1998–99 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball team

1998–99 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionSouth
Record23–7 (13–5 MAC)
Head coach
Home arenaMemorial Athletic and Convocation Center
1998–99 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Miami 15 3   .833 24 8   .750
Kent State 13 5   .722 23 7   .767
Akron 12 6   .667 18 9   .667
Ohio 12 6   .667 18 10   .643
Bowling Green 12 6   .667 18 10   .643
Marshall 11 7   .611 16 11   .593
Buffalo 1 17   .056 5 24   .172
West
Toledo 11 7   .611 19 9   .679
Ball State 10 8   .556 16 11   .593
Central Michigan 7 11   .389 10 16   .385
Western Michigan 6 12   .333 11 15   .423
Eastern Michigan 5 13   .278 5 20   .200
Northern Illinois 2 16   .111 6 20   .231
1999 MAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1998–99 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball team represented Kent State University as a member of the Mid-American Conference during the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Gary Waters, the Flashes played their home games at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center in Kent, Ohio. After finishing second in the MAC East standings, Kent State won the MAC tournament to receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament – the first appearance in program history. Playing as the No. 11 seed in the East region, the team was beaten by No. 6 seed Temple in the opening round. Kent State finished the season with a record of 23–7 (11–5 MAC).