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.

School Former conference New conference
Buffalo Mid-Continent Conference Mid-American Conference
College of Charleston Trans America Athletic Conference Southern Conference
Denver NCAA Division II NCAA Division I Independent
FIU Trans America Athletic Conference Sun Belt Conference
IUPUI NCAA Division II Mid-Continent Conference
Jacksonville Sun Belt Conference Trans America Athletic Conference
Lamar Sun Belt Conference Southland Conference
Northeastern Illinois Mid-Continent Conference Dropped Athletics
Oakland NCAA Division II Mid-Continent Conference
Quinnipiac NCAA Division II Northeast Conference
Texas-Pan American Sun Belt Conference NCAA Division I Independent
UMBC Big South Conference Northeast Conference

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]

'Associated Press'
Ranking Team
1 Duke (34)
2 Connecticut (25)
3 Stanford (12)
4 Kentucky (1)
5 Michigan State
6 Maryland
7 Temple
8 Kansas
9 Tennessee
10 Utah
11 North Carolina
12 UCLA
13 Oklahoma State
14 Washington
15 Cincinnati
16 Purdue
17 Xavier
18 Arizona
19 Arkansas
20 New Mexico
Syracuse
22 Indiana
23 Rhode Island
24 Massachusetts
25 TCU
ESPN/USA Today Coaches
Ranking Team
1 Duke (22)
2 Stanford (3)
3 Connecticut (4)
4 Michigan State
5 Maryland
6 Kentucky (1)
7 Temple
8 Kansas
9 Tennessee
10 Xavier
11 North Carolina
12 Utah
13 UCLA
14 Washington
15 Cincinnati
16 Purdue
17 Indiana
18 Oklahoma State
19 Arkansas
20 Arizona
21 New Mexico
22 Syracuse
23 Massachusetts
24 TCU
25 Rhode Island

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 ConferenceDelaware & DrexelMike Pegues, Delaware[5]1999 America East men's basketball tournamentBob Carpenter Center
(Newark, Delaware)
(Except Finals)		Delaware[6]
Atlantic 10 ConferenceTemple (East)
George Washington (West)		Shawnta Rogers, George Washington[7]1999 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournamentThe Spectrum
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)		Rhode Island[8]
Atlantic Coast ConferenceDukeElton Brand, Duke[9]1999 ACC men's basketball tournamentCharlotte Coliseum
(Charlotte, North Carolina)		Duke[10]
Big 12 ConferenceTexasVenson Hamilton, Nebraska[11]1999 Big 12 men's basketball tournamentKemper Arena
(Kansas City, Missouri)		Kansas[12]
Big East ConferenceConnecticutRichard Hamilton, Connecticut &
Tim James, Miami (Florida)[13]		1999 Big East men's basketball tournamentMadison Square Garden
(New York City, New York)		Connecticut[14]
Big Sky ConferenceWeber StateHarold Arceneaux, Weber State[15]1999 Big Sky men's basketball tournamentDee Events Center
(Ogden, Utah)		Weber State[16]
Big South ConferenceWinthropKevin Martin, UNC Asheville[17]1999 Big South Conference men's basketball tournamentAsheville Civic Center
(Asheville, North Carolina)		Winthrop
Big Ten ConferenceMichigan StateMateen Cleaves, Michigan State (Coaches)
Scoonie Penn, Ohio State (Media)[18]		1999 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournamentUnited Center
(Chicago, Illinois)		Michigan State
Big West ConferenceBoise State & New Mexico State (Eastern)
UC Santa Barbara (Western)		Roberto Bergersen, Boise State[19]1999 Big West Conference men's basketball tournamentLawlor Events Center
(Reno, Nevada)		New Mexico State
Colonial Athletic AssociationGeorge MasonGeorge Evans, George Mason[20]1999 CAA men's basketball tournamentRichmond Coliseum
(Richmond, Virginia)		George Mason
Conference USACincinnati (American)
UAB (National)		Quentin Richardson, DePaul[21]1999 Conference USA men's basketball tournamentBirmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex
(Birmingham, Alabama)		Charlotte[22]
Ivy LeaguePennBrian Earl, Princeton[23]No Tournament
Metro Atlantic Athletic ConferenceNiagara & SienaAlvin Young, Niagara[24]1999 MAAC men's basketball tournamentMarine Midland Arena
(Buffalo, New York)		Siena[25]
Mid-American ConferenceMiami (Ohio) (East)
Toledo (West)		Wally Szczerbiak, Miami (Ohio)[26]1999 MAC men's basketball tournamentSeaGate Convention Centre
(Toledo, Ohio)		Kent State[27]
Mid-Continent ConferenceValparaisoChad Wilkerson, Oral Roberts[28]1999 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball tournamentThe MARK of the Quad Cities
(Moline, Illinois)		Valparaiso[29]
Mid-Eastern Athletic ConferenceCoppin State &
South Carolina State		Damian Woolfolk, Norfolk State1999 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's basketball tournamentRichmond Coliseum
(Richmond, Virginia)		Florida A&M
Midwestern Collegiate ConferenceDetroitJermaine Jackson, Detroit[30]1999 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball tournamentUIC Pavilion
(Chicago, Illinois)		Detroit
Missouri Valley ConferenceEvansvilleMarcus Wilson, Evansville[31]1999 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball tournamentSavvis Center
(St. Louis, Missouri)		Creighton
Northeast ConferenceUMBCRay Minlend, St. Francis (NY)[32]1999 Northeast Conference men's basketball tournamentSpiro Sports Center
(Staten Island, New York)		Mount St. Mary's[33]
Ohio Valley ConferenceMurray StateBud Eley, Southeast Missouri State[34]1999 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball tournamentGaylord Entertainment Center
(Nashville, Tennessee)
(Semifinals and Finals)		Murray State[35]
Pacific-10 ConferenceStanfordJason Terry, Arizona[36]No Tournament
Patriot LeagueLafayetteBrian Ehlers, Lafayette[37]1999 Patriot League men's basketball tournamentKirby Sports Center
(Easton, Pennsylvania)		Lafayette[38]
Southeastern ConferenceTennessee (East)
Auburn (West)		Chris Porter, Auburn[39]1999 SEC men's basketball tournamentGeorgia Dome
(Atlanta, Georgia)		Kentucky
Southern ConferenceAppalachian State (North)
College of Charleston (South)		Sedric Webber, College of Charleston[40]1999 Southern Conference men's basketball tournamentGreensboro Coliseum
(Greensboro, North Carolina)		College of Charleston[41]
Southland ConferenceUTSADonte Mathis, Texas State[42]1999 Southland Conference men's basketball tournamentHirsch Memorial Coliseum
(Shreveport, Louisiana)
(Semifinals & Finals)		UTSA
Southwestern Athletic ConferenceAlcorn StateAdarrial Smylie, Southern[43]1999 Southwestern Athletic Conference men's basketball tournamentF. G. Clark Center
(Baton Rouge, Louisiana)		Alcorn State
Sun Belt ConferenceLouisiana TechChico Fletcher, Arkansas State[44]1999 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournamentCajundome
(Lafayette, Louisiana)		Arkansas State
Trans America Athletic ConferenceSamfordReed Rawlings, Samford[45]1999 TAAC men's basketball tournamentMemorial Coliseum
(Jacksonville, Florida)		Samford
West Coast ConferenceGonzagaEric Schraeder, Saint Mary's[46]1999 West Coast Conference men's basketball tournamentToso Pavilion
(Santa Clara, California)		Gonzaga
Western Athletic ConferenceUNLV & Tulsa (Mountain)
Utah (Pacific)		Andre Miller, Utah (Mountain)
Jeryl Sasser, SMU (Pacific)[47]		1999 WAC men's basketball tournamentThomas & Mack Center
(Las Vegas, Nevada)		Utah

