1998–99 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team

1998–99 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball
1998–99 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Final Four (Vacated)
Conference	Big Ten
Ranking
Coaches	No. 4
AP	No. 14
1998–99 record	1–9 (27–9 unadjusted) (0–4 (12–4 unadjusted) Big Ten)
Head coach	Jim O'Brien (2nd season);
Home arena	Value City Arena
	Seasons ← 1999–2000 →

The 1998–99 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball represented The Ohio State University during the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by second-year head coach Jim O'Brien, the Buckeyes finished 27–9 (12–4 Big Ten) and reached the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament.

Roster[]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	12	Scoonie Penn	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Salem, Massachusetts
G	35	Michael Redd	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Columbus, Ohio

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
Big Ten Tournament
Mar 5, 1999*	No. 11	vs. Michigan Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinal	W 87–69	23–7	United Center Chicago, IL
Mar 6, 1999*	No. 11	vs. Illinois Big Ten Tournament Semifinal	L 77–79	23–8	United Center Chicago, IL
NCAA Tournament
Mar 11, 1999*	(4 S) No. 14	vs. (13 S) Murray State First Round	W 72–58	24–8	RCA Dome Indianapolis, IN
Mar 13, 1999*	(4 S) No. 14	vs. (12 S) Detroit Second Round	W 75–44	25–8	RCA Dome Indianapolis, IN
Mar 18, 1999*	(4 S) No. 14	vs. (1 S) No. 4 Auburn South Regional Semifinal	W 72–64	26–8	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
Mar 20, 1999*	(4 S) No. 14	vs. (3 S) No. 9 St. John's South Regional Final	W 77–74	27–8	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
Mar 27, 1999*	(4 S) No. 14	vs. (1 W) No. 3 Connecticut National Semifinal	L 58–64	27–9	Tropicana Field (41,340) St. Petersburg, FL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South. All times are in Eastern.

^ "1998-99 Ohio State Buckeyes Roster and Stats". Retrieved May 25, 2019.
^ 2012-13 Ohio State Buckeyes Men's Basketball Media Guide. (2013). The Ohio State University


v t	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
	6	–	10	.375	15	–	14	.517
	5	–	11	.313	13	–	14	.481
Illinois	3	–	13	.188	14	–	18	.438
No. 14 Ohio State**	0	–	4	.000	1	–	9	.100
***	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: 26 games including 5 NCAA Tourn. games vacated due to sanctions against the program ** 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

v t Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball
Venues	(1897–1918) Ohio Expo Center Coliseum (1918–1956) St. John Arena (1956–1998) Value City Arena (1998–present)
Rivalries	Michigan
Culture & lore	Brutus Buckeye Buckeye Nuthouse WBNS WBNS-FM Ohio State Sports Network
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	1898–99 1899–1900 1900–01 1901–02 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1967–68 1969–70 1970–71 1986–87 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1998–99 1999–2000 2002–03 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
NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics