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1998–99 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

American college basketball season

Field	Value
year	1998–99
team	Connecticut Huskies
sport	Basketball
image	Connecticut Huskies wordmark.svg
image_size	250
conference	Big East Conference
short_conf	Big East
CoachRank	1
APRank	3
record	34–2
conf_record	16–2
head_coach	Jim Calhoun
hc_year	13th
asst_coach1	Karl Hobbs
asst_coach2	Tom Moore
asst_coach3	Dave Leitao
stadium	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion
Hartford Civic Center
champion	[NCAA tournament](1999-ncaa-division-i-men-s-basketball-tournament) National Champions
[Big East tournament champions](1999-big-east-men-s-basketball-tournament)
Big East regular season champions
tourney	[National Championship Game](1999-ncaa-division-i-men-s-basketball-championship-game)
tourney_result
W 77–74 vs. [Duke](1998-99-duke-blue-devils-men-s-basketball-team)

Hartford Civic Center Big East tournament champions Big East regular season champions W 77–74 vs. Duke 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 with a victory over St. John's 82–63.

In the 1999 NCAA Tournament the Huskies were invited as a #1 seed. With wins over Texas–San Antonio, New Mexico, Iowa and Gonzaga, UConn finally advanced to the Final Four. 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.

Jim Calhoun

Tom Moore

Dave Leitao

Schedule

Game officials

Non-conference Regular season

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	Tom Lopes, Jim Luchansky, Joe Vagna
	Jim Burr, Jim Haney, Michael Kitts
	John Cahill, Joe Adams, Bernard Clinton
	Tim Higgins, Joel Plunkett, Joe Mingle

Great Eight Basketball Classic

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	Mike Wood, Zelton Steed, Karl Hess

Non-conference Regular season

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	Ed Hightower, Tom Rucker, Jim Burr

MassMutual Game

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	Michael Kitts, Tim Higgins, Ted Valentine

Big East Conference Regular season

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	John Cahill, Steve Weimer, Ed Corbett

Non-conference Regular season

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	John Cahill, Joe Mingle, Pat Driscoll

Big East Conference Regular season

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	Jody Sylvester, John Clougherty, Jeff Plunkett
	Ted Valentine, Michael Kitts, Tom Lopes
	Jim Burr, Will Bush, John Hughes
	Tim Higgins, Ed Corbett, Mike Brophy
	John Cahill, Frank Scagliotta, Curtis Shaw
	Jim Burr, Bob Donato, Tony Greene
	Will Bush, Michael Kitts, Curtis Shaw
	Jody Sylvester, Pat Driscoll, Donnee Gray
	Jim Burr, Frank Scagliotta, John Cahill
	Tim Higgins, Michael Kitts, Will Bush
	Jim Burr, Bob Donato, John Clougherty

Non-conference Regular season

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	Ted Valentine, John Cahill, Donnee Gray

Big East Conference Regular season

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	Bob Donato, Jody Sylvester, Tim Hutchinson
	Rusty Herring, Ed Corbett, Jeff Plunkett
	Tim Higgins, Tony Greene, Curtis Shaw
	John Cahill, Tom Lopes, Gene Monje
	Jim Burr, Frank Scagliotta, Ted Hillary
	Tim Higgins, Donnee Gray, John Clougherty

AT&T Big East men's basketball tournament

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	John Cahill, Curtis Shaw, Donnee Gray
	Tim Higgins, Jody Sylvester, Ed Corbett
	Jim Burr, John Cahill, Bob Donato

NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament

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	Mark Whitehead, Larry Lembo, Robert Staffen
	Frank Scagliotta, Gerald Boudreaux, Phil Bova
	Jody Sylvester, Frank Bosone, John Sweeney
	Andre Pattillo, Larry Rose, Bobby Hunt
	Jim Burr, Larry Rose, Mark Whitehead
	Tim Higgins, Gerald Boudreaux, Scott Thornley

Media

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

Awards and honors

Richard Hamilton, NCAA Men's MOP Award

Team players drafted into the NBA

Year	Round	Pick	Player	NBA club
[1999](1999-nba-draft)	1	7	Richard Hamilton	Washington Wizards
[2000](2000-nba-draft)	2	33	Jake Voskuhl	Chicago Bulls
2000	2	34	Khalid El-Amin	Chicago Bulls

References

(March 30, 1999). "Yes, UConn!". [[The Tampa Bay Times]].
"1998-99 UConn Huskies Roster and Stats".
(March 12, 1999). "Connecticut 91, Tex.-San Antonio 66". [[United Press International.
(March 14, 1999). "Punchless New Mexico Is KO'd Early by Connecticut". [[Los Angeles Times]].
(March 19, 1999). "Connecticut Gets It Together to Finish Off Iowa and Davis". [[The Los Angeles Times]].
(March 21, 1999). "Final Four Gets Its First Two". [[The Washington Post]].
(March 28, 1999). "Connecticut Steps Over Ohio State on Its Way to the Final". [[The New York Times]].
"2015-16 Connecticut Basketball History". UConn Huskies.
"Connecticut Men's Basketball Archive Schedule".
"Final Four Most Outstanding Players". cbs.sportsline.com.
"1999 NBA Draft on". Databasebasketball.com.
"2000 NBA Draft on". Databasebasketball.com.

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