Head coach of the Samford University basketball program Jimmy Tillette speaking at an NCAA basketball tournament press conference in 1999.
The 1998-99 Samford men’s basketball team earned the program’s first NCAA Tournament bid by winning the Trans America Athletic Conference (TAAC) Tournament title. The team also won the TAAC’s regular-season crown, winning a school-record 24 games, and finishing with a 24-6 record. In the TAAC Tourna...
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The 1998-99 Samford men’s basketball team earned the program’s first NCAA Tournament bid by winning the Trans America Athletic Conference (TAAC) Tournament title. The team also won the TAAC’s regular-season crown, winning a school-record 24 games, and finishing with a 24-6 record. In the TAAC Tournament, the Bulldogs earned wins over Campbell (67-51) and Centenary (62-54) to advance to the title game where Samford defeated Central Florida, 89-61. The team advanced to the NCAA Tournament where it fell to #3-seeded St. John's. |
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Head coach of the Samford University basketball program Jimmy Tillette speaking at an NCAA basketball tournament press conference in 1999.Tillette, JimmyNCAA Basketball TournamentAthleticsBasketballSportsSamford University (Howard College)The 1998-99 Samford men’s basketball team earned the program’s first NCAA Tournament bid by winning the Trans America Athletic Conference (TAAC) Tournament title. The team also won the TAAC’s regular-season crown, winning a school-record 24 games, and finishing with a 24-6 record. In the TAAC Tournament, the Bulldogs earned wins over Campbell (67-51) and Centenary (62-54) to advance to the title game where Samford defeated Central Florida, 89-61. The team advanced to the NCAA Tournament where it fell to #3-seeded St. John's.1999-03JPGphotographs41a9840e-b843-48c8-ba02-9cea0e2846a1https://digitalcollections.samford.edu/documents/detail/31504https://images.quartexcollections.com/samford/thumbnails/preview/41a9840e-b843-48c8-ba02-9cea0e2846a1p-od0013511990-1999This digital image is the property of the Samford University Library and is intended for non-commercial use. Users of the image are asked to acknowledge the Special Collection, Samford University Library. For information about obtaining high-resolution copies of this or other images in this collection, please contact the Samford University Special Collection department at scdept@samford.edu. |
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Head coach of the Samford University basketball program Jimmy Tillette speaking at an NCAA basketball tournament press conference in 1999. |
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Head coach of the Samford University basketball program Jimmy Tillette speaking at an NCAA basketball tournament press conference in 1999. |
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Tillette, Jimmy NCAA Basketball Tournament Athletics Basketball Sports Samford University (Howard College) |
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