# 1998–99 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

The 1998–99 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas in the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, which was the Jayhawks' 101st basketball season. The head coach was Roy Williams, who served his 11th year at KU. The team played its home games in Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas.

## Roster

| Name | # | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Home Town |
| Luke Axtell | 33 | Guard/Forward | 6–10 | 220 | Sophomore (RS) | Austin, Texas |
| Jeff Boschee | 13 | Guard | 6–1 | 185 | Freshman | Valley City, North Dakota |
| Nick Bradford | 21 | Forward | 6-6 | 190 | Junior | Fayetteville, Arkansas |
| Jeff Carey | 22 | Forward/Center | 6–10 | 230 | Freshman | Camdenton, Missouri |
| Eric Chenowith | 44 | Center | 7–0 | 235 | Sophomore | Orange, California |
| John Crider | 12 | Guard | 6-3 | 180 | Freshman | Horton, Kansas |
| Lester Earl | 3 | Forward | 6-8 | 235 | Junior | Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Kenny Gregory | 20 | Guard/Forward | 6–5 | 215 | Sophomore | Columbus, Ohio |
| Jelani Janisse | 23 | Guard | 6–3 | 210 | Senior | Los Angeles, California |
| Ashante Johnson | 31 | Forward | 6–8 | 210 | Junior | San Diego, California |
| Marlon London | 24 | Guard | 6–3 | 180 | Freshman | Broadview, Illinois |
| Chris Martin | 30 | Guard | 6–2 | 190 | Senior | Overland Park, Kansas |
| Terry Nooner | 5 | Guard | 6–0 | 170 | Senior | Raytown, Missouri |
| T.J. Pugh | 32 | Forward | 6–8 | 240 | Senior | Omaha, Nebraska |
| Ryan Robertson | 4 | Guard | 6–5 | 190 | Senior | Saint Charles, Missouri |

## Big 12 Conference standings

| # | Team | Conference | Pct. | Overall | Pct. |
| 1 | Texas | 13-3 | .813 | 19-13 | .594 |
| 2 | Missouri | 11-5 | .688 | 20–9 | .690 |
| 3 | Kansas | 11-5 | .688 | 23-10 | .697 |
| 4 | Oklahoma | 11-5 | .688 | 22-11 | .667 |
| 5 | Oklahoma State | 10-6 | .625 | 23-11 | .676 |
| 6 | Nebraska | 10–6 | .625 | 20–13 | .606 |
| 7 | Kansas State | 7–9 | .438 | 20-13 | .606 |
| 8 | Colorado | 7-9 | .438 | 18-15 | .545 |
| 9 | Iowa State | 6-10 | .375 | 15–15 | .500 |
| 10 | Texas A&M | 5-11 | .313 | 12-15 | .444 |
| 11 | Texas Tech | 5-11 | .313 | 13-17 | .433 |
| 12 | Baylor | 0-16 | .000 | 6-24 | .200 |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| 11/13/1998* | No. 8 | Gonzaga | W 80-66 | 1–0 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| 11/17/1998* | No. 8 | at Penn | W 61-56 | 2–0 | The Palestra Philadelphia, PA |
| 11/21/1998* | No. 8 | Fort Hays State | W 91-67 | 3–0 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| 11/27/1998* | No. 8 | vs. UNLV Tip-Off Classic | W 78-50 | 4–0 | MassMutual Center Springfield, MA |
| 12/01/1998* | No. 7 | vs. No. 8 Kentucky Great Eight | L 45-63 | 4-1 | United Center Chicago, IL |
| 12/05/1998* | No. 7 | at Pepperdine John R. Wooden Classic | W 62-55 | 5-1 | Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA |
| 12/08/1998* | No. 10 | Iowa | L 81-85 | 5-2 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| 12/12/1998* | No. 10 | USC | W 107-78 | 6-2 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawnrence, KS |
| 12/17/1998* | No. 13 | DePaul | W 74-68 | 7-2 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| 12/19/1998* | No. 13 | vs. Illinois Sprint Shootout | W 65-55 | 8-2 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO |
| 12/23/1998* | No. 13 | at Saint Louis | L 64-78 | 8-3 | Scottrade Center Saint Louis, MO |
| 01/02/1999 9:05PM | No. 18 | Texas A&M | W 95-57 | 9-3 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| 1/6/1999 | No. 18 | at Baylor | W 66-62 | 10-3 | Ferrell Center Waco, TX |
| 1/9/1999 | No. 18 | Iowa State | W 74-60 | 11-3 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| 1/11/1999 | No. 18 | at Missouri Border War | W 73-61 | 12-3 | Hearnes Center Columbia, MO |
| 1/16/1999* | No. 15 | at UMass | L 60-64 | 12-4 | Mullins Center Amherst, MA |
| 1/18/1999 | No. 15 | Texas | W 76-67 | 13-4 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| 1/24/1999 | No. 19 | Missouri Border War | L 63-71 | 13-5 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| 1/27/1999 | No. 22 | at Nebraska | L 69-84 | 13-6 | Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, NE |
| 1/30/1999 | No. 22 | Colorado | W 77-74 | 14-6 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| 2/1/1999 | No. 22 | at Kansas State Sunflower Showdown | W 69-46 | 15-6 | Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS |
| 2/7/1999 | | at Colorado | W 86-80 | 16-6 | Coors Events Center Boulder, CO |
| 2/10/1999 | No. 24 | Nebraska | L 59-64 | 16-7 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| 2/13/1999 | No. 24 | at Texas Tech | L 84-90 | 16-8 | Lubbock Municipal Coliseum Lubbock, TX |
| 2/17/1999 | | Kansas State Sunflower Showdown | W 62-47 | 17-8 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| 2/20/1999 | | at Oklahoma | W 60-50 | 18-8 | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK |
| 2/22/1999 | | Oklahoma State | W 67-66 $^{OT}$ | 19-8 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| 2/28/1999 | | at Iowa State | L 50-52 | 19-9 | Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA |
| Big 12 tournament ||||||
| 3/5/1999 | | vs. Nebraska Quarterfinals | W 77-53 | 20-9 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO |
| 3/6/1999 | | vs. Kansas State Semifinals | W 69-58 | 21-9 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO |
| 3/7/1999 | | vs. Oklahoma State Championship Game | W 53-37 | 22-9 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| 3/12/1999* | No. 22 (6) | vs. (11) Evansville First Round | W 95-74 | 23-9 | Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA |
| 3/14/1999* | No. 22 (6) | vs. No. 8 (3) Kentucky Second Round | L 88-92 $^{OT}$ | 23-10 | Louisiana Superdome New Orleans |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll, NCAA tournament seeds shown in parentheses. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Standard Time. ||||||

## Rankings

| Poll | Pre | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Wk 17 |
| AP | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 19 | 22 | | 24 | | | | 22 |
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*There was no coaches poll in week 1.