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1999 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament

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1999 Southland Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1998–99
Teams6
SiteHirsch Memorial Coliseum
Shreveport, Louisiana
ChampionsUTSA Roadrunners (1st title)
Winning coachTim Carter (1st title)
← 1998
2000 →
1998–99 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Texas State 13 5   .722 19 9   .679
UTSA 12 6   .667 18 11   .621
Nicholls State 12 6   .667 14 15   .483
Louisiana-Monroe 12 6   .667 13 14   .481
Lamar 11 7   .611 17 11   .607
McNeese State 11 7   .611 13 15   .464
Northwestern State 8 10   .444 11 15   .423
Texas–Arlington 8 10   .444 10 16   .385
Sam Houston State 7 11   .389 10 16   .385
Southeastern Louisiana 3 15   .167 6 20   .231
Stephen F. Austin 2 16   .111 4 22   .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 first 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

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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

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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

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