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1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
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The 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began in November 1998 and concluded with the 64-team 1999 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, whose finals were held at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida. The Connecticut Huskies earned their first national championship by defeating the Duke Blue Devils, 77–74, on March 29, 1999. They were coached by Jim Calhoun, and the NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player was Richard Hamilton.
In the 32-team 1999 National Invitation Tournament, the California Golden Bears defeated the Clemson Tigers at the Madison Square Garden in New York City.
Following the season, the 1999 NCAA Men's Basketball All-American Consensus First Team included Elton Brand, Mateen Cleaves, Richard Hamilton, Andre Miller and Jason Terry. The consensus second team was composed of Evan Eschmeyer, Steve Francis, Trajan Langdon, Chris Porter, and Wally Szczerbiak.
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Season headlines
- The preseason AP All-American team was named on November 10. Richard Hamilton of Connecticut was the leading vote-getter (66 of 72 votes). The rest of the team included Mateen Cleaves of Michigan State (58 votes), Elton Brand of Duke (55), Lee Nailon of TCU (50) and Andre Miller of Utah (44).[1]
Conference membership changes
These schools joined new conferences for the 1998–99 season.
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Season outlook
Pre-season polls
The top 25 from the AP Poll November 6, 1998[2] and the ESPN/USA Today Poll November 5, 1998.[3]
Regular season
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Conferences
Conference winners and tournaments
Twenty-eight conferences concluded their seasons with a single-elimination tournament, with only the Ivy League and Pacific-10 Conference choosing not to conduct conference tournaments. Most conference tournament winners received an automatic bid to the 1999 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.
Conference standings
Division I independents
Two schools played as Division I independents.[65]
Informal championships
For the eighth consecutive season, the Philadelphia Big 5 did not play a full round-robin schedule in which each team met each other team once, a format it had used from its first season of competition in 1955–56 through the 1990–91 season. Instead, each team played only two games against other Big 5 members, and Villanova finished with a 2–0 record in head-to-head competition among the Big 5. The Big 5 did not revive its full round-robin schedule until the 1999–2000 season.
Statistical leaders
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Postseason tournaments
NCAA tournament
Final Four – Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida

National semifinals | National Championship Game | ||||||||
E1 | Duke | 68 | |||||||
MW1 | Michigan State | 62 | |||||||
E1 | Duke | 74 | |||||||
W1 | Connecticut | 77 | |||||||
S4 | Ohio State# | 58 | |||||||
W1 | Connecticut | 64 |
# - Ohio State vacated 34 games, including all NCAA Tournament wins from the 1998–99 season due to the Jim O’Brien scandal.[66][67] Unlike forfeiture, a vacated game does not result in the other school being credited with a win, only with Ohio State removing the wins from its own record.
National Invitation tournament
Semifinals & finals
Semifinals | Finals | ||||||
California | 85 | ||||||
Oregon | 69 | ||||||
California | 61 | ||||||
Clemson | 60 | ||||||
Clemson | 79 | ||||||
Xavier | 76 | Third place | |||||
Oregon | 75 | ||||||
Xavier | 106 |
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Award winners
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Consensus All-American teams
Major player of the year awards
- Wooden Award: Elton Brand, Duke
- Naismith Award: Elton Brand, Duke
- Associated Press Player of the Year: Elton Brand, Duke
- NABC Player of the Year: Elton Brand, Duke
- Oscar Robertson Trophy (USBWA): Elton Brand, Duke
- Adolph Rupp Trophy: Elton Brand, Duke
- Sporting News Player of the Year: Elton Brand, Duke
Major freshman of the year awards
- USBWA Freshman of the Year: Quentin Richardson, DePaul
- Sporting News Freshman of the Year: Quentin Richardson, DePaul
Major coach of the year awards
- Associated Press Coach of the Year: Cliff Ellis, Auburn
- Henry Iba Award (USBWA): Cliff Ellis, Auburn
- NABC Coach of the Year: Mike Krzyzewski, Duke & Jim O'Brien, Ohio State
- Naismith College Coach of the Year: Mike Krzyzewski, Duke
- CBS/Chevrolet Coach of the Year: Cliff Ellis, Auburn
- Sporting News Coach of the Year: Cliff Ellis, Auburn
Other major awards
- NABC Defensive Player of the Year: Shane Battier, Duke
- Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award (Best player under 6'0): Shawnta Rogers, George Washington
- Robert V. Geasey Trophy (Top player in Philadelphia Big 5): Pepe Sánchez, Temple
- NIT/Haggerty Award (Top player in New York City metro area): Ron Artest, St. John's
- Chip Hilton Player of the Year Award (Strong personal character): Tim Hill, Harvard
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Coaching changes
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A number of teams changed coaches during the season and after it ended.
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References
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