# 1998–99 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team

The 1998–99 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team represented the University of Miami during the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hurricanes, led by ninth year head coach Leonard Hamilton, played their home games at the Miami Arena and were members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 23–7, 15–3 in Big East play to finish in second place. They lost in the second round of the 1999 Big East men's basketball tournament to St. John's. They were invited to the 1999 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament where they defeated Lafayette in the first round before falling in the second round to Purdue.

## Previous season

The Hurricanes finished the 1997–98 season 18–10 overall, 11–7 in Big East play and lost in the first round of the 1998 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament to UCLA.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||||||
| Nov 13, 1998* 7:30 pm | | at Florida Atlantic | W 97–73 | 1–0 | 26 – James | 10 – Tied | 8 – Hemsley | FAU Arena (4,122) Boca Raton, FL |
| Nov 23, 1998* 7:35 pm | | at UNC Charlotte | L 59–66 | 1–1 | 15 – Bland | 15 – James | 5 – Jennings | Dale F. Halton Arena (6,834) Charlotte, NC |
| Nov 27, 1998* 7:30 pm | | Northern Iowa | W 78–69 | 2–1 | 18 – James | 10 – Bland | 2 – Tied | Miami Arena (2,385) Miami, FL |
| Dec 5, 1998* 3:50 pm, CBS | | at No. 8 Kentucky | L 65–74 | 2–2 | 22 – James | 10 – Bland | 5 – Jennings | Rupp Arena (23,565) Lexington, KY |
| Dec 8, 1998 7:30 pm, SportsChannel | | Boston College | W 77–64 | 3–2 (1–0) | 19 – Tied | 8 – James | 4 – Tied | Miami Arena (2,824) Miami, FL |
| Dec 11, 1998* 7:30 pm | | Central Florida | W 66–56 | 4–2 | 18 – Hemsley | 10 – Houston | 4 – Hemsley | Miami Arena (2,208) Miami, FL |
| Dec 18, 1998* 7:00 pm | | at Georgia State | W 76–55 | 5–2 | 24 – Hemsley | 6 – Jennings | 6 – Simmons | GSU Sports Arena (2,189) Atlanta, GA |
| Dec 22, 1998* 7:30 pm | | Memphis | W 80–64 | 6–2 | 23 – James | 10 – James | 4 – Tied | Miami Arena (2,307) Miami, FL |
| Dec 27, 1998* 4:35 pm, SportsChannel | | Ohio State Orange Bowl Classic | W 72–64 | 7–2 | 29 – James | 11 – James | 3 – Tied | National Car Rental Center (11,051) Sunrise, FL |
| Dec 30, 1998 12:05 pm, SportsChannel | | at Georgetown | W 64–63 | 8–2 (2–0) | 35 – Hemsley | 15 – James | 7 – Jennings | MCI Center (7,102) Washington, D.C. |
| Jan 6, 1999 7:05 pm, SportsChannel | | No. 10 St. John's | W 84–79 | 9–2 (3–0) | 22 – James | 7 – Salmons | 5 – Jennings | Miami Arena (4,382) Miami, FL |
| Jan 9, 1999 7:35 pm, SportsChannel | | Notre Dame | L 68–71 | 9–3 (3–1) | 17 – James | 5 – Hemsley | 5 – Jennings | Miami Arena (4,022) Miami, FL |
| Jan 13, 1999 8:05 pm, ESPN2 | | at Rutgers | W 74–62 | 10–3 (4–1) | 22 – Hemsley | 10 – James | 6 – Jennings | Louis Brown Athletic Center (6,601) Piscataway, NJ |
