1999 Big East men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season199899
Teams13
SiteMadison Square Garden
New York City
ChampionsConnecticut (4th title)
Winning coachJim Calhoun (4th title)
MVPKevin Freeman (Connecticut)
TelevisionESPNfirst round (Syracuse-Boston College; Villanova-West Virginia; Rutgers-Pittsburgh), quarterfinals (Syracuse-Villanova; St. John's-Rutgers), semi-finals, and championship game)
ESPN2first round (Notre Dame–Seton Hall; Providence–Georgetown) and quarterfinals (Connecticut–Seton Hall; Miami–Georgetown)
1998–99 Big East men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 3 Connecticut162 .889342  .944
No. 10 Miami (FL)153 .833237  .767
No. 9 St. John's144 .778289  .757
Syracuse108 .5562112  .636
Villanova108 .5562111  .656
Rutgers99 .5001913  .594
Providence99 .5001614  .533
Notre Dame810 .4441416  .467
Seton Hall810 .4441515  .500
Georgetown612 .3331516  .484
Pittsburgh513 .2781416  .467
West Virginia414 .2221019  .345
Boston College315 .167621  .222
1999 Big East tournament winner
As of March 29, 1999[1]
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, 8263 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
#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

ESPN and ESPN2

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

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.

  1. "1998-99 Big East Conference Season Summary". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
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