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The 1999 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 11, 1999, and ended with the championship game on March 29 at Tropicana FieldinSt. Petersburg, Florida. A total of 63 games were played. This Final Four was the first—and so far, only—to be held in a baseball-specific facility, as Tropicana Field is home to the Tampa Bay Rays (then known as the Devil Rays).

1999 NCAA Division I
men's basketball tournament
Season1998–99
Teams64
Finals siteTropicana Field
St. Petersburg, Florida
ChampionsConnecticut Huskies (1st title, 1st title game,
1st Final Four)
Runner-upDuke Blue Devils (8th title game,
12th Final Four)
Semifinalists
  • Ohio State Buckeyes (Vacated) (9th Final Four)
    • Winning coachJim Calhoun (1st title)
    MOPRichard Hamilton (Connecticut)
    Attendance720,685
    Top scorerRichard Hamilton (Connecticut)
    (145 points)
    NCAA Division I men's tournaments
    «1998 2000»

    The Final Four consisted of Connecticut, making their first ever Final Four appearance; Ohio State, making their ninth Final Four appearance and first since 1968; Michigan State, making their third Final Four appearance and first since their 1979 national championship; and Duke, the overall number one seed and making their first Final Four appearance since losing the national championship game in 1994.

    In the national championship game, Connecticut defeated Duke 77–74 to win their first ever national championship, snapping Duke's 32-game winning streak, and scoring the biggest point-spread upset in Championship Game history. Duke nonetheless tied the record for most games won during a single season, with 37, which they co-held until Kentucky's 38-win seasons in 2011–12 and 2014–15. The 2007–08 Memphis team actually broke this record first, but the team was later forced to vacate their entire season due to eligibility issues surrounding the team.

    Richard "Rip" Hamilton of Connecticut was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. This was a significant victory for the program, as it cemented Connecticut's reputation as a true basketball power after a decade of barely missing the Final Four.

    This tournament is also historically notable as the coming-out party for Gonzaga as a rising mid-major power. Gonzaga has made every NCAA tournament since then, and is now generally considered to be a high-major program despite its mid-major conference affiliation.

    Due to violations committed by Ohio State head coach Jim O'Brien, the Buckeyes were forced to vacate their appearance in the 1999 Final Four.[1]

    Schedule and venues

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    Boston

     

    Charlotte

     

    Indianapolis

     

    Orlando

     

    Milwaukee

     

    New Orleans

     

    Denver

     

    Seattle

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    1999 first and second rounds
     
     

    Phoenix

     

    St. Louis

     

    Knoxville

     

    E. Rutherford

     

    St. Petersburg

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    1999 Regionals (blue) and Final Four (red)

    The following are the sites that were selected to host each round of the 1999 tournament:

    First and Second Rounds

    Regional semifinals and finals (Sweet Sixteen and Elite Eight)

    National semifinals and championship (Final Four and championship)

    Teams

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    There were 30 automatic bids awarded to the tournament - of these, 28 were given to the winners of their conference's tournament, while two were awarded to the team with the best regular-season record in their conference (Ivy League and Pac-10).

    Five conference champions made their first NCAA tournament appearances: Arkansas State (Sun Belt), Florida A&M (MEAC), Kent State (MAC), Samford (TAAC), and Winthrop (Big South).

    Automatic qualifiers

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    Automatic qualifiers
    Conference Team Appearance Last bid
    ACC Duke 23rd 1998
    America East Delaware 4th 1998
    Atlantic 10 Rhode Island 8th 1998
    Big 12 Kansas 28th 1998
    Big East Connecticut 20th 1998
    Big Sky Weber State 12th 1995
    Big South Winthrop 1st Never
    Big Ten Michigan State 13th 1998
    Big West New Mexico State 15th 1994
    CAA George Mason 2nd 1989
    Conference USA UNC Charlotte 7th 1998
    Ivy League Penn 17th 1995
    MAAC Siena 2nd 1989
    MAC Kent State 1st Never
    MCC Detroit 5th 1998
    MEAC Florida A&M 1st Never
    Mid-Continent Valparaiso 4th 1998
    Missouri Valley Creighton 10th 1991
    NEC Mount St. Mary's 2nd 1995
    Ohio Valley Murray State 10th 1998
    Pac-10 Stanford 8th 1998
    Patriot Lafayette 2nd 1957
    SEC Kentucky 40th 1998
    Southern College of Charleston 4th 1998
    Southland UTSA 2nd 1988
    SWAC Alcorn State 5th 1984
    Sun Belt Arkansas State 1st Never
    TAAC Samford 1st Never
    WAC Utah 21st 1998
    West Coast Gonzaga 2nd 1995

