1998–99 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

The 1998–99 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Dick Bennett, coaching his fourth season with the Badgers. The team played their home games at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wisconsin and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.

1998–99 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
APNo. 18
Record22–10 (9–7 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coachBrad Soderberg
Home arenaKohl Center
Seasons
1998–99 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Michigan State 15 1   .938 33 5   .868
No. 19 Indiana 9 7   .563 23 11   .676
No. 18 Wisconsin 9 7   .563 22 10   .688
No. 21 Iowa 9 7   .563 20 10   .667
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
No. 14 Ohio State** 1 1   .500 1 1   .500
Minnesota*** 0 8   .000 0 11   .000
Michigan* 0 11   .000 0 19   .000
1999 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
*Michigan: 12 games vacated due to sanctions against the program
**Ohio State: 34 games including 5 NCAA Tourn. games vacated due to sanctions against the program[1]
*** 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

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1998–99 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G/F 3 Duany Duany 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Jr Bloomington, IN
G 4 Travon Davis 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Summit, IL
G 5 Hennssy Auriantal 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Montreal
G 10 Jon Bryant 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 186 lb (84 kg) RS Jr Plymouth, MN
G 11 Sean Mason 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 182 lb (83 kg) RS Sr Country Club Hills, IL
G 12 Ty Calderwood 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 178 lb (81 kg) RS Sr Joliet, IL
G 14 John Moriarity (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Fr Oostburg, WI
F 15 Andy Kowske 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Brookfield, WI
F 20 Erik Faust (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Fr Arlington Heights, IL
F 21 Robert Smith (I)   6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Madison, WI
G 22 Mike Kelley 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Menomonee Falls, WI
F 30 Maurice Linton 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Calumet City, IL
F 34 Maurice Sessoms 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Teaneck, NJ
F 40 Charlie Wills 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Fr Angola, IN
F 50 Mark Vershaw 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So East Peoria, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 2014-1-14

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
11/14/1998*
Loyola (IL) W 66–29  1–0
Kohl Center 
Madison, WI
11/16/1998*
UW–Milwaukee W 75–63  2–0
Kohl Center 
Madison, WI
11/20/1998*
vs. New Mexico State
Top of the World Classic
L 52–66  2–1
Carlson Center 
Fairbanks, AK
11/21/1998*
vs. Virginia
Top of the World Classic
W 66–56  3–1
Carlson Center 
Fairbanks, AK
11/22/1998*
vs. Nebraska
Top of the World Classic
W 78–41  4–1
Carlson Center 
Fairbanks, AK
11/28/1998*
at Rhode Island W 65–59  5–1
Keaney Gymnasium 
Kingston, RI
12/02/1998*
Northern Illinois W 67–52  6–1
Kohl Center 
Madison, WI
12/05/1998*
at Illinois State W 71–54  7–1
Redbird Arena 
Normal, IL
12/09/1998*
at No. 16 Temple W 63–56  8–1
Liacouras Center 
Philadelphia, PA
12/12/1998*
Pepperdine W 57–51  9–1
Kohl Center 
Madison, WI
12/15/1998*
No. 23 at Texas W 65–62  10–1
Frank Erwin Center 
Austin, TX
12/23/1998*
No. 20 at Marquette W 61–45  11–1
Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, WI
12/27/1998*
No. 20 Fresno State W 87–65  12–1
Kohl Center 
Madison, WI
12/30/1998
No. 19 at Michigan L 55–59  12–2 (0–1)
Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, MI
1/02/1999
No. 19 Ohio State L 74–78 OT 12–3 (0–2)
Kohl Center 
Madison, WI
1/06/1999
No. 24 No. 12 Michigan State W 66–51  13–3 (1–2)
Kohl Center 
Madison, WI
1/10/1999
No. 24 No. 9 Purdue W 61–56  14–3 (2–2)
Kohl Center 
Madison, WI
1/13/1999
No. 17 at Penn State W 61–58  15–3 (3–2)
Bryce Jordan Center 
University Park, PA
1/16/1999
No. 17 at Northwestern W 57–49  16–3 (4–2)
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
1/20/1999
No. 15 Illinois W 75–53  17–3 (5–2)
Kohl Center 
Madison, WI
1/23/1999
No. 15 at No. 14 Iowa W 72–52  18–3 (6–2)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
1/30/1999
No. 12 No. 19 Minnesota W 61–50  19–3 (7–2)
Kohl Center 
Madison, WI
2/03/1999
No. 11 at No. 21 Indiana L 60–71  19–4 (7–3)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
2/06/1999
No. 11 at Illinois L 51–53  19–5 (7–4)
Assembly Hall 
Champaign, IL
2/10/1999
No. 15 Northwestern W 57–45  20–5 (8–4)
Kohl Center 
Madison, WI
2/13/1999
No. 15 Penn State W 73–63  21–5 (9–4)
Kohl Center 
Madison, WI
2/21/1999
No. 13 at No. 4 Michigan State L 51–56  21–6 (9–5)
Breslin Student Events Center 
East Lansing, MI
2/24/1999
No. 16 at No. 10 Ohio State L 54–63  21–7 (9–6)
Value City Arena 
Columbus, OH
2/27/1999
No. 16 Michigan L 39–51  21–8 (9–7)
Kohl Center 
Madison, WI
Big Ten tournament
3/05/1999
No. 19 vs. No. 20 Iowa
Big Ten tournament - Quarterfinals
W 74–50  22–8
United Center 
Chicago, IL
3/06/1999
No. 19 vs. No. 2 Michigan State
Big Ten tournament - Semifinals
L 41–56  22–9
United Center 
Chicago, IL
NCAA tournament
3/12/1999*
(5 E) No. 19 vs. (12 E) SW Missouri State
NCAA Tournament - First Round
L 32–43  22–10
Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.

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References

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  1. ^ "Forfeits and Vacated Games". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
  2. ^ "Badgers 1999-2000 Men's Basketball Schedule". Archived from the original on January 16, 2014. Retrieved January 14, 2014.