Statistical leaders

PlayerSchoolPPGPlayerSchoolRPGPlayerSchoolAPGPlayerSchoolSPG
Alvin YoungNiagara25.1Ian McGinnisDartmouth12.2Doug GottliebOklahoma State8.8Shawnta RogersGeorge Washington3.6
Ray MinlendSan Francisco24.3Todd MacCullochWashington11.9Chico FletcherArkansas State8.3Tim WinnSt. Bonaventure3.5
Wally SzczerbiakMiami (OH)24.2Jeff FosterSW Texas State11.3Ali TonDavidson7.6Jason RoweLoyola (MD)3.4
Brian MerriweatherTexas–Pan American23.7Chris MihmTexas11.0Ed CotaNorth Carolina7.4John LinehanProvidence3.3
Damian WoolfolkNorfolk State23.5K'zell WessonLa Salle10.8Chris HerrenFresno State7.2Cookie BelcherNebraska3.2
Field-goal percentage
Three-Point FG percentage
Free-throw percentage
PlayerSchoolBPGPlayerSchoolFG%PlayerSchool3FG%PlayerSchoolFT%
Tarvis WilliamsHampton5.0Delawn GrandisonLiberty67.4Rodney ThomasIUPUI52.2Lonnie CooperLouisiana Tech92.1
Henry JordanMiss. Valley St.4.0Todd MacCullochWashington66.2Ross LandN. Arizona50.9Haywood EaddyLoyola Marymount89.8
Etan ThomasSyracuse4.0Quincy GauseGeorgia State65.2Brian GrawerMissouri49.6Marcus WilsonEvansville89.7
Wojciech MyrdaNortheast Louisiana3.6Ryan MossArkansas–Little Rock64.3Ryan BorowiczWisconsin–Green Bay44.4Jermel PresidentCollege of Charleston89.5
Calvin BoothPenn State3.5Elton BrandDuke62.0Alan PuckettThe Citadel44.4Arthur LeeStanford88.6

Award winners

Consensus All-American teams

Consensus First Team
Player Position Class Team
Elton Brand C Sophomore Duke
Mateen Cleaves G Junior Michigan State
Richard Hamilton F-G Junior Connecticut
Andre Miller G Senior Utah
Jason Terry G Senior Arizona


Consensus Second Team
Player Position Class Team
Evan Eschmeyer C Senior Northwestern
Steve Francis G Junior Maryland
Trajan Langdon G Senior Duke
Chris Porter F Junior Auburn
Wally Szczerbiak F Senior Miami (OH)

Major player of the year awards

Major freshman of the year awards

Major coach of the year awards

Other major awards

Coaching changes

A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended.

Team Former
Coach		 Interim
Coach		 New
Coach		 Reason
UTEP Don Haskins Jason Rabedeaux

References

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