1999 America East men's basketball tournament

1999 America East men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1998–99
Champions	Delaware (4th title)
Winning coach	Mike Brey (2nd title)
MVP	John Gordon (Delaware)
America East men's basketball tournaments

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. 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

	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

• America East Conference