1998–99 Florida A&M Rattlers basketball team

1998–99 Florida A&M Rattlers basketball
MEAC tournament champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	12–19 (8–11 MEAC)
Head coach	Mickey Clayton (3rd season)
Home arena	Jake Gaither Gymnasium

1998–99 MEAC men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
South Carolina State	14	–	4		.778			17	–	12		.586
Coppin State	14	–	4		.778			15	–	14		.517
Morgan State	12	–	6		.667			14	–	14		.500
Norfolk State	11	–	7		.611			15	–	12		.556
Bethune–Cookman	10	–	9		.526			11	–	16		.407
North Carolina A&T	9	–	9		.500			13	–	15		.464
Hampton	8	–	10		.444			8	–	19		.296
Florida A&M †	8	–	11		.421			12	–	19		.387
Maryland Eastern Shore	7	–	11		.389			10	–	17		.370
Delaware State	5	–	13		.278			8	–	19		.296
Howard	2	–	16		.111			2	–	25		.074
† 1999 MEAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1998–99 Florida A&M Rattlers men's basketball team represented Florida A&M University during the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rattlers, led by third-year head coach Mickey Clayton, played their home games at the Teaching Gym as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 12–19, 8–11 in MEAC play to finish in 8th place in the conference regular season standings. They broke through to win four games to capture the MEAC tournament and secure the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament – the first appearance in school history. Playing as No. 16 seed in the East region, The Rattlers were defeated by No. 1 overall seed and eventual National runner-up Duke, 99–58.[2]

Roster

1998–99 Florida A&M Rattlers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G Monroe Pippins 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) — Sr Morris Scott — — So	Head coach Mickey Clayton Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 16, 1998*		at Auburn	L 47–94	0–1	Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum  Auburn, Alabama
MEAC regular season
Feb 26, 1999*		at Bethune-Cookman	W 70–68	8–18 (8–11)	Moore Gymnasium  Daytona Beach, Florida
MEAC tournament
Mar 1, 1999*		vs. Howard First round	W 68–46	9–18	Greensboro Coliseum  Greensboro, North Carolina
Mar 3, 1999*		vs. Coppin State Quarterfinals	W 80–69	10–18	Greensboro Coliseum  Greensboro, North Carolina
Mar 5, 1999*		vs. Morgan State Semifinals	W 62–56	11–18	Greensboro Coliseum  Greensboro, North Carolina
Mar 6, 1999*		vs. South Carolina State Championship game	W 64–61	12–18	Greensboro Coliseum  Greensboro, North Carolina
NCAA tournament
Mar 12, 1999*  CBS	(16 E)	vs. (1 E) No. 1 Duke First round	L 58–99	12–19	Charlotte Coliseum (19,872) Charlotte, North Carolina
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

1. "1998-99 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 2, 2022.
2. "Duke to FAMU: Excuse the rout". The Tampa Bay Times. March 13, 1999. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
3. "1998-99 Men's Basketball Roster". Florida A&M University Athletics. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
4. "1998-99 Men's Basketball Schedule". Florida A&M University Athletics. Retrieved July 3, 2023.