The 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season concluded in the 64-team 1999 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament whose finals were held at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida. The Connecticut Huskies earned their first national championship by defeating the Duke Blue Devils 77–74 on March 29, 1999. They were coached by Jim Calhoun and the NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player was Richard Hamilton.
In the 32-team 1999 National Invitation Tournament, the California Golden Bears defeated the Clemson Tigers at the Madison Square Garden in New York City.
Following the season, the 1999 NCAA Men's Basketball All-American Consensus First team included Elton Brand, Mateen Cleaves, Richard Hamilton, Andre Miller and Jason Terry. The consensus second team was composed of Evan Eschmeyer, Steve Francis, Trajan Langdon, Chris Porter and Wally Szczerbiak.
Season headlines
Conference changes
Season outlook
Pre-season polls
The top 25 from the AP Poll November 6, 1998[2] and the ESPN/USA Today Poll November 5, 1998.[3]
Regular season
Early-season tournaments
Conference winners and tournaments
28 conference seasons concluded with a single-elimination tournament, with only the Ivy League and the Pac-10 choosing not to conduct conference tournaments. Conference tournament winners generally received an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
Conference |
Regular
Season Winner[4] |
Conference
Player of the Year |
Conference
Tournament |
Tournament
Venue (City) |
Tournament
Winner |
America East Conference |
Delaware & Drexel |
Mike Pegues, Delaware[5] |
1999 America East Men's Basketball Tournament |
Bob Carpenter Center
(Newark, Delaware)
(Except Finals) |
Delaware[6] |
Atlantic 10 Conference |
Temple (East)
George Washington (West) |
Shawnta Rogers, George Washington[7] |
1999 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament |
The Spectrum
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
Rhode Island[8] |
Atlantic Coast Conference |
Duke |
Elton Brand, Duke[9] |
1999 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament |
Charlotte Coliseum
(Charlotte, North Carolina) |
Duke[10] |
Big 12 Conference |
Texas |
Venson Hamilton, Nebraska[11] |
1999 Big 12 Men's Basketball Tournament |
Kemper Arena
(Kansas City, Missouri) |
Kansas[12] |
Big East Conference |
Connecticut |
Richard Hamilton, Connecticut &
Tim James, Miami (Florida)[13] |
1999 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament |
Madison Square Garden
(New York City, New York) |
Connecticut[14] |
Big Sky Conference |
Weber State |
Harold Arceneaux, Weber State[15] |
1999 Big Sky Men's Basketball Tournament |
Dee Events Center
(Ogden, Utah) |
Weber State[16] |
Big South Conference |
Winthrop |
Kevin Martin, UNC Asheville[17] |
1999 Big South Conference Men's Basketball Tournament |
Asheville Civic Center
(Asheville, North Carolina) |
Winthrop |
Big Ten Conference |
Michigan State |
Mateen Cleaves, Michigan State (Coaches)
Scoonie Penn, Ohio State (Media)[18] |
1999 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament |
United Center
(Chicago, Illinois) |
Michigan State |
Big West Conference |
Boise State & New Mexico State (Eastern)
UC Santa Barbara (Western) |
Roberto Bergersen, Boise State[19] |
1999 Big West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament |
Lawlor Events Center
(Reno, Nevada) |
New Mexico State |
Colonial Athletic Association |
George Mason |
George Evans, George Mason[20] |
1999 CAA Men's Basketball Tournament |
Richmond Coliseum
(Richmond, Virginia) |
George Mason |
Conference USA |
Cincinnati (American)
UAB (National) |
Quentin Richardson, DePaul[21] |
1999 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament |
Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex
(Birmingham, Alabama) |
Charlotte[22] |
Ivy League |
Penn |
