1998–99 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

1998–99 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
1998–99 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
NCAA Tournament National Champions; Big East Tournament champions; Big East regular season champions
Conference	Big East Conference (1979–2013)\|Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 1
AP	No. 3
Record	34–2 (16–2 Big East)
Head coach	Jim Calhoun (13th season);
Assistant coaches	Karl Hobbs; Tom Moore; Dave Leitao;
Home arena	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion; Hartford Civic Center
	Seasons ← 1997–98 1999–2000 →

1998–99 Big East men's basketball standings
v t e	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

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

Schedule

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	No. 3	vs. Seton Hall Quarterfinals	W 57–56	26–2	Madison Square Garden (17,540) New York
3/5/1999 ESPN	No. 3	vs. Syracuse Semifinals/Rivalry	W 71–50	27–2	Madison Square Garden (19,548) New York
3/6/1999 ESPN	No. 3	vs. No. 10 St. John's Championship	W 82–63	28–2	Madison Square Garden (19,548) New York
NCAA Tournament
3/11/1999* CBS	No. 3 (1)	vs. No. (16) UTSA First Round	W 91–66	29–2	McNichols Sports Arena (16,237) Denver, Colorado
3/13/1999* CBS	No. 3 (1)	vs. No. 24 (9) New Mexico Second Round	W 78–56	30–2	McNichols Sports Arena (16,237) Denver, Colorado
3/18/1999* CBS	No. 3 (1)	vs. No. 20 (5) Iowa Sweet Sixteen	W 78–68	31–2	America West Arena (17,957) Phoenix, Arizona
3/20/1999* CBS	No. 3 (1)	vs. No. (10) Gonzaga Elite Eight	W 67–62	32–2	America West Arena (18,053) Phoenix, Arizona
3/27/1999* CBS	No. 3 (1)	vs. No. 14 (4) Ohio State Final Four	W 64–58	33–2	Tropicana Field (41,340) St. Petersburg, Florida
3/29/1999* CBS	No. 3 (1)	vs. No. 1 (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]

Awards and honors

Richard Hamilton, NCAA Men's MOP Award^[5]

Team players drafted into the NBA

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

^ "1998-99 Big East Conference Season Summary". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
^ "1998-99 UConn Huskies Roster and Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
^ 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. Archived from the original on 7 September 2008. Retrieved 31 March 2008.
^ "1999 NBA Draft on". Databasebasketball.com. Archived from the original on 2013-05-22. Retrieved 2013-08-15.
^ "2000 NBA Draft on". Databasebasketball.com. Archived from the original on 2013-06-13. Retrieved 2013-08-15.

[1] "1998-99 Big East Conference Season Summary". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 1 April 2019.

[2] "1998-99 UConn Huskies Roster and Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 1 April 2019.

[cstv-3] 2015-16 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Retrieved 10 March 2016.

[4] "Connecticut Men's Basketball Archive Schedule". UConn Huskies. Retrieved 10 March 2016.

[Tourney_History-5] "Final Four Most Outstanding Players". cbs.sportsline.com. Archived from the original on 7 September 2008. Retrieved 31 March 2008.

[6] "1999 NBA Draft on". Databasebasketball.com. Archived from the original on 2013-05-22. Retrieved 2013-08-15.

[7] "2000 NBA Draft on". Databasebasketball.com. Archived from the original on 2013-06-13. Retrieved 2013-08-15.

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Venues	Willis Nichols 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) Webster Bank Arena (2013–2014)
Rivalries	Georgetown Syracuse UMass
Culture & lore	Jonathan the Husky "UConn Husky" 6-overtime game 2011 Miracle Run Blue blood status
People	Head coaches NBA players Huskies of Honor Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of 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 1999–2000 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 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics