1998–99 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team

1998–99 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
	East
	West
	† 1999 SEC tournament winner; Rankings from AP Poll[1]

1998–99 Tennessee Volunteers basketball
1998–99 Tennessee Volunteers basketball
SEC Regular season champions; SEC East champions
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Southeastern Conference
	East
Ranking
Coaches	No. 25
AP	No. 20
Record	21–9 (12–4 SEC)
Head coach	Jerry Green (2nd season);
Home arena	Thompson–Boling Arena

The 1998–99 Tennessee Volunteers basketball team represented the University of Tennessee during the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by second-year head coach Jerry Green, and played their home games at Thompson–Boling Arena in Knoxville, Tennessee as a member of the Southeastern Conference. After finishing first in the SEC East regular season standings with a 12–4 conference record, they were invited to the NCAA tournament where they reached the second round.

Roster

1998–99 Tennessee Volunteers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	15	Brandon Wharton	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Sr	Nashville, Tennessee
F	22	Vincent Yarbrough	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Fr	Cleveland	Cleveland, Tennessee
F	55	Charles Hathaway	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	—	Jr	Hillwood	Nashville, Tennessee

Head coach

Jerry Green

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 13, 1998*		vs. No. 18 Arizona	L 72–73	0–1	University Arena Albuquerque, New Mexico
SEC tournament
Mar 5, 1999*	No. 18	vs. Mississippi State Quarterfinals	L 56–62	20–8	Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia
NCAA tournament
Mar 12, 1999*	(4 E) No. 20	vs. (13 E) Delaware First Round	W 62–52	21–8	Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina
Mar 14, 1999*	(4 E) No. 20	vs. (12 E) SW Missouri State Second Round	L 51–81	21–9	Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[2][3]

Rankings

References

sports-reference.com 1998-99 Southeastern Conference Season Summary
"2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
"2019-20 Tennessee Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved August 13, 2022.

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[1] sports-reference.com 1998-99 Southeastern Conference Season Summary

[2] "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved August 13, 2022.

[3] "2019-20 Tennessee Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved August 13, 2022.

Tennessee Volunteers basketball
Venues	Alumni Memorial Gym (1934–1958) Stokely Athletic Center (1958–1987) Thompson–Boling Arena (1987–present)
Rivalries	Kentucky
Culture & lore	Smokey "Rocky Top"
People	Head coaches NBA draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23

1998–99 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
No. 20 Tennessee	12	–	4	.750	21	–	9	.700
No. 8 Kentucky †	11	–	5	.688	28	–	9	.757
No. 23 Florida	10	–	6	.625	22	–	9	.710
Georgia	6	–	10	.375	15	–	15	.500
Vanderbilt	5	–	11	.313	14	–	15	.483
South Carolina	3	–	13	.188	8	–	21	.276
West
No. 4 Auburn	14	–	2	.875	29	–	4	.879
No. 17 Arkansas	9	–	7	.563	23	–	11	.676
Ole Miss	8	–	8	.500	20	–	13	.606
Mississippi State	8	–	8	.500	20	–	13	.606
Alabama	6	–	10	.375	17	–	15	.531
LSU	4	–	12	.250	12	–	15	.444

† 1999 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1]