1998–99 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record14–18 (3–13 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
MVPCory Bradford
CaptainVictor Chukwudebe
Home arenaAssembly Hall
1998–99 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 2 Michigan State†15–1 .93833–5  .868
No. 19 Indiana9–7 .56323–11  .676
No. 18 Wisconsin9–7 .56322–10  .688
No. 21 Iowa9–7 .56320–10  .667
Purdue7–9 .43821–13  .618
Northwestern6–10 .37515–14  .517
Penn State5–11 .31313–14  .481
Illinois3–13 .18814–18  .438
No. 14 Ohio State**0–4 .0001–9  .100
Minnesota***0–8 .0000–11  .000
Michigan*0–11 .0000–19  .000
† 1999 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
*Michigan: 12 games vacated due to sanctions against the program
**Ohio State: 26 games including 5 NCAA Tourn. games vacated due to sanctions against the program
*** 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

The 1998–99 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.

Regular season

The Illini closed out the 1998-99 season with an amazing run at the Big Ten tournament title. After entering the tournament as the 11th-seeded team, Illinois reeled off three straight victories over Top 25-ranked teams before losing in the championship game to second-ranked Michigan State. Illini freshman Cory Bradford was the Big Ten's Freshman of the Year and was also selected to the All-Tournament team.

Roster

1998–99 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 00 Victor Chukwudebe (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)230 lb (104 kg) JrLanphier High School Springfield, Illinois
G 3 Arias Davis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) SrWare County High School Waycross, Georgia
C 4 Fess Hawkins 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)270 lb (122 kg) RS SoDollarway High School/Westark Community College Pine Bluff, Arkansas
G 5 Nate Mast 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)160 lb (73 kg) SoChampaign Central High School Champaign, Illinois
G 12 Joe Cross 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)205 lb (93 kg) SoCarbondale Community High School Carbondale, Illinois
G 13 Cory Bradford 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS FrRaleigh Egypt High School Memphis, Tennessee
F/C 21 Robert Archibald 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)215 lb (98 kg) FrLafayette High School Ballwin, Missouri
F 22 Lucas Johnson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg) FrMaine West High School Des Plaines, Illinois
G 30 Frank Williams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrManual High School Peoria, Illinois
F 32 Cleotis Brown 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)220 lb (100 kg) JrRussell County School District Pittsview, Alabama
F 33 Damir Krupalija 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg) FrRockford Boylan High School Rockford, Illinois
F 35 Carvell Ammons 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg) RS SoCentennial High School Champaign, Illinois
G/F 40 Sergio McClain 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)215 lb (98 kg) SoManual High School Peoria, Illinois
F 44 Rich Beyers 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)230 lb (104 kg) SoShelbyville High School Shelbyville, Illinois
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

All-Time Illini Rosters Roster

Source[1]

Schedule

Source[2]

