College basketball tournament
1999 Big East men's basketball tournament | |
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Classification | Division I |
Season | 1998–99 |
Teams | 13 |
Site | Madison Square Garden New York City |
Champions | Connecticut (4th title) |
Winning coach | Jim Calhoun (4th title) |
MVP | Kevin Freeman (Connecticut) |
Television | ESPN – first round (Syracuse-Boston College; Villanova-West Virginia; Rutgers-Pittsburgh), quarterfinals (Syracuse-Villanova; St. John's-Rutgers), semi-finals, and championship game) ESPN2 – first round (Notre Dame–Seton Hall; Providence–Georgetown) and quarterfinals (Connecticut–Seton Hall; Miami–Georgetown) |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 Connecticut† | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 34 | – | 2 | .944 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 10 Miami (FL) | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 23 | – | 7 | .767 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 St. John's | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 28 | – | 9 | .757 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Syracuse | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Villanova | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 21 | – | 11 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rutgers | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 19 | – | 13 | .594 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Providence | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 16 | – | 14 | .533 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notre Dame | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 14 | – | 16 | .467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seton Hall | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 15 | – | 15 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgetown | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pittsburgh | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 14 | – | 16 | .467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Virginia | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 10 | – | 19 | .345 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 6 | – | 21 | .222 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1999 Big East tournament winner As of March 29, 1999 Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1999 Big East men's basketball tournament took place at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Its winner received the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the 1999 NCAA tournament. It is a single-elimination tournament with four rounds and the three highest seeds received byes in the first round. All 13 Big East teams were invited to participate. Connecticut finished with the best record in the regular season and was awarded the top seed.
Connecticut defeated St. John's in the final, 82–63 to earn its second consecutive Big East tournament championship, and fourth overall.
Bracket
First round March 3, 1999 | Quarterfinals March 4, 1999 | Semifinals March 5, 1999 | Championship game March 6, 1999 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | #3 Connecticut | 57 | |||||||||||||||||
9 | Seton Hall | 56 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Notre Dame | 69 | |||||||||||||||||
9 | Seton Hall | 79 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | #3 Connecticut | 71 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Syracuse | 50 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Villanova | 73 | |||||||||||||||||
12 | West Virginia | 61 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Villanova | 62 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Syracuse | 70 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Syracuse | 96 | |||||||||||||||||
13 | Boston College | 55 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | #3 Connecticut | 82 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | #10 St. John's | 63 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | #10 St. John's | 77 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Rutgers | 62 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Rutgers | 64 | |||||||||||||||||
11 | Pittsburgh | 51 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | #10 St. John's | 62 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | #9 Miami | 59 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | #9 Miami | 65 | |||||||||||||||||
10 | Georgetown | 54 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Providence | 66 | |||||||||||||||||
10 | Georgetown | 68 |
Game summaries
First round
Quarterfinals
espn2 |
Thursday, March 4 12:00 pm |
#1 Connecticut Huskies 57, #9 Seton Hall Pirates 56 | ||
Scoring by half: 22–21, 35–35 | ||
Pts: Kevin Freeman 22 Rebs: K. El-Amin, R. Hamilton 6 Asts: K. El-Amin 7 |
Pts: Gary Saunders 18 Rebs: Reggie Garrett 7 Asts: Gary Saunders 6 |
Madison Square Garden - New York, NY Attendance: 17,540 Referees: John Cahill, Curtis Shaw, Donnee Gray |
Semifinals
ESPN |
Friday, March 5 7:00 pm |
#1 Connecticut Huskies 71, #4 Syracuse Orangemen 50 | ||
Scoring by half: 38–18, 33–32 | ||
Pts: Kevin Freeman 21 Rebs: Rashamel Jones 7 Asts: K. El-Amin 5 |
Pts: Damone Brown, Jason Hart 12 Rebs: E. Thomas 10 Asts: Damone Brown 5 |
Madison Square Garden - New York, NY Attendance: 19,548 Referees: Tim Higgins, Jody Silvester, Ed Corbett |
Championship game
ESPN |
Saturday, March 6 8:00 pm |
Box Score |
#1 Connecticut Huskies 82, #3 St. John's Red Storm 63 | ||
Scoring by half: 40–29, 42–34 | ||
Pts: R. Hamilton 23 Rebs: R. Hamilton 7 Asts: Ricky Moore 6 |
Pts: E. Barkley 18 Rebs: R. Artest 7 Asts: E. Barkley 4 |
Madison Square Garden - New York, NY Attendance: 19,548 Referees: Jim Burr, John Cahill, Bob Donato |
Media coverage
Television
Commentary teams
- Mike Tirico/Len Elmore – first round (Providence–Georgetown, Rutgers–Pittsburgh), quarterfinals (Miami–Georgetown, St. John's–Rutgers), semifinals, and championship game
- Dan Shulman/Bill Raftery – first round (Notre Dame–Seton Hall, Syracuse–Boston College, Villanova–West Virginia) and quarterfinals (Connecticut–Seton Hall, Syracuse–Villanova)
Awards
Dave Gavitt Trophy (Most Outstanding Player): Kevin Freeman (basketball), Connecticut
All-Tournament Team
- Erick Barkley, St. John's
- Khalid El-Amin, Connecticut
- Kevin Freeman, Connecticut
- Richard Hamilton, Connecticut
- Tim James, Miami
- Etan Thomas, Syracuse
References
General: "2008-09 Big East Media Guide" (PDF). pp. 136–138. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 28, 2009. Retrieved June 5, 2009.
- "1998-99 Big East Conference Season Summary". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
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