1999 Big East men's basketball tournament

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.

1999 Big East men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season199899
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)
1998–99 Big East men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 3 Connecticut162 .889342  .944
No. 10 Miami (FL)153 .833237  .767
No. 9 St. John's144 .778289  .757
Syracuse108 .5562112  .636
Villanova108 .5562111  .656
Rutgers99 .5001913  .594
Providence99 .5001614  .533
Notre Dame810 .4441416  .467
Seton Hall810 .4441515  .500
Georgetown612 .3331516  .484
Pittsburgh513 .2781416  .467
West Virginia414 .2221019  .345
Boston College315 .167621  .222
1999 Big East tournament winner
As of March 29, 1999
Rankings from AP Poll

Connecticut defeated St. John's in the final, 8263 to earn its second consecutive Big East tournament championship, and fourth overall.

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