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1998–99 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

1998–99 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
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Conference Big Ten Conference
1998–99 record 14–18 (3–13 Big Ten)
Head coach Lon Kruger
Assistant coach Robert McCullum
Assistant coach Rob Judson
Assistant coach Steve Henson
MVP Cory Bradford
Captain Victor Chukwudebe
Home arena Assembly Hall
Seasons
1998–99 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#2 Michigan State 15 1   .938     33 5   .868
#19 Indiana 9 7   .563     23 11   .676
#18 Wisconsin 9 7   .563     22 10   .688
#21 Iowa 9 7   .563     20 10   .667
Minnesota 8 8   .500     17 11   .607
#11 Purdue 7 9   .438     21 13   .618
Northwestern 6 10   .375     15 14   .517
Penn State 5 11   .313     13 14   .481
Illinois 3 13   .188     14 18   .438
#14 Ohio State** 0 1   .000     1 1   .500
Michigan* 0 11   .000     0 19   .000
1999 Big Ten Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
*Michigan: 12 reg. season games vacated due to sanctions against the program
**Ohio State: 29 reg. season games; 5 NCAA Tourn. games vacated due to sanctions against the program
Disputed records: Michigan-(12-19)(5-11); Ohio State-(27-9)(12-4)

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

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.

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