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(Top) 1 Roster 2 Schedule and results 3 Rankings 4 Team players in the 1999 NBA draft 5 References

1998–99 Utah Utes men's basketball team

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1998–99 Utah Utes men's basketball

WAC Regular Season Champions WAC Tournament Champions
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 10
AP	No. 6
Record	28–5 (14–0 WAC)
Head coach	Rick Majerus (10th season)
Home arena	Jon M. Huntsman Center
Seasons ← 1997–98 1999–2000 →

1998–99 WAC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Mountain
UNLV	9	–	5	.643	16	–	13	.552
Tulsa	9	–	5	.643	23	–	10	.697
Rice	8	–	6	.571	18	–	10	.643
TCU	7	–	7	.500	21	–	11	.656
SMU	7	–	7	.500	15	–	15	.500
Colorado State	7	–	7	.500	19	–	11	.633
Wyoming	7	–	7	.500	18	–	10	.643
Air Force	2	–	12	.143	10	–	16	.385
Pacific
No.6Utah †	14	–	0	1.000	28	–	5	.848
No.25New Mexico	9	–	5	.643	25	–	9	.735
Fresno State	9	–	5	.643	21	–	12	.636
UTEP	8	–	6	.571	16	–	12	.571
BYU	6	–	8	.429	12	–	16	.429
San Jose State	5	–	9	.357	12	–	16	.429
Hawaii	3	–	11	.214	6	–	20	.231
San Diego State	2	–	12	.143	4	–	22	.154

† 1999 WAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

The 1998–99 Utah Utes men's basketball team represented the University of Utah as a member of the Western Athletic Conference during the 1998–99 men's basketball season. Led by head coach Rick Majerus, the Utes finished with an overall record of 28–5 (14–0 WAC).

Utah capped an impressive three-season stretch by winning 87 of 100 games overall and 41 of 44 games in conference play.

Roster[edit]

1998–99 Utah Utes men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
PG	4	Isaac Taylor	6ft3in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Arlington, Texas
F/C	13	Hanno Möttölä	6ft10in (2.08 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Jr	Helsinki, Finland
SG	15	Derek Broomhall	6ft5in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Sacramento, California
SG	21	Trace Caton	6ft4in (1.93 m)	211 lb (96 kg)	So	Alamosa, Colorado
PG	24	Andre Miller	6ft3in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Los Angeles, California
C	28	Tyson Johnston	7ft 0 in (2.13 m)	253 lb (115 kg)	Fr	Steamboat Springs, Colorado
F	31	Britton Johnsen	6ft10in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	So	Murray, Utah
G	35	Jeff Johnsen	6ft4in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Murray, Utah
F/C	40	Phil Cullen	6ft9in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Chelan, Washington
F	50	Alex Jensen	6ft7in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Bountiful, Utah

Head coach

Rick Majerus (Marquette)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Feb 27, 1999	No. 12	No. 21 New Mexico	W 77–47	24–4 (14–0)	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT
WAC Tournament
Mar 4, 1999*	(P1) No. 8	vs. (P5) BYU WAC Tournament Quarterfinal	W 81–62	25–4	Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, NV
Mar 5, 1999*	(P1) No. 8	vs. (M2) Tulsa WAC Tournament Semifinal	W 64–61 ^OT	26–4	Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, NV
Mar 6, 1999*	(P1) No. 8	vs. (P2) No. 25 New Mexico WAC Tournament Championship	W 60–45	27–4	Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, NV
NCAA Tournament
Mar 12, 1999*	(2) No. 6	vs. (15) Arkansas State First Round	W 80–58^[2]	28–4	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA
Mar 14, 1999*	(2) No. 6	vs. (10) Miami (OH) Second Round	L 58–66^[3]	28–5	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West.

^[4]

Rankings[edit]

Team players in the 1999 NBA draft[edit]

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1	8	Andre Miller	Cleveland Cavaliers

^[5]

References[edit]

^ sports-reference.com 1998-99 Western Athletic Conference Season Summary

^ "Utah Powers Past Arkansas State". The Washington Post. March 12, 1999. Retrieved July 3, 2023.

^ "Wally & Co. Shoot Past Utes". The Washington Post. March 15, 1999. Retrieved July 3, 2023.

^ 2014-15 Utah Utes men's basketball media guide Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2019-Mar-10.

^ "1999 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved March 10, 2019.

v t e Utah Utes men's basketball
Venues	Deseret Gymnasium (19??–1939) Nielsen Fieldhouse (1939–1969) Jon M. Huntsman Center (1969–present)
Rivalries	BYU In-state Utah schools
Culture & lore	Gambling scandal Swoop
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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