1998–99 UTSA Roadrunners men's basketball team

1998–99 UTSA Roadrunners men's basketball
ConferenceSouthland Conference
Record18–11 (12–6 Southland)
Head coach
Home arenaConvocation Center
Seasons
1998–99 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Texas State 13 – 5   .722 19 – 9   .679
UTSA † 12 – 6   .667 18 – 11   .621
Nicholls State 12 – 6   .667 14 – 15   .483
Louisiana-Monroe 12 – 6   .667 13 – 14   .481
Lamar 11 – 7   .611 17 – 11   .607
McNeese State 11 – 7   .611 13 – 15   .464
Northwestern State 8 – 10   .444 11 – 15   .423
Texas–Arlington 8 – 10   .444 10 – 16   .385
Sam Houston State 7 – 11   .389 10 – 16   .385
Southeastern Louisiana 3 – 15   .167 6 – 20   .231
Stephen F. Austin 2 – 16   .111 4 – 22   .154
† 1999 Southland tournament winner

The 1998–99 UTSA Roadrunners men's basketball team represented the University of Texas at San Antonio in the 1998–99 college basketball season. This was head coach Tim Carter's fourth season at UTSA. They played their home games at the Convocation Center. The Roadrunners finished the season 18–11, 12–6 in TAAC play to finish in a second place tie. They won the Southland tournament to advance to the NCAA tournament for the first time in 11 years. Playing as the No. 16 seed in the West region, UTSA was beaten by No. 1 seed and eventual National champion UConn in the round of 64.[1]

Roster

1998–99 UTSA Roadrunners men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F Devin Brown 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr South San Antonio West San Antonio, Texas
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

[2]

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference Regular season
Nov 15, 1998*
 Ouachita Baptist W 79–48  1–0
 Convocation Center 
San Antonio, Texas
Nov 19, 1998*
 at Texas Tech L 78–87  1–1
 Lubbock Municipal Coliseum 
Lubbock, Texas
Nov 22, 1998*
 Texas College W 91–78  2–1
 Convocation Center 
San Antonio, Texas
Nov 24, 1998*
 at Tulsa L 68–81  2–2
 Donald W. Reynolds Center 
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Nov 28, 1998*
 Troy W 83–72  3–2
 Convocation Center 
San Antonio, Texas
Dec 1, 1998*
 at UTEP L 61–78  3–3
 Don Haskins Center 
El Paso, Texas
Dec 5, 1998*
 at Wichita State L 73–82  3–4
 Levitt Arena 
Wichita, Kansas
Dec 16, 1998*
 at UMKC W 85–83  4–4
 Municipal Auditorium 
Kansas City, Missouri
Southland Regular season
Dec 30, 1998
 Louisiana-Monroe L 82–91  4–5
(0–1) 		Convocation Center 
San Antonio, Texas
Feb 27, 1999
 Texas State L 77–91  16–10
(12–6) 		Convocation Center 
San Antonio, Texas
Southland tournament
Mar 5, 1999*
 vs. Lamar
Semifinals 		W 77–63  17–10
 Hirsch Memorial Coliseum 
Shreveport, Louisiana
Mar 6, 1999*
 vs. Texas State
Championship game 		W 71–63  18–10
 Hirsch Memorial Coliseum 
Shreveport, Louisiana
NCAA tournament
Mar 11, 1999*
 CBS 		(16 W) vs. (1 W) No. 3 Connecticut
First round 		L 66–91  18–11
 McNichols Sports Arena (16,237)
Denver, Colorado
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.

Source[3]

Awards and honors

References

  1. ^ "Connecticut 91, Tex.-San Antonio 66". UPI Archives. March 12, 1999. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
  2. ^ "1998-99 UTSA Roadrunners Roster". UTSA Athletics. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
  3. ^ "1998-99 Men's Basketball Schedule". UTSA Athletics. Retrieved July 3, 2023.