# 1998–99 Miami RedHawks men's basketball team

The 1998–99 Miami RedHawks men's basketball team represent Miami University in the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The RedHawks, led by 3rd-year head coach Charlie Coles, played their home games at Millett Hall in Oxford, Ohio as members of the Mid-American Conference. The team finished atop the conference regular season standings and, despite falling in the championship game of the MAC tournament, earned an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. As the No. 10 seed in the Midwest region, Miami defeated Washington and Utah to reach the Sweet Sixteen. The run came to and end in the Regional semifinals as the RedHawks fell to Kentucky, 58–43, to finish 24–8 (15–3 MAC).

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 13, 1998* | | at Notre Dame | W 76–65 | 1–0 | Joyce Center Notre Dame, Indiana |
| Nov 19, 1998* | | No. 18 Tennessee | W 68–62 | 2–0 | Millett Hall Oxford, Ohio |
| Nov 22, 1998* | | Dayton | W 76–62 | 3–0 | Millett Hall Oxford, Ohio |
| Nov 27, 1998* | No. 24 | vs. Boston University | W 70–53 | 4–0 | Halifax Metro Center Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| Dec 2, 1998* | No. 22 | at No. 23 Xavier | L 56–64 | 4–1 | Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Dec 5, 1998* | No. 22 | at Green Bay | L 60–78 | 4–2 | Brown County Arena Green Bay, Wisconsin |
| Dec 8, 1998 | | Marshall | W 81–79 $^{OT}$ | 5–2 (1–0) | Millett Hall Oxford, Ohio |
| Dec 12, 1998 | | at Central Michigan | W 81–69 $^{OT}$ | 6–2 (2–0) | Rose Arena Mount Pleasant, Michigan |
| Dec 22, 1998* | | vs. San Diego | W 58–52 | 7–2 | Selland Arena Fresno, California |
| Dec 23, 1998* | | at Fresno State | L 62–73 | 7–3 | Selland Arena Fresno, California |
| Dec 30, 1998 | | Northern Illinois | W 83–51 | 8–3 (3–0) | Millett Hall Oxford, Ohio |
| Jan 2, 1999 | | Western Michigan | W 80–62 | 9–3 (4–0) | Millett Hall Oxford, Ohio |
| Jan 6, 1999 | | at Eastern Michigan | W 73–49 | 10–3 (5–0) | Convocation Center Ypsilanti, Michigan |
| Jan 8, 1999 | | at Buffalo | W 76–48 | 11–3 (6–0) | Alumni Arena Buffalo, New York |
| Jan 16, 1999* | | Akron | W 80–62 | 12–3 (7–0) | Millett Hall Oxford, Ohio |
| Jan 20, 1999 | | at Kent State | L 62–68 | 12–4 (7–1) | Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center Kent, Ohio |
| Jan 23, 1999 | | at Marshall | W 63–55 | 13–4 (8–1) | Henderson Center Huntington, West Virginia |
| Jan 28, 1999 | | Bowling Green State | W 83–72 | 14–4 (9–1) | Millett Hall Oxford, Ohio |
| Feb 1, 1999 | | Toledo | W 63–57 | 15–4 (10–1) | Millett Hall Oxford, Ohio |
| Feb 3, 1999 | | Ohio | W 69–54 | 16–4 (11–1) | Millett Hall Oxford, Ohio |
| Feb 6, 1999 | | at Western Michigan | W 70–69 | 17–4 (12–1) | University Arena Kalamazoo, Michigan |
| Feb 10, 1999 | | at Ball State | W 61–56 | 18–4 (13–1) | Worthen Arena Muncie, Indiana |
| Feb 13, 1999 | | Eastern Michigan | W 78–56 | 19–4 (14–1) | Millett Hall Oxford, Ohio |
| Feb 17, 1999 | No. 25 | at Toledo | L 63–66 | 19–5 (14–2) | John F. Savage Hall Toledo, Ohio |
| Feb 20, 1999 | No. 25 | at Bowling Green State | L 58–69 | 19–6 (14–3) | Anderson Arena Bowling Green, Ohio |
| Feb 24, 1999 | | Kent State | W 73–60 | 20–6 (15–3) | Millett Hall Oxford, Ohio |
| MAC tournament ||||||
| Feb 27, 1999* | (1) | (8) Ball State Quarterfinals | W 69–43 | 21–6 | Millett Hall Oxford, Ohio |
| Mar 2, 1999* | (1) | vs. (5) Bowling Green State Semifinals | W 60–56 $^{OT}$ | 22–6 | SeaGate Centre Toledo, Ohio |
| Mar 3, 1999* | (1) | vs. (2) Kent State Championship game | L 43–49 | 22–7 | SeaGate Centre Toledo, Ohio |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 12, 1999* CBS | (10 MW) | vs. (7 MW) Washington First round | W 59–58 | 23–7 | Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Mar 14, 1999* CBS | (10 MW) | vs. (2 MW) No. 6 Utah Second Round | W 66–58 | 24–7 | Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Mar 19, 1999* CBS | (10 MW) | vs. (3 MW) No. 8 Kentucky Midwest Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen | L 43–58 | 24–8 | Edward Jones Dome St. Louis, Missouri |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||
Source

## 1999 NBA draft

| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Team |
| 1 | 6 | Wally Szczerbiak | Minnesota Timberwolves |

## Awards and honors

* Wally Szczerbiak – MAC Player of the Year, Consensus Second-Team All-American