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1998–99 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team

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1998–99 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record23–11 (10–6 Big 12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaGallagher-Iba Arena (Capacity: 6,381)
Seasons
1998–99 Big 12 men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Texas 13 3   .813 19 13   .594
Missouri 11 5   .688 20 9   .690
No. 22 Kansas 11 5   .688 23 10   .697
Oklahoma 11 5   .688 22 11   .667
Oklahoma State 10 6   .625 23 11   .676
Nebraska 10 6   .625 20 13   .606
Kansas State 7 9   .438 20 13   .606
Colorado 7 9   .438 18 15   .545
Iowa State 6 10   .375 15 15   .500
Texas A&M 5 11   .313 12 15   .444
Texas Tech 5 11   .313 13 17   .433
Baylor 0 16   .000 6 24   .200
1999 Big 12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll [1]


The 1998–99 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team represented Oklahoma State University as a member of the Big 12 Conference during the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by 9th-year head coach Eddie Sutton and played their home games at Gallagher-Iba Arena in Stillwater, Oklahoma. They finished the season 23–11, 10–6 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for fifth place. The Cowboys lost to Kansas in the championship game of the Big 12 tournament. The team received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 9 seed in the South region. Oklahoma State defeated No. 8 seed Syracuse in the opening round before losing to No. 1 seed Auburn in the second round.

Roster

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1998–99 Oklahoma State Cowboys men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 34 Desmond Mason 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Waxahachie Waxahachie, Texas
G 44 Doug Gottlieb 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Jr Notre Dame Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
Nov 16, 1998*
No. 13 Northwestern State W 90–65  1–0
Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Nov 19, 1998*
No. 13 vs. Marquette W 57–54  2–0
Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, Hawaii
Nov 20, 1998*
No. 13 at Hawaii W 58–37  3–0
Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, Hawaii
Nov 28, 1998*
No. 12 TCU W 79–74  4–0
Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Dec 1, 1998*
No. 11 Florida Atlantic L 81–83  4–1
Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Dec 5, 1998*
No. 11 vs. No. 18 UCLA
John Wooden Classic
L 66–69  4–2
Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim 
Anaheim, California
Dec 12, 1998*
No. 19 Little Rock W 88–41  5–2
Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Dec 15, 1998*
No. 18 Houston Baptist W 114–62  6–2
Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Dec 20, 1998*
No. 18 at Creighton L 60–66  6–3
Omaha Civic Auditorium 
Omaha, Nebraska
Dec 22, 1998*
No. 25 at UNLV W 81–69  7–3
Thomas & Mack Center 
Paradise, Nevada
Dec 30, 1998*
No. 25 Southeast Missouri State W 75–64  8–3
Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Jan 2, 1999
No. 25 Kansas State W 75–69 OT 9–3
(1–0)
Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Jan 6, 1999
No. 23 at Texas A&M W 64–59  10–3
(2–0)
Reed Arena 
College Station, Texas
Jan 9, 1999
No. 23 at Baylor W 76–63  11–3
(3–0)
Ferrell Center 
Waco, Texas
Jan 12, 1999
No. 22 Oklahoma L 43–54  11–4
(3–1)
Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Jan 17, 1999
No. 22 at Texas Tech W 69–55  12–4
(4–1)
Lubbock Municipal Coliseum 
Lubbock, Texas
Jan 20, 1999
No. 23 Baylor W 75–47  13–4
(5–1)
Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Jan 23, 1999
No. 23 at Texas L 70–73  13–5
(5–2)
Frank Erwin Center 
Austin, Texas
Jan 27, 1999*
Southern Miss W 65–64  14–5
Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Jan 30, 1999
Texas A&M W 66–61  15–5
(6–2)
Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Feb 2, 1999
Iowa State W 81–72  16–5
(7–2)
Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Feb 6, 1999
at Oklahoma L 65–72  16–6
(7–3)
Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, Oklahoma
Feb 10, 1999
at Colorado L 80–83  16–7
(7–4)
Coors Events Center 
Boulder, Colorado
Feb 14, 1999
Texas L 68–73  16–8
(7–5)
Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Feb 17, 1999
at Nebraska W 60–48  17–8
(8–5)
Bob Devaney Sports Center 
Lincoln, Nebraska
Feb 20, 1999
No. 22 Missouri W 84–68  18–8
(9–5)
Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Feb 22, 1999
at Kansas L 66–67 OT 18-9
(9–6)
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, Kansas
Feb 27, 1999
Texas Tech W 93–67  19–9
(10–6)
Gallagher-Iba Arena 
Stillwater, Oklahoma
Big 12 tournament
Mar 4, 1999*
(5) vs. (12) Baylor
First Round
W 83–57  20–9
Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, Missouri
Mar 5, 1999*
(5) vs. (4) Oklahoma
Quarterfinals
W 60–57  21–9
Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, Missouri
Mar 6, 1999*
(5) vs. (1) Texas
Semifinals
W 59–57  22–9
Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, Missouri
Mar 7, 1999*
(5) vs. (3) Kansas
Championship
L 37–53  22–10
Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, Missouri
NCAA tournament
Mar 11, 1999*
(9 S) vs. (8 S) Syracuse
First Round
W 69–61  23–10
RCA Dome 
Indianapolis, Indiana
Mar 13, 1999*
(9 S) vs. (1 S) No. 4 Auburn
Second Round
L 74–81  23–11
RCA Dome 
Indianapolis, Indiana
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S=South.

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Rankings

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References

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  1. ^ 2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book (PDF). Big 12 Conference. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  2. ^ "1998–99 Oklahoma State Cowboys Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
  3. ^ "2019–20 Oklahoma State Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Oklahoma State University Athletics. Retrieved August 13, 2022.
  4. ^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1073–1074. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.