1998–99 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball
NIT, First Round
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Record17–15 (6–10 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaColeman Coliseum
1998–99 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
No. 20 Tennessee124 .750219  .700
No. 8 Kentucky115 .688289  .757
No. 23 Florida106 .625229  .710
Georgia610 .3751515  .500
Vanderbilt511 .3131415  .483
South Carolina313 .188821  .276
West
No. 4 Auburn142 .875294  .879
No. 17 Arkansas97 .5632311  .676
Ole Miss88 .5002013  .606
Mississippi State88 .5002013  .606
Alabama610 .3751715  .531
LSU412 .2501215  .444
1999 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1998–1999 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team (variously "Alabama", "UA", "Bama" or "The Tide") represented the University of Alabama in the 1998–99 college basketball season. The head coach was Mark Gottfried, who was in his first season at Alabama. The team played its home games at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and was a member of the Southeastern Conference. This was the 87th season of basketball in the school's history. The Crimson Tide finished the season 17–15, 6–10 in SEC play, they lost in the second round of the 1999 SEC men's basketball tournament. They were invited to the 1999 National Invitation Tournament and lost in the first round.

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 5, 1998*
Marathon Oil W 92–82 
Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
November 10, 1998*
Worldwide Basketball W 88–75 
Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
Non-conference regular season
November 15, 1998*
at Ohio State L 70–78  0–1
Value City Arena 
Columbus, OH
November 19, 1998*
Tennessee Tech W 79–53  1–1
Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
November 22, 1998*
Boston University W 75–52  2–1
Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
November 25, 1998*
McNeese State W 71–60  3–1
Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
November 28, 1998*
Jacksonville State W 87–44  4–1
Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
December 1, 1998*
at Texas A&M L 58–65  4–2
Reed Arena 
College Station, TX
December 5, 1998*
at Tulane W 53–52  5–2
Devlin Fieldhouse 
New Orleans, LA
December 8, 1998*
Alabama State W 69–48  6–2
Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
December 12, 1998*
vs. South Alabama
Arby's Holiday Hardwood Classic
W 59–45  7–2
BJCC Coliseum 
Birmingham, AL
December 17, 1998*
Louisiana–Monroe W 84–67  8–2
Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
December 21, 1998*
vs. Weber State
Pearl Harbor Classic
W 84–80 OT 9–2
George Q. Cannon Activities Center 
Laie, HI
December 22, 1998*
vs. Oregon State
Pearl Harbor Classic semifinals
W 59–49  10–2
George Q. Cannon Activities Center 
Laie, HI
December 23, 1998*
vs. No. 15 Michigan State
Pearl Harbor Classic championship
L 58–75  10–3
George Q. Cannon Activities Center 
Laie, HI
SEC regular season
January 2, 1999
Georgia L 58–59  10–4
(0–1)
Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
January 6, 1999
at Ole Miss L 60–78  10–5
(0–2)
Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, MS
January 9, 1999
Mississippi State L 50–55  10–6
(0–3)
Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
January 13, 1999
at LSU L 70–71  10–7
(0–4)
Pete Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
January 16, 1999
South Carolina W 78–70  11–7
(1–4)
Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
January 20, 1999
at No. 22 Arkansas W 67–60  12–7
(2–4)
Bud Walton Arena 
Fayetteville, Arkansas
January 23, 1999
No. 6 Auburn
Iron Bowl of basketball
L 58–73  12–8
(2–5)
Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
January 27, 1999
at No. 25 Florida L 68–72  12–9
(2–6)
O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, FL
January 30, 1999
at Tennessee L 64–100  12–10
(2–7)
Thompson–Boling Arena 
Knoxville, TN
February 3, 1999
at Mississippi State L 50–79  12–11
(2–8)
Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, MS
February 6, 1999
No. 5 Kentucky W 62–58  13–11
(3–8)
Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
February 10, 1999
LSU W 72–71 3OT 14–11
(4–8)
Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
February 13, 1999
at No. 3 Auburn
Iron Bowl of Basketball
L 61–102  14–12
(4–9)
Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum 
Auburn, AL
February 21, 1999
at Vanderbilt L 75–81 OT 14–13
(4–10)
Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, TN
February 24, 1999
Ole Miss W 78–74  15–13
(5–10)
Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
February 27, 1999
Arkansas W 84–79  16–13
(6–10)
Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
SEC tournament
March 4, 1999
(W5) vs. (E4) Georgia
First Round
W 65–58  17–13
Georgia Dome 
Atlanta, GA
March 5, 1999
(W5) vs. (W1) No. 4 Auburn
Second Round
L 61–93  17–14
Georgia Dome 
Atlanta, GA
National Invitation tournament
March 10, 1999*
at Wake Forest
First round
L 57–73  17–15
LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time[2].

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