1998–99 Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball team

1998–99 Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball
MVC Regular season champions
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record23–10 (13–5 MVC)
Head coach
Home arenaRoberts Municipal Stadium
1998–99 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Evansville 13 5   .722 23 10   .697
Creighton 11 7   .611 22 9   .710
Southwest Missouri State 11 7   .611 22 11   .667
Bradley 11 7   .611 17 12   .586
Southern Illinois 10 8   .556 15 12   .556
Indiana State 10 8   .556 15 12   .556
Illinois State 7 11   .389 16 15   .516
Wichita State 6 12   .333 13 17   .433
Northern Iowa 6 12   .333 9 18   .333
Drake 5 13   .278 10 17   .370
1999 MVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1998–99 Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball team represented the University of Evansville in the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Jim Crews and they played their home games at Roberts Municipal Stadium as members of the Missouri Valley Conference. After finishing alone atop the MVC regular season standings, the Purple Aces lost in the championship game of the MVC tournament. The Aces received an at-large bid to the 1999 NCAA tournament. They were defeated by No. 6 seed Kansas in the opening round and finished 23–10 (13–5 MVC).