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1998–99 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

1998–99 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record14–18 (3–13 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
MVPCory Bradford
CaptainVictor Chukwudebe
Home arenaAssembly Hall
Seasons
1998–99 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Michigan State† 15 – 1   .938 33 – 5   .868
No. 19 Indiana 9 – 7   .563 23 – 11   .676
No. 18 Wisconsin 9 – 7   .563 22 – 10   .688
No. 21 Iowa 9 – 7   .563 20 – 10   .667
Purdue 7 – 9   .438 21 – 13   .618
Northwestern 6 – 10   .375 15 – 14   .517
Penn State 5 – 11   .313 13 – 14   .481
Illinois 3 – 13   .188 14 – 18   .438
No. 14 Ohio State** 1 – 1   .500 1 – 1   .500
Minnesota*** 0 – 8   .000 0 – 11   .000
Michigan* 0 – 11   .000 0 – 19   .000
† 1999 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
*Michigan: 12 games vacated due to sanctions against the program
**Ohio State: 34 games including 5 NCAA Tourn. games vacated due to sanctions against the program[1]
*** Minnesota vacated 17 games including 1 NCAA Tourn. game due to sanctions against the program
Disputed records: Michigan: 12–19, 5–11; Ohio State: 27–9, 12–4; Minnesota: 17–11, 8–8

The 1998–99 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.

Regular season

The Illini closed out the 1998-99 season with an amazing run at the Big Ten tournament title. After entering the tournament as the 11th-seeded team, Illinois reeled off three straight victories over Top 25-ranked teams before losing in the championship game to second-ranked Michigan State. Illini freshman Cory Bradford was the Big Ten's Freshman of the Year and was also selected to the All-Tournament team.

Roster

1998–99 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 00 Victor Chukwudebe (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Lanphier High School Springfield, Illinois
G 3 Arias Davis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Ware County High School Waycross, Georgia
C 4 Fess Hawkins 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 270 lb (122 kg) RS So Dollarway High School/Westark Community College Pine Bluff, Arkansas
G 5 Nate Mast 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Champaign Central High School Champaign, Illinois
G 12 Joe Cross 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Carbondale Community High School Carbondale, Illinois
G 13 Cory Bradford 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Fr Raleigh Egypt High School Memphis, Tennessee
F/C 21 Robert Archibald 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Lafayette High School Ballwin, Missouri
F 22 Lucas Johnson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Maine West High School Des Plaines, Illinois
G 30 Frank Williams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Manual High School Peoria, Illinois
F 32 Cleotis Brown 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Russell County School District Pittsview, Alabama
F 33 Damir Krupalija 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Rockford Boylan High School Rockford, Illinois
F 35 Carvell Ammons 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS So Centennial High School Champaign, Illinois
G/F 40 Sergio McClain 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Manual High School Peoria, Illinois
F 44 Rich Beyers 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Shelbyville High School Shelbyville, Illinois
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

