1898–99 Cornell Big Red men's basketball team

The 1898–99 Cornell Big Red men's basketball team represented Cornell University during the 1898–99 college men's basketball season. The team finished with a final record of 1–3.

1898–99 Cornell Big Red men's basketball
Conference	Independent
Record	1–3
Head coach	none
Home arena	none

1898–99 collegiate men's basketball independents standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Bloomsburg		–			–			10	–	0		1.000
Illinois State		–			–			2	–	0		1.000
Nebraska		–			–			4	–	0		1.000
Notre Dame		–			–			2	–	0		1.000
Syracuse		–			–			1	–	0		1.000
Wabash		–			–			2	–	0		1.000
Widener		–			–			1	–	0		1.000
West Chester		–			–			11	–	1		.917
Allegheny		–			–			8	–	1		.889
Yale		–			–			9	–	2		.818
Hiram		–			–			4	–	1		.800
Ohio State		–			–			12	–	4		.750
Temple		–			–			18	–	6		.750
Wisconsin–Stevens Point		–			–			6	–	2		.750
Macalester		–			–			7	–	3		.700
Kansas		–			–			7	–	4		.636
North Dakota State		–			–			2	–	2		.500
Washington		–			–			1	–	1		.500
Mount Union		–			–			2	–	3		.400
Penn State		–			–			2	–	3		.400
Bucknell		–			–			3	–	5		.375
Geneva		–			–			3	–	6		.333
Westminster College		–			–			2	–	4		.333
Cornell		–			–			1	–	3		.250
Butler		–			–			0	–	2		.000
Grove City		–			–			0	–	2		.000
Michigan State		–			–			0	–	2		.000

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site city, state
12/13/1898*	at Waverly YMCA	W 48–12	1–0
12/17/1898*	at Cortland YMCA	L 7–14	1–1
12/24/1898*	at Yonkers YMCA	L 0–12	1–2
12/25/1898*	vs. Yale	L 7–49	1–3	Poughkeepsie, NY
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.