1998–99 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

1998–99 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
Great Alaska Shootout champions
Conference USA regular season champions
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceConference USA
Ranking
CoachesNo. 11
APNo. 11
Record27–6 (12–4 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coachMick Cronin (3rd season)
Home arenaMyrl Shoemaker Center
1998–99 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
American
No. 11 Cincinnati 12 4   .750 27 6   .818
Louisville 11 5   .688 19 11   .633
No. 24 UNC Charlotte 10 6   .625 23 11   .676
DePaul 10 6   .625 18 13   .581
Saint Louis 8 8   .500 15 16   .484
Marquette 6 10   .375 14 15   .483
National
UAB 10 6   .625 20 12   .625
South Florida 6 10   .375 14 14   .500
Southern Miss 6 10   .375 14 16   .467
Memphis 6 10   .375 13 15   .464
Tulane 6 10   .375 12 15   .444
Houston 5 11   .313 10 17   .370
1999 Conference USA Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1998–99 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented University of Cincinnati as a member of Conference USA during the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Bob Huggins, serving in his 10th year at the school. The team won the conference regular season title, but lost in the semifinals of the Conference USA tournament. Playing as No. 3 seed in the East region of the NCAA tournament, Cincinnati defeated George Mason in the opening round before being knocked off by No. 6 seed Temple in the second round. The Bearcats finished with a 27–6 record (12–4 C-USA).