1998–99 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team
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The 1998–1999 Michigan State Spartans men's basketball team represented Michigan State University
in the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
.
, Michigan State qualified for the Final Four
, where they lost to the Duke Blue Devils.
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Michigan State University
Michigan State University is a public research university in East Lansing, Michigan, USA. Founded in 1855, it was the pioneer land-grant institution and served as a model for future land-grant colleges in the United States under the 1862 Morrill Act.MSU pioneered the studies of packaging,...
in the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
The 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season concluded in the 64-team 1999 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament whose finals were held at Tropicana Field in . The Connecticut Huskies earned their first national championship by defeating the Duke Blue Devils 77–74 on March 29, 1999...
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Regular season
During the 1999 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament1999 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 1999 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 11, 1999, and ended with the championship game on March 29 at Tropicana Field in St....
, Michigan State qualified for the Final Four
1999 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 1999 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 11, 1999, and ended with the championship game on March 29 at Tropicana Field in St....
, where they lost to the Duke Blue Devils.
NCAA basketball tournament
- Mideast
- Michigan State (#1 seed) 76, Mount St. Mary’s (#16 seed) 53
- Michigan State 74, Mississippi (#9 seed) 66
- Michigan State 54, Oklahoma (#13 seed) 46
- Michigan State 73, Kentucky (#3 seed) 66
- Final Four
- Duke 68, Michigan State 62
Awards and honors
- Mateen Cleaves, All-America selection
- Mateen Cleaves, Big Ten Player of the Year
- Mateen Cleaves, Big Ten First Team
- Mateen Cleaves, Chicago Tribune Silver BasketballChicago Tribune Silver BasketballThe Chicago Tribune Silver Basketball was an award that was presented annually by the Chicago Tribune to the Most Valuable Player of the Big Ten Conference for both men's and women's basketball in the United States through 2007. The Chicago Tribune awarded the Silver Basketball for men's basketball...
- Mateen Cleaves, Most Outstanding Player, Big Ten Conference Basketball Tournament
- Morris Peterson, Big Ten First Team
Team players drafted into the NBA
No one from the men’s team was selected in the 1999 NBA Draft1999 NBA Draft
The 1999 NBA Draft was held on June 30, 1999 at the MCI Center in Washington, D.C. It was the first draft in which four players from the same college were picked in the first round, with Elton Brand , Trajan Langdon , Corey Maggette and William Avery being selected out of Duke University...
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See also
- 1999 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament1999 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball TournamentThe 1999 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 11, 1999, and ended with the championship game on March 29 at Tropicana Field in St....
- List of NCAA Division I institutions