1998–99_Florida_Gators_men's_basketball_team

1998–99 Florida Gators men's basketball
1998–99 Florida Gators men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Southeastern Conference
	East
Ranking
Coaches	No. 17
AP	No. 23
Record	22–9 (10–6 SEC)
Head coach	Billy Donovan (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	John Pelphrey (3rd season); Anthony Grant (3rd season); Donnie Jones (3rd season);
Home arena	O'Connell Center
	Seasons ← 1997–98 1999–2000 →

1998–99 Florida Gators men's basketball team

American college basketball season

The 1998–99 Florida Gators men's basketball team represented the University of Florida in the sport of basketball during the 1998–99 college basketball season. The Gators competed in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They were led by head coach Billy Donovan, and played their home games in the O'Connell Center on the university's Gainesville, Florida campus. The team was the first strong team for Coach Donovan at Florida. The Gators made the Sweet Sixteen, before being upset by Gonzaga. At the end of that game, Florida guard Kenyan Weaks was called for a controversial traveling violation.

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Senior captains were guard Eddie Shannon and forward Greg Stolt. The team featured freshmen Mike Miller, Teddy Dupay, and Udonis Haslem.

Schedule and results

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 16, 1998*		Georgia Southern	W 76–62	1–0	Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida
Nov 20, 1998*		at Florida State	W 82–66	2–0	Donald L. Tucker Center Tallahassee, Florida
Nov 23, 1998*		Bethune-Cookman	W 91–61	3–0	Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida
Nov 30, 1998*		Coastal Carolina	W 110–68	4–0	Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida
Dec 5, 1998*		Charleston Southern	W 80–67	5–0	Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida
Dec 9, 1998*		at No. 3 Duke	L 86–116	5–1	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina
Dec 12, 1998*		Jacksonville	W 79–72	6–1	Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida
Dec 20, 1998*		Long Island University	W 119–61	7–1	Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida
Dec 22, 1998*		Morehead State	W 117–70	8–1	Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida
Dec 27, 1998*		vs. Michigan	W 79–63	9–1
Jan 2, 1999		at No. 7 Kentucky	L 58–93	9–2 (0–1)	Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky
Jan 6, 1999		Vanderbilt	W 90–59	10–2 (1–1)	Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida
Jan 10, 1999		Georgia	W 72–62	11–2 (2–1)	Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida
Jan 13, 1999		at South Carolina	W 68–51	12–2 (3–1)	Carolina Coliseum Columbia, South Carolina
Jan 16, 1999		at No. 8 Auburn	L 69–88	12–3 (3–2)	Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama
Jan 20, 1999		at LSU	W 77–58	13–3 (4–2)	Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Jan 23, 1999		Tennessee	W 93–72	14–3 (5–2)	Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida
Jan 27, 1999	No. 25	Alabama	W 72–68	15–3 (6–2)	Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida
Jan 30, 1999	No. 25	at Mississippi State	L 63–66	15–4 (6–3)	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi
Feb 4, 1999		No. 5 Kentucky	W 75–68	16–4 (7–3)	Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida
Feb 6, 1999		Ole Miss	L 68–79	16–5 (7–4)	Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida
Feb 10, 1999	No. 23	at Tennessee	L 56–91	16–6 (7–5)	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee
Feb 13, 1999	No. 23	at Georgia	W 75–64	17–6 (8–5)	Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia
Feb 16, 1999	No. 23	Arkansas	W 74–61	18–6 (9–5)	Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida
Feb 24, 1999	No. 19	South Carolina	W 89–61	19–6 (10–5)	Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida
Feb 27, 1999	No. 19	at Vanderbilt	L 70–71 ^OT	19–7 (10–6)	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
SEC Tournament
Mar 4, 1999*	No. 21	vs. LSU Quarterfinal	W 97–75	20–7	Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia
Mar 5, 1999*	No. 21	vs. No. 22 Arkansas Semifinal	L 74–75	20–8	Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia
NCAA Tournament
Mar 11, 1999* 7:55 pm, CBS	(6 W) No. 23	vs. (11 W) Penn First round	W 75–61	21–8	KeyArena Seattle, Washington
Mar 13, 1999* 6:56 pm, CBS	(6 W) No. 23	vs. (14 W) Weber State Second Round	W 82–74 ^OT	22–8	KeyArena Seattle, Washington
Mar 18, 1999* 7:55 pm, CBS	(6 W) No. 23	vs. (10 W) Gonzaga West Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	L 72–73^[3]	22–9	US Airways Center Phoenix, Arizona
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Eastern.

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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]

1998–99_Florida_Gators_men's_basketball_team

Roster

Schedule and results

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