1998–99 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team

1998–99 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball
1998–99 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball
MVC tournament champion
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	22–9 (11–7 MVC)
Head coach	Dana Altman (5th year);
Assistant coaches	Greg Grensing (5th year); Len Gordy (5th year); Darian DeVries (1st year);
Home arena	Omaha Civic Auditorium

1998–99 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Evansville	13	–	5	.722	23	–	10	.697
†	11	–	7	.611	22	–	9	.710
Southwest Missouri State	11	–	7	.611	22	–	11	.667
Bradley	11	–	7	.611	17	–	12	.586
Southern Illinois	10	–	8	.556	15	–	12	.556
Indiana State	10	–	8	.556	15	–	12	.556
Illinois State	7	–	11	.389	16	–	15	.516
Wichita State	6	–	12	.333	13	–	17	.433
Northern Iowa	6	–	12	.333	9	–	18	.333
Drake	5	–	13	.278	10	–	17	.370

† 1999 MVC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

The 1998–99 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team represented Creighton University during the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bluejays, led by head coach Dana Altman, played their home games at the Omaha Civic Auditorium. The Jays finished with a 22–9 record, and won the Missouri Valley Conference tournament to earn an automatic bid to the 1999 NCAA tournament.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	3	Matt West	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Westside HS	Omaha, NE
G	4	Ben Walker	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So		Oak Creek, WI
G	5	Ryan Sears	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Ankeny HS	Ankeny, IA
F	55	Nerijus Karlikanovas	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr		Raseiniai, Lithuania

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 25, 1998*		at Iowa	W 75–73^[3]	2–0	Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
Dec 9, 1998*		at Nebraska Rivalry	L 60–76	6–1	Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, NE
Feb 22, 1999		Wichita State	W 76–65	18–8 (11–7)	Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, NE
Missouri Valley Conference tournament
Feb 27, 1999*		vs. Illinois State MVC Tournament Quarterfinal	W 68–63	19–8	Scottrade Center St. Louis, MO
Feb 28, 1999*		vs. Missouri State MVC Tournament Semifinal	W 78–70	20–8	Scottrade Center St. Louis, MO
Mar 1, 1999*		vs. Evansville MVC tournament championship	W 70–61	21–8	Scottrade Center St. Louis, MO
1999 NCAA tournament
Mar 11, 1999*	(10 S)	vs. (7 S) Louisville First round	W 62–58	22–8	Orlando Arena Orlando, FL
Mar 13, 1999*	(10 S)	vs. (2 S) No. 5 Maryland Second round	L 63–75	22–9	Orlando Arena Orlando, FL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South. All times are in Central.

Creighton Bluejays men's basketball
Venues	University Gym (1916–1960) Omaha Civic Auditorium (1960–2003) CHI Health Center Omaha (2003–present)
Rivalries	Nebraska
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26