1998–99 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team

The 1998–99 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team represented the University of Tennessee during the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by second-year head coach Jerry Green, and played their home games at Thompson–Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tennessee as a member of the Southeastern Conference. After finishing first in the SEC East regular season standings with a 12–4 conference record, they were invited to the NCAA tournament where they reached the second round.

1998–99 Tennessee Volunteers basketball
SEC Regular season champions SEC East champions
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	East
Ranking
Coaches	No. 25
AP	No. 20
Record	21–9 (12–4 SEC)
Head coach	Jerry Green (2nd season)
Home arena	Thompson–Boling Arena
Seasons ← 1997–98 1999–2000 →

1998–99 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East
No. 20 Tennessee	12	–	4		.750			21	–	9		.700
No. 8 Kentucky †	11	–	5		.688			28	–	9		.757
No. 23 Florida	10	–	6		.625			22	–	9		.710
Georgia	6	–	10		.375			15	–	15		.500
Vanderbilt	5	–	11		.313			14	–	15		.483
South Carolina	3	–	13		.188			8	–	21		.276
West
No. 4 Auburn	14	–	2		.875			29	–	4		.879
No. 17 Arkansas	9	–	7		.563			23	–	11		.676
Ole Miss	8	–	8		.500			20	–	13		.606
Mississippi State	8	–	8		.500			20	–	13		.606
Alabama	6	–	10		.375			17	–	15		.531
LSU	4	–	12		.250			12	–	15		.444
† 1999 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Roster

1998–99 Tennessee Volunteers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 15 Brandon Wharton 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Sr Nashville, Tennessee F 22 Vincent Yarbrough 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — Fr Cleveland Cleveland, Tennessee F 55 Charles Hathaway 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) — Jr Hillwood Nashville, Tennessee	Head coach Jerry Green Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference Regular season
Nov 13, 1998*	No. 9	vs. No. 18 Arizona	L 72–73	0–1	University Arena  Albuquerque, New Mexico
Nov 15, 1998*	No. 9	Tennessee State	W 91–69	1–1	Thompson-Boling Arena  Knoxville, Tennessee
Nov 17, 1998*	No. 18	Cal State Northridge	W 83–64	2–1	Thompson-Boling Arena  Knoxville, Tennessee
Nov 19, 1998*	No. 18	at Miami (OH)	L 62–68	2–2	Millett Hall  Oxford, Ohio
Nov 24, 1998*	No. 25	Chattanooga	W 85–74	3–2	Thompson-Boling Arena  Knoxville, Tennessee
Nov 30, 1998*	No. 25	Western Carolina	W 84–41	4–2	Thompson-Boling Arena  Knoxville, Tennessee
Dec 2, 1998*		Memphis	W 68–67	5–2	Thompson-Boling Arena  Knoxville, Tennessee
Dec 6, 1998*		No. 20 Pittsburgh	W 56–53	6–2	Thompson-Boling Arena  Knoxville, Tennessee
Dec 10, 1998*		at Saint Joseph's	L 53–55	6–3	Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 19, 1998*		at South Florida	W 75–68 OT	7–3	Sun Dome  Tampa, Florida
Dec 22, 1998*		UNC Greensboro	W 92–60	8–3	Thompson-Boling Arena  Knoxville, Tennessee
SEC Regular season
Jan 2, 1999		at No. 17 Auburn	L 62–90	8–4 (0–1)	Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum  Auburn, Alabama
Jan 6, 1999		LSU	W 93–58	9–4 (1–1)	Thompson-Boling Arena  Knoxville, Tennessee
Jan 9, 1999		South Carolina	W 86–57	10–4 (2–1)	Thompson-Boling Arena  Knoxville, Tennessee
Jan 12, 1999 ESPN		at No. 6 Kentucky	W 47–46	11–4 (3–1)	Rupp Arena  Lexington, Kentucky
Jan 20, 1999*		Georgia	W 85–69	12–4 (4–1)	Thompson-Boling Arena  Knoxville, Tennessee
Jan 23, 1999		at Florida	L 72–93	12–5 (4–2)	O'Connell Center  Gainesville, Florida
Jan 27, 1999		at Vanderbilt	W 78–67	13–5 (5–2)	Memorial Gymnasium  Nashville, Tennessee
Jan 30, 1999		Alabama	W 100–64	14–5 (6–2)	Thompson-Boling Arena  Knoxville, Tennessee
Feb 2, 1999		at No. 23 Arkansas	L 52–69	14–6 (6–3)	Bud Walton Arena  Fayetteville, Arkansas
Feb 6, 1999		Mississippi State	L 82–88	14–7 (6–4)	Thompson-Boling Arena  Knoxville, Tennessee
Feb 10, 1999		No. 23 Florida	W 91–56	15–7 (7–4)	Thompson-Boling Arena  Knoxville, Tennessee
Feb 13, 1999		Vanderbilt	W 63–62	16–7 (8–4)	Thompson-Boling Arena  Knoxville, Tennessee
Feb 17, 1999		at Ole Miss	W 69–67	17–7 (9–4)	Tad Smith Coliseum  Oxford, Mississippi
Feb 20, 1999		at South Carolina	W 65–50	18–7 (10–4)	Carolina Coliseum  Columbia, South Carolina
Feb 23, 1999		at Georgia	W 75–65	19–7 (11–4)	Stegeman Coliseum  Athens, Georgia
Feb 28, 1999 CBS		No. 13 Kentucky	W 68–61	20–7 (12–4)	Thompson-Boling Arena  Knoxville, Tennessee
SEC tournament
Mar 5, 1999* JP	No. 18	vs. Mississippi State Quarterfinals	L 56–62	20–8	Georgia Dome  Atlanta, Georgia
NCAA tournament
Mar 12, 1999* CBS	(4 E) No. 20	vs. (13 E) Delaware First Round	W 62–52[2]	21–8	Charlotte Coliseum  Charlotte, North Carolina
Mar 14, 1999* CBS	(4 E) No. 20	vs. (12 E) SW Missouri State Second Round	L 51–81[3]	21–9	Charlotte Coliseum  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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Rankings

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

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