1998–99 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

1998–99 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
Hawkeye Invitational champion
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 15
APNo. 21
Record20–10 (9–7 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coachGary Close
MVPs
Home arenaCarver-Hawkeye Arena
1998–99 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Michigan State 15 1   .938 33 5   .868
No. 19 Indiana 9 7   .563 23 11   .676
No. 18 Wisconsin 9 7   .563 22 10   .688
No. 21 Iowa 9 7   .563 20 10   .667
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
No. 14 Ohio State** 1 1   .500 1 1   .500
Minnesota*** 0 8   .000 0 11   .000
Michigan* 0 11   .000 0 19   .000
1999 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
*Michigan: 12 games vacated due to sanctions against the program
**Ohio State: 34 games including 5 NCAA Tourn. games vacated due to sanctions against the program
*** Minnesota vacated 17 games including 1 NCAA Tourn. game due to sanctions against the program
Disputed records: Michigan: 12–19, 5–11; Ohio State: 27–9, 12–4; Minnesota: 17–11, 8–8

The 1998–99 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa as members of the Big Ten Conference. The team was led by head coach Tom Davis, coaching in his 13th and final season at the school, and played their home games at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. They finished the season 20–10 overall and 9–7 in Big Ten play. The Hawkeyes received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as #5 seed in the West Region, losing in the Sweet Sixteen to the eventual National Champion UConn Huskies. As of 2025, this is the last time that Iowa has made a Sweet 16.