1998–99 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

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

1998–99 Big East men's basketball standings
	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

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

Schedule Source:^[2]^[3]

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

↑ http://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/big-east/1999.html
↑ 2015-16 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
↑ "Connecticut Men's Basketball Archive Schedule". UConn Huskies. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
↑ "Final Four Most Outstanding Players". cbs.sportsline.com. Retrieved 31 March 2008.
↑ "1999 NBA Draft on". Databasebasketball.com. Retrieved 2013-08-15.
↑ "2000 NBA Draft on". Databasebasketball.com. Retrieved 2013-08-15.

Connecticut Huskies Men's Basketball 1998–99 NCAA Champions

15 Kevin Freeman 21 Ricky Moore 23 Albert Mouring 31 E. J. Harrison 32 Richard Hamilton (MOP) 42 Khalid El-Amin 43 Jake Voskuhl Head Coach Jim Calhoun Assistant Coaches Karl Hobbs Tom Moore Dave Leitao

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

NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

Connecticut Huskies of Honor

Men's basketball

Players:	Ray Allen Wes Bialosuknia Caron Butler Bill Corley Walt Dropo Khalid El-Amin Rudy Gay Richard Hamilton Tony Hanson Toby Kimball Donyell Marshall Shabazz Napier Emeka Okafor Worthy Patterson Art Quimby Clifford Robinson Chris Smith Corny Thompson Kemba Walker Vin Yokabaskas

Coaches:	Jim Calhoun Dee Rowe Hugh Greer

Teams:	1998–99

Women's basketball

Players:	Svetlana Abrosimova Kerry Bascom Sue Bird Swin Cash Tina Charles Stefanie Dolson Bria Hartley Rebecca Lobo Renee Montgomery Maya Moore Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis Shea Ralph Jennifer Rizzotti Nykesha Sales Diana Taurasi Kara Wolters

Coaches:	Geno Auriemma

Teams:	1994–95 1999–2000 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04

Division of Athletics

Athletic Directors:	John Toner

NCAA Division I Men's Basketball champions

1939: Oregon
1940: Indiana
1941: Wisconsin
1942: Stanford
1943: Wyoming
1944: Utah
1945: Oklahoma A&M
1946: Oklahoma A&M
1947: Holy Cross
1948: Kentucky
1949: Kentucky
1950: CCNY
1951: Kentucky
1952: Kansas
1953: Indiana
1954: La Salle
1955: San Francisco
1956: San Francisco
1957: North Carolina
1958: Kentucky
1959: California
1960: Ohio State
1961: Cincinnati
1962: Cincinnati
1963: Loyola (IL)
1964: UCLA
1965: UCLA
1966: Texas Western
1967: UCLA
1968: UCLA
1969: UCLA
1970: UCLA
1971: UCLA
1972: UCLA
1973: UCLA
1974: NC State
1975: UCLA
1976: Indiana
1977: Marquette
1978: Kentucky
1979: Michigan State
1980: Louisville
1981: Indiana
1982: North Carolina
1983: NC State
1984: Georgetown
1985: Villanova
1986: Louisville
1987: Indiana
1988: Kansas
1989: Michigan
1990: UNLV
1991: Duke
1992: Duke
1993: North Carolina
1994: Arkansas
1995: UCLA
1996: Kentucky
1997: Arizona
1998: Kentucky
1999: Connecticut
2000: Michigan State
2001: Duke
2002: Maryland
2003: Syracuse
2004: Connecticut
2005: North Carolina
2006: Florida
2007: Florida
2008: Kansas
2009: North Carolina
2010: Duke
2011: Connecticut
2012: Kentucky
2013: Louisville
2014: Connecticut
2015: Duke

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