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in the 1998–1999
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basketball season. Coached by
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, the Huskies played their home games at the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut, and on campus at the Harry A. Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Connecticut, and were a member of the
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. They won their fourth Big East tournament. On March 29, 1999, they claimed their first national championship by defeating
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, 77–74.


Roster

Listed are the student athletes who were members of the 1998–1999 team.


Schedule

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Awards and honors

* Richard Hamilton, NCAA Men's MOP Award


Team players drafted into the NBA


References

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