Philadelphia Sixers Regular Season Rosters

1998-1999 Philadelphia Sixers Regular Season Roster

Jersey Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
0 Benoit Benjamin C 7-0 250 13 Creighton 1985 Rnd 1 Pick 3 United States
52 Matt Geiger C 7-0 243 6 Georgia Tech 1992 Rnd 2 Pick 15 United States
  Harvey Grant F 6-8 195 10 Oklahoma 1988 Rnd 1 Pick 12 United States
33 Darrin Hancock F 6-7 205 4 Maurienne (France) 1994 Rnd 2 Pick 11 United States
  Tyrone Hill PF 6-9 240 8 Xavier 1990 Rnd 1 Pick 11 United States
25 Jerald Honeycutt F 6-9 265 1 Tulane 1997 Rnd 2 Pick 10 United States
21 Larry Hughes G 6-5 184 0 Saint Louis 1998 Rnd 1 Pick 8 United States
3 Allen Iverson G 6-0 165 2 Georgetown 1996 Rnd 1 Pick 1 United States
9 George Lynch SF 6-8 218 5 North Carolina 1993 Rnd 1 Pick 12 United States
44 Rick Mahorn C 6-10 240 17 Hampton 1980 Rnd 2 Pick 12 United States
8 Aaron McKie G 6-5 209 4 Temple 1994 Rnd 1 Pick 17 United States
14 Nazr Mohammed C 6-10 250 0 Kentucky 1998 Rnd 1 Pick 29 United States
11 Doug Overton SG 6-3 190 7 La Salle 1991 Rnd 2 Pick 13 United States
12 Anthony Parker GF 6-6 215 1 Bradley 1997 Rnd 1 Pick 21 United States
42 Theo Ratliff C 6-10 235 3 Wyoming 1995 Rnd 1 Pick 18 United States
30 Casey Shaw C 6-11 260 0 Toledo 1998 Rnd 2 Pick 8 United States
20 Eric Snow G 6-3 190 3 Michigan State 1995 Rnd 2 Pick 14 United States
1 Tim Thomas F 6-10 240 1 Villanova 1997 Rnd 1 Pick 7 United States
55 Scott Williams FC 6-10 230 8 North Carolina 1990 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States

1998-1999 Philadelphia Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters E. Snow A. Iverson G. Lynch T. Ratliff M. Geiger
Rotation   L. Hughes   T. Hill R. Mahorn
Rotation   A. McKie   H. Grant  
Rotation       J. Honeycutt  
Lim PT D. Overton A. Parker     N. Mohammed
Lim PT         C. Shaw

1998-1999 Atlantic Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1Miami Heat33-17-
2Orlando Magic33-170
3Philadelphia Sixers28-225
4New York Knicks27-236
5Boston Celtics19-3114
6Washington Wizards18-3215
7New Jersey Nets16-3417

1998-1999 Philadelphia Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Allen Iverson All-NBA First Team (1999)
Allen Iverson Player Of The Month (Feb 99)
Theo Ratliff All-NBA Defensive Second Team (1999)

1998-1999 Philadelphia Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Allen Iverson 48 41.5 26.8 4.9 4.6 2.3 0.1 3.5
Matt Geiger 50 30.8 13.5 7.2 1.2 0.8 0.8 2.0
Theo Ratliff 50 32.5 11.2 8.1 0.6 0.9 3.0 1.8
Larry Hughes 50 19.8 9.1 3.8 1.5 0.9 0.3 1.4
Eric Snow 48 35.8 8.6 3.4 6.3 2.1 0.0 2.3
George Lynch 43 30.6 8.3 6.5 1.8 2.0 0.5 1.8
Aaron McKie 50 19.2 4.8 2.8 2.0 1.3 0.1 1.1
Tyrone Hill 21 28.0 8.5 7.3 0.9 0.8 0.4 1.7
Harvey Grant 47 17.0 3.1 2.3 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.4
Tim Thomas 17 11.1 4.6 1.9 0.9 0.2 0.2 0.9
Nazr Mohammed 26 4.7 1.6 1.4 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.5
Jerald Honeycutt 13 6.9 1.9 0.8 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.6
Rick Mahorn 16 7.9 0.8 1.4 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.4
Doug Overton 10 3.7 1.0 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.2
Benoit Benjamin 6 5.5 0.7 1.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.5
Anthony Parker 2 1.5 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Casey Shaw 9 1.6 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2
Scott Williams 2 8.5 0.0 1.0 0.5 1.0 0.5 1.0

