1998–99 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team

1998–99 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball
Orange Bowl Classic Champion
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceBig East
Ranking
CoachesNo. 12
APNo. 10
Record23–7 (15–3 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Dwight Freeman
  • Stan Jones
  • Scott Howard
Home arenaMiami Arena
1998–99 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Connecticut 16 2   .889 34 2   .944
No. 10 Miami (FL) 15 3   .833 23 7   .767
No. 9 St. John's 14 4   .778 28 9   .757
Syracuse 10 8   .556 21 12   .636
Villanova 10 8   .556 21 11   .656
Rutgers 9 9   .500 19 13   .594
Providence 9 9   .500 16 14   .533
Notre Dame 8 10   .444 14 16   .467
Seton Hall 8 10   .444 15 15   .500
Georgetown 6 12   .333 15 16   .484
Pittsburgh 5 13   .278 14 16   .467
West Virginia 4 14   .222 10 19   .345
Boston College 3 15   .167 6 21   .222
1999 Big East tournament winner
As of March 29, 1999
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1998–99 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team represented the University of Miami during the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hurricanes, led by ninth year head coach Leonard Hamilton, played their home games at the Miami Arena and were members of the Big East Conference.

They finished the season 23–7, 15–3 in Big East play to finish in second place. They lost in the second round of the 1999 Big East men's basketball tournament to St. John's. They were invited to the 1999 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament where they defeated Lafayette in the first round before falling in the second round to Purdue.