tennessee Volunteers basketball
1998–99 Tennessee Volunteers basketball
SEC Regular season champions; SEC East champions
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Southeastern Conference
	East
Ranking
Coaches	No. 25
AP	No. 20
Record	21–9 (12–4 SEC)
Head coach	Jerry Green (2nd season);
Home arena	Thompson–Boling Arena
	Seasons ← 1997–98 1999–2000 →

1998–99 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	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 Arkansas	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 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team represented the University of Tennessee during the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by second-year head coach Jerry Green, and played their home games at Thompson–Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tennessee as a member of the Southeastern Conference. After finishing first in the SEC East regular season standings with a 12–4 conference record, they were invited to the NCAA tournament where they reached the second round.

Roster

1998–99 Tennessee Volunteers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	15	Brandon Wharton	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Sr	Nashville, Tennessee
F	22	Vincent Yarbrough	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Fr	Cleveland	Cleveland, Tennessee
F	55	Charles Hathaway	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	—	Jr	Hillwood	Nashville, Tennessee

Head coach

Jerry Green

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference Regular season
Nov 13, 1998*	No. 9	vs. No. 18 Arizona	L 72–73	0–1	University Arena Albuquerque, New Mexico
Nov 15, 1998*	No. 9	Tennessee State	W 91–69	1–1	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
Nov 17, 1998*	No. 18	Cal State Northridge	W 83–64	2–1	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
Nov 19, 1998*	No. 18	at Miami (OH)	L 62–68	2–2	Millett Hall Oxford, Ohio
Nov 24, 1998*	No. 25	Chattanooga	W 85–74	3–2	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
Nov 30, 1998*	No. 25	Western Carolina	W 84–41	4–2	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
Dec 2, 1998*		Memphis	W 68–67	5–2	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
Dec 6, 1998*		No. 20 Pittsburgh	W 56–53	6–2	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
Dec 10, 1998*		at Saint Joseph's	L 53–55	6–3	Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 19, 1998*		at South Florida	W 75–68 ^OT	7–3	Sun Dome Tampa, Florida
Dec 22, 1998*		UNC Greensboro	W 92–60	8–3	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
SEC Regular season
Jan 2, 1999		at No. 17 Auburn	L 62–90	8–4 (0–1)	Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama
Jan 6, 1999		LSU	W 93–58	9–4 (1–1)	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
Jan 9, 1999		South Carolina	W 86–57	10–4 (2–1)	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
Jan 12, 1999 ESPN		at No. 6 Kentucky	W 47–46	11–4 (3–1)	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
Jan 20, 1999*		Georgia	W 85–69	12–4 (4–1)	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
Jan 23, 1999		at Florida	L 72–93	12–5 (4–2)	O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida
Jan 27, 1999		at Vanderbilt	W 78–67	13–5 (5–2)	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Jan 30, 1999		Alabama	W 100–64	14–5 (6–2)	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
Feb 2, 1999		at No. 23 Arkansas	L 52–69	14–6 (6–3)	Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas
Feb 6, 1999		Mississippi State	L 82–88	14–7 (6–4)	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
Feb 10, 1999		No. 23 Florida	W 91–56	15–7 (7–4)	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
Feb 13, 1999		Vanderbilt	W 63–62	16–7 (8–4)	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
Feb 17, 1999		at Ole Miss	W 69–67	17–7 (9–4)	Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, Mississippi
Feb 20, 1999		at South Carolina	W 65–50	18–7 (10–4)	Carolina Coliseum Columbia, South Carolina
Feb 23, 1999		at Georgia	W 75–65	19–7 (11–4)	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia
Feb 28, 1999 CBS		No. 13 Kentucky	W 68–61	20–7 (12–4)	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
SEC tournament
Mar 5, 1999* JP	No. 18	vs. Mississippi State Quarterfinals	L 56–62	20–8	Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia
NCAA tournament
Mar 12, 1999* CBS	(4 E) No. 20	vs. (13 E) Delaware First Round	W 62–52^[2]	21–8	Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina
Mar 14, 1999* CBS	(4 E) No. 20	vs. (12 E) SW Missouri State Second Round	L 51–81^[3]	21–9	Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source^[4]^[5]

Rankings

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References

^ sports-reference.com 1998-99 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
^ "Vols overcome poor shooting, beat Delaware". The Tampa Bay Times. March 13, 1999. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
^ "It's Lights Out for Tennessee". The Washington Post. March 15, 1999. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
^ "2019-20 Tennessee Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
^ ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1075–1076. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

[1] sports-reference.com 1998-99 Southeastern Conference Season Summary

[2] "Vols overcome poor shooting, beat Delaware". The Tampa Bay Times. March 13, 1999. Retrieved July 2, 2023.

[3] "It's Lights Out for Tennessee". The Washington Post. March 15, 1999. Retrieved July 2, 2023.

[4] "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved August 13, 2022.

[5] "2019-20 Tennessee Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved August 13, 2022.

[ESPN-6] ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1075–1076. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

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1998–99 Tennessee Volunteers basketball

SEC Regular season champions SEC East champions
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	East
Ranking
Coaches	No. 25
AP	No. 20
Record	21–9 (12–4 SEC)
Head coach	Jerry Green (2nd season)
Home arena	Thompson–Boling Arena
Seasons ← 1997–98 1999–2000 →