1999 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1999 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament was the 43rd annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college basketball in the United States.

1999 NCAA Men's Division II
Basketball Tournament
Teams48
Finals siteCommonwealth Convention Center
Louisville, Kentucky
ChampionsKentucky Wesleyan (7th title)
Runner-upMetro State (1st title game)
Semifinalists
Winning coachRay Harper (1st title)
MOPAntonio Garcia, (Kentucky Wesleyan)

Officially culminating the 1998–99 NCAA Division II men's basketball season, the tournament featured forty-eight teams from around the country.

The Elite Eight, national semifinals, and championship were again played at the Commonwealth Convention Center in Louisville, Kentucky.

Kentucky Wesleyan (35–2) defeated Metro State in the final, 75–60, to win their record seventh Division II national championship. This title came one year after the Panthers's to UC Davis in the 1998 championship.

Kentucky Wesleyan was coached by Ray Harper. For the second consecutive year, KWC's Antonio Garcia was the Most Outstanding Player.

Bracket

Elite Eight
National Quarterfinal National Semifinal National Championship
         
NC Metro State 89
E Salem-Teikyo 84
NC Metro State 69
SC Truman 65
SC Truman 106***
NE Saint Rose 101
NC Metro State 60
Louisville, Kentucky
GL Kentucky Wesleyan 75
S Florida Southern 84
W Cal State San Bernardino 69
S Florida Southern 67
GL Kentucky Wesleyan 87
GL Kentucky Wesleyan 74
SA Lander 69

All-tournament team
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