1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season explained
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 |
|---|
| | Mike Pegues, Delaware[5] | | Bob Carpenter Center
(Newark, Delaware)
(Except Finals) | Delaware[6] |
| Temple (East)
George Washington (West) | Shawnta Rogers, George Washington[7] | | The Spectrum
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) | Rhode Island[8] |
| | Elton Brand, Duke[9] | | Charlotte Coliseum
(Charlotte, North Carolina) | Duke[10] |
| | Venson Hamilton, Nebraska[11] | | Kemper Arena
(Kansas City, Missouri) | Kansas[12] |
| | Richard Hamilton, Connecticut &<br/>Tim James, [13] | | Madison Square Garden
(New York City, New York) | Connecticut[14] |
| | Harold Arceneaux, Weber State[15] | | Dee Events Center
(Ogden, Utah) | Weber State[16] |
| | Kevin Martin, UNC Asheville[17] | | Asheville Civic Center
(Asheville, North Carolina) | Winthrop |
| | Mateen Cleaves, Michigan State (Coaches)
Scoonie Penn, Ohio State (Media)[18] | | United Center
(Chicago, Illinois) | Michigan State |
| Boise State & New Mexico State (Eastern)
UC Santa Barbara (Western) | Roberto Bergersen, Boise State[19] | | Lawlor Events Center
(Reno, Nevada) | New Mexico State |
| | George Evans, George Mason[20] | | Richmond Coliseum
(Richmond, Virginia) | George Mason |
| Cincinnati (American)
UAB (National) | Quentin Richardson, DePaul[21] | | Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex
(Birmingham, Alabama) | Charlotte[22] |
| | Brian Earl, Princeton[23] | No Tournament |
| | Alvin Young, Niagara[24] | | Marine Midland Arena
(Buffalo, New York) | Siena[25] |
| (East)
Toledo (West) | Wally Szczerbiak, [26] | | SeaGate Convention Centre
(Toledo, Ohio) | Kent State[27] |
| | Chad Wilkerson, Oral Roberts[28] | | The MARK of the Quad Cities
(Moline, Illinois) | Valparaiso[29] |
| | | | Richmond Coliseum
(Richmond, Virginia) | Florida A&M |
| | Jermaine Jackson, Detroit[30] | | UIC Pavilion
(Chicago, Illinois) | Detroit |
| | Marcus Wilson, Evansville[31] | | Savvis Center
(St. Louis, Missouri) | Creighton |
| | Ray Minlend, St. Francis (NY)[32] | | Spiro Sports Center
(Staten Island, New York) | Mount St. Mary's[33] |
| | Bud Eley, Southeast Missouri State[34] | | Gaylord Entertainment Center
(Nashville, Tennessee)
(Semifinals and Finals) | Murray State[35] |
| | Jason Terry, Arizona[36] | No Tournament |
| | Brian Ehlers, Lafayette[37] | | Kirby Sports Center
(Easton, Pennsylvania) | Lafayette[38] |
| Tennessee (East)
Auburn (West) | Chris Porter, Auburn[39] | | Georgia Dome
(Atlanta, Georgia) | Kentucky |
| Appalachian State (North)
College of Charleston (South) | Sedric Webber, College of Charleston[40] | | Greensboro Coliseum
(Greensboro, North Carolina) | College of Charleston[41] |
| | Donte Mathis, Texas State[42] | | Hirsch Memorial Coliseum
(Shreveport, Louisiana)
(Semifinals & Finals) | UTSA |
| | Adarrial Smylie, Southern[43] | | F. G. Clark Center
(Baton Rouge, Louisiana) | Alcorn State |
| | Chico Fletcher, Arkansas State[44] | | Cajundome
(Lafayette, Louisiana) | Arkansas State |
| | Reed Rawlings, Samford[45] | | Memorial Coliseum
(Jacksonville, Florida) | Samford |
| | Eric Schraeder, Saint Mary's[46] | | Toso Pavilion
(Santa Clara, California) | Gonzaga |
| UNLV & Tulsa (Mountain)
Utah (Pacific) | Andre Miller, Utah (Mountain)
Jeryl Sasser, SMU (Pacific)[47] | | Thomas & Mack Center
(Las Vegas, Nevada) | Utah | |
Statistical leaders
Source for additional stats categories
| | | | | | |
| Player | School | PPG | | Player | School | RPG | | Player | School | APG | | Player | School | SPG |
|---|
| | 25.1 | | | | 12.2 | | | | 8.8 | | | | 3.6 |
| | 24.3 | | | | 11.9 | | | | 8.3 | | | | 3.5 |
| | 24.2 | | | | 11.3 | | | | 7.6 | | | | 3.4 |
| | 23.7 | | | | 11.0 | | | | 7.4 | | | | 3.3 |
| | 23.5 | | | | 10.8 | | | | 7.2 | | | | 3.2 | |
| | | | | | |
| Player | School | BPG | | Player | School | FG% | | Player | School | 3FG% | | Player | School | FT% |
|---|
| | 5.0 | | | | 67.4 | | | | 52.2 | | | | 92.1 |
| | 4.0 | | | | 66.2 | | | | 50.9 | | | | 89.8 |
