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1998–99 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

American college basketball season

American college basketball season

FieldValue
modeBasketball
year1998–99
teamIllinois Fighting Illini
imageFighting Illini logo.svg
image_size175px
conferenceBig Ten Conference
short_confBig Ten
record14–18
conf_record3–13
head_coachLon Kruger
asst_coach1Robert McCullum
asst_coach2Rob Judson
asst_coach3Steve Henson
hc_year3rd
ac1_year3rd
ac2_year3rd
ac3_year2nd
captainVictor Chukwudebe
mvpCory Bradford
stadiumAssembly Hall

The 1998–99 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.

Regular season

The Illini closed out the 1998–99 season with an amazing run at the Big Ten tournament title. After entering the tournament as the 11th-seeded team, Illinois reeled off three straight victories over Top 25-ranked teams before losing in the championship game to second-ranked Michigan State. Illini freshman Cory Bradford was the Big Ten's Freshman of the Year and was also selected to the All-Tournament team.

Roster

  • Lon Kruger (Kansas State) (3rd year)
  • Rob Judson (University of Illinois) (3rd year)
  • Robert McCullum (Seminole State) (3rd year)
  • Steve Henson (Kansas State) (2nd year)

Schedule

Source

|- !colspan=12 style="background:#DF4E38; color:white;"| Non-Conference regular season |- !colspan=9 style="background:#DF4E38; color:#FFFFFF;"|Big Ten regular season |- !colspan=9 style="text-align: center; background:#DF4E38"|Big Ten tournament |-

Player stats

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Cory Bradford328985618462125494
Cleotis Brown32872061152441352295
Sergio McClain319266510681371267
Fess Hawkins3277047162193624201
Victor Chukwudebe3278022158162022178
Lucas Johnson312215469645412135
Damir Krupalija2429634132251315110
Robert Archibald323203110026101095
Arias Davis251118620102982
Nate Mast3191114173601465
Rich Beyers111341520105743
Carvell Ammons210021002

Awards and honors

  • Cory Bradford
    • Big Ten Freshman of the Year
    • Team Most Valuable Player
  • ** Frank Williams**
    • Fighting Illini All-Century team (2005)

References

References

  1. [http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1998.html University of Illinois Fighting Illini Statistics Summary for 1998-99] {{webarchive. link. (2014-02-22 , FightingIllini.com)
  2. "Season Stats pg. 125".
  3. "Season Stats pg. 125".
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  10. "Season Stats pg. 125".
  11. "List of MVPs".
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