1998–99 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

1998–99 Big East men's basketball standings
	† 1999 Big East Tournament winner; As of March 29, 1999; Rankings from AP Poll

Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
1998–99 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
Big East Regular Season Champions; Big East Tournament Champions
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, Champions
Conference	Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#1
AP	#3
1998–99 record	34–2 (16–2 Big East)
Head coach	Jim Calhoun (13th year)
Assistant coach	Tom Moore
Assistant coach	Dave Leitao
Home arena	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion; Hartford Civic Center
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The 1998–1999 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1998–1999 NCAA Division I basketball season. Coached by Jim Calhoun, and the assistant coach James Peterson. the Huskies played their home games at the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut, and on campus at the Harry A. Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Connecticut, and were a member of the Big East Conference. They won their fourth Big East tournament. On March 29, 1999, they claimed their first national championship by defeating Duke, 77–74.

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Regular Season
11/15/1998* WTXX	#2	Quinnipiac	W 102–60	1–0	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027) Storrs, Connecticut
11/19/1998* ESPN2	#2	Richmond	W 77–57	2–0	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027) Storrs, Connecticut
11/24/1998* WTXX	#2	Hartford	W 95–58	3–0	Hartford Civic Center (16,192) Hartford, Connecticut
11/27/1998* WTXX	#2	Wagner	W 111–46	4–0	Hartford Civic Center (16,024) Hartford, Connecticut
12/1/1998* ESPN	#1	vs. #14 Washington Great Eight Basketball Classic	W 69–48	5–0	United Center (19,124) Chicago
12/5/1998* CBS	#1	#9 Michigan State	W 82–68	6–0	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027) Storrs, Connecticut
12/9/1998* ESPN	#1	at Massachusetts MassMutual UGame	W 59–54	7–0	William D. Mullins Memorial Center (9,493) Amherst, Massachusetts
12/12/1998 WTXX	#1	at #18 Pittsburgh	W 70–69	8–0 (1–0)	Civic Arena (6,798) Pittsburgh
12/23/1998* WTXX	#1	Fairfield	W 102–67	9–0	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut
12/30/1998 WTXX	#1	Villanova	W 100–76	10–0 (2–0)	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut
1/2/1999 WTXX	#1	Georgetown Rivalry	W 87–64	11–0 (3–0)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,077) Storrs, Connecticut
1/6/1999 WTXX	#1	at Boston College	W 91–78	12–0 (4–0)	Conte Forum (8,606) Boston
1/9/1999 WTXX	#1	at West Virginia	W 80–45	13–0 (5–0)	WVU Coliseum (10,118) Morgantown, West Virginia
1/12/1999 WTXX	#1	Notre Dame	W 101–70	14–0 (6–0)	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut
1/16/1999 WTXX	#1	Pittsburgh	W 81–58	15–0 (7–0)	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut
1/20/1999 ESPN	#1	at #25 Miami	W 70–68	16–0 (8–0)	Miami Arena (15,147) Miami, Florida
1/23/1999 WTXX	#1	Seton Hall	W 62–47	17–0 (9–0)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027) Storrs, Connecticut
1/25/1999 ESPN	#1	at Georgetown Rivalry	W 78–71	18–0 (10–0)	MCI Center (15,964) Washington, D.C.
1/30/1999 CBS	#1	at #9 St. John's	W 78–74	19–0 (11–0)	Madison Square Garden (19,528) New York City
2/1/1999 ESPN	#1	#16 Syracuse Rivalry	L 42–59	19–1 (11–1)	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut
2/6/1999* ABC	#1	at #4 Stanford	W 70–59	20–1	Maples Pavilion (7,391) Stanford, California
2/10/1999 WTXX	#2	Boston College	W 66–50	21–1 (12–1)	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, Connecticut
2/13/1999 WTXX	#2	at Seton Hall	W 53–48	22–1 (13–1)	Continental Airlines Arena (14,851) East Rutherford, New Jersey
2/16/1999 ESPN2	#2	Rutgers	W 77–64	23–1 (14–1)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027) Storrs, Connecticut
2/20/1999 CBS	#2	#15 Miami	L 71–73	23–2 (14–2)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027) Storrs, Connecticut
2/22/1999 ESPN	#2	at Providence	W 72–65	24–2 (15–2)	Providence Civic Center (12,993) Providence, Rhode Island
2/28/1999 CBS	#4	at #20 Syracuse Rivalry	W 70–58	25–2 (16–2)	Carrier Dome (30,367) Syracuse, New York
Big East Tournament
3/4/1999 ESPN	#3	vs. Seton Hall Quarterfinals	W 57–56	26–2	Madison Square Garden (17,540) New York
3/5/1999 ESPN	#3	vs. Syracuse Semifinals/Rivalry	W 71–50	27–2	Madison Square Garden (19,548) New York
3/6/1999 ESPN	#3	vs. St. John's Championship	W 82–63	28–2	Madison Square Garden (19,548) New York
NCAA Tournament
3/11/1999* CBS	#3 (1)	vs. #(16) UTSA First Round	W 91–66	29–2	McNichols Sports Arena (16,237) Denver, Colorado
3/13/1999* CBS	#3 (1)	vs. #24 (9) New Mexico Second Round	W 78–56	30–2	McNichols Sports Arena (16,237) Denver, Colorado
3/18/1999* CBS	#3 (1)	vs. #20 (5) Iowa Sweet Sixteen	W 78–68	31–2	America West Arena (17,957) Phoenix, Arizona
3/20/1999* CBS	#3 (1)	vs. #(10) Gonzaga Elite Eight	W 67–62	32–2	America West Arena (18,053) Phoenix, Arizona
3/27/1999* CBS	#3 (1)	vs. #14 (4) Ohio State Final Four	W 64–58	33–2	Tropicana Field (41,340) St. Petersburg, Florida
3/29/1999* CBS	#3 (1)	vs. #1 (1) Duke Championship	W 77–74	34–2	Tropicana Field (41,340) St. Petersburg, Florida
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Awards and honors

Richard Hamilton, NCAA Men's MOP Award^[4]

Team players drafted into the NBA

Year	Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1999^[5]	1	7	Richard Hamilton	Washington Wizards
2000^[6]	2	33	Jake Voskuhl	Chicago Bulls
2000	2	34	Khalid El-Amin	Chicago Bulls

References

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v t e Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
Venues	Hawley Armory (1914–1954) Hugh S. Greer Field House (1954–1989) XL Center (1975–present) New Haven Coliseum (1978–1987) Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (1990–present)
Rivalries	Georgetown Syracuse
Culture & lore	Jonathan the Husky "UConn Husky" 6-overtime game 2011 Miracle Run
People	Head coaches Huskies of Honor
Seasons	1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17
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1998–99 Big East men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#3 Connecticut†	16	–	2	.889	34	–	2	.944
#10 Miami	15	–	3	.833	23	–	7	.767
#9 St. John's	14	–	4	.778	28	–	9	.757
Syracuse	10	–	8	.556	21	–	12	.636
Villanova	10	–	8	.556	21	–	11	.656
Rutgers	9	–	9	.500	19	–	13	.594
Providence	9	–	9	.500	16	–	14	.533
Notre Dame	8	–	10	.444	14	–	16	.467
Seton Hall	8	–	10	.444	15	–	15	.500
Georgetown	6	–	12	.333	15	–	16	.484
Pittsburgh	5	–	13	.278	14	–	16	.467
West Virginia	4	–	14	.222	10	–	19	.345
Boston College	3	–	15	.167	6	–	11	.353

† 1999 Big East Tournament winner As of March 29, 1999^[1]; Rankings from AP Poll