1998–99 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team

1998–99 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Final Four (Vacated)
ConferenceBig Ten
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 14
Record1–1 (27–9 unadjusted) (0–4 (12–4 unadjusted) Big Ten)
Head coach
Home arenaValue City 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 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team represented Ohio State University during the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It was the Buckeyes’ first season at the new 19,500-seat Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio, which replaced their previous stadium, St. John Arena.

Led by second-year head coach Jim O'Brien, the Buckeyes finished 27–9 (12–4 Big Ten) and reached the Final Four of the NCAA tournament. However, the NCAA vacated the team's Final Four appearance and adjusted their record to 1–1 due to the Jim O’Brien scandal.