1998–99 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team

The 1998–99 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represented Purdue University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by Gene Keady and played its home games at Mackey Arena.

1998–99 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 22
Record21–13 (7–9 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Todd Foster
  • Jay Price
  • Jim Thrash
Home arenaMackey Arena
1998–99 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 2 Michigan State151 .938335  .868
No. 19 Indiana97 .5632311  .676
No. 18 Wisconsin97 .5632210  .688
No. 21 Iowa97 .5632010  .667
Purdue79 .4382113  .618
Northwestern610 .3751514  .517
Penn State511 .3131314  .481
Illinois313 .1881418  .438
No. 14 Ohio State**04 .00019  .100
Minnesota***08 .000011  .000
Michigan*011 .000019  .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

Roster

1998–99 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 15 Alan Eldridge 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)195 lb (88 kg) Sr  Fort Wayne, Indiana
G 22 Jaraan Cornell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrClay South Bend, Indiana
F 35 Brian Cardinal 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)240 lb (109 kg) JrUnity Tolono, Illinois
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

    [1]

    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
    city, state
    Regular season
    Nov 13, 1998*
    No. 16 UNC Asheville W 101–64  1–0
    Mackey Arena 
    West Lafayette, Indiana
    Nov 16, 1998*
    No. 16 Illinois-Chicago W 77–61  2–0
    Mackey Arena 
    West Lafayette, Indiana
    Nov 18, 1998*
    No. 16 Gonzaga W 83–68  3–0
    Mackey Arena 
    West Lafayette, Indiana
    Nov 22, 1998*
    No. 16 Lafayette W 72–67  4–0
    Mackey Arena 
    West Lafayette, Indiana
    Nov 25, 1998*
    No. 11 vs. No. 9 North Carolina L 47–54  4–1
    Madison Square Garden 
    New York, New York
    Nov 27, 1998*
    No. 11 at No. 23 St. John's W 70–69  5–1
    Madison Square Garden 
    New York, New York
    Nov 29, 1998*
    No. 11 Eastern Illinois W 62–49  6–1
    Mackey Arena 
    West Lafayette, Indiana
    Dec 5, 1998*
    No. 12 at No. 23 Xavier W 71–57  7–1
    Cincinnati Gardens 
    Cincinnati, Ohio
    Dec 8, 1998*
    No. 9 Illinois State W 69–55  8–1
    Mackey Arena 
    West Lafayette, Indiana
    Dec 11, 1998*
    No. 9 Valparaiso W 78–70  9–1
    Mackey Arena 
    West Lafayette, Indiana
    Dec 12, 1998*
    No. 9 La Salle W 80–59  10–1
    Mackey Arena 
    West Lafayette, Indiana
    Dec 19, 1998*
    No. 8 at Butler W 63–54  11–1
    Hinkle Fieldhouse 
    Indianapolis, Indiana
    Dec 22, 1998*
    No. 8 vs. South Carolina W 80–64  12–1
    Continental Airlines Arena 
    East Rutherford, New Jersey
    Dec 27, 1998*
    No. 8 at Providence L 82–87  12–2
    Providence Civic Center 
    Providence, Rhode Island
    Feb 27, 1999
    No. 3 Michigan State L 46–60  19–11
    (7–9)
    Mackey Arena 
    West Lafayette, Indiana
    Big Ten Tournament
    Mar 4, 1999*
    vs. Michigan
    First round
    L 73–79 OT 19–12
    United Center 
    Chicago, Illinois
    NCAA Tournament
    Mar 12, 1999*
    (10 E) vs. (7 E) Texas
    First round
    W 58–54  20–12
    TD Garden 
    Boston, Massachusetts
    Mar 14, 1999*
    (10 E) vs. (2 E) No. 10 Miami (FL)
    Second Round
    W 73–63  21–12
    TD Garden 
    Boston, Massachusetts
    Mar 19, 1999*
    (10 E) vs. (6 E) Temple
    East Regional semifinal Sweet Sixteen
    L 55–77[2]  21–13
    Continental Airlines Arena 
    East Rutherford, New Jersey
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    E=East.

    [3]

    Rankings

    [4]

    References

    1. "1998–99 Purdue Boilermakers Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
    2. "Purdue Drops Sweet 16 Battle with Temple". Purdue University Athletics. March 19, 1999. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
    3. "2019-20 Purdue Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Purdue Boilermakers. 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.
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