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.

Format

There were no new changes to the tournament format. The top four teams (in particular, the top two teams from the conference's two divisions: America and National) were given byes into the quarterfinal round while the remaining eight teams were placed into the first round. All seeds were determined by overall regular season conference records.

Bracket

First round
Wednesday, March 3
Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 4
Semifinals
Friday, March 5
Championship
Saturday, March 6
            
1 #7 Cincinnati 76
9 South Florida 56
9 South Florida 88
8 Memphis 81
1 #7 Cincinnati 52
5 UNC Charlotte 55
5 UNC Charlotte 75
12 Houston 51
5 UNC Charlotte 83
4 Southern Miss 75
5 UNC Charlotte 68
2 Louisville 59
2 Louisville 70
7 Saint Louis 61
7 Saint Louis 59
10 Marquette 52
2 Louisville 77
3 UAB 68
6 DePaul 95
11 Tulane 59
6 DePaul 73
3 UAB 79

References

  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.

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