1998–99 Miami RedHawks men's basketball
MAC Regular season champion
MAC East champion
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast
Ranking
CoachesNo. 20
Record24–8 (15–3 MAC)
Head coach
Home arenaMillett Hall
1998–99 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
Miami153 .833248  .750
Kent State135 .722237  .767
Akron126 .667189  .667
Ohio126 .6671810  .643
Bowling Green126 .6671810  .643
Marshall117 .6111611  .593
Buffalo117 .056524  .172
West
Toledo117 .611199  .679
Ball State108 .5561611  .593
Central Michigan711 .3891016  .385
Western Michigan612 .3331115  .423
Eastern Michigan513 .278520  .200
Northern Illinois216 .111620  .231
1999 MAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1998–99 Miami RedHawks men's basketball team represent Miami University in the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The RedHawks, led by 3rd-year head coach Charlie Coles, played their home games at Millett Hall in Oxford, Ohio as members of the Mid-American Conference. The team finished atop the conference regular season standings and, despite falling in the championship game of the MAC tournament, earned an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. As the No. 10 seed in the Midwest region, Miami defeated Washington and Utah to reach the Sweet Sixteen. The run came to and end in the Regional semifinals as the RedHawks fell to Kentucky, 58–43,[1] to finish 24–8 (15–3 MAC).

Roster

1998–99 Miami RedHawks men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 30 Damon Frierson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Sr
F 32 Wally Szczerbiak 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)244 lb (111 kg) Sr Long Island, New York
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

    [2]

    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Regular season
    Nov 13, 1998*
    at Notre Dame W 76–65  1–0
    Joyce Center 
    Notre Dame, Indiana
    Nov 19, 1998*
    No. 18 Tennessee W 68–62  2–0
    Millett Hall 
    Oxford, Ohio
    Nov 22, 1998*
    Dayton W 76–62  3–0
    Millett Hall 
    Oxford, Ohio
    Nov 27, 1998*
    No. 24 vs. Boston University W 70–53  4–0
    Halifax Metro Center 
    Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Dec 2, 1998*
    No. 22 at No. 23 Xavier L 56–64  4–1
    Cincinnati Gardens 
    Cincinnati, Ohio
    Dec 5, 1998*
    No. 22 at Green Bay L 60–78  4–2
    Brown County Arena 
    Green Bay, Wisconsin
    Dec 8, 1998
    Marshall W 81–79 OT 5–2
    (1–0)
    Millett Hall 
    Oxford, Ohio
    Dec 12, 1998
    at Central Michigan W 81–69 OT 6–2
    (2–0)
    Rose Arena 
    Mount Pleasant, Michigan
    Dec 22, 1998*
    vs. San Diego W 58–52  7–2
    Selland Arena 
    Fresno, California
    Dec 23, 1998*
    at Fresno State L 62–73  7–3
    Selland Arena 
    Fresno, California
    Dec 30, 1998
    Northern Illinois W 83–51  8–3
    (3–0)
    Millett Hall 
    Oxford, Ohio
    Jan 2, 1999
    Western Michigan W 80–62  9–3
    (4–0)
    Millett Hall 
    Oxford, Ohio
    Jan 6, 1999
    at Eastern Michigan W 73–49  10–3
    (5–0)
    Convocation Center 
    Ypsilanti, Michigan
    Jan 8, 1999
    at Buffalo W 76–48  11–3
    (6–0)
    Alumni Arena 
    Buffalo, New York
    Jan 16, 1999*
    Akron W 80–62  12–3
    (7–0)
    Millett Hall 
    Oxford, Ohio
    Jan 20, 1999
    at Kent State L 62–68  12–4
    (7–1)
    Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center 
    Kent, Ohio
    Jan 23, 1999
    at Marshall W 63–55  13–4
    (8–1)
    Henderson Center 
    Huntington, West Virginia
    Jan 28, 1999
    Bowling Green State W 83–72  14–4
    (9–1)
    Millett Hall 
    Oxford, Ohio
    Feb 1, 1999
    Toledo W 63–57  15–4
    (10–1)
    Millett Hall 
    Oxford, Ohio
    Feb 3, 1999
    Ohio W 69–54  16–4
    (11–1)
    Millett Hall 
    Oxford, Ohio
    Feb 6, 1999
    at Western Michigan W 70–69  17–4
    (12–1)
    University Arena 
    Kalamazoo, Michigan
    Feb 10, 1999
    at Ball State W 61–56  18–4
    (13–1)
    Worthen Arena 
    Muncie, Indiana
    Feb 13, 1999
    Eastern Michigan W 78–56  19–4
    (14–1)
    Millett Hall 
    Oxford, Ohio
    Feb 17, 1999
    No. 25 at Toledo L 63–66  19–5
    (14–2)
    John F. Savage Hall 
    Toledo, Ohio
    Feb 20, 1999
    No. 25 at Bowling Green State L 58–69  19–6
    (14–3)
    Anderson Arena 
    Bowling Green, Ohio
    Feb 24, 1999
    Kent State W 73–60  20–6
    (15–3)
    Millett Hall 
    Oxford, Ohio
    MAC tournament
    Feb 27, 1999*
    (1) (8) Ball State
    Quarterfinals
    W 69–43  21–6
    Millett Hall 
    Oxford, Ohio
    Mar 2, 1999*
    (1) vs. (5) Bowling Green State
    Semifinals
    W 60–56 OT 22–6
    SeaGate Centre 
    Toledo, Ohio
    Mar 3, 1999*
    (1) vs. (2) Kent State
    Championship game
    L 43–49  22–7
    SeaGate Centre 
    Toledo, Ohio
    NCAA tournament
    Mar 12, 1999*
     CBS
    (10 MW) vs. (7 MW) Washington
    First round
    W 59–58[3]  23–7
    Louisiana Superdome 
    New Orleans, Louisiana
    Mar 14, 1999*
     CBS
    (10 MW) vs. (2 MW) No. 6 Utah
    Second Round
    W 66–58[4]  24–7
    Louisiana Superdome 
    New Orleans, Louisiana
    Mar 19, 1999*
     CBS
    (10 MW) vs. (3 MW) No. 8 Kentucky
    Midwest Regional semifinal Sweet Sixteen
    L 43–58[1]  24–8
    Edward Jones Dome 
    St. Louis, Missouri
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    MW=Midwest.
    All times are in Eastern Time.

    Source[5]

    Rankings

    [6]

    1999 NBA draft

    Round Pick Player NBA Team
    16Wally SzczerbiakMinnesota Timberwolves

    [7]

    Awards and honors

    References

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      • 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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