1999 Women's National Invitation Tournament Explained

Type:	WNIT
Gender:	Women's
Year:	1999
Teams:	32
Finalfourarena:	Bud Walton Arena
Finalfourcity:	Fayetteville, AR
Champions:	Arkansas
Titlecount:	1st
Runnerup:	Wisconsin
Gamecount:	1st
Semifinal1:	Drake
Semifinalcount:	4th
Semifinal2:	Memphis
Semifinalcount2:	2nd
Coach:	Gary Blair
Coachcount:	1st
Mop:	Lonniya Bragg
Mopteam:	Arkansas
Attendance:	14,163 (championship)

The 1999 Women's National Invitation Tournament was a single-elimination tournament of 32 NCAA Division I teams that were not selected to participate in the 1999 Women's NCAA tournament. It was the second edition of the postseason Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT). The tournament was expanded from 16 teams in 1998 to 32 teams.^[1]

The final four of the tournament paired the Wisconsin Badgers against the Memphis Tigers with the Arkansas Razorbacks facing the Drake Bulldogs. Wisconsin beat Memphis 92–73 and Arkansas beat Drake 80–66.

Bracket

Games marked signify overtime.^[2]

Semifinals and championship game

All-tournament team

Sytia Messer, Arkansas
Lonniya Bragg, Arkansas (MVP)
LaTonya Sims, Wisconsin^[3]
Tamara Moore, Wisconsin^[4]
Tammi Blackstone, Drake
Tamika Whitmore, Memphis

Source:^[5]

See also

1999 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament

Notes and References

Web site: Event Info . March 18, 2023 . en.
Web site: 1999 Postseason Women's National Invitation Tournament . March 18, 2023 . en.
Web site: LaTonya Sims, Celebrating Wisconsin's Black History . March 18, 2023 . en.
Web site: Tamara Moore . March 18, 2023 . en.
Web site: Arkansas edges Wisconsin 67-64; claims title of 1999 Postseason WNIT . March 18, 2023 . en.