1999 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament

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

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)
1998–99 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
American
No. 11 Cincinnati12–4 .750  27–6  .818
Louisville11–5 .688  19–11  .633
No. 24 Charlotte †10–6 .625  23–11  .676
DePaul10–6 .625  18–13  .581
Saint Louis8–8 .500  15–16  .484
Marquette6–10 .375  14–15  .483
National
UAB10–6 .625  20–12  .625
South Florida6–10 .375  14–14  .500
Southern Miss6–10 .375  14–16  .467
Memphis6–10 .375  13–15  .464
Tulane6–10 .375  12–15  .444
Houston5–11 .313  10–17  .370
† 1999 Conference USA Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

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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