1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
Basketball season
The 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season concluded in the 64-team 1999 NCAA Division I men's 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 membership changes
These schools joined new conferences for the 1998–99 season.
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
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
Source for additional stats categories
Award winners
Consensus All-American teams
Major player of the year awards
Major freshman of the year awards
Major coach of the year awards
Other major awards
Coaching changes
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^ "USA Today-ESPN top 25" . Lawrence Journal-World . November 5, 1998. Retrieved January 30, 2011 .
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