1999 Conference USA men's basketball tournament

Sports event July 2023 March 2026 1999 Conference USA I Men's 12 Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex Birmingham, AL UNC Charlotte 1st Bobby Lutz 1st Galen Young UNC Charlotte The 1999 Conference USA men's basketball tournament was held March 3–6 at the Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex in Birmingham, Alabama.1998-99 Conference USA Season Summary sports-reference.com Sports Reference LLC 2016 https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/cusa/1999.html April 18, 2016 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 roundWednesday, March 3 QuarterfinalsThursday, March 4 SemifinalsFriday, March 5 ChampionshipSaturday, March 6 9 1998 men South Florida Bulls South Florida 88 8 1998 men Memphis Tigers Memphis 81 5 UNC Charlotte 75 12 1998 men Houston Cougars Houston 51 7 1998 men Saint Louis Billikens Saint Louis 59 10 Marquette 52 6 1998 men DePaul Blue Demons DePaul 95 11 1998 men Tulane Green Wave Tulane 59 1 #7 Cincinnati 76 9 South Florida 56 5 UNC Charlotte 83 4 1998 Southern Miss Golden Eagles Southern Miss 75 2 Louisville 70 7 Saint Louis 61 6 DePaul 73 3 UAB 79 1 #7 Cincinnati 52 5 UNC Charlotte 55 2 Louisville 77 3 UAB 68 5 UNC Charlotte 68 2 Louisville 59 References Category:Conference USA men's basketball tournament Tournament Conference USA men's basketball tournament Conference USA men's basketball tournament