1998-1999 Philadelphia Sixers Roster Composition

Selected via Draft

Larry Hughes was selected as the #8 pick in the First Round of the 1998 NBA Draft by the Philadelphia Sixers. Larry Hughes signed a multi-year contract with the Philadelphia Sixers on January 21, 1999.

Allen Iverson was selected as the #1 pick in the First Round of the 1996 NBA Draft by the Philadelphia Sixers. Allen Iverson signed a multi-year contract with the Philadelphia Sixers on September 13, 1996. Allen Iverson signed a multi-year extension with the Philadelphia Sixers on January 26, 1999.

Casey Shaw was selected as the #8 pick in the Second Round of the 1998 NBA Draft by the Philadelphia Sixers. Casey Shaw signed a multi-year contract with the Philadelphia Sixers on January 21, 1999.

Acquired via Draft Rights Trade

Draft Rights to Nazr Mohammed, the #29 pick in the First Round of the 1998 NBA Draft, were acquired by the Philadelphia Sixers from the Utah Jazz on June 24, 1998. Nazr Mohammed signed a multi-year contract with the Philadelphia Sixers on January 21, 1999.

Draft Rights to Anthony Parker, the #21 pick in the First Round of the 1997 NBA Draft, were acquired by the Philadelphia Sixers from the New Jersey Nets on June 25, 1997. Anthony Parker signed a multi-year contract with the Philadelphia Sixers on July 9, 1997.

Acquired via Trade

Tyrone Hill was acquired in a trade by the Philadelphia Sixers from the Milwaukee Bucks on March 11, 1999.

Jerald Honeycutt was acquired in a trade by the Philadelphia Sixers from the Milwaukee Bucks on March 11, 1999.

Aaron McKie was acquired in a trade by the Philadelphia Sixers from the Detroit Pistons on December 18, 1997.

Theo Ratliff was acquired in a trade by the Philadelphia Sixers from the Detroit Pistons on December 18, 1997. Theo Ratliff re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Philadelphia Sixers on January 21, 1999.

Eric Snow was acquired in a trade by the Philadelphia Sixers from the Seattle SuperSonics on January 18, 1998.

Acquired via Free Agency

Matt Geiger signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Philadelphia Sixers on January 21, 1999.

Harvey Grant signed a contract as a free agent with the Philadelphia Sixers on January 21, 1999.

George Lynch signed a contract as a free agent with the Philadelphia Sixers on January 21, 1999.

Rick Mahorn signed a contract as a free agent with the Philadelphia Sixers on February 24, 1999.

Doug Overton signed a contract with the Philadelphia Sixers on March 27, 1999. Doug Overton re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Philadelphia Sixers on April 6, 1999. Doug Overton re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Philadelphia Sixers on April 16, 1999.

1998-1999 Philadelphia Sixers Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Ed Snider Owner, Managing Owner 1996-1997 N/A
Larry Brown Head Coach 1997-1998 Head Coach (Indiana Pacers, 1993 to 1997)
Randy Ayers Assistant Coach 2009-2010 Assistant Coach (Washington Wizards, 2007 to 2009)
Billy King General Manager, VP of Basketball Administration 1998-1999 Vice President of Basketball Administration (Philadelphia Sixers, 1997 to )
Kevin O'Connor Director of Player Personnel 1997-1998 Regional Scout (Utah Jazz, 1994 to 1997)
Marc Zumoff Television Play-By-Play 1995-1996 N/A