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1999 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament Teams 64 Finals Site Tropicana Field St. Petersburg, Florida Champions Connecticut (1st title) Runner-Up Duke (8th title game) Semifinalists Michigan State (3rd Final Four) Ohio State (9th Final Four) Winning Coach Jim Calhoun (1st title) MOP Richard Hamilton Connecticut Attendance 720,685 Top scorer Richard Hamilton Connecticut (145 points) |
The 1999 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing
in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division
I college basketball. It began on March 11, 1999, and ended with the championship
game on March 29 at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida. A total
of 63 games were played. This year's Final Four was the first - and so far, only
- to be held in a baseball-specific facility, as Tropicana Field is home to
the Tampa Bay Rays (formerly Tampa Bay Devil Rays) Connecticut, coached by Jim Calhoun, won the national title with a 77-74 victory in the final game over Duke, coached by Mike Krzyzewski. Richard "Rip" Hamilton of Connecticut was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. This was a significant victory for the program, as it cemented Connecticut's reputation as a true basketball power after decades of barely missing the Final Four. |
In the rivalry between UConn and the University of Tennessee, there is no love lost
between Auriemma and Tennessee coach Pat Summitt. The two schools have faced
each other in the National Championships more times than any other two college
basketball teams, and possibly any two schools in any sport in the NCAA. As of
January 12, 2005, UConn leads the all-time series, 13-8. Rebecca Lobo,Jennifer
Rizzotti, Svetlana Abrosimova,Shea Ralph, Nykesha Sales, Swin Cash, Kara Wolters,
Tamika Williams, Diana Taurasi, Asjha Jones, Sue Bird, Ann Strother and Barbara
Turner are among the women's professional basketball players that attended
UConn. |
Strong alumni, student, and fan support for UConn's men's basketball teams helped
the Huskies' women's basketball program attract Geno Auriemma as head coach. Under
the tutelage of Auriemma, UConn has become one of the few schools that consistently
competes for the national title in women's basketball. The Huskies are
also part of one of the fiercest rivalries in all of women's college sports.
embarrassing losses on national TV. All but 2 were broadcast on ESPN/ABC/CBS,
resulting in maximum exposure. |
March 18, 2008 UD Arena Dayton, Ohio Host: University of Dayton UD Arena Concierge March 20 and 22, 2008 Honda Center Anaheim, California Host: Big West Conference Honda Center Concierge Pepsi Center Denver, Colorado Hosts: Colorado State University Pepsi Center Concierge Qwest Center Omaha Omaha, Nebraska Hosts: Creighton University Qwest Center Omaha Concierge Verizon Center Washington, D.C. Host: Georgetown University Verizon Center Concierge March 21 and 23, 2008 BJCC Arena Birmingham, Alabama Host: Southeastern Conference BJCC Arena Concierge Alltel Arena Little Rock, Arkansas Host: University of Arkansas Alltel Arena Concierge RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina Host: North Carolina State University RBC Center Concierge St. Pete Times Forum Tampa, Florida Host: University of South Florida St Pete Times Forum Concierge March 27 and 29, 2008 East Regional Charlotte Bobcats Arena Charlotte, North Carolina Host: University of North Carolina Charlotte Arena Concierge West Regional US Airways Center Phoenix, Arizona Host: Arizona State University US Airways Center Concierge March 28 and 30, 2008 Midwest Regional Ford Field Detroit, Michigan Host: University of Detroit Mercy Ford Field Concierge South Regional Reliant Stadium Houston, Texas Host: University of Houston and Rice Reliant Stadium Concierge Final Four: April 5 and 7, 2008 Alamodome San Antonio, Texas Host: Univ. of Texas-San Antonio Alamodome Concierge |
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In 2004, UConn became the second school ever, and the first in Division I, to win
the men's NCAA National Championship and the women's basketball title in the same
season. It was also the first school to ever have both teams ranked number
1 in the nation at the same time (1994), and has also spent the most weeks by far
with both teams holding the number one spot, with Duke University being the
only other team ever to achieve the feat, for a short period during the 2003-2004
season. In 2006, UConn became the third school ever to have 4 players drafted in Round 1 of the NBA Draft, and the first school ever to have 5 players selected in the two-round draft. |
