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1998–99 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

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1998–99 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
NCAA tournament National Champions
Big East tournament champions
Big East regular season champions
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 1
APNo. 3
Record34–2 (16–2 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaHarry A. Gampel Pavilion
Hartford Civic Center
Seasons
1998–99 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Connecticut 16 2   .889 34 2   .944
No. 10 Miami (FL) 15 3   .833 23 7   .767
No. 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 21   .222
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, 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.

Roster

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Listed are the student athletes who were members of the 1998–1999 team.[2]

Name Position Year
Khalid El-Amin G SO
Kevin Freeman F JR
Richard Hamilton G/F JR
E.J. Harrison G SR
Rashamel Jones G/F SR
Antric Klaiber F/C SR
Ricky Moore G SR
Albert Mouring G SO
Edmund Saunders F SO
Ed Tonella G JR
Jake Voskuhl C JR
Souleymane Wane C/F JR
Richard Moore G FR

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
11/15/1998*
 WTXX
No. 2 Quinnipiac W 102–60  1–0
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027)
Storrs, Connecticut
11/19/1998*
 ESPN2
No. 2 Richmond W 77–57  2–0
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027)
Storrs, Connecticut
11/24/1998*
 WTXX
No. 2 Hartford W 95–58  3–0
Hartford Civic Center (16,192)
Hartford, Connecticut
11/27/1998*
 WTXX
No. 2 Wagner W 111–46  4–0
Hartford Civic Center (16,024)
Hartford, Connecticut
12/1/1998*
 ESPN
No. 1 vs. No. 14 Washington
Great Eight Basketball Classic
W 69–48  5–0
United Center (19,124)
Chicago
12/5/1998*
 CBS
No. 1 No. 9 Michigan State W 82–68  6–0
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027)
Storrs, Connecticut
12/9/1998*
 ESPN
No. 1 at Massachusetts
MassMutual UGame
W 59–54  7–0
William D. Mullins Memorial Center (9,493)
Amherst, Massachusetts
12/12/1998
 WTXX
No. 1 at No. 18 Pittsburgh W 70–69  8–0 (1–0)
Fitzgerald Field House (6,798)
Pittsburgh
12/23/1998*
 WTXX
No. 1 Fairfield W 102–67  9–0
Hartford Civic Center (16,294)
Hartford, Connecticut
12/30/1998
 WTXX
No. 1 Villanova W 100–76  10–0 (2–0)
Hartford Civic Center (16,294)
Hartford, Connecticut
1/2/1999
 WTXX
No. 1 Georgetown
Rivalry
W 87–64  11–0 (3–0)
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,077)
Storrs, Connecticut
1/6/1999
 WTXX
No. 1 at Boston College W 91–78  12–0 (4–0)
Conte Forum (8,606)
Boston
1/9/1999
 WTXX
No. 1 at West Virginia W 80–45  13–0 (5–0)
WVU Coliseum (10,118)
Morgantown, West Virginia
1/12/1999
 WTXX
No. 1 Notre Dame W 101–70  14–0 (6–0)
Hartford Civic Center (16,294)
Hartford, Connecticut
1/16/1999
 WTXX
No. 1 Pittsburgh W 81–58  15–0 (7–0)
Hartford Civic Center (16,294)
Hartford, Connecticut
1/20/1999
 ESPN
No. 1 at No. 25 Miami W 70–68  16–0 (8–0)
Miami Arena (15,147)
Miami
1/23/1999
 WTXX
No. 1 Seton Hall W 62–47  17–0 (9–0)
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027)
Storrs, Connecticut
1/25/1999
 ESPN
No. 1 at Georgetown
Rivalry
W 78–71  18–0 (10–0)
MCI Center (15,964)
Washington, D.C.
1/30/1999
 CBS
No. 1 at No. 9 St. John's W 78–74  19–0 (11–0)
Madison Square Garden (19,528)
New York City
2/1/1999
 ESPN
No. 1 No. 16 Syracuse
Rivalry
L 42–59  19–1 (11–1)
Hartford Civic Center (16,294)
Hartford, Connecticut
2/6/1999*
 ABC
No. 1 at No. 4 Stanford W 70–59  20–1
Maples Pavilion (7,391)
Stanford, California
2/10/1999
 WTXX
No. 2 Boston College W 66–50  21–1 (12–1)
Hartford Civic Center (16,294)
Hartford, Connecticut
2/13/1999
 WTXX
No. 2 at Seton Hall W 53–48  22–1 (13–1)
Continental Airlines Arena (14,851)
East Rutherford, New Jersey
2/16/1999
 ESPN2
No. 2 Rutgers W 77–64  23–1 (14–1)
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027)
Storrs, Connecticut
2/20/1999
 CBS
No. 2 No. 15 Miami L 71–73  23–2 (14–2)
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027)
Storrs, Connecticut
2/22/1999
 ESPN
No. 2 at Providence W 72–65  24–2 (15–2)
Providence Civic Center (12,993)
Providence, Rhode Island
2/28/1999
 CBS
No. 4 at No. 20 Syracuse
Rivalry
W 70–58  25–2 (16–2)
Carrier Dome (30,367)
Syracuse, New York
Big East tournament
3/4/1999
 ESPN
(1) No. 3 vs. (9) Seton Hall
Quarterfinals
W 57–56  26–2
Madison Square Garden (17,540)
New York
3/5/1999
 ESPN
(1) No. 3 vs. (4) Syracuse
Semifinals/Rivalry
W 71–50  27–2
Madison Square Garden (19,548)
New York
3/6/1999
 ESPN
(1) No. 3 vs. (3) No. 10 St. John's
Championship
W 82–63  28–2
Madison Square Garden (19,548)
New York
NCAA tournament
3/11/1999*
 CBS
(1 W) No. 3 vs. (16 W) UTSA
First Round
W 91–66  29–2
McNichols Sports Arena (16,237)
Denver, Colorado
3/13/1999*
 CBS
(1 W) No. 3 vs. (9 W) No. 24 New Mexico
Second Round
W 78–56  30–2
McNichols Sports Arena (16,237)
Denver, Colorado
3/18/1999*
 CBS
(1 W) No. 3 vs. (5 W) No. 20 Iowa
Sweet Sixteen
W 78–68  31–2
America West Arena (17,957)
Phoenix, Arizona
3/20/1999*
 CBS
(1 W) No. 3 vs. (10 W) Gonzaga
Elite Eight
W 67–62  32–2
America West Arena (18,053)
Phoenix, Arizona
3/27/1999*
 CBS
(1 W) No. 3 vs. (4 S) No. 14 Ohio State
Final Four
W 64–58  33–2
Tropicana Field (41,340)
St. Petersburg, Florida
3/29/1999*
 CBS
(1 W) No. 3 vs. (1 E) No. 1 Duke
National 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.

