The 1999 NCAA Men's Division I 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 Field in St. Petersburg, Florida. A total of 63 games were played.
Connecticut, coached by Jim Calhoun, won the national title with a 77-74 victory in the final game over Duke, coached by Mike Krzyzewski. 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 decades 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. The Bulldogs became the nation's basketball darlings during a run to the West Regional final in which they defeated three major-conference powers, including 1998 Final Four participant Stanford, and took UConn literally to the last minute before losing. 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.
Locations[]
| Region | Site | Other Locations |
|---|---|---|
| East | East Rutherford, New Jersey | Boston, Massachusetts, Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Midwest | St. Louis, Missouri | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, New Orleans, Louisiana |
| South | Knoxville, Tennessee | Indianapolis, Indiana, Orlando, Florida |
| West | Phoenix, Arizona | Denver, Colorado, Seattle, Washington |
| Finals | St. Petersburg, Florida |
Teams[]
| Region | Seed | Team | Coach | Finished | Final Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East | ||||||
| East | 1 | Duke | Mike Krzyzewski | Runner Up | 1 Connecticut | L 77-74 |
| East | 2 | Miami, Florida | Leonard Hamilton | Round of 32 | 10 Purdue | L 73-63 |
| East | 3 | Cincinnati | Bob Huggins | Round of 32 | 6 Temple | L 64-54 |
| East | 4 | Tennessee | Jerry Green | Round of 32 | 12 Southwest Missouri State | L 81-51 |
| East | 5 | Wisconsin | Dick Bennett | Round of 64 | 12 Southwest Missouri State | L 43-32 |
| East | 6 | Temple | John Chaney | Elite Eight | 1 Duke | L 85-64 |
| East | 7 | Texas | Rick Barnes | Round of 64 | 10 Purdue | L 58-54 |
| East | 8 | College of Charleston | John Kresse | Round of 64 | 9 Tulsa | L 62-53 |
| East | 9 | Tulsa | Bill Self | Round of 32 | 1 Duke | L 97-56 |
| East | 10 | Purdue | Gene Keady | Sweet Sixteen | 6 Temple | L 77-55 |
| East | 11 | Kent State | Gary Waters | Round of 64 | 6 Temple | L 61-54 |
| East | 12 | Southwest Missouri State | Steve Alford | Sweet Sixteen | 1 Duke | L 78-61 |
| East | 13 | Delaware | Mike Brey | Round of 64 | 4 Tennessee | L 62-52 |
| East | 14 | George Mason | Jim Larranaga | Round of 64 | 3 Cincinnati | L 72-48 |
| East | 15 | Lafayette | Fran O'Hanlon | Round of 64 | 2 Miami, Florida | L 75-54 |
| East | 16 | Florida A&M | Mickey Clayton | Round of 64 | 1 Duke | L 99-58 |
| Midwest | ||||||
| Midwest | 1 | Michigan State | Tom Izzo | National Semifinals | 1 Duke | L 68-62 |
| Midwest | 2 | Utah | Rick Majerus | Round of 32 | 10 Miami, Ohio | L 66-58 |
| Midwest | 3 | Kentucky | Tubby Smith | Elite Eight | 1 Michigan State | L 73-66 |
| Midwest | 4 | Arizona | Lute Olson | Round of 64 | 13 Oklahoma | L 61-60 |
| Midwest | 5 | UNCC | Bobby Lutz | Round of 32 | 13 Oklahoma | L 85-72 |
| Midwest | 6 | Kansas | Roy Williams | Round of 32 | 3 Kentucky | L 92-88 |
| Midwest | 7 | Washington | Bob Bender | Round of 64 | 10 Miami, Ohio | L 59-58 |
| Midwest | 8 | Villanova | Steve Lappas | Round of 64 | 9 Mississippi | L 72-70 |
| Midwest | 9 | Mississippi | Rod Barnes | Round of 32 | 1 Michigan State | L 74-66 |
| Midwest | 10 | Miami, Ohio | Charlie Coles | Sweet Sixteen | 3 Kentucky | L 58-43 |
| Midwest | 11 | Evansville | Jim Crews | Round of 64 | 6 Kansas | L 95-74 |
| Midwest | 12 | Rhode Island | Jim Harrick | Round of 64 | 5 UNCC | L 81-70 |
| Midwest | 13 | Oklahoma | Kelvin Sampson | Sweet Sixteen | 1 Michigan State | L 54-46 |
| Midwest | 14 | New Mexico State | Lou Henson | Round of 64 | 3 Kentucky | L 82-60 |
