1998–99 Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball team

The 1998–99 Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball team represented the University of Evansville in the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Jim Crews and they played their home games at Roberts Municipal Stadium as members of the Missouri Valley Conference. After finishing alone atop the MVC regular season standings, the Purple Aces lost in the championship game of the MVC tournament. The Aces received an at-large bid to the 1999 NCAA tournament. They were defeated by No. 6 seed Kansas in the opening round and finished 23–10 (13–5 MVC).

1998–99 Evansville Purple Aces men's basketball
MVC Regular season champions
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record23–10 (13–5 MVC)
Head coach
Home arenaRoberts Municipal Stadium
1998–99 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Evansville135 .7222310  .697
Creighton117 .611229  .710
Southwest Missouri State117 .6112211  .667
Bradley117 .6111712  .586
Southern Illinois108 .5561512  .556
Indiana State108 .5561512  .556
Illinois State711 .3891615  .516
Wichita State612 .3331317  .433
Northern Iowa612 .333918  .333
Drake513 .2781017  .370
1999 MVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
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