Schedule Source:[3][4]

Game officials

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Non-conference Regular season

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Game Date Rank Opponent Opp Rank Officials
1 November 15 #2/#2 Quinnipiac NR/NR Tom Lopes, Jim Luchansky, Joe Vagna
2 November 19 #2/#2 Richmond NR/NR Jim Burr, Jim Haney, Michael Kitts
3 November 24 #2/#2 Hartford NR/NR John Cahill, Joe Adams, Bernard Clinton
4 November 27 #2/#2 Wagner NR/NR Tim Higgins, Joel Plunkett, Joe Mingle

Great Eight Basketball Classic

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Game Date Rank Opponent Opp Rank Officials
5 December 1 #1/#1 Washington #15/#14 Mike Wood, Zelton Steed, Karl Hess

Non-conference Regular season

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Game Date Rank Opponent Opp Rank Officials
6 December 5 #1/#1 Michigan State #9/#9 Ed Hightower, Tom Rucker, Jim Burr

MassMutual Game

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Game Date Rank Opponent Opp Rank Officials
7 December 9 #1/#1 @ Massachusetts NR/NR Michael Kitts, Tim Higgins, Ted Valentine

Big East Conference Regular season

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Game Date Rank Opponent Opp Rank Officials
8 December 12 #1/#1 @ Pittsburgh #20/#18 John Cahill, Steve Weimer, Ed Corbett

Non-conference Regular season

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Game Date Rank Opponent Opp Rank Officials
9 December 23 #1/#1 Fairfield NR/NR John Cahill, Joe Mingle, Pat Driscoll

