# 1998–99 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team

The 1998–99 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team represented the University of Virginia during the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by first-year head coach Pete Gillen, and played their home games at University Hall in Charlottesville, Virginia as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

## Last season

The Cavaliers had a record of 14–16.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition game |||||
| Nov. 3* 7:30 pm, no | Aussie All-Stars | W 96–79 | | University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Nov. 7* 8:00 pm, no | California All-Stars | W 101–77 | | University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Regular season |||||
| Nov. 13* 6:00 pm, no | vs. VCU | W 86–70 | 1–0 (0–0) | Robins Center (6,412) Richmond, Virginia |
| Nov. 20* 10:30 pm, no | vs. No. 19 Arkansas Top of the World Challenge | L 83–85 | 1–1 (0–0) | Carlson Center (4,901) Fairbanks, AK |
| Nov. 21* 6:45 pm, no | vs. Wisconsin Top of the World Challenge | L 56–66 | 1–2 (0–0) | Carlson Center (2,744) Fairbanks, AK |
| Nov. 22* 2:30 pm, no | vs. Washington State Top of the World Challenge | W 62–53 | 2–2 (0–0) | Carlson Center Fairbanks, AK |
| Nov. 25* 6:00 pm, no | Hampton | W 116–66 | 3–2 (0–0) | University Hall (5,467) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Nov. 28* 7:30 pm, no | Elon | W 106–71 | 4–2 (0–0) | University Hall (2,043) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Dec. 1 8:00 pm, no | Florida State | L 69–72 | 4–3 (0–1) | University Hall (6,296) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Dec. 5* 1:30 pm, no | New Hampshire | W 93–52 | 5–3 (0–1) | University Hall (5,702) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Dec. 8* 7:30 pm, no | Liberty | W 95–70 | 6–3 (0–1) | University Hall (5,502) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Dec. 12* 3:00 pm, no | No. 18 St. John's | L 68–95 | 6–4 (0–1) | University Hall (8,394) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Dec. 22* 7:30 pm, no | VMI | W 82–64 | 7–4 (0–1) | University Hall (6,085) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Dec. 27* 7:30 pm, no | Delaware | W 72–64 | 8–4 (0–1) | University Hall (7,059) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Dec. 30* 7:00 pm, no | at Loyola | W 89–70 | 9–4 (0–1) | Reitz Arena (2,106) Baltimore, Maryland |
| Jan. 2 Noon, no | at Wake Forest | L 53–69 | 9–5 (0–2) | LJVM Coliseum (12,704) Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| Jan. 7 8:00 pm, no | No. 5 Maryland | L 66–71 | 9–6 (0–3) | University Hall (8,268) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Jan. 10 4:00 pm, no | at No. 2 Duke | L 69–115 | 9–7 (0–4) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, North Carolina |
| Jan. 14 8:00 pm, no | at NC State | L 72–82 | 9–8 (0–5) | Reynolds Coliseum (12,400) Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Jan. 17 1:30 pm, no | No. 25 Clemson | W 65–58 | 10–8 (1–5) | University Hall (6,559) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Jan. 21 8:00 pm, no | at No. 10 North Carolina | L 47–71 | 10–9 (1–6) | Dean Smith Center (21,572) Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| Jan. 23 Noon, no | Georgia Tech | L 65–77 | 10–10 (1–7) | University Hall (6,846) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Jan. 27* 7:30 pm, no | vs. Virginia Tech | W 64–55 | 11–10 (1–7) | Richmond Coliseum (5,348) Richmond, Virginia |
| Jan. 30 Noon, no | at Florida State | W 67–60 | 12–10 (2–7) | Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center (5,817) Tallahassee, Florida |
| Feb. 3 8:00 pm, no | Wake Forest | W 64–54 | 13–10 (3–7) | University Hall (7,129) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Feb. 6 1:00 pm, no | at No. 7 Maryland | L 72–88 | 13–11 (3–8) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (13,594) Durham, North Carolina |
| Feb. 11 8:00 pm, no | No. 1 Duke | L 54–100 | 13–12 (3–9) | University Hall (8,394) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Feb. 14 4:00 pm, no | NC State | W 82–79 $^{OT}$ | 14–12 (4–9) | University Hall (7,521) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Feb. 17 7:00 pm, no | at Clemson | L 65–88 | 14–13 (4–10) | Littlejohn Coliseum (10,300) Clemson, South Carolina |
| Feb. 20 3:30 pm, no | No. 14 North Carolina | L 66–67 | 14–14 (4–11) | University Hall (8,099) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Feb. 25 9:00 pm, no | at Georgia Tech | L 68–74 $^{OT}$ | 14–15 (4–12) | Alexander Memorial Coliseum (5,746) Atlanta, Georgia |
| ACC Tournament |||||
| Mar. 4 9:00 pm, no | vs. No. 1 Duke ACC Quarterfinal | L 67–104 | 14–16 | Charlotte Coliseum (23,895) Charlotte, North Carolina |
| *Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||