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
Schedule
SourceUniversity of Illinois Fighting Illini Statistics Summary for 1998-99 , FightingIllini.com
!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 PlayerGames Played2 pt. Field Goals3 pt. Field GoalsFree ThrowsReboundsAssistsBlocksStealsPointsCory Bradford 328985618462125494Cleotis Brown32872061152441352295Sergio McClain319266510681371267Fess Hawkins3277047162193624201Victor Chukwudebe3278022158162022178Lucas Johnson 312215469645412135Damir Krupalija 2429634132251315110Robert Archibald323203110026101095Arias Davis251118620102982Nate Mast 3191114173601465Rich Beyers 111341520105743Carvell Ammons 210021002
Awards and honors Cory Bradford Big Ten Freshman of the Year Team Most Valuable Player Frank Williams Fighting Illini All-Century team (2005)
References