# 1998–99 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

The 1998–99 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa as members of the Big Ten Conference. The team was led by head coach Tom Davis, coaching in his 13th and final season at the school, and played their home games at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. They finished the season 20–10 overall and 9–7 in Big Ten play. The Hawkeyes received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as #5 seed in the West Region, losing in the Sweet Sixteen to the eventual National Champion UConn Huskies. As of 2023, this is the last time that Iowa has made a Sweet 16.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/15/1998* | | vs. Western Illinois | W 74–63 | 1–0 | The MARK of the Quad Cities (7,280) Moline, IL |
| 11/19/1998* | | Northern Iowa Iowa Big Four | W 83–67 | 2–0 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (14,560) Iowa City, IA |
| 11/25/1998* | | Creighton | L 73–75 | 2–1 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA |
| 12/1/1998* | | Drake Iowa Big Four | W 78–74 | 3–1 | Knapp Center Des Moines, IA |
| 12/4/1998* | | South Alabama Hawkeye Invitational | W 82–58 | 4–1 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (10,941) Iowa City, IA |
| 12/5/1998* | | Detroit Mercy Hawkeye Invitational | W 61–60 | 5–1 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (10,978) Iowa City, IA |
| 12/8/1998* 8:35 pm, ESPN | | at No. 10 Kansas | W 85–81 | 6–1 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| 12/12/1998* | | Iowa State Rivalry | W 74–54 | 7–1 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500) Iowa City, IA |
| 12/19/1998* 7:05 pm | No. 25 | Missouri | W 82–68 | 8–1 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA |
| 12/23/1998* | No. 21 | Coppin State | W 87–73 | 9–1 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA |
| Big Ten Regular Season ||||||
| 12/31/1998 | No. 21 | No. 8 Indiana | W 67–52 | 10–1 (1–0) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA |
| 1/3/1999 | No. 21 | Northwestern | W 52–48 | 11–1 (2–0) | Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL |
| 1/7/1999 | No. 17 | Illinois | W 84–62 | 12–1 (3–0) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA |
| 1/12/1999 | No. 12 | No. 21 Ohio State | W 71–68 | 13–1 (4–0) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA |
| 1/16/1999 | No. 12 | at No. 19 Minnesota | L 70–75 | 13–2 (4–1) | Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN |
| 1/21/1999 ESPN | No. 14 | at No. 11 Michigan State | L 65–80 | 13–3 (4–2) | Breslin Student Events Center East Lansing, MI |
| 1/23/1999 | No. 14 | No. 15 Wisconsin | L 52–72 | 13–4 (4–3) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA |
| 1/27/1999 | No. 16 | Penn State | W 84–74 | 14–4 (5–3) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA |
| 1/30/1999 | No. 16 | at Michigan | W 81–68 | 15–4 (6–3) | Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI |
| 2/4/1999 | No. 14 | at No. 18 Purdue | L 75–90 | 15–5 (6–4) | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN |
| 2/6/1999 | No. 14 | No. 8 Michigan State | L 81–95 | 15–6 (6–5) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA |
| 2/10/1999 | No. 19 | No. 22 Minnesota | W 76–73 | 16–6 (7–5) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (15,500) Iowa City, IA |
| 2/13/1999 | No. 19 | at No. 13 Ohio State | L 69–73 | 16–7 (7–6) | Value City Arena Columbus, OH |
| 2/21/1999 | No. 20 | at Illinois | W 78–72 | 17–7 (8–6) | Assembly Hall Champaign, IL |
| 2/24/1999 | No. 18 | at Northwestern | W 65–48 | 18–7 (9–6) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA |
| 2/27/1999 | No. 18 | at No. 20 Indiana | L 81–88 | 18–8 (9–7) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| Big Ten tournament ||||||
| 3/5/1999* | No. 20 | vs. No. 19 Wisconsin Quarterfinals | L 60–74 | 18–9 | United Center Chicago, IL |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| 3/11/1999* | (5 W) No. 21 | vs. (12 W) UAB First Round | W 77–64 | 19–9 | McNichols Sports Arena Denver, CO |
| 3/13/1999* | (5 W) No. 21 | vs. (4 W) No. 22 Arkansas Second Round | W 82–72 | 20–9 | McNichols Sports Arena Denver, CO |
| 3/18/1999* | (5 W) No. 21 | vs. (1 W) No. 3 Connecticut Sweet Sixteen | L 68–78 | 20–10 | America West Arena Phoenix, AZ |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. ||||||

## NBA draft

| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
| 2 | 46 | J. R. Koch | New York Knicks |