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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).

DivisionSouth
Record23–7 (13–5 MAC)
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1998–99 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionSouth
Record23–7 (13–5 MAC)
Head coach
Home arenaMemorial Athletic and Convocation Center
Seasons
 1997–98
1999–2000 
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1998–99 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
Miami153 .833248  .750
Kent State135 .722237  .767
Akron126 .667189  .667
Ohio126 .6671810  .643
Bowling Green126 .6671810  .643
Marshall117 .6111611  .593
Buffalo117 .056524  .172
West
Toledo117 .611199  .679
Ball State108 .5561611  .593
Central Michigan711 .3891016  .385
Western Michigan612 .3331115  .423
Eastern Michigan513 .278520  .200
Northern Illinois216 .111620  .231
1999 MAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
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Roster

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1998–99 Kent State Golden Flashes men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G Ed Norvell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Sr
G 12 Andrew Mitchell 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)160 lb (73 kg) Fr Detroit, Michigan
G 24 Trevor Huffman 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)190 lb (86 kg) Fr Petoskey, Michigan
F Kyrem Massey 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) So Columbus, OH
F 40 Eric Thomas 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)205 lb (93 kg) So Springfield, Ohio
C John Whorton 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Jr
Head coach

Gary Waters

Assistant coach(es)

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

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    Schedule and results

    More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Non-conference Regular season
    Nov 14, 1998*
    at Dayton L 73–89  0–1
    University of Dayton Arena 
    Dayton, Ohio
    Nov 18, 1998*
    Youngstown State W 67–56  1–1
    Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center 
    Kent, Ohio
    MAC Regular season
    Feb 24, 1999
    at Miami (OH) L 60–73  20–6
    (13–5)
    Millett Hall 
    Oxford, Ohio
    MAC Tournament
    Feb 27, 1999*
    Marshall
    Quarterfinals
    W 79–76  21–6
    Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center 
    Kent, Ohio
    Mar 2, 1999*
    vs. Ohio
    Semifinals
    W 68–57  22–6
    SeaGate Convention Centre 
    Toledo, Ohio
    Mar 3, 1999*
    vs. Miami (OH)
    Championship game
    W 49–43  23–6
    SeaGate Convention Centre 
    Toledo, Ohio
    NCAA Tournament
    Mar 12, 1999*
    (11 E) vs. (6 E) Temple
    First round
    L 54–61[1]  23–7
    FleetCenter 
    Boston, Massachusetts
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    S=South.
    All times are in Eastern.
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