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1999 America East men's basketball tournament

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1999 America East men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1998–99
ChampionsDelaware (4th title)
Winning coachMike Brey (2nd title)
MVPJohn Gordon (Delaware)
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1998–99 America East Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Delaware 15 3   .833 25 6   .806
Drexel 15 3   .833 20 9   .690
Hofstra 14 4   .778 22 10   .688
Maine 13 5   .722 19 9   .679
Hartford 9 9   .500 11 16   .407
Vermont 7 11   .389 11 16   .407
Northeastern 6 12   .333 10 18   .357
Boston University 5 13   .278 9 18   .333
Towson 4 14   .222 6 22   .214
New Hampshire 2 16   .111 4 23   .148
1999 America East tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 1999 America East men's basketball tournament was hosted by the Delaware Blue Hens at Bob Carpenter Center . The final was also held at Bob Carpenter Center. Delaware gained its second consecutive America East Conference Championships and an automatic berth to the NCAA tournament with its win over Drexel.[1] Delaware was given the 13th seed in the East Regional of the NCAA Tournament and lost in the first round to Tennessee 62–52. Hofstra University gained a bid to the NIT and lost in the first round to Rutgers 58–45.

Bracket and Results

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First round Second round Semifinals Finals
            
1 Delaware 83
9 Towson 63
8 Boston University 58
9 Towson 71
1 Delaware 90
4 Maine 73
4 Maine 76
5 Hartford 71
1 Delaware 86
2 Drexel 67
2 Drexel 64
7 Northeastern 56
7 Northeastern 77
10 New Hampshire 69
2 Drexel 55
3 Hofstra 37
3 Hofstra 69
6 Vermont 59

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Tresolini, Kevin (March 7, 1999). "Excited and invited". The News Journal. p. 39. Retrieved June 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.