# 1998–99 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team

The 1998–99 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team represented the University of Louisville in the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Denny Crum and the team finished the season with an overall record of 19–11.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 22, 1998* | | Western Kentucky | W 99–78 | 1–0 | Freedom Hall Louisville, KY |
| Dec 5, 1998* | | at Ole Miss | L 69–88 | 1–1 | Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS |
| Dec 7, 1998 | | Towson | W 106–73 | 2–1 | Freedom Hall Louisville, KY |
| Dec 17, 1998* | | at No. 7 North Carolina | L 72–77 | 2–2 | Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC |
| Dec 19, 1998 | | DePaul | W 90–63 | 3–2 (1–0) | Freedom Hall Louisville, KY |
| Dec 21, 1998* | | at Dayton | W 68–65 | 4–2 | UD Arena Dayton, OH |
| Dec 26, 1998* | | No. 3 Kentucky Rivalry | W 83–74 | 5–2 | Freedom Hall Louisville, KY |
| Dec 30, 1998* | | Morgan State | W 95–47 | 6–2 | Freedom Hall Louisville, KY |
| Jan 2, 1999* | | at No. 13 Michigan State | L 57–69 | 6–3 | Breslin Center East Lansing, MI |
| Jan 6, 1999 | | Saint Louis | W 93–70 | 7–3 (2–0) | Freedom Hall Louisville, KY |
| Jan 10, 1999 | | at South Florida | W 95–74 | 8–3 (3–0) | USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL |
| Jan 13, 1999 | | at Marquette | W 78–63 | 9–3 (4–0) | Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI |
| Jan 17, 1999 | | at DePaul | W 71–68 | 10–3 (5–0) | Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, IL |
| Jan 21, 1999 | No. 24 | No. 5 Cincinnati | L 55–81 | 10–4 (5–1) | Freedom Hall Louisville, KY |
| Jan 23, 1999* | No. 24 | No. 13 UCLA | L 70–82 | 10–5 | Freedom Hall Louisville, KY |
| Jan 28, 1999 | | at Saint Louis | L 52–62 | 10–6 (5–2) | Kiel Center St. Louis, MO |
| Jan 30, 1999 | | UNC Charlotte | L 49–58 | 10–7 (5–3) | Freedom Hall Louisville, KY |
| Feb 4, 1999 | | Memphis | W 89–76 | 11–7 (6–3) | Freedom Hall Louisville, KY |
| Feb 6, 1999 | | Marquette | W 81–77 | 12–7 (7–3) | Freedom Hall Louisville, KY |
| Feb 11, 1999 | | at UNC Charlotte | W 79–68 | 13–7 (8–3) | Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, NC |
| Feb 14, 1999* | | Georgia Tech | W 78–58 | 14–7 | Freedom Hall Louisville, KY |
| Feb 16, 1999 | | Houston | W 106–78 | 15–7 (9–3) | Freedom Hall Louisville, KY |
| Feb 18, 1999 | | at Tulane | W 80–75 | 16–7 (10–3) | Avron B. Fogelman Arena New Orleans, LA |
| Feb 21, 1999 | | at No. 9 Cincinnati | L 78–91 | 16–8 (10–4) | Myrl H. Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, OH |
| Feb 25, 1999 | | UAB | W 91–60 | 17–8 (11–4) | Freedom Hall Louisville, KY |
| Feb 27, 1999 | | at Southern Miss | L 58–59 | 17–9 (11–5) | Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS |
| Conference USA tournament ||||||
| Mar 4, 1999 | (2) | vs. (7) Saint Louis Quarterfinals | W 70–61 | 18–9 | BJCC Coliseum Birmingham, AL |
| Mar 5, 1999 | (2) | at (3) UAB Semifinals | W 77–68 | 19–9 | BJCC Coliseum Birmingham, AL |
| Mar 6, 1999 | (2) | vs. (5) UNC Charlotte Finals | L 59–68 | 19–10 | BJCC Coliseum Birmingham, AL |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 11, 1999* | (7) | vs. (10) Creighton First Round | L 58–62 | 19–11 | Amway Arena Orlando, FL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||