| | 4.0 | | | | 65.2 | | | | 49.6 | | | | 89.7 |
| | 3.6 | | | | 64.3 | | | | 44.4 | | | | 89.5 |
| | 3.5 | | | | 62.0 | | | | 44.4 | | | | 88.6 | |
Award winners
Consensus All-American teams
See main article: 1999 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans.
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.
Notes and References
- News: Hamilton is chosen nation's top player. Jim O'Connell (AP). The Day. November 10, 1998. January 30, 2011.
- News: Duke tops preseason basketball poll. Jim O'Connell. The Albany Herald. November 6, 1998. January 30, 2011.
- News: USA Today-ESPN top 25. Lawrence Journal-World. November 5, 1998. January 30, 2011.
- News: 2001 NCAA Men's Basketball Record Book – Conferences Section. 2001. NCAA. February 4, 2009.
- http://www.americaeast.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=59734&SPID=6548&DB_OEM_ID=14000&ATCLID=696988 America East Players of the Year
- http://www.americaeast.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=59734&SPID=6548&DB_OEM_ID=14000&ATCLID=696978 America East Championship results
- http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/atl10/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/0809-mg-pt8.pdf 2008–09 A-10 men's basketball media guide – Awards section
- http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/atl10/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/0809-mg-pt9.pdf 2008–09 A-10 men's basketball media guide – Championship section
- http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/acc/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/1011mbbguide.pdf 2010–11 ACC men's basketball media guide
- News: 2010–11 ACC Men's Basketball Media Guide – History Section . Atlantic Coast Conference . 2010 . January 27, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121112155444/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/acc/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/1011mbbguide.pdf . November 12, 2012 . mdy .
- http://www.big12sports.com//pdf1/147025.pdf 2008–09 Big 12 Men's Basketball Media Guide – Awards section
- News: 2007–08 Big 12 Tournament Media Guide. March 2000. Big 12 Conference. January 27, 2011.
- http://www.bigeast.org/fls/19400/pdfs/mensbball/record-book.pdf?SPSID=92557&SPID=11228&DB_OEM_ID=19400 2008–09 Big East men's basketball media guide – Records section
- http://www.bigeast.org/fls/19400/pdfs/mensbball/record-book.pdf?SPSID=92557&SPID=11228&DB_OEM_ID=19400 2008–09 Big East men's basketball media guide – Records section
- http://www.bigskyconf.com/documents/2010/11/12/10-11SEC3.pdf?id=1363 2010–11 Big Sky men's basketball media guide
- http://www.bigskyconf.com/documents/2010/11/12/10-11SEC3.pdf?id=1363 2010–11 Big Sky men's basketball media guide
- http://www.bigsouthsports.com/pdf8/724786.pdf 2010–11 Big South men's basketball media guide – History section
- http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/big10/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/mbb_guide_awards_honors.pdf 2010–11 Big Ten Men's Basketball Media Guide
- http://www.bigwest.org/sports/mbball/mediaguides/2010/1011Honors.pdf 2010–11 Big West Conference men's basketball media guide
- http://www.nmnathletics.com/fls/8500/supportfiles/Records/recordbookmbask.pdf CAA men's basketball record book
- http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/c-usa/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2010-11-color-mbk-mg.pdf 2010–11 Conference USA Men's Basketball Media Guide – History Section
- http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/c-usa/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2010-11-color-mbk-mg.pdf 2010–11 Conference USA Men's Basketball Media Guide – History Section
- http://static.psbin.com/7/4/v5o6kh0libt1q9/05_MBkb_Year-by-year_History_10-11.pdf 2010–11 Ivy League men's basketball media guide
- http://www.maacsports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=17400&ATCLID=940275 Men's Basketball All-MAAC Awards
- News: Men's Basketball Championship History. MAAC. June 30, 2007. January 27, 2011.
