1999 Big East men's basketball tournament

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.

  1. ^ "1998-99 Big East Conference Season Summary". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 1, 2019.