# 1998–99 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

The 1998–99 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team finished 3rd in the conference. The Bruins competed in the 1999 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, losing to the Detroit Titans in the round of 64. This was the third season for head coach Steve Lavin.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 10, 1998 | | vs. California All Stars Exhibition | W 95–89 | 0–0 | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA |
| November 12, 1998 | | vs. Taiwan Exhibition | W 98–65 | 0–0 | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA |
| Regular Season ||||||
| November 19, 1998 | No. 11 | Santa Clara | W 89–76 | 1–0 | Pauley Pavilion (8,532) Los Angeles, CA |
| November 26, 1998 | No. 10 | vs. San Francisco Puerto Rico Shootout | W 69–62 | 2–0 | Guerrera Sports Complex (2,500) Bayamon, PR |
| November 27, 1998 | No. 10 | vs. No. 5 Maryland Puerto Rico Shootout | L 54–70 | 2–1 | Guerrera Sports Complex (2,500) Bayamon, PR |
| November 28, 1998 | No. 10 | vs. No. 4 Kentucky Puerto Rico Shootout | L 62–66 | 2–2 | Guerrera Sports Complex (2,500) Bayamon, PR |
| December 2, 1998 | No. 18 | Delaware State | W 109–67 | 3–2 | Pauley Pavilion (7,509) Los Angeles, CA |
| December 5, 1998 | No. 18 | vs. No. 11 Oklahoma State John R. Wooden Classic | W 69–66 | 4–2 | Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim (14,237) Anaheim, CA |
| December 12, 1998 | No. 15 | UNLV | W 72–67 | 5–2 | Pauley Pavilion (9,855) Los Angeles, CA |
| December 19, 1998 | No. 12 | Cal State Northridge | W 114–97 | 6–2 | Pauley Pavilion (8,584) Los Angeles, CA |
| December 23, 1998 | No. 12 | American | W 66–56 | 7–2 | Pauley Pavilion (7,442) Los Angeles, CA |
| December 29, 1998 | No. 10 | Loyola Marymount | W 92–67 | 8–2 | Pauley Pavilion (10,030) Los Angeles, CA |
| January 2, 1999 | No. 10 | No. 6 Arizona | W 82–75 | 9–2 (1–0) | Pauley Pavilion (11,453) Los Angeles, CA |
| January 4, 1999 | No. 10 | Arizona State | W 88–85 $^{OT}$ | 10–2 (2–0) | Pauley Pavilion (8,828) Los Angeles, CA |
| January 7, 1999 | No. 8 | at Oregon State | L 63–65 | 10–3 (2–1) | Gill Coliseum (7,232) Corvallis, OR |
| January 9, 1999 | No. 8 | at Oregon | W 65–63 | 11–3 (3–1) | McArthur Court (9,087) Eugene, OR |
| January 14, 1999 | No. 10 | California | W 72–61 | 12–3 (4–1) | Pauley Pavilion (11,910) Los Angeles, CA |
| January 16, 1999 | No. 10 | No. 4 Stanford | L 59–72 | 12–4 (4–2) | Pauley Pavilion (12,922) Los Angeles, CA |
| January 20, 1999 | No. 13 | at USC | W 98–80 | 13–4 (5–2) | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (10,986) Los Angeles, CA |
| January 23, 1999 | No. 13 | at No. 24 Louisville | W 82–70 | 14–4 | Freedom Hall (19,987) Louisville, KY |
| January 28, 1999 | No. 11 | at Washington State | W 69–66 | 15–4 (6–2) | Beasley Coliseum (5,520) Pullman, WA |
| January 31, 1999 | No. 11 | at Washington | L 83–93 | 15–5 (6–3) | Hec Edmundson Pavilion (7,900) Seattle, WA |
| February 4, 1999 | No. 13 | Oregon | W 79–77 | 16–5 (7–3) | Pauley Pavilion (10,270) Los Angeles, CA |
| February 7, 1999 | No. 13 | Oregon State | W 85–67 | 17–5 (8–3) | Pauley Pavilion (9,472) Los Angeles, CA |
| February 11, 1999 | No. 9 | at No. 6 Stanford | L 73–77 | 17–6 (8–4) | Maples Pavilion (7,391) Stanford, CA |
| February 13, 1999 | No. 9 | at California | L 67–85 | 17–7 (8–5) | Oakland Arena (15,676) Oakland, CA |
| February 17, 1999 | No. 16 | USC | W 68–63 | 18–7 (9–5) | Pauley Pavilion (11,601) Los Angeles, CA |
| February 21, 1999 | No. 16 | No. 21 Syracuse | W 93–69 | 19–7 | Pauley Pavilion (11,721) Los Angeles, CA |
| February 25, 1999 | No. 15 | Washington State | W 100–61 | 20–7 (10–5) | Pauley Pavilion (10,486) Los Angeles, CA |
| February 27, 1999 | No. 15 | Washington | W 79–62 | 21–7 (11–5) | Pauley Pavilion (11,465) Los Angeles, CA |
| March 04, 1999 | No. 12 | at Arizona State | W 68–65 | 22–7 (12–5) | Wells Fargo Arena (9,007) Tempe, AZ |
| March 06, 1999 | No. 12 | at No. 13 Arizona | L 70–87 | 22–8 (12–6) | McKale Center (14,545) Tucson, AZ |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| March 11, 1999 | No. 15 | vs. Detroit First Round | L 53–56 | 22–9 | RCA Dome (27,959) Indianapolis, IN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||
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## 1999 NBA draft

Baron Davis was drafted third overall by the Charlotte Hornets in the 1999 NBA draft.