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1999 Big East men's basketball tournament

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1999 Big East men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1998–99
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)
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1998–99 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
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[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, 82–63 to earn its second consecutive Big East tournament championship, and fourth overall.

Bracket

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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

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First round

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Quarterfinals

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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

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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

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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

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Television

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ESPN and ESPN2

Commentary teams

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  • 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

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Dave Gavitt Trophy (Most Outstanding Player): Kevin Freeman (basketball), Connecticut

All-Tournament Team

References

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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.