1998–99 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

1998–99 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
Hawkeye Invitational champion
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 15
APNo. 21
Record20–10 (9–7 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coachGary Close
MVPs
Home arenaCarver-Hawkeye Arena
1998–99 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 2 Michigan State151 .938335  .868
No. 19 Indiana97 .5632311  .676
No. 18 Wisconsin97 .5632210  .688
No. 21 Iowa97 .5632010  .667
Purdue79 .4382113  .618
Northwestern610 .3751514  .517
Penn State511 .3131314  .481
Illinois313 .1881418  .438
No. 14 Ohio State**11 .50011  .500
Minnesota***08 .000011  .000
Michigan*011 .000019  .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 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa as members of the Big Ten Conference. The team was led by head coach Tom Davis, coaching in his 13th and final season at the school, and played their home games at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. They finished the season 20–10 overall and 9–7 in Big Ten play. The Hawkeyes received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as #5 seed in the West Region, losing in the Sweet Sixteen to the eventual National Champion UConn Huskies. As of 2023, this is the last time that Iowa has made a Sweet 16.