Big East Conference Regular season

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Game Date Rank Opponent Opp Rank Officials
10 December 30 #1/#1 Villanova NR/NR Jody Sylvester, John Clougherty, Jeff Plunkett
11 January 2 #1/#1 Georgetown NR/NR Ted Valentine, Michael Kitts, Tom Lopes
12 January 6 #1/#1 @ Boston College NR/NR Jim Burr, Will Bush, John Hughes
13 January 9 #1/#1 @ West Virginia NR/NR Tim Higgins, Ed Corbett, Mike Brophy
14 January 12 #1/#1 Notre Dame NR/NR John Cahill, Frank Scagliotta, Curtis Shaw
15 January 16 #1/#1 Pittsburgh NR/NR Jim Burr, Bob Donato, Tony Greene
16 January 20 #1/#1 @ Miami (FL) #25/NR Will Bush, Michael Kitts, Curtis Shaw
17 January 23 #1/#1 Seton Hall NR/NR Jody Sylvester, Pat Driscoll, Donnee Gray
18 January 25 #1/#1 @ Georgetown NR/NR Jim Burr, Frank Scagliotta, John Cahill
19 January 30 #1/#1 @ St. John's #9/#10 Tim Higgins, Michael Kitts, Will Bush
20 February 1 #1/#1 Syracuse #16/#16 Jim Burr, Bob Donato, John Clougherty

Non-conference Regular season

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Game Date Rank Opponent Opp Rank Officials
21 February 6 #1/#1 @ Stanford #4/#4 Ted Valentine, John Cahill, Donnee Gray

Big East Conference Regular season

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Game Date Rank Opponent Opp Rank Officials
22 February 10 #2/#2 Boston College NR/NR Bob Donato, Jody Sylvester, Tim Hutchinson
23 February 13 #2/#2 @ Seton Hall NR/NR Rusty Herring, Ed Corbett, Jeff Plunkett
24 February 16 #2/#2 Rutgers NR/NR Tim Higgins, Tony Greene, Curtis Shaw
25 February 20 #2/#2 Miami (FL) #15/#16 John Cahill, Tom Lopes, Gene Monje
26 February 22 #4/#4 @ Providence NR/NR Jim Burr, Frank Scagliotta, Ted Hillary
27 February 28 #4/#4 @ Syracuse #24/#20 Tim Higgins, Donnee Gray, John Clougherty

AT&T Big East men's basketball tournament

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Game Round Date Seed Rank Opponent Opp Seed Opp Rank Officials
28 Quarterfinals March 4 (BE #1) #3/#3 Seton Hall (BE #9) NR/NR John Cahill, Curtis Shaw, Donnee Gray
29 Semifinals March 5 (BE #1) #3/#3 Syracuse (BE #4) NR/#20 Tim Higgins, Jody Sylvester, Ed Corbett
30 Championship Game March 6 (BE #1) #3/#3 St. John's (BE #3) #10/#9 Jim Burr, John Cahill, Bob Donato

NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament

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Game Round Date Seed Rank Opponent Opp Seed Opp Rank Officials
31 First Round March 11 (W #1) #3/#3 Texas–San Antonio (W #16) NR/NR Mark Whitehead, Larry Lembo, Robert Staffen
32 Second Round March 13 (W #1) #3/#3 New Mexico (W #9) #25/#24 Frank Scagliotta, Gerald Boudreaux, Phil Bova
33 Sweet Sixteen March 18 (W #1) #3/#3 Iowa (W #5) #21/#20 Jody Sylvester, Frank Bosone, John Sweeney
34 Elite Eight March 20 (W #1) #3/#3 Gonzaga (W #10) NR/NR Andre Pattillo, Larry Rose, Bobby Hunt
35 Final Four March 27 (W #1) #3/#3 Ohio State (S #4) #14/#14 Jim Burr, Larry Rose, Mark Whitehead
36 National Championship March 29 (W #1) #3/#3 Duke (E #1) #1/#1 Tim Higgins, Gerald Boudreaux, Scott Thornley

Media

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Local Radio
Flagship station Play–by–play Color commentator Studio host
WTIC–AM 1080 Joe D'Ambrosio Wayne Norman

Awards and honors

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Team players drafted into the NBA

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

References

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  1. ^ "1998-99 Big East Conference Season Summary". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
  2. ^ "1998-99 UConn Huskies Roster and Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
  3. ^ 2015-16 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 22, 2015. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
  4. ^ "Connecticut Men's Basketball Archive Schedule". UConn Huskies. Archived from the original on March 11, 2016. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
  5. ^ "Final Four Most Outstanding Players". cbs.sportsline.com. Archived from the original on September 7, 2008. Retrieved March 31, 2008.
  6. ^ "1999 NBA Draft on". Databasebasketball.com. Archived from the original on May 22, 2013. Retrieved August 15, 2013.
  7. ^ "2000 NBA Draft on". Databasebasketball.com. Archived from the original on June 13, 2013. Retrieved August 15, 2013.