Source[2]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-Conference regular season
11/10/1998*
no, no 		vs. Wake Forest
Coaches Cancer Classic 		L 73-75 ot 0-1
 Madison Square Garden (13,239)
New York, NY
11/11/1998*
no, no 		vs. Georgetown
Coaches Cancer Classic 		W 65-50  1-1
 Madison Square Garden (12,589)
New York, NY
11/17/1998*
no, no 		George Washington L 58-64  1-2
 Assembly Hall (10,683)
Champaign, IL
11/20/1998*
no, no 		St. Louis W 70-65  2-2
 Assembly Hall (12,586)
Champaign, IL
11/23/1998*
no, no 		Tennessee-Martin W 71-35  3-2
 Assembly Hall (10,496)
Champaign, IL
11/28/1998*
no, no 		at Texas-Pan American W 71-56  4-2
 UTPA Fieldhouse (2,463)
Edinburg, TX
11/30/1998*
no, no 		Valparaiso W 53-49  5-2
 Assembly Hall (10,842)
Champaign, IL
12/5/1998*
no, no 		vs. Bradley W 53-48  6-2
 United Center (11,084)
Chicago, IL
12/12/1998*
no, no 		Eastern Illinois W 70-67  7-2
 Assembly Hall (12,273)
Champaign, IL
12/19/1998*
no, no 		vs. No. 13 Kansas L 55-65  7-3
 Kemper Arena (13,728)
Kansas City, MO
12/22/1998*
no, no 		vs. No. 15 Missouri
Braggin' Rights 		L 62-67  7-4
 Scottrade Center (22,471)
St. Louis, MO
12/29/1998*
no, no 		vs. No. 14 Clemson W 67-50  8-4
 Bi-Lo Center (14,687)
Greenville, SC
Big Ten regular season
1/3/1999
no, no 		at No. 8 Indiana
Rivalry 		L 53-62  8-5
(0-1) 		Assembly Hall (7,249)
Bloomington, IN
1/7/1999
no, no 		at No. 17 Iowa
Rivalry 		L 62-84  8-6
(0-2) 		Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,301)
Iowa City, IA
1/9/1999
no, no 		Northwestern
Rivalry 		L 46-59  8-7
(0-3) 		Assembly Hall (12,255)
Champaign, IL
1/13/1999
no, no 		at No. 13 Purdue L 54-63  8-8
(0-4) 		Mackey Arena (14,123)
West Lafayette, IN
1/16/1999
no, no 		No. 14 Michigan State L 49-51  8-9
(0-5) 		Assembly Hall (15,428)
Champaign, IL
1/20/1999
no, no 		at No. 15 Wisconsin L 53-75  8-10
(0-6) 		Kohl Center (16,112)
Madison, WI
1/23/1999
no, no 		Penn State L 61-65  8-11
(0-7) 		Assembly Hall (12,552)
Champaign, IL
1/28/1999
no, no 		at Michigan W 61-59  9-11
(1-7) 		Crisler Arena (10,784)
Ann Arbor, MI
1/30/1999
no, no 		No. 15 Ohio State L 61-64  9-12
(1-8) 		Assembly Hall (13,756)
Champaign, IL
2/3/1999
no, no 		at No. 18 Minnesota L 63-75  9-13
(1-9) 		Williams Arena (14,792)
Minneapolis, MN
2/6/1999
no, no 		No. 11 Wisconsin W 53-51  10-13
(2-9) 		Assembly Hall (14,062)
Champaign, IL
2/11/1999
no, no 		at No. 5 Michigan State L 44-61  10-14
(2-10) 		Breslin Student Events Center (14,659)
East Lansing, MI
2/13/1999
no, no 		No. 21 Purdue L 56-63  10-15
(2-11) 		Assembly Hall (15,473)
Champaign, IL
2/17/1999
no, no 		at Northwestern
Rivalry 		W 69-63  11-15
(3-11) 		Welsh-Ryan Arena (7,314)
Evanston, IL
2/21/1999
no, no 		No. 20 Iowa
Rivalry 		L 72-78  11-16
(3-12) 		Assembly Hall (16,450)
Champaign, IL
2/24/1999
no, no 		No. 20 Indiana
Rivalry 		L 64-70 ot 11-17
(3-13) 		Assembly Hall (16,450)
Champaign, IL
Big Ten tournament
3/4/1999*
no, no 		(11) vs. (6) No. 23 Minnesota
Opening Round 		W 67-64  12-17
 United Center (18,641)
Chicago, IL
3/5/1999*
no, no 		(11) vs. (3) No. 17 Indiana
Quarterfinals 		W 82-66  13-17
 United Center (20,297)
Chicago, IL
3/6/1999*
no, no 		(11) vs. (2) No. 11 Ohio State
Semifinals 		W 79-77  14-17
 United Center (20,695)
Chicago, IL
3/7/1999*
no, no 		(11) vs. (1) No. 2 Michigan State
Championship 		L 50-67  14-18
 United Center (19,581)
Chicago, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Player stats

Player Games Played 2 pt. Field Goals 3 pt. Field Goals Free Throws Rebounds Assists Blocks Steals Points
Cory Bradford[3] 32 89 85 61 84 62 1 25 494
Cleotis Brown[4] 32 87 20 61 152 44 13 52 295
Sergio McClain[5] 31 92 6 65 106 81 3 71 267
Fess Hawkins[6] 32 77 0 47 162 19 36 24 201
Victor Chukwudebe[7] 32 78 0 22 158 16 20 22 178
Lucas Johnson[8] 31 22 15 46 96 45 4 12 135
Damir Krupalija[9] 24 29 6 34 132 25 13 15 110
Robert Archibald[10] 32 32 0 31 100 26 10 10 95
Arias Davis[11] 25 11 18 6 20 10 2 9 82
Nate Mast 31 9 11 14 17 36 0 14 65
Rich Beyers 11 13 4 15 20 10 5 7 43
Carvell Ammons 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 2

Awards and honors

References

  1. ^ "Forfeits and Vacated Games". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
  2. ^ University of Illinois Fighting Illini Statistics Summary for 1998-99 Archived 2014-02-22 at the Wayback Machine, FightingIllini.com
  3. ^ "Season Stats pg. 125" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2011. Retrieved March 18, 2011.
  4. ^ "Season Stats pg. 125" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2011. Retrieved March 18, 2011.
  5. ^ "Season Stats pg. 125" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2011. Retrieved March 18, 2011.
  6. ^ "Season Stats pg. 125" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2011. Retrieved March 18, 2011.
  7. ^ "Season Stats pg. 125" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2011. Retrieved March 18, 2011.
  8. ^ "Season Stats pg. 125" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2011. Retrieved March 18, 2011.
  9. ^ "Season Stats pg. 125" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2011. Retrieved March 18, 2011.
  10. ^ "Season Stats pg. 125" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2011. Retrieved March 18, 2011.
  11. ^ "Season Stats pg. 125" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2011. Retrieved March 18, 2011.
  12. ^ "List of MVPs" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 30, 2014. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
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