1998–99 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

1998–99 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
AP #18
1998–99 record 22–10 (9–7 Big Ten)
Head coach Dick Bennett
Home arena Kohl Center
1998–99 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#2 Michigan State 15 1   .938     33 5   .868
#19 Indiana 9 7   .563     23 11   .676
#18 Wisconsin 9 7   .563     22 10   .688
#21 Iowa 9 7   .563     20 10   .667
Minnesota 8 8   .500     17 11   .607
#11 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
#14 Ohio State** 0 1   .000     1 1   .500
Michigan* 0 11   .000     0 19   .000
1999 Big Ten Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
*Michigan: 12 reg. season games vacated due to sanctions against the program
**Ohio State: 29 reg. season games; 5 NCAA Tourn. games vacated due to sanctions against the program
Disputed records: Michigan-(12-19)(5-11); Ohio State-(27-9)(12-4)

The 1998–1999 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Dick Bennett, coaching his fourth season with the Badgers. The team played their home games at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wisconsin and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.

Roster

1998–99 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Home town
G/F 3 Duany, DuanyDuany Duany 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Jr Bloomington, IN
G 4 Davis, TravonTravon Davis 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Summit, IL
G 5 Auriantal, HennssyHennssy Auriantal 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Montreal
G 10 Bryant, JonJon Bryant 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 186 lb (84 kg) RS Jr Plymouth, MN
G 11 Mason, SeanSean Mason 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Sr Country Club Hills, IL
G 12 Calderwood, TyTy Calderwood 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Sr Joliet, IL
G 14 Moriarity, JohnJohn Moriarity 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Fr Oostburg, WI
F 15 Kowske, AndyAndy Kowske 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Brookfield, WI
F 20 Faust, EricEric Faust 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Fr Arlington Heights, IL
F 21 Smith, RobertRobert Smith 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Madison, WI
G 22 Kelley, MikeMike Kelley 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Menomonee Falls, WI
F 30 Linton, MauriceMaurice Linton 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Calumet City, IL
F 34 Sessoms, MauriceMaurice Sessoms 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Teaneck, NJ
F 40 Wills, CharlieCharlie Wills 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Fr Angola, IN
F 50 Vershaw, MarkMark Vershaw 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So East Peoria, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 2014-1-14

Schedule

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
City, State
Regular Season

11/14/1998*
Loyola (IL) W 66–29  1–0
Kohl Center 
Madison, WI

11/16/1998*
UW–Milwaukee W 75–63  2–0
Kohl Center 
Madison, WI

11/20/1998*
vs. New Mexico State
Top of the World Classic
L 52–66  2–1
Carlson Center 
Fairbanks, AK

11/21/1998*
vs. Virginia
Top of the World Classic
W 66–56  3–1
Carlson Center 
Fairbanks, AK

11/22/1998*
vs. Nebraska
Top of the World Classic
W 78–41  4–1
Carlson Center 
Fairbanks, AK

11/28/1998*
at Rhode Island W 65–59  5–1
Keaney Gymnasium 
Kingston, RI

12/02/1998*
Northern Illinois W 67–52  6–1
Kohl Center 
Madison, WI

12/05/1998*
at Illinois State W 71–54  7–1
Redbird Arena 
Normal, IL

12/09/1998*
at #16 Temple W 63–56  8–1
Liacouras Center 
Philadelphia, PA

12/12/1998*
Pepperdine W 57–51  9–1
Kohl Center 
Madison, WI

12/15/1998*
#23 at Texas W 65–62  10–1
Frank Erwin Center 
Austin, TX

12/23/1998*
#20 at Marquette W 61–45  11–1
Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, WI

12/27/1998*
#20 Fresno State W 87–65  12–1
Kohl Center 
Madison, WI

12/30/1998
#19 at Michigan L 55–59  12–2 (0–1)
Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, MI

1/02/1999
#19 Ohio State L 74–78 OT 12–3 (0–2)
Kohl Center 
Madison, WI

1/06/1999
#24 #12 Michigan State W 66–51  13–3 (1–2)
Kohl Center 
Madison, WI

1/10/1999
#24 #9 Purdue W 61–56  14–3 (2–2)
Kohl Center 
Madison, WI

1/13/1999
#17 at Penn State W 61–58  15–3 (3–2)
Bryce Jordan Center 
University Park, PA

1/16/1999
#17 at Northwestern W 57–49  16–3 (4–2)
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL

1/20/1999
#15 Illinois W 75–53  17–3 (5–2)
Kohl Center 
Madison, WI

1/23/1999
#15 at #14 Iowa W 72–52  18–3 (6–2)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA

1/30/1999
#12 #19 Minnesota W 61–50  19–3 (7–2)
Kohl Center 
Madison, WI

2/03/1999
#11 at #21 Indiana L 60–71  19–4 (7–3)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN

2/06/1999
#11 at Illinois L 51–53  19–5 (7–4)
Assembly Hall 
Champaign, IL

2/10/1999
#15 Northwestern W 57–45  20–5 (8–4)
Kohl Center 
Madison, WI

2/13/1999
#15 Penn State W 73–63  21–5 (9–4)
Kohl Center 
Madison, WI

2/21/1999
#13 at #4 Michigan State L 51–56  21–6 (9–5)
Breslin Student Events Center 
East Lansing, MI

2/24/1999
#16 at #10 Ohio State L 54–63  21–7 (9–6)
Value City Arena 
Columbus, OH

2/27/1999
#16 Michigan L 39–51  21–8 (9–7)
Kohl Center 
Madison, WI
Big Ten Tournament

3/05/1999
#19 vs. #20 Iowa
Big Ten Tournament - Quarterfinals
W 74–50  22–8
United Center 
Chicago, IL

3/06/1999
#19 vs. #2 Michigan State
Big Ten Tournament - Semifinals
L 41–56  22–9
United Center 
Chicago, IL
NCAA Tournament

3/12/1999*
#19 (5 seed) vs. #(12 seed) SW Missouri State
NCAA Tournament - First Round
L 32–43  22–10
Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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