1998–99 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

1998–99 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
Conference Big Ten Conference
1998–99 record 14–18 (3–13 Big Ten)
Head coach Lon Kruger
Assistant coach Robert McCullum
Assistant coach Rob Judson
Assistant coach Steve Henson
MVP Cory Bradford
Captain Victor Chukwudebe
Home arena Assembly Hall
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 1998–99 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.

Regular season

The Illini closed out the 1998-99 season with an amazing run at the Big Ten Tournament title. After entering the tournament as the 11th-seeded team, Illinois reeled off three straight victories over Top 25-ranked teams before losing in the championship game to second-ranked Michigan State. Illini freshman Cory Bradford was the Big Ten's Freshman of the Year and was also selected to the All-Tournament team.

Team

No. Player Hometown High School Class Position
00 Victor Chukwudebe (captain) Springfield, Illinois Lanphier High School Jr. Forward
3 Arias Davis Waycross, Georgia Ware County High School Sr. Guard
4 Fess Hawkins Pine Bluff, Arkansas Dollarway High School So. Center
5 Nate Mast Champaign, Illinois Champaign Central High School So. Guard
13 Cory Bradford Memphis, Tennessee Raleigh Egypt High School Fr. Guard
21 Robert Archibald Ballwin, Missouri Lafayette High School Fr. Forward/Center
22 Lucas Johnson Des Plaines, Illinois Maine West High School Fr. Forward
30 Frank Williams Peoria, Illinois Manual High School Fr. Guard
32 Cleotis Brown Pittsview, Alabama Russell County High School Jr. Guard
33 Damir Krupalija Rockford, Illinois Rockford Boylan High School Fr. Forward
35 Carvell Ammons Champaign, Illinois Centennial High School So. Forward
40 Sergio McClain Peoria, Illinois Manual High School So. Guard/Forward
44 Rich Beyers Shelbyville, Illinois Shelbyville High School So. Forward

Schedule

Source[2]

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

11/10/1998*
no, no
No. NR vs. Wake Forest
Coaches vs. Cancer Classic
L 73-75 ot 0-1
Madison Square Garden (13,239)
New York, NY

11/11/1998*
no, no
No. NR vs. Georgetown
Coaches vs. Cancer Classic
W 65-50  1-1
Madison Square Garden (12,589)
New York, NY

11/17/1998*
no, no
No. NR vs. George Washington L 58-64  1-2
Assembly Hall (10,683)
Champaign, IL

11/20/1998*
no, no
No. NR vs. St. Louis W 70-65  2-2
Assembly Hall (12,586)
Champaign, IL

11/23/1998*
no, no
No. NR vs. Tennessee-Martin W 71-35  3-2
Assembly Hall (10,496)
Champaign, IL

11/28/1998*
no, no
No. NR @ Texas-Pan American W 71-56  4-2
UTPA Fieldhouse (2,463)
Edinburg, TX

11/30/1998*
no, no
No. NR vs. Valparaiso W 53-49  5-2
Assembly Hall (10,842)
Champaign, IL

12/5/1998*
no, no
No. NR vs. Bradley W 53-48  6-2
United Center (11,084)
Chicago, IL

12/12/1998*
no, no
No. NR vs. Eastern Illinois W 70-67  7-2
Assembly Hall (12,273)
Champaign, IL

12/19/1998*
no, no
No. NR vs. #13 Kansas L 55-65  7-3
Kemper Arena (13,728)
Kansas City, MO

12/22/1998*
no, no
No. NR vs. #15 Missouri
Braggin' Rights
L 62-67  7-4
Scottrade Center (22,471)
St. Louis, MO

12/29/1998*
no, no
No. NR vs. #14 Clemson W 67-50  8-4
Bi-Lo Center (14,687)
Greenville, SC

1/3/1999
no, no
No. NR @ #8 Indiana L 53-62  8-5 (0-1)
Assembly Hall (7,249)
Bloomington, IN

1/7/1999
no, no
No. NR @ #17 Iowa L 62-84  8-6 (0-2)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,301)
Iowa City, IA

1/9/1999
no, no
No. NR vs. Northwestern L 46-59  8-7 (0-3)
Assembly Hall (12,255)
Champaign, IL

1/13/1999
no, no
No. NR @ #13 Purdue L 54-63  8-8 (0-4)
Mackey Arena (14,123)
West Lafayette, IN

1/16/1999
no, no
No. NR vs. #14 Michigan State L 49-51  8-9 (0-5)
Assembly Hall (15,428)
Champaign, IL

1/20/1999
no, no
No. NR @ #15 Wisconsin L 53-75  8-10 (0-6)
Kohl Center (16,112)
Madison, WI

1/23/1999
no, no
No. NR vs. Penn State L 61-65  8-11 (0-7)
Assembly Hall (12,552)
Champaign, IL

1/28/1999
no, no
No. NR @ Michigan W 61-59  9-11 (1-7)
Crisler Arena (10,784)
Ann Arbor, MI

1/30/1999
no, no
No. 24 vs. #15 Ohio State L 61-64  9-12 (1-8)
Assembly Hall (13,756)
Champaign, IL

2/3/1999
no, no
No. NR @ #18 Minnesota L 63-75  9-13 (1-9)
Williams Arena (14,792)
Minneapolis, MN

2/6/1999
no, no
No. NR vs. #11 Wisconsin W 53-51  10-13 (2-9)
Assembly Hall (14,062)
Champaign, IL

2/11/1999
no, no
No. NR @ #5 Michigan State L 44-61  10-14 (2-10)
Breslin Student Events Center (14,659)
East Lansing, MI

2/13/1999
no, no
No. NR vs. #21 Purdue L 56-63  10-15 (2-11)
Assembly Hall (15,473)
Champaign, IL

2/17/1999
no, no
No. NR @ Northwestern W 69-63  11-15 (3-11)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (7,314)
Evanston, IL

2/21/1999
no, no
No. NR vs. #20 Iowa L 72-78  11-16 (3-12)
Assembly Hall (16,450)
Champaign, IL

2/24/1999
no, no
No. NR vs. #20 Indiana L 64-70 ot 11-17 (3-13)
Assembly Hall (16,450)
Champaign, IL
Big Ten Tournament

3/4/1999*
no, no
No. NR vs. #23 Minnesota
Big Ten Tournament
W 67-64  12-17
United Center (18,641)
Chicago, IL

3/5/1999*
no, no
No. NR vs. #17 Indiana
Big Ten Tournament
W 82-66  13-17
United Center (20,297)
Chicago, IL

3/6/1999*
no, no
No. NR vs. #11 Ohio State
Big Ten Tournament
W 79-77  14-17
United Center (20,695)
Chicago, IL

3/7/1999*
no, no
No. NR vs. #2 Michigan State
Big Ten Tournament Championship
L 50-67  14-18
United Center (19,581)
Chicago, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Player stats

Player Games Played Field Goals Three Pointers Free Throws Rebounds Assists Blocks Steals Points
Cory Bradford[3] 3217485618462125494
Cleotis Brown[4]321072061152441352295
Sergio McClain[5]319866510681371267
Fess Hawkins[6]3277047162193624201
Victor Chukwudebe[7]3278022158162022178
Damir Krupalija[8] 2435634132251315110
Lucas Johnson[9] 313715469645412135
Robert Archibald[10]323203110026101095
Arias Davis[11]252918620102982

Awards and honors

References

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