1998-1999 Big East Standings & Post-Season Results --------------------------------------------------- Connecticut 16-2 .889 34-2 .944 NCAA #1 seed 6-0 National Champion Miami, Fl 15-3 .833 23-7 .767 NCAA #2 seed 1-1 St. John's 14-4 .778 28-9 .757 NCAA #3 seed 3-1 Elite 8 Villanova 10-8 .556 21-11 .656 NCAA #8 seed 0-1 Syracuse 10-8 .556 21-12 .636 NCAA #8 seed 0-1 Rutgers 9-9 .500 19-13 .594 NIT 1-1 Providence 9-9 .500 16-14 .533 NIT 0-1 Seton Hall 8-10 .444 15-15 .500 NIT 0-1 Notre Dame 8-10 .444 14-16 .467 Georgetown 6-12 .333 15-16 .484 NIT 0-1 Pittsburgh 5-13 .278 14-16 .467 West Virginia 4-14 .222 10-19 .526 Big East Tournament (Madison Square Garden) ------------------------------------------- First Round: #9 Seton Hall 79, #8 Notre Dame 69 #4 Syracuse 96, #13 Boston College 55 #5 Villanova 73, #12 West Virginia 61 #10 Georgetown 68, #7 Providence 66 #6 Rutgers 64, #11 Pittsburgh 51 Quarterfinals: #1 Connecticut 57, #9 Seton Hall 56 #4 Syracuse 70, #5 Villanova 62 #2 Miami 65, #10 Georgetown 54 #3 St. John's 77, #6 Rutgers 62 Semifinals #1 Connecticut 71, #4 Syracuse 50 #3 St. John's 62, #2 Miami 59 Championship: #1 Connecticut 82, #3 St. John's 63 NCAA ---- Round of 64 (1 ) Connecticut 91, (16) Texas-SA 66 (2 ) Miami 75, (15) Lafayette 54 (3 ) St. John's 69, (14) Samford 43 (9 ) Oklahoma St 69, (8 ) Syracuse 61 (9 ) Mississippi 72, (8 ) Villanova 70 Round Of 32 (1 ) Connecticut 78, (9 ) New Mexico 56 (10) Purdue 73, (2 ) Miami 63 (3 ) St. John's 86, (6 ) Indiana 61 Sweet Sixteen (1 ) Connecticut 78, (5 ) Iowa 68 (3 ) St. John's 76, (2 ) Maryland 62 Elite Eight (1 ) Connecticut 67, (10) Gonzaga 62 (4 ) Ohio St 77, (3 ) St. John's 74 National Semifinals (1 ) Connecticut 64, (4 ) Ohio St 58 National Championship (1 ) Connecticut 77, (1 ) Duke 74 NIT ---- *Rutgers 58, Hofstra 45 Clemson 78, *Rutgers 68 *Old Dominion 75, Seton Hall 56 *Princeton 54, Georgetown 47 *N.C. State 92, Providence 86 Conference Awards ------------------ Co-Players Of The Year: Richard Hamilton (Connecticut) Tim James (Miami) Defensive Player Of The Year: Etan Thomas (Syracuse) Rookie Of The Year: Troy Murphy (Notre Dame) Most Improved Player: Johnny Hemsley (Miami) Coach Of The Year: Leonard Hamilton (Miami) First Team All Conference: Richard Hamilton (Connecticut) Tim James (Miami) Johnny Hemsley (Miami) Jamel Thomas (Providence) Ron Artest (St. John's) Second Team All Conference: Khalid El-Amin (Connecticut) Troy Murphy (Notre Dame) Bootsy Thornton (St. John's) Etan Thomas (Syracuse) Marcus Goree (West Virginia) Third Team All Conference: Vonteego Cummings (Pittsburgh) Isaac Hawkins (Pittsburgh) Rob Hodgson (Rutgers) Jason Hart (Syracuse) John Celestand (Villanova) All Rookie Team: Kevin Braswell (Georgetown) Anthony Perry (Georgetown) Troy Murphy (Notre Dame) Dahntay Jones (Rutgers) Erick Barkley (St. John's) Tournament MVP: Kevin Freeman (Connecticut) All Tournament Team: Richard Hamilton (Connecticut) Khalid El-Amin (Connecticut) Erick Barkley (St. John's) Tim James (Miami) Etan Thomas (Syracuse)