1998–99 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team

The 1998–99 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in competitive college basketball during the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team played its home games in the Lloyd Noble Center and was a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Big 12 Conference.

1998–99 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 19
Record	22-11 (11-5 Big 12)
Head coach	Kelvin Sampson (5th season)
Home arena	Lloyd Noble Center (Capacity: 10,871)
Seasons ← 1997–98 1999–2000 →

1998–99 Big 12 men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Texas	13	–	3		.813			19	–	13		.594
Missouri	11	–	5		.688			20	–	9		.690
No. 22 Kansas †	11	–	5		.688			23	–	10		.697
Oklahoma	11	–	5		.688			22	–	11		.667
Oklahoma State	10	–	6		.625			23	–	11		.676
Nebraska	10	–	6		.625			20	–	13		.606
Kansas State	7	–	9		.438			20	–	13		.606
Colorado	7	–	9		.438			18	–	15		.545
Iowa State	6	–	10		.375			15	–	15		.500
Texas A&M	5	–	11		.313			12	–	15		.444
Texas Tech	5	–	11		.313			13	–	17		.433
Baylor	0	–	16		.000			6	–	24		.200
† 1999 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll [1]

The team posted a 22–11 overall record (11–6 Big 12). The Sooners received a bid to the 1999 NCAA tournament as No. 13 seed in the Midwest region, and made a surprise run to the Sweet Sixteen before losing to No. 1 seed Michigan State, 54–46.

Roster

1998–99 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 21 Eduardo Nájera 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr G 24 Ryan Humphrey 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Booker T. Washington Tulsa, Oklahoma	Head coach Kelvin Sampson 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 14, 1998*		Northwestern State	W 75–55	1–0	Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, Oklahoma
Nov 21, 1998*		Coppin State	W 68–42	2–0	Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, Oklahoma
Nov 27, 1998*		Western Carolina	W 102–51	3–0	Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, Oklahoma
Nov 28, 1998*		Murray State	L 64–68	3–1	Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, Oklahoma
Dec 5, 1998*		No. 19 Arkansas	W 87–57	4–1	Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, Oklahoma
Dec 12, 1998*		Nicholls State	W 64–44	5–1	Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, Oklahoma
Dec 17, 1998*	No. 24	Sam Houston State	W 75–44	6–1	Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, Oklahoma
Dec 21, 1998	No. 23	at American-Puerto Rico	W 2–0	7–1	Caguas Municipal Complex  San Juan, Puerto Rico
Dec 22, 1998*	No. 23	vs. Ole Miss	L 72–75	7–2	Caguas Municipal Complex  San Juan, Puerto Rico
Dec 23, 1998*	No. 23	vs. NC State	L 58–62	7–3	Caguas Municipal Complex  San Juan, Puerto Rico
Dec 29, 1998*		vs. Western Kentucky All-College Tournament	W 72–62 OT	8–3	Myriad Convention Center  Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Dec 30, 1998*		vs. Oral Roberts All-College Tournament	W 85–69	9–3	Myriad Convention Center  Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Big 12 Regular Season
Jan 3, 1999		at Iowa State	W 56–52	10–3 (1–0)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
Jan 20, 1999	No. 25	Nebraska	L 81–96	13–5 (4–1)	Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, Oklahoma
Feb 27, 1999		Baylor	W 87–63	20–9 (11–5)	Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, Oklahoma
Big 12 Tournament
Mar 5, 1999*	(4)	vs. (5) Oklahoma State Quarterfinals	L 57–60	20–10	Kemper Arena  Kansas City, Missouri
NCAA Tournament
Mar 12, 1999*	(13 MW)	vs. (4 MW) No. 12 Arizona First Round	W 61–60	21–10	Bradley Center  Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Mar 14, 1999*	(13 MW)	vs. (5 MW) No. 24 UNC Charlotte Second Round	W 85–72[3]	22–10	Bradley Center  Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Mar 19, 1999*	(13 MW)	vs. (1 MW) No. 2 Michigan State Sweet Sixteen	L 46–54[4]	22–11	Edward Jones Dome  St. Louis, Missouri
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed within region W=West.

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Rankings

Main article: 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

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