1999 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament

1999 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament
Classification Division I
Season 1998–99
Teams 12
Site Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex
Birmingham, AL
Champions UNC Charlotte (1st title)
Winning coach Bobby Lutz (1st title)
MVP Galen Young (UNC Charlotte)
Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournaments
«1998  2000»

Template:1998–99 Conference USA men's basketball standings

The 1999 Conference USA Men's Basketball Tournament was held March 3–6 at the Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex in Birmingham, Alabama.[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  Cincinnati 76  
    9  South Florida 56  
9  South Florida 88
8  Memphis 81  
  1  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  
      

See also

References

  1. ↑ "1998-99 Conference USA Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. 2016. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
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