1999 America East men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1998–99
ChampionsDelaware (4th title)
Winning coachMike Brey (2nd title)
MVPJohn Gordon (Delaware)
1998–99 America East Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Delaware †15–3 .83325–6  .806
Drexel15–3 .83320–9  .690
Hofstra14–4 .77822–10  .688
Maine13–5 .72219–9  .679
Hartford9–9 .50011–16  .407
Vermont7–11 .38911–16  .407
Northeastern6–12 .33310–18  .357
Boston University5–13 .2789–18  .333
Towson4–14 .2226–22  .214
New Hampshire2–16 .1114–23  .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.

Bracket and Results

First round Second round Semifinals Finals
            
1 Delaware 83
9 Towson 63
8 Boston University 58
9 Towson 71
1 Delaware 90
4 Maine 73
4 Maine 76
5 Hartford 71
1 Delaware 86
2 Drexel 67
2 Drexel 64
7 Northeastern 56
7 Northeastern 77
10 New Hampshire 69
2 Drexel 55
3 Hofstra 37
3 Hofstra 69
6 Vermont 59

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