1998–99 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

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1998–99 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball
Wisconsin Badgers logo.svg
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
APNo. 18
1998–99 record22–10 (9–7 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coachBrad Soderberg
Home arenaKohl Center
Seasons
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

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 Hometown
G/F 3 Duany Duany 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Jr Bloomington, IN
G 4 Travon Davis 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Summit, IL
G 5 Hennssy Auriantal 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Montreal
G 10 Jon Bryant 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 186 lb (84 kg) RS Jr Plymouth, MN
G 11 Sean Mason 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 182 lb (83 kg) RS Sr Country Club Hills, IL
G 12 Ty Calderwood 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 178 lb (81 kg) RS Sr Joliet, IL
G 14 John Moriarity (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Fr Oostburg, WI
F 15 Andy Kowske 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Brookfield, WI
F 20 Erik Faust (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Fr Arlington Heights, IL
F 21 Robert Smith (I) Current redshirt 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Madison, WI
G 22 Mike Kelley 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Menomonee Falls, WI
F 30 Maurice Linton 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Calumet City, IL
F 34 Maurice Sessoms 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Teaneck, NJ
F 40 Charlie Wills 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Fr Angola, IN
F 50 Mark 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 No. 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*
No. 23 at Texas W 65–62  10–1
Frank Erwin Center 
Austin, TX
12/23/1998*
No. 20 at Marquette W 61–45  11–1
Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, WI
12/27/1998*
No. 20 Fresno State W 87–65  12–1
Kohl Center 
Madison, WI
12/30/1998
No. 19 at Michigan L 55–59  12–2 (0–1)
Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, MI
1/02/1999
No. 19 Ohio State L 74–78 OT 12–3 (0–2)
Kohl Center 
Madison, WI
1/06/1999
No. 24 No. 12 Michigan State W 66–51  13–3 (1–2)
Kohl Center 
Madison, WI
1/10/1999
No. 24 No. 9 Purdue W 61–56  14–3 (2–2)
Kohl Center 
Madison, WI
1/13/1999
No. 17 at Penn State W 61–58  15–3 (3–2)
Bryce Jordan Center 
University Park, PA
1/16/1999
No. 17 at Northwestern W 57–49  16–3 (4–2)
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
1/20/1999
No. 15 Illinois W 75–53  17–3 (5–2)
Kohl Center 
Madison, WI
1/23/1999
No. 15 at No. 14 Iowa W 72–52  18–3 (6–2)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
1/30/1999
No. 12 No. 19 Minnesota W 61–50  19–3 (7–2)
Kohl Center 
Madison, WI
2/03/1999
No. 11 at No. 21 Indiana L 60–71  19–4 (7–3)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
2/06/1999
No. 11 at Illinois L 51–53  19–5 (7–4)
Assembly Hall 
Champaign, IL
2/10/1999
No. 15 Northwestern W 57–45  20–5 (8–4)
Kohl Center 
Madison, WI
2/13/1999
No. 15 Penn State W 73–63  21–5 (9–4)
Kohl Center 
Madison, WI
2/21/1999
No. 13 at No. 4 Michigan State L 51–56  21–6 (9–5)
Breslin Student Events Center 
East Lansing, MI
2/24/1999
No. 16 at No. 10 Ohio State L 54–63  21–7 (9–6)
Value City Arena 
Columbus, OH
2/27/1999
No. 16 Michigan L 39–51  21–8 (9–7)
Kohl Center 
Madison, WI
Big Ten Tournament
3/05/1999
No. 19 vs. No. 20 Iowa
Big Ten Tournament - Quarterfinals
W 74–50  22–8
United Center 
Chicago, IL
3/06/1999
No. 19 vs. No. 2 Michigan State
Big Ten Tournament - Semifinals
L 41–56  22–9
United Center 
Chicago, IL
NCAA Tournament
3/12/1999*
(5 E) No. 19 vs. (12 E) 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. E=East.

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References[]

  1. ^ "Badgers 1999-2000 Men's Basketball Schedule". Archived from the original on 2014-01-16. Retrieved 2014-01-14.
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