    Listed by region and seeding

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    East Regional – Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, New Jersey
    Seed School Conference Record Berth type
    1 Duke ACC 32–1 Automatic
    2 Miami (FL) Big East 22–6 At-Large
    3 Cincinnati Conference USA 26–5 At-Large
    4 Tennessee SEC 20–8 At-Large
    5 Wisconsin Big Ten 22–9 At-Large
    6 Temple Atlantic 10 21–10 At-Large
    7 Texas Big 12 19–12 At-Large
    8 College of Charleston Southern 28–2 Automatic
    9 Tulsa WAC 22–9 At-Large
    10 Purdue Big Ten 19–12 At-Large
    11 Kent State Mid-American 23–6 Automatic
    12 Southwest Missouri State Missouri Valley 20–10 At-Large
    13 Delaware America East 25–5 Automatic
    14 George Mason CAA 19–10 Automatic
    15 Lafayette Patriot 22–7 Automatic
    16 Florida A&M MEAC 12–18 Automatic
    South Regional – Thompson–Boling Arena, Knoxville, Tennessee
    Seed School Conference Record Berth type
    1 Auburn SEC 27–3 At-Large
    2 Maryland ACC 26–5 At-Large
    3 St. John's Big East 25–8 At-Large
    4 Ohio State (vacated) Big Ten 23–8 At-Large
    5 UCLA (vacated) Pac-10 22–8 At-Large
    6 Indiana Big Ten 22–10 At-Large
    7 Louisville Conference USA 19–10 At-Large
    8 Syracuse Big East 21–11 At-Large
    9 Oklahoma State Big 12 22–10 At-Large
    10 Creighton Missouri Valley 21–8 Automatic
    11 George Washington Atlantic 10 20–8 At-Large
    12 Detroit MCC 24–5 Automatic
    13 Murray State Ohio Valley 27–5 Automatic
    14 Samford TAAC 24–5 Automatic
    15 Valparaiso Mid-Continent 23–8 Automatic
    16 Winthrop Big South 17–13 Automatic
    Midwest Regional – Trans World Dome, St. Louis, Missouri
    Seed School Conference Record Berth type
    1 Michigan State Big Ten 29–4 Automatic
    2 Utah WAC 27–4 Automatic
    3 Kentucky SEC 25–8 Automatic
    4 Arizona (vacated) Pac-10 22–6 At-Large
    5 UNC Charlotte Conference USA 22–10 Automatic
    6 Kansas Big 12 22–9 Automatic
    7 Washington Pac-10 17–11 At-Large
    8 Villanova Big East 21–10 At-Large
    9 Ole Miss SEC 19–13 At-Large
    10 Miami (OH) MAC 22–7 At-Large
    11 Evansville Missouri Valley 23–9 At-Large
    12 Rhode Island Atlantic 10 20–10 Automatic
    13 Oklahoma Big 12 20–10 At-Large
    14 New Mexico State Big West 23–9 Automatic
    15 Arkansas State Sun Belt 18–11 Automatic
    16 Mount St. Mary's NEC 15–14 Automatic
    West Regional – America West Arena, Phoenix, Arizona
    Seed School Conference Record Berth type
    1 Connecticut Big East 28–2 Automatic
    2 Stanford Pac-10 25–6 Automatic
    3 North Carolina ACC 24–9 At-Large
    4 Arkansas SEC 22–10 At-Large
    5 Iowa Big Ten 18–9 At-Large
    6 Florida SEC 20–8 At-Large
    7 Minnesota Big Ten 17–10 At-Large
    8 Missouri Big 12 20–8 At-Large
    9 New Mexico WAC 24–8 At-Large
    10 Gonzaga West Coast 25–6 Automatic
    11 Penn Ivy League 21–5 Automatic
    12 UAB Conference USA 20–11 At-Large
    13 Siena MAAC 25–5 Automatic
    14 Weber State Big Sky 24–7 Automatic
    15 Alcorn State SWAC 23–6 Automatic
    16 UTSA Southland 18–10 Automatic

