# 1998–99 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team

The 1998–1999 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team (variously "Alabama", "UA", "Bama" or "The Tide") represented the University of Alabama in the 1998–99 college basketball season. The head coach was Mark Gottfried, who was in his first season at Alabama. The team played its home games at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and was a member of the Southeastern Conference. This was the 87th season of basketball in the school's history. The Crimson Tide finished the season 17–15, 6–10 in SEC play, they lost in the second round of the 1999 SEC men's basketball tournament. They were invited to the 1999 National Invitation Tournament and lost in the first round.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 5, 1998* | | Marathon Oil | W 92–82 | | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL |
| November 10, 1998* | | Worldwide Basketball | W 88–75 | | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 15, 1998* | | at Ohio State | L 70–78 | 0–1 | Value City Arena Columbus, OH |
| November 19, 1998* | | Tennessee Tech | W 79–53 | 1–1 | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL |
| November 22, 1998* | | Boston University | W 75–52 | 2–1 | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL |
| November 25, 1998* | | McNeese State | W 71–60 | 3–1 | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL |
| November 28, 1998* | | Jacksonville State | W 87–44 | 4–1 | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL |
| December 1, 1998* | | at Texas A&M | L 58–65 | 4–2 | Reed Arena College Station, TX |
| December 5, 1998* | | at Tulane | W 53–52 | 5–2 | Devlin Fieldhouse New Orleans, LA |
| December 8, 1998* | | Alabama State | W 69–48 | 6–2 | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL |
| December 12, 1998* | | vs. South Alabama Arby's Holiday Hardwood Classic | W 59–45 | 7–2 | BJCC Coliseum Birmingham, AL |
| December 17, 1998* | | Louisiana–Monroe | W 84–67 | 8–2 | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL |
| December 21, 1998* | | vs. Weber State Pearl Harbor Classic | W 84–80 $^{OT}$ | 9–2 | George Q. Cannon Activities Center Laie, HI |
| December 22, 1998* | | vs. Oregon State Pearl Harbor Classic semifinals | W 59–49 | 10–2 | George Q. Cannon Activities Center Laie, HI |
| December 23, 1998* | | vs. No. 15 Michigan State Pearl Harbor Classic championship | L 58–75 | 10–3 | George Q. Cannon Activities Center Laie, HI |
| SEC regular season ||||||
| January 2, 1999 | | Georgia | L 58–59 | 10–4 (0–1) | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL |
| January 6, 1999 | | at Ole Miss | L 60–78 | 10–5 (0–2) | Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS |
| January 9, 1999 | | Mississippi State | L 50–55 | 10–6 (0–3) | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL |
| January 13, 1999 | | at LSU | L 70–71 | 10–7 (0–4) | Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA |
| January 16, 1999 | | South Carolina | W 78–70 | 11–7 (1–4) | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL |
| January 20, 1999 | | at No. 22 Arkansas | W 67–60 | 12–7 (2–4) | Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas |
| January 23, 1999 | | No. 6 Auburn Iron Bowl of basketball | L 58–73 | 12–8 (2–5) | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL |
| January 27, 1999 | | at No. 25 Florida | L 68–72 | 12–9 (2–6) | O'Connell Center Gainesville, FL |
| January 30, 1999 | | at Tennessee | L 64–100 | 12–10 (2–7) | Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN |
| February 3, 1999 | | at Mississippi State | L 50–79 | 12–11 (2–8) | Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS |
| February 6, 1999 | | No. 5 Kentucky | W 62–58 | 13–11 (3–8) | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL |
| February 10, 1999 | | LSU | W 72–71 $^{3OT}$ | 14–11 (4–8) | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL |
| February 13, 1999 | | at No. 3 Auburn Iron Bowl of Basketball | L 61–102 | 14–12 (4–9) | Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL |
| February 21, 1999 | | at Vanderbilt | L 75–81 $^{OT}$ | 14–13 (4–10) | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN |
| February 24, 1999 | | Ole Miss | W 78–74 | 15–13 (5–10) | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL |
| February 27, 1999 | | Arkansas | W 84–79 | 16–13 (6–10) | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL |
| SEC tournament ||||||
| March 4, 1999 | (W5) | vs. (E4) Georgia First Round | W 65–58 | 17–13 | Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA |
| March 5, 1999 | (W5) | vs. (W1) No. 4 Auburn Second Round | L 61–93 | 17–14 | Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA |
| National Invitation tournament ||||||
| March 10, 1999* | | at Wake Forest First round | L 57–73 | 17–15 | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||