| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 1998 - 1999 |
| Prev Year: | 1997–98 |
| Next Year: | 1999–00 |
| Team: | St. John's Red Storm |
| Conference: | Big East Conference (1979–2013) |
| Short Conf: | Big East |
| Coachrank: | 5 |
| Aprank: | 9 |
| Record: | 28 - 9 |
| Conf Record: | 14 - 4 |
| Head Coach: | Mike Jarvis (1st year) |
| Asst Coach2: | Mike Jarvis II |
| Asst Coach3: | Dermon Player |
| Bowl Result: | Elite Eight |
The 1998 - 99 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team represented St. John's University during the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Mike Jarvis in his first year at the school after replacing head coach Fran Fraschilla. St. John's home games are played at Alumni Hall and Madison Square Garden and the team is a member of the Big East Conference.
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| sortname | Tarik Turner | 4 | 6'5" | Senior | Graduated | |||
| sortname | 13 | 6'5" | Senior | Graduated. Entered 1998 NBA draft | ||||
| sortname | Milos Dumic | 21 | 6'9" | Freshman | Transferred | |||
| sortname | Giovanni Soto | 24 | 6'7" | Senior | Graduated | |||
| sortname | 31 | 6'9" | Senior | Graduated. Entered 1998 NBA draft/undrafted | ||||
| sortname | Shannon Crooks | 6'2" | Freshman | Transferred. UMass | ||||
| sortname | James Felton | 6'9" | Freshman | Transferred. Florida State |
|-!colspan=9 style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF;"| Regular season|-!colspan=9 style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF;"| Big East tournament|-!colspan=9 style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF;"| NCAA Tournament
| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club | |
| 1 | 16 | Ron Artest | Chicago Bulls |