1998–99 Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball team
| 1998–99 Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball | |
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Sun Belt regular season champion Sun Belt tournament champion | |
| Conference | Sun Belt Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 3 |
| AP | No. 3 |
| Record | 30–3 (12–0 Sun Belt Conference) |
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| Assistant coach | Kim Mulkey |
| Home arena | Thomas Assembly Center |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 Louisiana Tech † | 12 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 30 | – | 3 | .909 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 24 Florida International | 9 | – | 3 | .750 | 23 | – | 7 | .767 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Kentucky | 8 | – | 4 | .667 | 21 | – | 7 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas State | 7 | – | 5 | .583 | 18 | – | 14 | .563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Orleans | 4 | – | 8 | .333 | 11 | – | 16 | .407 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Alabama | 2 | – | 10 | .167 | 7 | – | 19 | .269 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana–Lafayette | 0 | – | 12 | .000 | 1 | – | 26 | .037 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 1999 Sun Belt tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1998–99 Louisiana Tech Lady Techsters basketball team represented Louisiana Tech University during the 1998–99 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The team was led by head coach Leon Barmore, who guided the team to a 30–3 record and an appearance in the 1999 NCAA tournament. The team reached one last Final Four appearance during Barmore's stellar career.[1] This was the program's tenth appearance in the Final Four. The team played their home games at the Thomas Assembly Center in Ruston, Louisiana as a member of the Sun Belt Conference.
Roster
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Schedule and results
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Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| Jan 30, 1999 |
No. 3 | New Orleans | W 110–50 | 17–2 (5–0) |
Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, Louisiana | ||||||
| Feb 6, 1999 |
No. 3 | South Alabama | W 96–32 | 18–2 (6–0) |
Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, Louisiana | ||||||
| Feb 9, 1999 |
No. 3 | at No. 24 Florida International | W 80–65 | 19–2 (7–0) |
Golden Panther Arena Miami, FL | ||||||
| Feb 14, 1999 |
No. 3 | at Arkansas State | W 79–63 | 20–2 (8–0) |
Convocation Center Jonesboro, Arkansas | ||||||
| Feb 18, 1999 |
No. 3 | Louisiana–Lafayette | W 92–51 | 21–2 (9–0) |
Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, Louisiana | ||||||
| Feb 20, 1999 |
No. 3 | Western Kentucky | W 97–70 | 22–2 (10–0) |
Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, Louisiana | ||||||
| Feb 25, 1999 |
No. 3 | at South Alabama | W 98–39 | 23–2 (11–0) |
Mitchell Center Mobile, Alabama | ||||||
| Feb 27, 1999 |
No. 3 | at New Orleans | W 97–57 | 24–2 (12–0) |
Lakefront Arena New Orleans, Louisiana | ||||||
| Sun Belt tournament | |||||||||||
| Mar 5, 1999* |
(1) No. 3 | at (4) Arkansas State Semifinals |
W 114–67 | 25–2 |
Convocation Center Jonesboro, AR | ||||||
| Mar 6, 1999* |
(1) No. 3 | vs. (2) No. 23 Florida International Championship game |
W 94–70 | 26–2 |
Convocation Center Jonesboro, AR | ||||||
| NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
| Mar 13, 1999* |
(1 W) No. 3 | vs. (16 W) UCF First round |
W 90–48 | 27–2 |
Thomas Assembly Center (6,038) Ruston, LA | ||||||
| Mar 15, 1999* |
(1 W) No. 3 | vs. (8 W) Penn State Second round |
W 79–62 | 28–2 |
Thomas Assembly Center (6,847) Ruston, LA | ||||||
| Mar 20, 1999* |
(1 W) No. 3 | vs. (4 W) No. 21 LSU Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen |
W 73–52 | 29–2 |
L.A. Sports Arena (4,583) Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
| Mar 22, 1999* |
(1 W) No. 3 | vs. (3 W) No. 15 UCLA Regional Final – Elite Eight |
W 88–62[2] | 30–2 |
L.A. Sports Arena (5,302) Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
| Mar 26, 1999 |
(1 W) No. 3 | vs. (1 MW) No. 1 Purdue National Semifinal – Final Four |
L 63–77[3] | 30–3 |
San Jose Arena (17,773) San Jose, California | ||||||
Rankings
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Final |
| AP | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | Not released |
| Coaches | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.
References
[edit]- ^ "Tennessee Wins Sixth NCAA Title". The Washington Post. March 29, 1998. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
- ^ "Tech turns back Purdue". The Tampa Bay Times. March 24, 1998. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
- ^ "Purdue Reaches First Title Game". The Washington Post. March 26, 1999. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
- ^ "2023-24 Louisiana Tech Women's Basketball Record Book". issuu. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
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AIAW and NCAA national championships in bold; AIAW and NCAA Final Four appearances in italics | |
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