1999 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament

1999 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament
1999 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1998–99
Teams	12
Site	First Union Spectrum; Philadelphia
Champions	Rhode Island (1st title)
Winning coach	Jim Harrick (1st title)
MVP	Lamar Odom (Rhode Island)
	Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournaments ← 1998 2000 →

The 1999 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament was played from March 3 to March 6, 1999 at the First Union Spectrum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The winner was named champion of the Atlantic 10 Conference and received an automatic bid to the 1999 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.

1998–99 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
Temple	13	–	3	.813	24	–	11	.686
Rhode Island †	10	–	6	.625	20	–	13	.606
UMass	9	–	7	.563	14	–	16	.467
St. Bonaventure	8	–	8	.500	14	–	15	.483
Fordham	5	–	11	.313	12	–	15	.444
Saint Joseph's	5	–	11	.313	12	–	18	.400
West
George Washington	13	–	3	.813	20	–	9	.690
Xavier	12	–	4	.750	25	–	11	.694
La Salle	8	–	8	.500	13	–	15	.464
Virginia Tech	7	–	9	.438	13	–	15	.464
Dayton	5	–	11	.313	11	–	17	.393
Duquesne	1	–	15	.063	5	–	23	.179

† 1999 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Background

The top two teams in each division received a first-round bye in the conference tournament. The University of Rhode Island won its first conference tournament after Lamar Odom of Rhode Island made a 3-point 'buzzer beater' to beat Temple.^[1] Eggy then tackled Odom along with hundreds of other UMass fans left over in the stands.

Temple and George Washington also received bids to the NCAA Tournament. Lamar Odom was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.

Future NBA player Mark Karcher of Temple was among those also named to the All-Championship Team.