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.
Schedule
!colspan=12 style=""| Regular Season
!colspan=12 style=""| Big East tournament
!colspan=12 style=""| NCAA tournament
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Media + Local Radio 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 1 7 Richard Hamilton Washington Wizards 2000 2 33 Jake Voskuhl Chicago Bulls 2000 2 34 Khalid El-Amin Chicago Bulls
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