1999 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1999 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament took place from February 25–28, 1999, at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina. The College of Charleston Cougars, led by head coach John Kresse, won their first Southern Conference title and received the automatic berth to the 1999 NCAA Tournament.[1]

1999 Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1998–99
Teams12
SiteGreensboro Coliseum
Greensboro, NC
ChampionsCollege of Charleston (1st title)
Winning coachJohn Kresse (1st title)
Southern Conference Men's Basketball Tournaments
1998–99 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
North
Appalachian State13–3 .813  21–8  .724
Davidson†11–5 .688  16–11  .593
East Tennessee State9–7 .563  17–11  .607
VMI9–7 .563  12–15  .444
UNC Greensboro5–11 .313  7–20  .259
Western Carolina2–14 .125  8–21  .276
South
No. 16 College of Charleston†16–0 1.000  28–3  .903
Chattanooga9–7 .563  16–12  .571
Wofford8–8 .500  11–16  .407
Georgia Southern6–10 .375  11–17  .393
Furman5–11 .313  12–16  .429
The Citadel3–13 .188  9–18  .333
† SoCon Tournament winner
As of April 30, 1999; Rankings from AP Poll

Format

All twelve teams were eligible for the tournament. The tournament used a preset bracket consisting of four rounds, the first of which featured four games, with the winners moving on to the quarterfinal round. The top two finishers in each division received first round byes.

Bracket
  First Round
February 25		 Quarterfinals
February 26		 Semifinals
February 27		 Finals
February 28
                                     
4N VMI 49  
5S Furman 57  
  1S #17 Coll. of Charleston 98  
    5S Furman 74  
     
       
  1S #17 Coll. of Charleston 80  
  6N Western Carolina 49  
       
       
  2N Davidson 77
    6N Western Carolina 82  
3S Wofford 64
6N Western Carolina 67  
  1N Appalachian State 67
  1S #17 Coll. of Charleston 77
4S Georgia Southern 81  
5N UNC Greensboro 78  
  1N Appalachian State 74
    4S Georgia Southern 65  
     
       
  1N Appalachian State 94**
  2S Chattanooga 91  
       
       
  2S Chattanooga 77
    3N East Tennessee St. 65  
3N East Tennessee St. 72
6S The Citadel 59  

* Overtime game

See also

References
  1. 1998–99 Southern Conference Season Summary
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