1999 Conference USA men's basketball tournament

1999 Conference USA men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1998–99
Teams12
SiteBirmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex
Birmingham, AL
ChampionsUNC Charlotte (1st title)
Winning coachBobby Lutz (1st title)
MVPGalen Young (UNC Charlotte)
← 1998
2000 →
1998–99 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
American
No. 11 Cincinnati 12 4   .750 27 6   .818
Louisville 11 5   .688 19 11   .633
No. 24 UNC Charlotte 10 6   .625 23 11   .676
DePaul 10 6   .625 18 13   .581
Saint Louis 8 8   .500 15 16   .484
Marquette 6 10   .375 14 15   .483
National
UAB 10 6   .625 20 12   .625
South Florida 6 10   .375 14 14   .500
Southern Miss 6 10   .375 14 16   .467
Memphis 6 10   .375 13 15   .464
Tulane 6 10   .375 12 15   .444
Houston 5 11   .313 10 17   .370
1999 Conference USA Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1999 Conference USA men's basketball tournament was held March 3–6 at the Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex in Birmingham, Alabama.[2]

UNC Charlotte upset Louisville in the championship game, 68–59, to clinch their first Conference USA men's tournament championship.

The 49ers, in turn, received an automatic bid to the 1999 NCAA tournament. They were joined in the tournament by fellow C-USA members UAB, Cincinnati, and Louisville, who all earned at-large bids.

  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1999-00 Conference USA Season Summary
  2. ^ "1998-99 Conference USA Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved April 18, 2016.