1998–99 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team

1998–99 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball
ConferenceIndependent
Record14-16
Head coach
Assistant coachBilly Taylor (1st season)
Home arenaJoyce Center
Seasons
1998–99 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Connecticut 16 2   .889 34 2   .944
No. 10 Miami (FL) 15 3   .833 23 7   .767
No. 9 St. John's 14 4   .778 28 9   .757
Syracuse 10 8   .556 21 12   .636
Villanova 10 8   .556 21 11   .656
Rutgers 9 9   .500 19 13   .594
Providence 9 9   .500 16 14   .533
Notre Dame 8 10   .444 14 16   .467
Seton Hall 8 10   .444 15 15   .500
Georgetown 6 12   .333 15 16   .484
Pittsburgh 5 13   .278 14 16   .467
West Virginia 4 14   .222 10 19   .345
Boston College 3 15   .167 6 21   .222
1999 Big East tournament winner
As of March 29, 1999[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1998–99 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Men's Basketball Team represented the University of Notre Dame in the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
November 13*
Miami (OH) L 65–76  0–1
Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
November 15*
Yale W 64–62  1–1
Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
November 21*
at Vanderbilt L 63–68  1–2
Memorial Gymnasium 
 
November 26*
vs. Duke L 82–111  1–3
Sullivan Arena 
Anchorage, Alaska
November 27*
at Alaska-Anchorage L 82–88 OT 1–4
Sullivan Arena 
Anchorage, Alaska
November 28*
vs. Southern Utah W 81–77  2–4
Sullivan Arena 
Anchorage, Alaska
December 1*
No. 16 Indiana L 72–76 OT 2–5
Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
December 5*
Central Michigan W 83–56  3–5
Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
December 8
at Providence W 83–80  4–5
(1–0)
Dunkin' Donuts Center 
Providence, RI
December 19*
Eastern Kentucky W 82–77  5–5
(1–0)
Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
December 21*
Stetson W 79–55  6–5
(1–0)
Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
December 27*
St. Francis (NY) W 99–88  7–5
(1–0)
Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
December 29
No. 22 Syracuse L 63–75  7–6
(1–1)
Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
January 5
Pittsburgh W 87–64  8–6
(2–1)
Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
January 7
Villanova L 62–93  8–7
(2–2)
Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
January 9
at Miami (FL) W 71–68  9–7
(3–2)
Miami Arena 
Miami, Florida
January 12
at No. 1 Connecticut L 70–101  9–8
(3–3)
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion 
Storrs, Connecticut
January 16
at Villanova L 58–85  9–9
(3–4)
Wells Fargo Center 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
January 19
Seton Hall W 59–56  10–9
(4–4)
Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
January 23
Rutgers L 70–72  10–10
(4–5)
Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
January 27
at Boston College L 67–78  10–11
(4–6)
Silvio O. Conte Forum 
Boston, Massachusetts
January 30
Providence W 81–62  11–11
(5–6)
Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
February 6
at Seton Hall W 76–60  12–11
(6–6)
Continental Airlines Arena 
East Rutherford, NJ
February 10
Georgetown L 53–62  12–12
(6–7)
Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
February 14
at West Virginia L 80–85  13–12
(7–7)
WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, WV
February 17
at No. 21 Syracuse L 65–71  13–13
(7–8)
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
February 21
West Virginia W 71–69  14–13
(8–8)
Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
February 24
at No. 8 St. John’s (NY) L 53–73  14–14
(8–9)
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
February 28
Boston College W 78–59  15–14
(9–9)
Joyce Center 
South Bend, IN
Big East tournament
March 3
vs. Seton Hall L 69–79  15–15
(9–9)
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

  1. ^ "1998-99 Big East Conference Season Summary". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
  2. ^ "1998–99 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.