    Bids by conference

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    Bids by Conference
    Bids Conference(s)
    7 Big Ten
    6 SEC
    5 Big 12, Big East
    4 C-USA, Pac-10
    3 Atlantic 10, ACC, Missouri Valley, WAC
    2 Mid-American
    1 19 others

    Bracket

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    East Regional – East Rutherford, New Jersey

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    First round Quarter-finals Regional semifinals Regional Finals
                
    1Duke 99
    16Florida A&M58
    1Duke 97
    Charlotte
    9Tulsa 56
    8College of Charleston 53
    9Tulsa 62
    1Duke 78
    12SW Missouri St. 61
    5Wisconsin 32
    12SW Missouri St. 43
    12SW Missouri St. 81
    Charlotte
    4Tennessee 51
    4Tennessee 62
    13Delaware 52
    1Duke 85
    6Temple 64
    6Temple 61
    11Kent St. 54
    6Temple 64
    Boston
    3Cincinnati 54
    3Cincinnati 72
    14George Mason 48
    6Temple 77
    10Purdue 55
    7Texas 54
    10Purdue 58
    10Purdue 73
    Boston
    2Miami-FL 63
    2Miami-FL 75
    15Lafayette 54

    Regional Final summary

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    CBS

    Sunday, March 21

    box score

    #1 Duke Blue Devils 85, #6 Temple Owls 64
    Scoring by half: 43–31, 42–33
    Pts: T. Langdon – 23
    Rebs: E. Brand – 8
    Asts: C. Carrawell – 7    		 Pts: L. Barnes, M. Karcher – 19
    Rebs: L. Barnes – 8
    Asts: P. Sánchez – 4

    Continental Airlines Arena – East Rutherford, NJ
    Attendance: 19,557
    Referees: Frankie Bourdeaux, Ted Valentine, Scott Thornley

    Midwest Regional – St. Louis, Missouri

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    First round Quarter-finals Regional semifinals Regional Finals
                
    1Michigan State 76
    16Mount St. Mary's 53
    1Michigan State 74
    Milwaukee
    9Ole Miss 66
    8Villanova 70
    9Ole Miss 72
    1Michigan State 54
    13Oklahoma 46
    5Charlotte 81OT
    12Rhode Island 70
    5Charlotte 72
    Milwaukee
    13Oklahoma 85
    4Arizona 60
    13Oklahoma 61
    1Michigan State 73
    3Kentucky 66
    6Kansas 95
    11Evansville 74
    6Kansas 88
    New Orleans
    3Kentucky 92OT
    3Kentucky 82
    14New Mexico State 60
    3Kentucky 58
    10Miami-OH 43
    7Washington 58
    10Miami-OH 59
    10Miami-OH 66
    New Orleans
    2Utah 58
    2Utah 80
    15Arkansas State 58

    Regional Final summary

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    CBS

    Sunday, March 21

    box score

    #1 Michigan State Spartans 73, #3 Kentucky Wildcats 66
    Scoring by half: 35–36, 38–30
    Pts: M. Peterson – 19
    Rebs: M. Peterson – 10
    Asts: M. Cleaves – 7    		 Pts: H. Evans, T. Prince – 12
    Rebs: H. Evans – 6
    Asts: W. Turner – 8

    Trans World Dome – St. Louis, MO
    Attendance: 42,519
    Referees: Jim Burr, Bob Donato, Reggie Greenwood

    South Regional – Knoxville, Tennessee

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    First round Quarter-finals Regional semifinals Regional Finals
                
