1999 Conference USA men's basketball tournament
{{short description|Sports event}}
{{use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox NCAA Basketball Conference tournament
| Year = 1999
| Conference = Conference USA
| Division = I
| Gender = Men's
| Image =
| ImageSize =
| Caption =
| Teams = 12
| Arena = Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex
| City = Birmingham, AL
| Champions = UNC Charlotte
| TitleCount = 1st
| Coach = Bobby Lutz
| CoachCount = 1st
| MVP = Galen Young
| MVPTeam = UNC Charlotte
}}
{{1998–99 Conference USA men's basketball standings}}
The 1999 Conference USA men's basketball tournament was held March 3–6 at the Birmingham–Jefferson Convention Complex in Birmingham, Alabama.{{cite web| title=1998-99 Conference USA Season Summary| work =sports-reference.com| publisher =Sports Reference LLC| year=2016| url =https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/cusa/1999.html| accessdate =April 18, 2016}}
UNC Charlotte upset Louisville in the championship game, 68–59, to clinch their first Conference USA men's tournament championship.
The 49ers, in turn, received an automatic bid to the 1999 NCAA tournament. They were joined in the tournament by fellow C-USA members UAB, Cincinnati, and Louisville, who all earned at-large bids.
Format
There were no new changes to the tournament format. The top four teams (in particular, the top two teams from the conference's two divisions: America and National) were given byes into the quarterfinal round while the remaining eight teams were placed into the first round. All seeds were determined by overall regular season conference records.
Bracket
{{4RoundBracket-Byes
| RD1=First round
Wednesday, March 3
| RD2=Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 4
| RD3=Semifinals
Friday, March 5
| RD4=Championship
Saturday, March 6
| RD1-seed03=9
| RD1-team03={{cbb link|1998|sex=men|team=South Florida Bulls|title=South Florida}}
| RD1-score03=88
| RD1-seed04=8
| RD1-team04={{cbb link|1998|sex=men|team=Memphis Tigers|title=Memphis}}
| RD1-score04=81
| RD1-seed05=5
| RD1-team05=UNC Charlotte
| RD1-score05=75
| RD1-seed06=12
| RD1-team06={{cbb link|1998|sex=men|team=Houston Cougars|title=Houston}}
| RD1-score06=51
| RD1-seed11=7
| RD1-team11={{cbb link|1998|sex=men|team=Saint Louis Billikens|title=Saint Louis}}
| RD1-score11=59
| RD1-seed12=10
| RD1-team12=Marquette
| RD1-score12=52
| RD1-seed13=6
| RD1-team13={{cbb link|1998|sex=men|team=DePaul Blue Demons|title=DePaul}}
| RD1-score13=95
| RD1-seed14=11
| RD1-team14={{cbb link|1998|sex=men|team=Tulane Green Wave|title=Tulane}}
| RD1-score14=59
| RD2-seed01=1
| RD2-team01=#7 Cincinnati
| RD2-score01=76
| RD2-seed02=9
| RD2-team02=South Florida
| RD2-score02=56
| RD2-seed03=5
| RD2-team03=UNC Charlotte
| RD2-score03=83
| RD2-seed04=4
| RD2-team04={{cbb link|1998|team=Southern Miss Golden Eagles|title=Southern Miss}}
| RD2-score04=75
| RD2-seed05=2
| RD2-team05=Louisville
| RD2-score05=70
| RD2-seed06=7
| RD2-team06=Saint Louis
| RD2-score06=61
| RD2-seed07=6
| RD2-team07=DePaul
| RD2-score07=73
| RD2-seed08=3
| RD2-team08=UAB
| RD2-score08=79
| RD3-seed01=1
| RD3-team01=#7 Cincinnati
| RD3-score01=52
| RD3-seed02=5
| RD3-team02=UNC Charlotte
| RD3-score02=55
| RD3-seed03=2
| RD3-team03=Louisville
| RD3-score03=77
| RD3-seed04=3
| RD3-team04=UAB
| RD3-score04=68
| RD4-seed01=5
| RD4-team01=UNC Charlotte
| RD4-score01=68
| RD4-seed02=2
| RD4-team02=Louisville
| RD4-score02=59
}}
References
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{{Conference USA men's basketball tournament navbox}}
{{1999 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament navbox}}
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