1998–99 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team

1998–99 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball

NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 19
Record	22-11 (11-5 Big 12)
Head coach	Kelvin Sampson (5th season)
Home arena	Lloyd Noble Center (Capacity: 10,871)
Seasons ← 1997–98 1999–2000 →

1998–99 Big 12 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Texas	13	–	3	.813	19	–	13	.594
Missouri	11	–	5	.688	20	–	9	.690
No. 22 Kansas †	11	–	5	.688	23	–	10	.697
Oklahoma	11	–	5	.688	22	–	11	.667
Oklahoma State	10	–	6	.625	23	–	11	.676
Nebraska	10	–	6	.625	20	–	13	.606
Kansas State	7	–	9	.438	20	–	13	.606
Colorado	7	–	9	.438	18	–	15	.545
Iowa State	6	–	10	.375	15	–	15	.500
Texas A&M	5	–	11	.313	12	–	15	.444
Texas Tech	5	–	11	.313	13	–	17	.433
Baylor	0	–	16	.000	6	–	24	.200

† 1999 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll ^[1]

The 1998–99 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in competitive college basketball during the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team played its home games in the Lloyd Noble Center and was a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Big 12 Conference.

The team posted a 22–11 overall record (11–6 Big 12). The Sooners received a bid to the 1999 NCAA tournament as No. 13 seed in the Midwest region, and made a surprise run to the Sweet Sixteen before losing to No. 1 seed Michigan State, 54–46.

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1998–99 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	21	Eduardo Nájera	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Jr
G	24	Ryan Humphrey	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	So	Booker T. Washington	Tulsa, Oklahoma

Head coach

Kelvin Sampson

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 14, 1998*		Northwestern State	W 75–55	1–0	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
Nov 21, 1998*		Coppin State	W 68–42	2–0	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
Nov 27, 1998*		Western Carolina	W 102–51	3–0	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
Nov 28, 1998*		Murray State	L 64–68	3–1	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
Dec 5, 1998*		No. 19 Arkansas	W 87–57	4–1	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
Dec 12, 1998*		Nicholls State	W 64–44	5–1	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
Dec 17, 1998*	No. 24	Sam Houston State	W 75–44	6–1	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
Dec 21, 1998	No. 23	at American-Puerto Rico	W 2–0	7–1	Caguas Municipal Complex San Juan, Puerto Rico
Dec 22, 1998*	No. 23	vs. Ole Miss	L 72–75	7–2	Caguas Municipal Complex San Juan, Puerto Rico
Dec 23, 1998*	No. 23	vs. NC State	L 58–62	7–3	Caguas Municipal Complex San Juan, Puerto Rico
Dec 29, 1998*		vs. Western Kentucky All-College Tournament	W 72–62 ^OT	8–3	Myriad Convention Center Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Dec 30, 1998*		vs. Oral Roberts All-College Tournament	W 85–69	9–3	Myriad Convention Center Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Big 12 Regular Season
Jan 3, 1999		at Iowa State	W 56–52	10–3 (1–0)	Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa
Feb 27, 1999		Baylor	W 87–63	20–9 (11–5)	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
Big 12 Tournament
Mar 5, 1999*	(4)	vs. (5) Oklahoma State Quarterfinals	L 57–60	20–10	Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
NCAA Tournament
Mar 12, 1999*	(13 MW)	vs. (4 MW) No. 12 Arizona First Round	W 61–60	21–10	Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Mar 14, 1999*	(13 MW)	vs. (5 MW) No. 24 UNC Charlotte Second Round	W 85–72^[3]	22–10	Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Mar 19, 1999*	(13 MW)	vs. (1 MW) No. 2 Michigan State Sweet Sixteen	L 46–54^[4]	22–11	Edward Jones Dome St. Louis, Missouri
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed within region W=West.

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Rankings

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References

^ 2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
^ "1998-99 Oklahoma Sooners Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
^ "You're doing fine, Oklahoma". The Tampa Bay Times. March 15, 1999. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
^ "Sooners Take It on the Chin: OU Shoots 33 Percent, Falls to Michigan State". The Oklahoman. March 20, 1999. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
^ "2019-20 Oklahoma Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Oklahoma Athletics. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1075–1076. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

v t e Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball
Venues	Oklahoma Gymnasium (1907–1919) University of Oklahoma R.O.T.C. Armory (1919–1928) McCasland Field House (1928–1975) Lloyd Noble Center (1975–present)
Rivalries	Oklahoma State
Culture & lore	Boomer and Sooner RUF/NEKS Jumpman Invitational
People	Head coaches NBA draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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Roster

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