    1Auburn 80
    16Winthrop 41
    1Auburn 81
    Indianapolis
    9Oklahoma State 74
    8Syracuse 61
    9Oklahoma State 69
    1Auburn 64
    4Ohio State# 72
    5UCLA 53
    12Detroit Mercy 56
    12Detroit Mercy 44
    Indianapolis
    4Ohio State# 75
    4Ohio State# 72
    13Murray State 58
    4Ohio State# 77
    3St. John's 74
    6Indiana 108
    11George Washington 88
    6Indiana 61
    Orlando
    3St. John's 86
    3St. John's 69
    14Samford 43
    3St. John's 76
    2Maryland 62
    7Louisville 58
    10Creighton 62
    10Creighton 63
    Orlando
    2Maryland 75
    2Maryland 82
    15Valparaiso 60

    Regional Final summary

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    CBS

    Saturday, March 20

    box score

    #4 Ohio State Buckeyes 77, #3 St. John's Red Storm 74
    Scoring by half: 41–33, 36–41
    Pts: S. Penn – 22
    Rebs: S. Penn – 8
    Asts: S. Penn – 8    		 Pts: L. Postell – 24
    Rebs: L. Postell, R. Artest – 9
    Asts: E. Barkley – 7

    Thompson–Boling Arena – Knoxville, TN
    Attendance: 24,248
    Referees: Dave Libbey, Gene Monje, Mark Whitehead

    West Regional – Phoenix, Arizona

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    First round Quarter-finals Regional semifinals Regional Finals
                
    1Connecticut 91
    16UTSA 66
    1Connecticut 78
    Denver
    9New Mexico 56
    8Missouri 59
    9New Mexico 61
    1Connecticut 78
    5Iowa 68
    5Iowa 77
    12UAB 64
    5Iowa 82
    Denver
    4Arkansas 72
    4Arkansas 94
    13Siena 80
    1Connecticut 67
    10Gonzaga 62
    6Florida 75
    11Pennsylvania 61
    6Florida 82OT
    Seattle
    14Weber State 74
    3North Carolina 74
    14Weber State 76
    6Florida 72
    10Gonzaga 73
    7Minnesota 63
    10Gonzaga 75
    10Gonzaga 82
    Seattle
    2Stanford 74
    2Stanford 69
    15Alcorn State 57

    Game summaries

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    First Round

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    CBS

    Thursday, March 11
    10:15 pm

    #1 Connecticut Huskies 91, #16 UTSA Roadrunners 66
    Scoring by half: 52–27, 39–39
    Pts: R. Hamilton – 28
    Rebs: K. Freeman – 8
    Asts: K. El-Amin – 10    		 Pts: S. Meyer – 18
    Rebs: M. Powers – 8
    Asts: S. Meyer, J. Riley – 3

    McNichols Sports Arena – Denver, CO
    Attendance: 16,237
    Referees: Mark Whitehead, Larry Lembo, Robert Staffen

    Second Round

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    CBS

    Saturday, March 13
    2:20 pm

    #1 Connecticut Huskies 78, #9 New Mexico Lobos 56
    Scoring by half: 37–22, 41–34
    Pts: K. El-Amin, R. Hamilton – 21
    Rebs: J. Voskuhl – 9
    Asts: E.J. Harrison – 3    		 Pts: D. Walker – 21
    Rebs: K. Thomas – 11
    Asts: J. Harrison II – 6

    McNichols Sports Arena – Denver, CO
    Attendance: 16,237
    Referees: Frank Scagliotta, Gerald Boudreaux, Phil Bova

    Regional Semifinals

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    CBS

    Thursday, March 18
    10:27 pm

    #1 Connecticut Huskies 78, #5 Iowa Hawkeyes 68
    Scoring by half: 40–35, 38–33
    Pts: R. Hamilton – 24
    Rebs: K. Freeman – 6
    Asts: K. El-Amin, R. Moore – 5    		 Pts: J. R. Koch – 14
    Rebs: J. Bauer, G. Rucker, J. Settles – 6
    Asts: J. Bauer, D. Oliver, J. Settles – 2

    America West Arena – Phoenix, AZ
    Attendance: 17,975
    Referees: Jody Silvester, Frank Bosone, John Sweeney

