1998–99 Penn Quakers men's basketball team

American college basketball season

1998–99 Penn Quakers men's basketball

Ivy League champions
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Ivy League
Record	21–6 (13–1 Ivy)
Head coach	Fran Dunphy (10th season)
Home arena	The Palestra
Seasons ← 1997–98 1999–2000 →

1998–99 Ivy League men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Penn	13	–	1	.929	21	–	6	.778
Princeton	11	–	3	.786	22	–	8	.733
Dartmouth	10	–	4	.714	14	–	12	.538
Harvard	7	–	7	.500	13	–	13	.500
Cornell	6	–	8	.429	11	–	15	.423
Columbia	5	–	9	.357	10	–	16	.385
Brown	2	–	12	.143	4	–	22	.154
Yale	2	–	12	.143	4	–	22	.154

Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

The 1998–99 Penn Quakers men's basketball team represented the University of Pennsylvania during the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Quakers, led by 10th-year head coach Fran Dunphy, played their home games at The Palestra as members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 21–6, 13–1 in Ivy League play to win the regular season championship. They received the Ivy League's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the First round to Florida.^[2]

Roster

1998–99 Penn Quakers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	20	Matt Langel	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Jr
G	23	Michael-Hakim Jordan	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	Jr	Abington	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
F	51	Geoff Owens	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	—	Jr

Head coach

Fran Dunphy (Ursinus)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 17, 1998*		No. 8 Kansas	L 56–61	0–1	The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Nov 23, 1998*		No. 6 Temple	W 73–70 ^OT	1–1	The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 2, 1999		at Princeton	W 73–48	21–5 (13–1)	Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey
NCAA tournament
Mar 11, 1999*	(11 W)	vs. (6 W) No. 23 Florida First round	L 61–75	21–6	KeyArena Seattle, Washington
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

^ sports-reference.com 1998-99 Ivy Group Season Summary
^ "Frosh powers Illinois past Penn". ESPN. March 17, 2000. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
^ "1998-99 Men's Basketball Roster". University of Pennsylvania Athletics. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
^ "1998–99 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Pennsylvania Athletics. Retrieved March 19, 2023.

v t e Penn Quakers men's basketball
Venues	The Palestra (1927–present)
Rivalries	Drexel Princeton
Culture & lore	"Fight on, Pennsylvania!" City 6 Philadelphia Big 5 (Robert V. Geasey Trophy) Penn Pep Band
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1896–97 1897–98 1898–1902 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 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 2023–24 2024–25
Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearance in italics