1998–99 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team

1998–99 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
	East
	West
	† 1999 SEC Tournament winner ; Rankings from AP Poll

1998–99 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
1998–99 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
SEC Tournament champions
1999 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, Elite Eight
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 5
AP	No. 8
1998–99 record	28–9 (11–5 SEC)
Head coach	Tubby Smith (2nd season);
Home arena	Rupp Arena
	Seasons ← 1997–98 1999–2000 →

The 1998–99 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team represented University of Kentucky in the 1998-99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Tubby Smith^[2] and the team finished the season with an overall record of 28–9.^[3]

Roster[]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	3	J.P. Blevins	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Edmonton, Kentucky
G	4	Steve Masiello	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	White Plains, New York
G	5	Wayne Turner	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Boston, Massachusetts
G	11	Saul Smith	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Athens, Georgia
G	12	Todd Tackett	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	176 lb (80 kg)	Fr	Paintsville, Kentucky
F	14	Heshimu Evans	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Sr	Bronx, New York
F	21	Tayshaun Prince	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	Fr	Compton, California
G	22	Ryan Hogan	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	So	Deerfield, Illinois
F	25	Myron Anthony	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	So	Neptune Beach, Florida
F	32	Desmond Allison	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Tampa, Florida
F/C	33	Michael Bradley	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	So	Worcester, Massachusetts
F	34	Scott Padgett	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Sr	Louisville, Kentucky
F	40	Jules Camara	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Dakar, Senegal
C	42	Jamaal Magloire	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	Jr	Toronto, Ontario

Head coach

Tubby Smith

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

References[]

^ sports-reference.com 1998-99 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
^ "1998-1999 Kentucky Wildcats Roster and Stats". Retrieved 19 October 2013.
^ "1998-1999 Kentucky Wildcats Schedule and Results". Retrieved 19 October 2013.

[1] sports-reference.com 1998-99 Southeastern Conference Season Summary

[2] "1998-1999 Kentucky Wildcats Roster and Stats". Retrieved 19 October 2013.

[3] "1998-1999 Kentucky Wildcats Schedule and Results". Retrieved 19 October 2013.

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v t Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball
Venues	State College Gymnasium (1903–1914) Buell Armory Gymnasium (1910–1924) Alumni Gymnasium (1924–1950) Memorial Coliseum (1950–1976) Rupp Arena (1976–present) Joe Craft Center (practice)
Rivalries	Centre College (historical) Florida Indiana Louisville North Carolina Tennessee Transylvania (historical)
Culture & lore	History under Adolph Rupp Basketbowl Champions Classic Fabulous Five "The Shot" The Unforgettables 2011 Indiana game The Rivalry: Red v. Blue
People	Head coaches Honorees NBA draftees Players Recruiting history Statistical leaders
Seasons	1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1913–14 1920–21 1932–33 1933–34 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1957–58 1960–61 1965–66 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
Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics; NCAA championships in bolded italics

1998–99 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
v t	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]