1999 SWAC men's basketball tournament
{{Short description|Basketball Tournament March 1999 in Louisiana}}
{{use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox NCAA Basketball Conference tournament
| Year = 1999
| Conference = SWAC
| Division = I
| Gender = Men's
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| Teams = 8
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| 1stRoundArena = Campus Sites
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| SemiArena = F. G. Clark Activity Center
| SemiCity = Baton Rouge, Louisiana
| FinalArena = F. G. Clark Activity Center
| FinalCity = Baton Rouge, Louisiana
| Champions = Alcorn State
| TitleCount = 5th
| Coach = Davey Whitney
| CoachCount = 5th
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{{1998–99 SWAC men's basketball standings}}
The 1999 SWAC men's basketball tournament was held March 3–5, 1999. The quarterfinal round was held at the home arena of the higher-seeded team, while the semifinal and championship rounds were held at the F. G. Clark Activity Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.{{cite web|title=1998-99 Southwest Athletic Conference Season Summary|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/swac/1999.html#all_conference-tournament|website=sports-reference.com|accessdate=January 9, 2022}} Alcorn State defeated {{cbb link|year=1998–99|sex=none|team=Southern Jaguars|title=Southern}}, 89–83 in the championship game.{{cite web |title=Alcorn State Is Dancing Baby |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/alcorn-state-is-dancing-baby/ |publisher=CBS News |date=March 6, 1999 |access-date=January 9, 2022}} The Braves received the conference's automatic bid to the 1999 NCAA tournament as No. 15 seed in the West Region.{{cite news |title=Stanford Gets West No. 2 Seed / Cardinal face Alcorn State in Seattle |url=https://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/Stanford-Gets-West-No-2-Seed-Cardinal-face-2943200.php |newspaper=San Francisco Chronicle |date=March 8, 1999 |access-date=January 9, 2022}}
Bracket and results
{{8TeamBracket
| RD1=Quarterfinals
March 3
| RD2=Semifinals
March 5
| RD3=Final
March 7
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| nowrap=yes
| RD1-seed1 = 1
| RD1-team1 = Alcorn State
| RD1-score1 = 114
| RD1-seed2 = 8
| RD1-team2 = {{cbb link|year=1998|sex=none|team=Prairie View A&M Panthers|title=Prairie View A&M}}
| RD1-score2 = 61
| RD1-seed3 = 4
| RD1-team3 = {{cbb link|year=1998|sex=none|team=Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils|title=Mississippi Valley State}}
| RD1-score3 = 71
| RD1-seed4 = 5
| RD1-team4 = {{cbb link|year=1998|sex=none|team=Alabama State Hornets|title=Alabama State}}
| RD1-score4 = 58
| RD1-seed5 = 3
| RD1-team5 = {{cbb link|year=1998|sex=none|team=Jackson State Tigers|title=Jackson State}}
| RD1-score5 = 73
| RD1-seed6 = 6
| RD1-team6 = {{cbb link|year=1998|sex=none|team=Texas Southern Tigers|title=Texas Southern}}
| RD1-score6 = 49
| RD1-seed7 = 2
| RD1-team7 = {{cbb link|year=1998|sex=none|team=Southern Jaguars|title=Southern}}
| RD1-score7 = 92
| RD1-seed8 = 7
| RD1-team8 = {{cbb link|year=1998|team=Grambling State Tigers|title=Grambling State}}
| RD1-score8 = 83
| RD2-seed1 = 1
| RD2-team1 = Alcorn State
| RD2-score1 = 73
| RD2-seed2 = 4
| RD2-team2 = Mississippi Valley State
| RD2-score2 = 61
| RD2-seed3 = 3
| RD2-team3 = Jackson State
| RD2-score3 = 66
| RD2-seed4 = 2
| RD2-team4 = Southern
| RD2-score4 = 67
| RD3-seed1 = 1
| RD3-team1 = Alcorn State
| RD3-score1 = 89
| RD3-seed2 = 2
| RD3-team2 = Southern
| RD3-score2 = 83
}}
References
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{{SWAC men's basketball tournament navbox}}
{{1999 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament navbox}}
Category:1998–99 Southwestern Athletic Conference men's basketball season