    Regional Final

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    CBS

    Saturday, March 20
    3:40 pm

    box score

    #1 Connecticut Huskies 67, #10 Gonzaga Bulldogs 62
    Scoring by half: 31–32, 36–30
    Pts: R. Hamilton – 21
    Rebs: K. Freeman – 15
    Asts: K. El-Amin – 4    		 Pts: Q. Hall – 18
    Rebs: Q. Hall, C. Calvary – 8
    Asts: M. Santangelo, R. Floyd, R. Frahm – 2

    America West Arena – Phoenix, AZ
    Attendance: 18,053
    Referees: Mike Patterson, Larry Rose, Bobby Hunt

    Final Four

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    St. Petersburg, Florida

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    National semifinals National Championship Game
          
    E1 Duke 68
    MW1 Michigan State 62
    E1 Duke 74
    W1 Connecticut 77
    S4 Ohio State# 58
    W1 Connecticut 64

    # - Ohio State vacated 34 games, including all NCAA Tournament wins from the 1998–99 season due to the Jim O’Brien scandal.[2][3] Unlike forfeiture, a vacated game does not result in the other school being credited with a win, only with Ohio State removing the wins from its own record.

    Game summaries

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    Final four

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    CBS

    Saturday, March 27
    5:42 pm

    box score

    #W1 Connecticut Huskies 64, #S4 Ohio State Buckeyes58
    Scoring by half: 36–35, 28–23
    Pts: R. Hamilton – 24
    Rebs: Ricky Moore – 8
    Asts: K. El-Amin – 6    		 Pts: M. Redd – 15
    Rebs: M. Redd – 8
    Asts: J. Singleton, S. Penn – 4

    Tropicana Field – St. Petersburg, FL
    Attendance: 41,340
    Referees: Jim Burr, Larry Rose, Mark Whitehead

    CBS

    Saturday, March 27
    8:00 pm

    box score

    #E1 Duke Blue Devils 68, #MW1 Michigan State Spartans 62
    Scoring by half: 32–20, 36–42
    Pts: E. Brand – 18
    Rebs: E. Brand – 15
    Asts: T. Langdon – 3    		 Pts: M. Peterson – 15
    Rebs: A. Smith – 10
    Asts: M. Cleaves – 10

    Tropicana Field – St. Petersburg, FL
    Attendance: 41,340
    Referees: Dave Libbey, Curtis Shaw, John Cahill

    National Championship

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    Main article: 1999 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game

    CBS

    Monday, March 29
    9:18 pm

    Box score

    #1 Connecticut Huskies 77, #1 Duke Blue Devils 74
    Scoring by half: 37–39, 40–35
    Pts: R. Hamilton – 27
    Rebs: Ricky Moore, K. Freeman – 8
    Asts: K. El-Amin – 4    		 Pts: T. Langdon – 25
    Rebs: E. Brand – 13
    Asts: W. Avery – 5

    Tropicana Field – St. Petersburg, FL
    Attendance: 41,340
    Referees: Tim Higgins, Gerald Boudreaux, Scott Thornley

    Media coverage

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    Television

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    CBS Sports

    Commentary teams

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    Radio

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    Westwood One

    First and Second Rounds

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    Regionals

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    Final Four and National Championship

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    Local Radio

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    East Regional – East Rutherford
    Seed School Radio Play-by-play Color commentator Studio host
    1
    Midwest Regional – St. Louis
    Seed School Radio Play-by-play Color commentator Studio host
    1
    South Regional – Knoxville
    Seed School Radio Play-by-play Color commentator Studio host
    1
    West Regional – Phoenix
    Seed School Radio Play-by-play Color commentator Studio host
    1 Connecticut WTIC–AM 1080 (Connecticut) Joe D'Ambrosio Wayne Norman

    Additional notes

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    Notes

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    1. ^ Jim O'Brien – Firing controversy (references included)
  • ^ "OSU gets probation". ESPN.com. March 10, 2006. Retrieved June 5, 2017.
  • ^ "Forfeits and Vacated Games". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
  • ^ "Men's College Basketball 1998–1999 Chi Square Linear WL – SD". Archived from the original on August 28, 2008. Retrieved April 6, 2009.
  • ^ "Gold Sheet College Basketball Log". Archived from the original on April 10, 2010. Retrieved March 29, 2010.

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