1998–99 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

1998–99 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
	† 1999 Big Ten Tournament winner; Rankings from AP Poll; Michigan: 12 reg. season games vacated due to sanctions against the program; *Ohio State: 29 reg. season games; 5 NCAA Tourn. games vacated due to sanctions against the program; Disputed records: Michigan-(12-19)(5-11); Ohio State-(27-9)(12-4)

Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball
1998–99 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball
NCAA Tournament First Round vs. SW Missouri State, L, 32–43
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
AP	#18
1998–99 record	22–10 (9–7 Big Ten)
Head coach	Dick Bennett
Home arena	Kohl Center
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The 1998–1999 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Dick Bennett, coaching his fourth season with the Badgers. The team played their home games at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wisconsin and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.

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1998–99 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
G/F	3	Duany Duany	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS Jr	Bloomington, IN
G	4	Travon Davis	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Summit, IL
G	5	Hennssy Auriantal	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Montreal
G	10	Jon Bryant	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	RS Jr	Plymouth, MN
G	11	Sean Mason	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	Sr	Country Club Hills, IL
G	12	Ty Calderwood	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	Sr	Joliet, IL
G	14	John Moriarity	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS Fr	Oostburg, WI
F	15	Andy Kowske	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	So	Brookfield, WI
F	20	Eric Faust	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Fr	Arlington Heights, IL
F	21	Robert Smith	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Madison, WI
G	22	Mike Kelley	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Menomonee Falls, WI
F	30	Maurice Linton	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Calumet City, IL
F	34	Maurice Sessoms	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Fr	Teaneck, NJ
F	40	Charlie Wills	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	RS Fr	Angola, IN
F	50	Mark Vershaw	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	So	East Peoria, IL

Head coach

Dick Bennett (Ripon)

Assistant coach(es)

Brad Soderberg (Ripon)
Shawn Hood
Brian Hecker

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2014-1-14

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site City, State
Regular Season
11/14/1998*		Loyola (IL)	W 66–29	1–0	Kohl Center Madison, WI
11/16/1998*		UW–Milwaukee	W 75–63	2–0	Kohl Center Madison, WI
11/20/1998*		vs. New Mexico State Top of the World Classic	L 52–66	2–1	Carlson Center Fairbanks, AK
11/21/1998*		vs. Virginia Top of the World Classic	W 66–56	3–1	Carlson Center Fairbanks, AK
11/22/1998*		vs. Nebraska Top of the World Classic	W 78–41	4–1	Carlson Center Fairbanks, AK
11/28/1998*		at Rhode Island	W 65–59	5–1	Keaney Gymnasium Kingston, RI
12/02/1998*		Northern Illinois	W 67–52	6–1	Kohl Center Madison, WI
12/05/1998*		at Illinois State	W 71–54	7–1	Redbird Arena Normal, IL
12/09/1998*		at #16 Temple	W 63–56	8–1	Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA
12/12/1998*		Pepperdine	W 57–51	9–1	Kohl Center Madison, WI
12/15/1998*	#23	at Texas	W 65–62	10–1	Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX
12/23/1998*	#20	at Marquette	W 61–45	11–1	Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI
12/27/1998*	#20	Fresno State	W 87–65	12–1	Kohl Center Madison, WI
12/30/1998	#19	at Michigan	L 55–59	12–2 (0–1)	Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI
1/02/1999	#19	Ohio State	L 74–78 ^OT	12–3 (0–2)	Kohl Center Madison, WI
1/06/1999	#24	#12 Michigan State	W 66–51	13–3 (1–2)	Kohl Center Madison, WI
1/10/1999	#24	#9 Purdue	W 61–56	14–3 (2–2)	Kohl Center Madison, WI
1/13/1999	#17	at Penn State	W 61–58	15–3 (3–2)	Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA
1/16/1999	#17	at Northwestern	W 57–49	16–3 (4–2)	Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
1/20/1999	#15	Illinois	W 75–53	17–3 (5–2)	Kohl Center Madison, WI
1/23/1999	#15	at #14 Iowa	W 72–52	18–3 (6–2)	Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
1/30/1999	#12	#19 Minnesota	W 61–50	19–3 (7–2)	Kohl Center Madison, WI
2/03/1999	#11	at #21 Indiana	L 60–71	19–4 (7–3)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
2/06/1999	#11	at Illinois	L 51–53	19–5 (7–4)	Assembly Hall Champaign, IL
2/10/1999	#15	Northwestern	W 57–45	20–5 (8–4)	Kohl Center Madison, WI
2/13/1999	#15	Penn State	W 73–63	21–5 (9–4)	Kohl Center Madison, WI
2/21/1999	#13	at #4 Michigan State	L 51–56	21–6 (9–5)	Breslin Student Events Center East Lansing, MI
2/24/1999	#16	at #10 Ohio State	L 54–63	21–7 (9–6)	Value City Arena Columbus, OH
2/27/1999	#16	Michigan	L 39–51	21–8 (9–7)	Kohl Center Madison, WI
Big Ten Tournament
3/05/1999	#19	vs. #20 Iowa Big Ten Tournament - Quarterfinals	W 74–50	22–8	United Center Chicago, IL
3/06/1999	#19	vs. #2 Michigan State Big Ten Tournament - Semifinals	L 41–56	22–9	United Center Chicago, IL
NCAA Tournament
3/12/1999*	#19 (5 seed)	vs. #(12 seed) SW Missouri State NCAA Tournament - First Round	L 32–43	22–10	Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

↑ Badgers 1999-2000 Men's Basketball Schedule

[1] Badgers 1999-2000 Men's Basketball Schedule

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1998–99 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#2 Michigan State †	15	–	1	.938	33	–	5	.868
#19 Indiana	9	–	7	.563	23	–	11	.676
#18 Wisconsin	9	–	7	.563	22	–	10	.688
#21 Iowa	9	–	7	.563	20	–	10	.667
Minnesota	8	–	8	.500	17	–	11	.607
#11 Purdue	7	–	9	.438	21	–	13	.618
Northwestern	6	–	10	.375	15	–	14	.517
Penn State	5	–	11	.313	13	–	14	.481
Illinois	3	–	13	.188	14	–	18	.438
#14 Ohio State**	0	–	1	.000	1	–	1	.500
Michigan*	0	–	11	.000	0	–	19	.000

† 1999 Big Ten Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll Michigan: 12 reg. season games vacated due to sanctions against the program *Ohio State: 29 reg. season games; 5 NCAA Tourn. games vacated due to sanctions against the program Disputed records: Michigan-(12-19)(5-11); Ohio State-(27-9)(12-4)