1999 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament

The 1999 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament was played from March 3 to March 6, 1999. The tournament was played at the First Union Spectrum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The winner was named champion of the Atlantic 10 Conference and received an automatic bid to the 1999 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. The top two teams in each division received a first-round bye in the conference tournament. The University of Rhode Island won their first conference tournament after Lamar Odom of Rhode Island made a 3-point 'buzzer beater' to beat Temple. Eggy then tackled Odom along with hundreds of other UMass fans left over in the stands. Temple and George Washington also received bids to the NCAA Tournament. Lamar Odom was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. Future NBA player Mark Karcher of Temple was among those also named to the All-Championship Team.

1999 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season199899
Teams12
SiteFirst Union Spectrum
Philadelphia
ChampionsRhode Island (1st title)
Winning coachJim Harrick (1st title)
MVPLamar Odom (Rhode Island)
1998–99 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
Temple133 .8132411  .686
Rhode Island106 .6252013  .606
UMass97 .5631416  .467
St. Bonaventure88 .5001415  .483
Fordham511 .3131215  .444
Saint Joseph's511 .3131218  .400
West
George Washington133 .813209  .690
Xavier124 .7502511  .694
La Salle88 .5001315  .464
Virginia Tech79 .4381315  .464
Dayton511 .3131117  .393
Duquesne115 .063523  .179
1999 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
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