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1998–99 Washington Huskies Men's Basketball Team
The 1998–99 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington for the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by sixth-year head coach Bob Bender, the Huskies were members of the Pac-12 Conference, Pacific-10 Conference and played their home games on campus at Hec Edmundson Pavilion in Seattle, Seattle, Washington. The Huskies were overall in the regular season and in conference play, fourth in the standings. There was no Pac-12 Conference men's basketball tournament, conference tournament this season; last played in 1990 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball tournament, 1990, it resumed in 2002 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball tournament, 2002. Washington made the 1999 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, NCAA tournament for the second straight year. Seeded seventh in the Midwest regional, they met tenth seed Miami RedHawks men's basketball, Miami (OH) in the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans and lost by a poin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Bender
Robert Michael Bender (born April 28, 1957) is an American professional basketball coach, who last served an assistant coach with the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association. Born in Quantico, Virginia, He attended Bloomington High School in Bloomington, Illinois, where he was an All-American in basketball. Bender has the distinction of being the only individual to play on two teams in two NCAA Championship games. He was a freshman on Bob Knight's undefeated 1976 Indiana team and played point guard at Duke from 1977 to 1980, including an appearance in the title game against Kentucky. Bender was drafted by the San Diego Clippers in the sixth round before his senior year, but did not play. He began his coaching career as an assistant at Duke under Mike Krzyzewski. He later served as head coach at Illinois State University and the University of Washington, and was an assistant with the Philadelphia 76ers The Philadelphia 76ers, colloquially known as the Six ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |