# 1998–99 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

The 1998–99 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Arizona in the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Lute Olson. The team played its home games in the McKale Center in Tucson, Arizona, and was a member of the Pacific-10 Conference. The Wildcats finished the season in second place in the Pacific-10 conference with a 13–5 record. Arizona reached the 1999 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, losing to Oklahoma in the first round and finishing the season with a 22–7 record.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 13, 1998* | No. 18 | vs. No. 9 Tennessee | W 73–72 | 1–0 | The Pit Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| Nov 25, 1998* | No. 11 | Texas | W 73–57 | 2–0 | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Nov 28, 1998* | No. 11 | at BYU | W 78–74 $^{OT}$ | 3–0 | Marriott Center Provo, Utah |
| Dec 5, 1998* | No. 13 | vs. Wyoming | W 94–84 | 4–0 | US Airways Center Phoenix, Arizona |
| Dec 14, 1998* | No. 8 | UC Irvine | W 93–70 | 5–0 | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Dec 19, 1998* | No. 8 | vs. Iowa State Las Vegas Shootout | W 75–61 | 6–0 | Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Dec 28, 1998* | No. 8 | Holy Cross | W 89–41 | 7–0 | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Dec 30, 1998* | No. 6 | Florida International | W 91–75 | 8–0 | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Jan 2, 1999 | No. 6 | at No. 10 UCLA Rivalry | L 75–82 | 8–1 (0–1) | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California |
| Jan 4, 1999 | No. 6 | at USC | W 87–78 | 9–1 (1–1) | L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California |
| Jan 7, 1999 | No. 8 | Washington State | W 98–87 | 10–1 (2–1) | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Jan 9, 1999 | No. 8 | Washington | W 88–86 | 11–1 (3–1) | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Jan 14, 1999 | No. 7 | at Arizona State Rivalry | W 74–73 | 12–1 (4–1) | Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, Arizona |
| Jan 16, 1999* | No. 7 | at No. 16 New Mexico | L 78–79 | 12–2 | The Pit Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| Jan 21, 1999 | No. 9 | at Oregon | W 85–83 | 13–2 (5–1) | McArthur Court Eugene, Oregon |
| Jan 24, 1999 | No. 9 | at Oregon State | L 59–60 | 13–3 (5–2) | Gill Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon |
| Jan 28, 1999 | No. 13 | No. 3 Stanford | W 78–76 | 14–3 (6–2) | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Jan 30, 1999 | No. 13 | California | W 91–74 | 15–3 (7–2) | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Feb 4, 1999 | No. 10 | at Washington | L 84–90 | 15–4 (7–3) | Bank of America Arena Seattle, Washington |
| Feb 6, 1999 | No. 10 | at Washington State | W 81–79 | 16–4 (8–3) | Friel Court Pullman, Washington |
| Feb 10, 1999 | No. 10 | Arizona State Rivalry | W 86–80 | 17–4 (9–3) | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Feb 13, 1999* | No. 10 | LSU | W 78–71 | 18–4 | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Feb 18, 1999 | No. 8 | Oregon State | W 89–72 | 19–4 (10–3) | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Feb 20, 1999 | No. 8 | Oregon | W 92–86 | 20–4 (11–3) | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Feb 25, 1999 | No. 7 | at California | L 76–89 | 20–5 (11–4) | Oracle Arena Oakland, California |
| Feb 27, 1999 | No. 7 | at No. 6 Stanford | L 83–98 | 20–6 (11–5) | Maples Pavilion Stanford, California |
| Mar 4, 1999 | No. 13 | USC | W 88–73 | 21–6 (12–5) | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Mar 6, 1999 | No. 13 | No. 12 UCLA Rivalry | W 87–70 | 22–6 (13–5) | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 12, 1999* | (4 MW) No. 12 | vs. (13 MW) Oklahoma First Round | L 60–61 | 22–7 | Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Mountain Time. ||||||