1999 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
The 1999 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament was held February 27–March 2 at the Cajundome at the University of Southwestern Louisiana in Lafayette, Louisiana.[1]
1999 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Tournament | |
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Classification | Division I |
Season | 1998–99 |
Teams | 8 |
Site | Cajundome Lafayette, LA |
Champions | Arkansas State (1st title) |
Winning coach | Dickey Nutt (1st title) |
MVP | Chico Fletcher (Arkansas State) |
1998–99 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana Tech | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | 19 | – | 9 | .679 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas State † | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 18 | – | 12 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida International | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 13 | – | 16 | .448 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW Louisiana | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 13 | – | 16 | .448 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Kentucky | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 13 | – | 16 | .448 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Alabama | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 11 | – | 16 | .407 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Orleans | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 14 | – | 16 | .467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas-Little Rock | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 12 | – | 15 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1999 Sun Belt Conference Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
Arkansas State defeated Western Kentucky in the championship game, 65–48, to win their first Sun Belt men's basketball tournament.
The Indians, in turn, received an automatic bid to the 1999 NCAA Tournament, their first appearance in the Division I event. No other Sun Belt members earned bids to the tournament.
Format
The Sun Belt once again saw changes in its membership; three teams departed the conference, Jacksonville (TAAC), Lamar (Southland), and Texas–Pan American (Independent), while one was added, Florida International (TAAC). Total membership reduced from ten to eight.
With the membership changes came some slight modifications to the tournament format. All eight teams, seeded based on regular season conference records, were now placed directly into the initial quarterfinal round as part of a single-elimination style bracket.
Bracket
Quarterfinals Saturday, February 27 |
Semifinals Sunday, February 28 |
Championship Tuesday, March 2 | |||||||||||
1 | Louisiana Tech | 68 | |||||||||||
8 | Arkansas–Little Rock | 66 | |||||||||||
1 | Louisiana Tech | 66 | |||||||||||
5 | Western Kentucky | 76 | |||||||||||
5 | Western Kentucky | 80 | |||||||||||
4 | SW Louisiana | 73 | |||||||||||
5 | Western Kentucky | 48 | |||||||||||
2 | Arkansas State | 65 | |||||||||||
3 | Florida International | 65 | |||||||||||
6 | South Alabama | 57 | |||||||||||
3 | Florida International | 69 | |||||||||||
2 | Arkansas State | 87 | |||||||||||
7 | New Orleans | 53 | |||||||||||
2 | Arkansas State | 70 |
References
- "1998–99 Sun Belt Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved April 25, 2016.