1998–99 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

The 1998–99 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.

Regular season
The Illini closed out the 1998-99 season with an amazing run at the Big Ten tournament title. After entering the tournament as the 11th-seeded team, Illinois reeled off three straight victories over Top 25-ranked teams before losing in the championship game to second-ranked Michigan State. Illini freshman Cory Bradford was the Big Ten's Freshman of the Year and was also selected to the All-Tournament team.

Schedule
Source

!colspan=12 style="background:#DF4E38; color:white;"| Non-Conference regular season

!colspan=9 style="background:#DF4E38; color:#FFFFFF;"| Big Ten regular season

!colspan=9 style="text-align: center; background:#DF4E38"| Big Ten tournament



Awards and honors

 * Cory Bradford
 * Big Ten Freshman of the Year
 * Team Most Valuable Player
 *  Frank Williams
 * Fighting Illini All-Century team (2005)