| Midwest | 15 | Arkansas State | Dickey Nutt | Round of 64 | 2 Utah | L 80-58 |
| Midwest | 16 | Mount St. Mary's | Jim Phelan | Round of 64 | 1 Michigan State | L 76-53 |
| South | ||||||
| South | 1 | Auburn | Cliff Ellis | Sweet Sixteen | 4 Ohio State | L 72-64 |
| South | 2 | Maryland | Gary Williams | Sweet Sixteen | 3 St. John's | L 76-62 |
| South | 3 | St. John's | Mike Jarvis | Elite Eight | 4 Ohio State | L 77-74 |
| South | 4 | Ohio State | Jim O'Brien | National Semifinals | 1 Connecticut | L 64-58 |
| South | 5 | UCLA | Steve Lavin | Round of 64 | 12 Detroit | L 56-53 |
| South | 6 | Indiana | Bob Knight | Round of 32 | 3 St. John's | L 86-61 |
| South | 7 | Louisville | Denny Crum | Round of 64 | 10 Creighton | L 62-58 |
| South | 8 | Syracuse | Jim Boeheim | Round of 64 | 9 Oklahoma State | L 69-61 |
| South | 9 | Oklahoma State | Eddie Sutton | Round of 32 | 1 Auburn | L 81-74 |
| South | 10 | Creighton | Dana Altman | Round of 32 | 2 Maryland | L 75-63 |
| South | 11 | George Washington | Tom Penders | Round of 64 | 6 Indiana | L 108-88 |
| South | 12 | Detroit | Perry Watson | Round of 32 | 4 Ohio State | L 75-44 |
| South | 13 | Murray State | Tevester Anderson | Round of 64 | 4 Ohio State | L 72-58 |
| South | 14 | Samford | Jimmy Tillette | Round of 64 | 3 St. John's | L 69-43 |
| South | 15 | Valparaiso | Homer Drew | Round of 64 | 2 Maryland | L 82-60 |
| South | 16 | Winthrop | Gregg Marshall | Round of 64 | 1 Auburn | L 80-41 |
| West | ||||||
| West | 1 | Connecticut | Jim Calhoun | Champion | 1 Duke | W 77-74 |
| West | 2 | Stanford | Mike Montgomery | Round of 32 | 10 Gonzaga | L 82-74 |
| West | 3 | North Carolina | Bill Guthridge | Round of 64 | 14 Weber State | L 76-74 |
| West | 4 | Arkansas | Nolan Richardson | Round of 32 | 5 Iowa | L 82-72 |
| West | 5 | Iowa | Tom Davis | Sweet Sixteen | 1 Connecticut | L 78-68 |
| West | 6 | Florida | Billy Donovan | Sweet Sixteen | 10 Gonzaga | L 73-72 |
| West | 7 | Minnesota | Clem Haskins | Round of 64 | 10 Gonzaga | L 75-63 |
| West | 8 | Missouri | Norm Stewart | Round of 64 | 9 New Mexico | L 61-59 |
| West | 9 | New Mexico | Dave Bliss | Round of 32 | 1 Connecticut | L 78-56 |
| West | 10 | Gonzaga | Dan Monson | Elite Eight | 1 UConn | L 67-62 |
| West | 11 | Penn | Fran Dunphy | Round of 64 | 6 Florida | L 75-61 |
| West | 12 | UAB | Murray Bartow | Round of 64 | 5 Iowa | L 77-64 |
| West | 13 | Siena | Paul Hewitt | Round of 64 | 4 Arkansas | L 94-80 |
| West | 14 | Weber State | Ron Abegglen | Round of 32 | 6 Florida | L 82-74 |
| West | 15 | Alcorn State | Davey Whitney | Round of 64 | 2 Stanford | L 69-57 |
| West | 16 | Texas-San Antonio | Tim Carter | Round of 64 | 1 Connecticut | L 91-66 |
Bids by conference[]
| 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[]
East region[]
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Midwest region[]
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South region[]
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West region[]
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Final Four[]
| National Semifinals | National Finals | |||||||||
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All-Tournament Team[]
| Player | School |
|---|---|
| Richard Hamilton (Most Outstanding) | UConn |
| Khalid El-Amin | UConn |
| Ricky Moore | UConn |
| Elton Brand | Duke |
| Trajan Langdon | Duke |
Notes[]
- Due to rules violations under head coach Jim O'Brien, Ohio State's appearance in this tournament is stricken from NCAA records.
External links[]
- 1999 NCAA Basketball Tournament on Shrp Sports (source for the bracket)
- HoopsTournament.Net, source for much of the information on this page.
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