| Jan 16, 1999 4:05 pm, SportsChannel | | at West Virginia | W 64–55 | 11–3 (5–1) | 18 – James | 10 – James | 4 – Tied | WVU Coliseum (9,261) Morgantown, WV |
| Jan 20, 1999 7:05 pm, ESPN | No. 25 | No. 1 Connecticut | L 68–70 $^{OT}$ | 11–4 (5–2) | 21 – Bland | 8 – Tied | 4 – Tied | Miami Arena (15,147) Miami, FL |
| Jan 24, 1999 1:05 pm, SportsChannel | No. 25 | at Boston College | W 75–67 | 12–4 (6–2) | 21 – Hemsley | 8 – James | 4 – Tied | Conte Forum (4,251) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| Jan 27, 1999 7:30 pm | No. 23 | Seton Hall | W 77–71 | 13–4 (7–2) | 31 – James | 10 – James | 7 – Jennings | Miami Arena (3,815) Miami, FL |
| Jan 30, 1999 4:30 pm, SportsChannel | No. 23 | at Pittsburgh | L 54–60 | 13–5 (7–3) | 17 – James | 7 – Tied | 2 – Tied | Fitzgerald Field House (6,541) Pittsburgh, PA |
| Feb 3, 1999 7:00 pm, ESPN | No. 25 | at No. 9 St. John's | W 73–70 | 14–5 (8–3) | 29 – Hemsley | 10 – James | 6 – Jennings | Madison Square Garden (11,472) New York, NY |
| Feb 6, 1999 12:00 pm, WPLG | No. 25 | Georgetown | W 71–58 | 15–5 (9–3) | 21 – James | 12 – James | 7 – Jennings | Miami Arena (4,482) Miami, FL |
| Feb 8, 1999 7:30 pm, ESPN | No. 16 | at No. 18 Syracuse | W 76–63 | 16–5 (10–3) | 21 – Hemsley | 9 – James | 11 – Jennings | Carrier Dome (18,836) Syracuse, NY |
| Feb 13, 1999 4:00 pm, SportsChannel | No. 16 | at Providence | W 69–65 | 17–5 (11–3) | 24 – Hemsley | 11 – James | 8 – Jennings | Providence Civic Center (10,427) Providence, RI |
| Feb 16, 1999 7:30 pm, SportsChannel | No. 15 | Villanova | W 103–82 | 18–5 (12–3) | 26 – Hemsley | 10 – Bland | 8 – Jennings | Miami Arena (4,230) Miami, FL |
| Feb 20, 1999 1:00 pm, CBS | No. 15 | at No. 2 Connecticut | W 73–71 | 19–5 (13–3) | 19 – Hemsley | 14 – Bland | 5 – Jennings | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027) Storrs, CT |
| Feb 23, 1999 7:30 pm, SportsChannel | No. 11 | Pittsburgh | W 85–52 | 20–5 (14–3) | 20 – James | 13 – Salmons | 12 – Jennings | Miami Arena (8,210) Miami, FL |
| Feb 27, 1999 12:00 pm, WPLG | No. 11 | Rutgers | W 68–63 | 21–5 (15–3) | 14 – James | 12 – Bland | 6 – Jennings | Miami Arena (10,497) Miami, FL |
| Big East tournament |||||||||
| Mar 4, 1999 7:05 pm, ESPN2 | (2) No. 9 | vs. (10) Georgetown Quarterfinals | W 65–54 | 22–5 | 19 – Bland | 9 – Bland | 5 – Jennings | Madison Square Garden (18,813) New York, NY |
| Mar 5, 1999 9:30 pm, ESPN | (2) No. 9 | vs. (3) No. 10 St. John's Semifinals | L 59–62 | 22–6 | 25 – James | 9 – James | 8 – Jennings | Madison Square Garden (19,548) New York, NY |
| NCAA tournament |||||||||
| Mar 12, 1999 7:40 pm, CBS | (2 E) No. 10 | vs. (15) Lafayette First Round | W 75–54 | 23–6 | 31 – Hemsley | 7 – Tied | 8 – Jennings | FleetCenter (18,908) Boston, MA |
| Mar 14, 1999 5:00 pm, CBS | (2 E) No. 10 | vs. (10) Purdue Second Round | L 63–73 | 23–7 | 19 – James | 11 – Bland | 4 – Salmons | FleetCenter (18,913) Boston, MA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East Region. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||