1999 Big East men's basketball tournament

August 2023 March 2026 1999 Big East Men's 13 Madison Square Garden New York City Connecticut 4th Jim Calhoun 4th Kevin Freeman Connecticut ESPN – first round (Syracuse-Boston College; Villanova-West Virginia; Rutgers-Pittsburgh), quarterfinals (Syracuse-Villanova; St. John's-Rutgers), semi-finals, and championship game)ESPN2 – first round (Notre Dame–Seton Hall; Providence–Georgetown) and quarterfinals (Connecticut–Seton Hall; Miami–Georgetown) 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. Connecticut defeated St. John's in the final, 82–63 to earn its second consecutive Big East tournament championship, and fourth overall. Bracket First roundMarch 3, 1999 QuarterfinalsMarch 4, 1999 SemifinalsMarch 5, 1999 Championship gameMarch 6, 1999 8 Notre Dame 69 9 1998-99 Seton Hall Pirates Seton Hall University Seton Hall 79 5 Villanova 73 12 1998-99 West Virginia Mountaineers West Virginia University West Virginia 61 4 Syracuse 96 13 1998-99 Boston College Eagles Boston College Boston College 55 6 1998-99 Rutgers Scarlet Knights Rutgers University Rutgers 64 11 Pittsburgh 51 7 1998-99 Providence Friars Providence College Providence 66 10 Georgetown 68 1 #3 Connecticut 57 9 Seton Hall 56 5 Villanova 62 4 Syracuse 70 3 #10 St. John's 77 6 Rutgers 62 2 #9 Miami 65 10 Georgetown 54 1 #3 Connecticut 71 4 Syracuse 50 3 #10 St. John's 62 2 #9 Miami 59 1 #3 Connecticut 82 3 #10 St. John's 63 Game summaries First round Quarterfinals #e3e3e3 Thursday, March 4 12:00 pm #1 Connecticut Huskies 57 #9 Seton Hall Pirates 56 Kevin Freeman 22 K. El-Amin, R. Hamilton 6 K. El-Amin 7 Gary Saunders 18 Reggie Garrett 7 Gary Saunders 6 22–21 35–35 Madison Square Garden - New York, NY 17,540 John Cahill, Curtis Shaw, Donnee Gray espn2 Semifinals #e3e3e3 Friday, March 5 7:00 pm #1 Connecticut Huskies 71 #4 Syracuse Orangemen 50 Kevin Freeman 21 Rashamel Jones 7 K. El-Amin 5 Damone Brown, Jason Hart 12 E. Thomas 10 Damone Brown 5 38–18 33–32 Madison Square Garden - New York, NY 19,548 Tim Higgins, Jody Silvester, Ed Corbett ESPN Championship game #e3e3e3 Saturday, March 6 8:00 pm Box Score #1 Connecticut Huskies 82 #3 St. John's Red Storm 63 R. Hamilton 23 R. Hamilton 7 Ricky Moore 6 E. Barkley 18 R. Artest 7 E. Barkley 4 40–29 42–34 Madison Square Garden - New York, NY 19,548 Jim Burr, John Cahill, Bob Donato ESPN Media coverage Television ESPN and ESPN2 Commentary teams Mike Tirico/Len Elmore – first round (Providence–Georgetown, Rutgers–Pittsburgh), quarterfinals (Miami–Georgetown, St. John's–Rutgers), semifinals, and championship game Dan Shulman/Bill Raftery – first round (Notre Dame–Seton Hall, Syracuse–Boston College, Villanova–West Virginia) and quarterfinals (Connecticut–Seton Hall, Syracuse–Villanova) Awards Dave Gavitt Trophy (Most Outstanding Player): Kevin Freeman (basketball), Connecticut All-Tournament Team Erick Barkley, St. John's Khalid El-Amin, Connecticut Kevin Freeman, Connecticut Richard Hamilton, Connecticut Tim James, Miami Etan Thomas, Syracuse References General: http://www.bigeast.org/fls/19400/pdfs/mensbball/record-book.pdf?SPSID=92557&SPID=11228&DB_OEM_ID=19400 2008-09 Big East Media Guide 136–138 2009-06-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20090428211249/http://www.bigeast.org/fls/19400/pdfs/mensbball/record-book.pdf?SPSID=92557&SPID=11228&DB_OEM_ID=19400 2009-04-28 dead Tournament Category:Big East men's basketball tournament Category:College basketball tournaments in New York City Category:Sports competitions in Manhattan Big East men's basketball tournament Big East men's basketball tournament Category:1990s in Manhattan