- http://mac-sports.com/downloads2/392065.pdf?ATCLID=205022348&SPSID=42971&SPID=3803&DB_OEM_ID=9400 2010–11 MAC men's basketball media guide
- http://mac-sports.com/downloads2/392065.pdf?ATCLID=205022348&SPSID=42971&SPID=3803&DB_OEM_ID=9400 2010–11 MAC men's basketball media guide
- http://www.thesummitleague.org/fls/3900/sports/mbball/mediaguides/2010-11/History%20Section_58-89.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=3900 2010–11 Summit League men's basketball media guide
- http://www.thesummitleague.org/fls/3900/sports/mbball/mediaguides/2010-11/History%20Section_58-89.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=3900 2010–11 Summit League men's basketball media guide
- http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/hori/genrel/auto_pdf/Records-MBB.pdf 2008–09 Horizon League Men's Basketball Record Book
- http://epublish.multiad.com/MVC_MBB_2010-11/ 2010–11 MVC Men's Basketball Media Guide – Honors Section
- http://www.northeastconference.org/Sports/mbball/1999/mballconf99.asp 1998–99 NEC Men's Basketball All-Conference Team
- http://www.northeastconference.org/Sports/mbball/2010-11/guide/guide(68-101).pdf 1998–99 NEC Men's Basketball media guide
- http://www.ovcsports.com//pdf8/719596.pdf?SPSID=31046&SPID=2443&DB_OEM_ID=6200 2010–11 OVC men's basketball media guide
- http://www.ovcsports.com//pdf8/719596.pdf?SPSID=31046&SPID=2443&DB_OEM_ID=6200 2010–11 OVC men's basketball media guide
- http://www.pac-10.org/portals/7/images/MBasketball/2010-11media-guide/4-10-11-History.pdf 2010–11 Pacific-10 Men's Basketball Media Guide- History Section
- http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/patr/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/HonorsAwardsRecords.pdf 2010–11 Patriot League Men's Basketball media guide
- http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/patr/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2010-11YearbyYear.pdf 2010–11 Patriot League Men's Basketball media guide
- http://sec.xosdigitallabs.com/Portals/3/SEC%20Website/menshoops/MenMediaGuide.pdf 2010–11 SEC Men's Basketball Record Book
- http://epublish.multiad.com/SoConBBall/ 2010–11 SoCon Men's Basketball Media Guide – Honors Section
- http://epublish.multiad.com/SoConBBall/ 2010–11 SoCon Men's Basketball Media Guide – Postseason Section
- http://www.southland.org/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18400&KEY=&ATCLID=205021137&SPID=10825&SPSID=97316 2010–11 Southland Conference Men’s Basketball Media Guide
- http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/swac/sports/w-baskbl/auto_pdf/BasketballMediaGuide.pdf 2010–11 SWAC Men’s Basketball Media Guide
- http://www.sunbeltsports.org//pdf8/718997.pdf 2010–11 Sun Belt Men's Basketball Media Guide
- http://www.atlanticsun.org/media/2010-11/pdf/records-mbasketball.pdf Atlantic Sun men's basketball record book
- http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/west/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2010-11MBBGuide.pdf 2010–11 WCC Men's Basketball Media Guide
- http://www.wacsports.com//pdf8/723552.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=10100 2010–11 WAC Men's Basketball Media Guide
