1998–99 Alcorn State Braves basketball team
{{short description|American college basketball season}}
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{{Infobox college sports team season
|sport=Basketball
|sex=none
|year=1998–99
|team=Alcorn State Braves
|image=Alcorn State ASU Wordmark.png
|image_size=150
|conference=Southwestern Athletic Conference
|division=
|short_conf=SWAC
|CoachRank=
|APRank=
|record=23–7
|conf_record=14–2
|head_coach=Davey Whitney
|hc_year = 23rd
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|arena=Davey Whitney Complex
|champion=SWAC Regular season champions
SWAC tournament champions
|tourney=NCAA tournament
|tourney_result=
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{{1998–99 SWAC men's basketball standings}}
The 1998–99 Alcorn State Braves basketball team represented Alcorn State University during the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Braves, led by head coach Davey Whitney, played their home games at the Davey Whitney Complex and were members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 23–7, 14–2 in SWAC play to win the conference regular season. They also won the SWAC tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament {{ndash}} the program's first appearance in 15 seasons. The Braves were defeated by No. 2 seed Stanford, 69–57.{{cite news |title=Stanford's oaks drive Alcorn nuts |url=https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1999/03/12/stanford-s-oaks-drive-alcorn-nuts/ |newspaper=The Tampa Bay Times |date=March 12, 1999 |access-date=July 3, 2023}}
Roster
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{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/alcorn-state/1984.html|title=1998–99 Alcorn State Braves Roster and Stats|website=Sports Reference |access-date=July 3, 2023}}
Schedule and results
{{CBB schedule start|time=|rank=|ranklink=1983-84 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings|rankyear=1983|tv=no|record=yes|attend=yes}}
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!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Alcorn State Braves}}| Regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Nov 14, 1998
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = UAB
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Bartow Arena
| site_cityst = Birmingham, Alabama
| gamename =
| score = 57–70
| overtime =
| attend = 4,883
| record = 0–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 2, 1998
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Illinois State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Redbird Arena
| site_cityst = Normal, Illinois
| gamename =
| score = 73–86
| overtime =
| attend = 6,239
| record = 3–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 19, 1998
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1998|sex=men|team=Oregon Ducks|title=Oregon}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = McArthur Court
| site_cityst = Eugene, Oregon
| gamename =
| score = 68–78
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 5–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Dec 21, 1998
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1998|sex=none|team=Wyoming Cowboys|title=Wyoming}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Arena-Auditorium
| site_cityst = Laramie, Wyoming
| gamename =
| score = 64–101
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 5–4
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Alcorn State Braves}}| 1999 SWAC men's basketball tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 3, 1999
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1998|sex=men|team=Prairie View A&M Panthers|title=Prairie View A&M}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Davey Whitney Complex
| site_cityst = Lorman, Mississippi
| gamename = Quarterfinals
| score = 114–61
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 21–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 5, 1999
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1998|sex=men|team=Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils|title=Mississippi Valley State}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = F. G. Clark Center
| site_cityst = Baton Rouge, Louisiana
| gamename = Semifinals
| score = 73–61
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 22–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 7, 1999
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = {{cbb link|year=1998|sex=men|team=Southern Jaguars|title=Southern}}
| opprank =
| site_stadium = F. G. Clark Center
| site_cityst = Baton Rouge, Louisiana
| gamename = Championship game
| score = 89–83
| overtime =
| attend =
| record = 23–6
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Alcorn State Braves}}| 1999 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Mar 11, 1999
| time =
| tv = CBS
| nonconf = yes
| neutral = yes
| seed = 15 W
| opponent = Stanford
| opprank = 7
| oppseed = 2 W
| site_stadium = KeyArena
| site_cityst = Seattle, Washington
| gamename = First round
| score = 57–69
| attend =
| record = 23–7
}}
{{CBB schedule end|rank=| poll=AP Poll|timezone=Central Time|region=W|regionname=West}}
{{cite web|url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/alcorn.sidearmsports.com/documents/2020/10/19/2020_21_Record_Book.pdf |title = 2020-21 Multi-Sport Record Book |publisher=Alcorn State University Athletics |access-date=July 3, 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://alcornsports.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/1998-99 |title = 1998-99 Men's Basketball Schedule |publisher=Alcorn State University Athletics |access-date=July 3, 2023}}
References
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