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-Conference regular season
11/10/1998*
no, no		 No. NR vs. Wake Forest
Coaches vs. Cancer Classic		 L 73-75 ot 0-1
 Madison Square Garden (13,239)
New York, NY
11/11/1998*
no, no		 No. NR vs. Georgetown
Coaches vs. Cancer Classic		 W 65-50  1-1
 Madison Square Garden (12,589)
New York, NY
11/17/1998*
no, no		 No. NR vs. George Washington L 58-64  1-2
 Assembly Hall (10,683)
Champaign, IL
11/20/1998*
no, no		 No. NR vs. St. Louis W 70-65  2-2
 Assembly Hall (12,586)
Champaign, IL
11/23/1998*
no, no		 No. NR vs. Tennessee-Martin W 71-35  3-2
 Assembly Hall (10,496)
Champaign, IL
11/28/1998*
no, no		 No. NR @ Texas-Pan American W 71-56  4-2
 UTPA Fieldhouse (2,463)
Edinburg, TX
11/30/1998*
no, no		 No. NR vs. Valparaiso W 53-49  5-2
 Assembly Hall (10,842)
Champaign, IL
12/5/1998*
no, no		 No. NR vs. Bradley W 53-48  6-2
 United Center (11,084)
Chicago, IL
12/12/1998*
no, no		 No. NR vs. Eastern Illinois W 70-67  7-2
 Assembly Hall (12,273)
Champaign, IL
12/19/1998*
no, no		 No. NR vs. #13 Kansas L 55-65  7-3
 Kemper Arena (13,728)
Kansas City, MO
12/22/1998*
no, no		 No. NR vs. #15 Missouri
Braggin' Rights		 L 62-67  7-4
 Scottrade Center (22,471)
St. Louis, MO
12/29/1998*
no, no		 No. NR vs. #14 Clemson W 67-50  8-4
 Bi-Lo Center (14,687)
Greenville, SC
Big Ten regular season
1/3/1999
no, no		 No. NR @ #8 Indiana
Rivalry		 L 53-62  8-5 (0-1)
 Assembly Hall (7,249)
Bloomington, IN
1/7/1999
no, no		 No. NR @ #17 Iowa
Rivalry		 L 62-84  8-6 (0-2)
 Carver–Hawkeye Arena (14,301)
Iowa City, IA
1/9/1999
no, no		 No. NR vs. Northwestern L 46-59  8-7 (0-3)
 Assembly Hall (12,255)
Champaign, IL
1/13/1999
no, no		 No. NR @ #13 Purdue L 54-63  8-8 (0-4)
 Mackey Arena (14,123)
West Lafayette, IN
1/16/1999
no, no		 No. NR vs. #14 Michigan State L 49-51  8-9 (0-5)
 Assembly Hall (15,428)
Champaign, IL
1/20/1999
no, no		 No. NR @ #15 Wisconsin L 53-75  8-10 (0-6)
 Kohl Center (16,112)
Madison, WI
1/23/1999
no, no		 No. NR vs. Penn State L 61-65  8-11 (0-7)
 Assembly Hall (12,552)
Champaign, IL
1/28/1999
no, no		 No. NR @ Michigan W 61-59  9-11 (1-7)
 Crisler Arena (10,784)
Ann Arbor, MI
1/30/1999
no, no		 No. NR vs. #15 Ohio State L 61-64  9-12 (1-8)
 Assembly Hall (13,756)
Champaign, IL
2/3/1999
no, no		 No. NR @ #18 Minnesota L 63-75  9-13 (1-9)
 Williams Arena (14,792)
Minneapolis, MN
2/6/1999
no, no		 No. NR vs. #11 Wisconsin W 53-51  10-13 (2-9)
 Assembly Hall (14,062)
Champaign, IL
2/11/1999
no, no		 No. NR @ #5 Michigan State L 44-61  10-14 (2-10)
 Breslin Student Events Center (14,659)
East Lansing, MI
2/13/1999
no, no		 No. NR vs. #21 Purdue L 56-63  10-15 (2-11)
 Assembly Hall (15,473)
Champaign, IL
2/17/1999
no, no		 No. NR @ Northwestern W 69-63  11-15 (3-11)
 Welsh-Ryan Arena (7,314)
Evanston, IL
2/21/1999
no, no		 No. NR vs. #20 Iowa
Rivalry		 L 72-78  11-16 (3-12)
 Assembly Hall (16,450)
Champaign, IL
2/24/1999
no, no		 No. NR vs. #20 Indiana
Rivalry		 L 64-70 ot 11-17 (3-13)
 Assembly Hall (16,450)
Champaign, IL
Big Ten tournament
3/4/1999*
no, no		 No. NR vs. #23 Minnesota
Opening Round		 W 67-64  12-17
 United Center (18,641)
Chicago, IL
3/5/1999*
no, no		 No. NR vs. #17 Indiana
Quarterfinals		 W 82-66  13-17
 United Center (20,297)
Chicago, IL
3/6/1999*
no, no		 No. NR vs. #11 Ohio State
Semifinals		 W 79-77  14-17
 United Center (20,695)
Chicago, IL
3/7/1999*
no, no		 No. NR vs. #2 Michigan State
Championship		 L 50-67  14-18
 United Center (19,581)
Chicago, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Player stats

Player Games Played 2 pt. Field Goals 3 pt. Field Goals Free Throws Rebounds Assists Blocks Steals Points
Cory Bradford[3]328985618462125494
Cleotis Brown[4]32872061152441352295
Sergio McClain[5]319266510681371267
Fess Hawkins[6]3277047162193624201
Victor Chukwudebe[7]3278022158162022178
Lucas Johnson[8]312215469645412135
Damir Krupalija[9]2429634132251315110
Robert Archibald[10]323203110026101095
Arias Davis[11]251118620102982
Nate Mast3191114173601465
Rich Beyers111341520105743
Carvell Ammons210021002

Awards and honors

References

  1. ↑ FightingIllini.com
  2. ↑ University of Illinois Fighting Illini Statistics Summary for 1998-99 Archived 2014-02-22 at the Wayback Machine, FightingIllini.com
  3. ↑ "Season Stats pg. 125" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2011. Retrieved March 18, 2011.
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  8. ↑ "Season Stats pg. 125" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2011. Retrieved March 18, 2011.
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  11. ↑ "Season Stats pg. 125" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2011. Retrieved March 18, 2011.
  12. ↑ "List of MVPs" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 30, 2014. Retrieved January 15, 2013.
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