1999 America East men's basketball tournament

1999 America East men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season199899
ChampionsDelaware (4th title)
Winning coachMike Brey (2nd title)
MVPJohn Gordon (Delaware)
1998–99 America East Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Delaware153 .833256  .806
Drexel153 .833209  .690
Hofstra144 .7782210  .688
Maine135 .722199  .679
Hartford99 .5001116  .407
Vermont711 .3891116  .407
Northeastern612 .3331018  .357
Boston University513 .278918  .333
Towson414 .222622  .214
New Hampshire216 .111423  .148
1999 America East tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 1999 America East men's basketball tournament was hosted by the Delaware Blue Hens at Bob Carpenter Center . The final was also held at Bob Carpenter Center. Delaware gained its second consecutive America East Conference Championships and an automatic berth to the NCAA tournament with its win over Drexel. Delaware was given the 13th seed in the East Regional of the NCAA Tournament and lost in the first round to Tennessee 62–52. Hofstra University gained a bid to the NIT and lost in the first round to Rutgers 58–45.