# 1998–99 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team

The 1998–99 Stanford Cardinal men's basketball team represented Stanford University in the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team finished 1st in the conference.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 14, 1998* 7:30 PM | No. 3 | UC Davis | W 76-49 | 1-0 | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA |
| November 18, 1998* 7:35 PM | No. 3 | SMU NIT campus game | W 86-51 | 2-0 | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA |
| November 20, 1998* | No. 3 | SW Missouri State NIT campus game | W 76-51 | 3-0 | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA |
| November 25, 1998* | No. 3 | at No. 23 St. John's NIT First Round | W 55-53 | 4-0 | Madison Square Garden New York City, NY |
| November 27, 1998* | No. 3 | vs. No. 9 North Carolina NIT Second Round | L 49-57 | 4-1 | Madison Square Garden New York City, NY |
| December 6, 1998* | No. 5 | vs. No. 2 Maryland BB&T Classic | L 60-62 | 4-2 | Capital One Arena Washington, D.C. |
| December 7, 1998* | No. 5 | at George Washington BB&T Classic | W 70-56 | 5-2 | Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C. |
| December 17, 1998* | No. 6 | at Nevada | W 101-57 | 6-2 | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA |
| December 19, 1998* 7:00 PM | No. 6 | at Pacific | W 71-58 | 7-2 | Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA |
| December 21, 1998* 6:30 PM | No. 6 | Elon Stanford Invitational | W 82-58 | 8-2 | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA |
| December 22, 1998* | No. 6 | Santa Clara Stanford Invitational | W 94-59 | 9-2 | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA |
| December 29, 1998* | No. 5 | vs. Temple Pete Newell Classic | W 57-50 | 10-2 | The Arena in Oakland Oakland, CA |
| January 2, 1999 | No. 5 | Oregon State | W 72-56 | 11-2 (1-0) | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA |
| January 4, 1999 | No. 5 | Oregon | W 77-59 | 12-2 (2-0) | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA |
| January 9, 1999 | No. 4 | No. 25 California | W 71-62 | 13-2 (3-0) | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA |
| January 14, 1999 | No. 4 | at USC | W 72-55 | 14-2 (4-0) | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, CA |
| January 16, 1999 | No. 4 | at No. 10 UCLA | W 72-59 | 15-2 (5-0) | Pauley Pavilion (12,922) Los Angeles, CA |
| January 21, 1999 | No. 3 | Washington State | W 94-45 | 16-2 (6-0) | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA |
| January 23, 1999 | No. 3 | Washington | W 67-60 | 17-2 (7-0) | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA |
| January 28, 1999 | No. 3 | at No. 13 Arizona | L 76-78 | 17-3 (7-1) | McKale Center Tucson, AZ |
| January 30, 1999 | No. 3 | at Arizona State | W 73-63 | 18-3 (8-1) | Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, AZ |
| February 3, 1999 | No. 4 | at California | W 57-55 | 19-3 (9-1) | The Arena in Oakland Oakland, CA |
| February 6, 1999* | No. 4 | No. 1 Connecticut | L 59-70 | 19-4 | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA |
| February 11, 1999 7:30 PM | No. 6 | No. 9 UCLA | W 77-73 | 20-4 (10-1) | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA |
| February 13, 1999 | No. 6 | USC | L 82-86 $^{OT}$ | 20-5 (10-2) | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA |
| February 18, 1999 | No. 7 | at Washington | W 89-57 | 21-5 (11-2) | Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, WA |
| February 20, 1999 | No. 7 | at Washington State | W 64-58 | 22-5 (12-2) | Beasley Coliseum Pullman, WA |
| February 25, 1999 | No. 6 | Arizona State | W 87-77 $^{OT}$ | 23-5 (13-2) | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA |
| February 27, 1999 | No. 6 | No. 7 Arizona | W 98-83 | 24-5 (14-2) | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA |
| March 4, 1999 | No. 6 | at Oregon | W 73-61 | 25-5 (15-2) | McArthur Court Eugene, OR |
| March 6, 1999 | No. 6 | at Oregon State | L 45-59 | 25-6 (15-3) | Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| March 11, 1999* 2:10 pm, CBS | (2 W) No. 7 | (15 W) Alcorn State First round | W 69-57 | 26-6 | KeyArena at Seattle Center Seattle, WA |
| March 13, 1999* 1:30 pm, CBS | (2 W) No. 7 | (10 W) Gonzaga Second round | L 74-82 | 26-7 | KeyArena at Seattle Center (15,187) Seattle, WA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West Regional. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||
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## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Final |
| AP | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | Not released |
| Coaches | 2 | 2^ | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 |
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings ^Coaches did not release a week 2 poll

## 1999 NBA draft

| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Team |
| 2 | 56 | Tim Young | Golden State Warriors |