Brian Earl, Princeton[23] |
No Tournament |
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference |
Niagara & Siena |
Alvin Young, Niagara[24] |
1999 MAAC Men's Basketball Tournament |
Marine Midland Arena
(Buffalo, New York) |
Siena[25] |
Mid-American Conference |
Miami (Ohio) (East)
Toledo (West) |
Wally Szczerbiak, Miami (Ohio)[26] |
1999 MAC Men's Basketball Tournament |
SeaGate Convention Centre
(Toledo, Ohio) |
Kent State[27] |
Mid-Continent Conference |
Valparaiso |
Chad Wilkerson, Oral Roberts[28] |
1999 Mid-Continent Conference Men's Basketball Tournament |
The MARK of the Quad Cities
(Moline, Illinois) |
Valparaiso[29] |
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference |
Coppin State &
South Carolina State |
Damian Woolfolk, Norfolk State |
1999 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament |
Richmond Coliseum
(Richmond, Virginia) |
Florida A&M |
Midwestern Collegiate Conference |
Detroit |
Jermaine Jackson, Detroit[30] |
1999 Midwestern Collegiate Conference Men's Basketball Tournament |
UIC Pavilion
(Chicago, Illinois) |
Detroit |
Missouri Valley Conference |
Evansville |
Marcus Wilson, Evansville[31] |
1999 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament |
Savvis Center
(St. Louis, Missouri) |
Creighton |
Northeast Conference |
UMBC |
Ray Minlend, St. Francis (NY)[32] |
1999 Northeast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament |
Spiro Sports Center
(Staten Island, New York) |
Mount St. Mary's[33] |
Ohio Valley Conference |
Murray State |
Bud Eley, Southeast Missouri State[34] |
1999 Ohio Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament |
Gaylord Entertainment Center
(Nashville, Tennessee)
(Semifinals and Finals) |
Murray State[35] |
Pacific-10 Conference |
Stanford |
Jason Terry, Arizona[36] |
No Tournament |
Patriot League |
Lafayette |
Brian Ehlers, Lafayette[37] |
1999 Patriot League Men's Basketball Tournament |
Kirby Sports Center
(Easton, Pennsylvania) |
Lafayette[38] |
Southeastern Conference |
Tennessee (East)
Auburn (West) |
Chris Porter, Auburn[39] |
1999 SEC Men's Basketball Tournament |
Georgia Dome
(Atlanta, Georgia) |
Kentucky |
Southern Conference |
Appalachian State (North)
College of Charleston (South) |
Sedric Webber, College of Charleston[40] |
1999 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament |
Greensboro Coliseum
(Greensboro, North Carolina) |
College of Charleston[41] |
Southland Conference |
UTSA |
Donte Mathis, Texas State[42] |
1999 Southland Conference Men's Basketball Tournament |
Hirsch Memorial Coliseum
(Shreveport, Louisiana)
(Semifinals & Finals) |
UTSA |
Southwestern Athletic Conference |
Alcorn State |
Adarrial Smylie, Southern[43] |
1999 Southwestern Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament |
F. G. Clark Center
(Baton Rouge, Louisiana) |
Alcorn State |
Sun Belt Conference |
Louisiana Tech |
Chico Fletcher, Arkansas State[44] |
1999 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament |
Cajundome
(Lafayette, Louisiana) |
Arkansas State |
Trans America Athletic Conference |
Samford |
Reed Rawlings, Samford[45] |
1999 TAAC Men's Basketball Tournament |
Memorial Coliseum
(Jacksonville, Florida) |
Samford |
West Coast Conference |
Gonzaga |
Eric Schraeder, Saint Mary's[46] |
1999 West Coast Conference Men's Basketball Tournament |
Toso Pavilion
(Santa Clara, California) |
Gonzaga |
Western Athletic Conference |
UNLV & Tulsa (Mountain)
Utah (Pacific) |
Andre Miller, Utah (Mountain)
Jeryl Sasser, SMU (Pacific)[47] |
1999 WAC Men's Basketball Tournament |
Thomas & Mack Center
(Las Vegas, Nevada) |
Utah |
Statistical leaders
Award winners
Consensus All-American teams
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Major player of the year awards
Major freshman of the year awards
Major coach of the year awards
Other major awards
References
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