1999 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season199899
Teams6
SiteHirsch Memorial Coliseum
Shreveport, Louisiana
ChampionsUTSA Roadrunners (2nd title)
Winning coachTim Carter (1st title)
1998–99 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Texas State135 .722199  .679
UTSA126 .6671811  .621
Nicholls State126 .6671415  .483
Louisiana-Monroe126 .6671314  .481
Lamar117 .6111711  .607
McNeese State117 .6111315  .464
Northwestern State810 .4441115  .423
Texas–Arlington810 .4441016  .385
Sam Houston State711 .3891016  .385
Southeastern Louisiana315 .167620  .231
Stephen F. Austin216 .111422  .154
1999 Southland tournament winner

The 1999 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament was held March 4–6 at Hirsch Memorial Coliseum in Shreveport, Louisiana.[1]

UTSA defeated Texas State in the championship game, 71–63, to win their second Southland men's basketball tournament.

The Roadrunners received a bid to the 1999 NCAA Tournament as the No. 16 seed in the West region.

Format

Six of the ten conference members participated in the tournament field. They were seeded based on regular season conference records, with the top two seeds receiving a bye to the semifinal round. Tournament play began with the quarterfinal round.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
March 4
Semifinals
March 5
Championship
March 6
         
1 Texas State 92
6 McNeese State 82
4 Louisiana–Monroe 71
5 Lamar 90
1 Texas State 63
2 UTSA 71
3 Nicholls State 87
6 McNeese State 100
5 Lamar 63
2 UTSA 77

References

  1. "1998-99 Southland Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
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