1999 in basketball

Professional

Men

1999 NBA Finals: San Antonio Spurs over the New York Knicks 4-1. MVP: Tim Duncan

1999 NBA Playoffs, 1998-99 NBA season, 1999 NBA Draft

Eurobasket: Italy 64, Spain 56

Women

WNBA Finals: Houston Comets over the New York Liberty 2-1. MVP: Cynthia Cooper

Eurobasket Women Poland def. France

College

Men

NCAA Division I: University of Connecticut 77, Duke University 74

National Invitation Tournament: University of California, Berkeley 61, Clemson University 60

NCAA Division II: Kentucky Wesleyan College 75, Metropolitan State College of Denver 60

NCAA Division III: University of Wisconsin-Platteville 76, Hampden-Sydney College 75 2 OTs

NAIA Division I: Life University (GA) 63, Mobile (AL) 60

NAIA Division II: Cornerstone University(MI) 113, Bethel College (Indiana) (IN) 109 OT

NJCAA Division I: Indian Hills CC, Ottumwa, Iowa 100, Barton County CC Great Bend, Kansas 88

Women

NCAA Division I: Purdue University 62, Duke University 45

NCAA Division II: North Dakota State University 80, Arkansas Tech University 63

NCAA Division III Washington (Mo.) 74, St. Benedict 65

NAIA Division I: Oklahoma City University 72, Simon Fraser (BC) 55

NAIA Division II Shawnee State University (OH) 80, University of St. Francis 65

Preps

USA Today Boys Basketball #1 Ranking: Oak Hill, Mouth of Wilson, Virginia (31-0). Led by Ron Slay and Travis Watson

USA Today Girls Basketball #1 Ranking: Pickerington, Ohio (27-1). Led by LaToya Turner.

Professional

Men

NBA Most Valuable Player Award: Karl The Malone

NBA Rookie of the Year Award: Vince Carter

NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award: Alonzo Mourning

NBA Coach of the Year Award: Mike Dunleavy, Portland Trail Blazers

Women

WNBA Most Valuable Player Award: Yolanda Griffith, Sacramento Monarchs

WNBA Defensive Player of the Year Award: Yolanda Griffith, Sacramento Monarchs

WNBA Rookie of the Year Award: Chamique Holdsclaw, Washington Mystics

Kim Perrot Sportsmanship Award: Dawn Staley, Charlotte Sting

WNBA Coach of the Year Award: Van Chancellor, Houston Comets

WNBA All-Star Game MVP: Lisa Leslie, Los Angeles Sparks

WNBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award: Cynthia Cooper, Houston Comets

Collegiate

Combined

Legends of Coaching Award: Dean Smith, North Carolina

Men

John R. Wooden Award: Elton Brand, Duke

Naismith College Coach of the Year: Mike Krzyzewski, Duke

Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award: Shawnta Rogers, George Washington

Associated Press College Basketball Player of the Year: Elton Brand, Duke

NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player: Mateen Cleaves, Michigan State

USBWA National Freshman of the Year: Quentin Richardson, DePaul

Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year: Cliff Ellis, Auburn

Naismith Outstanding Contribution to Basketball: C.M. Newton

Women

Naismith College Player of the Year: Chamique Holdsclaw, Tennessee

Naismith College Coach of the Year: Carolyn Peck, Purdue

Wade Trophy: Stephanie White, Purdue

Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award: Becky Hammon, Colorado State

Associated Press Women's College Basketball Player of the Year: Chamique Holdsclaw, Tennessee

NCAA Basketball Tournament Most Outstanding Player: Ukari Figgs, Purdue

Carol Eckman Award: Susan Summons, Miami-Dade Community College

Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year: Carolyn Peck, Purdue

Naismith Outstanding Contribution to Basketball: Margaret Wade

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame

Class of 2013:

Wayne R. Embry

Kevin E. McHale

Billie J. Moore

John R. Thompson

Fred Zollner

Women's Basketball Hall of Fame

Class of 1999

Events

The Hall of Fame opened in 1999 in Knoxville, Tennessee, USA.

Deaths

May 8 — John Kotz, 1941 NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player and player for the Sheboygan Red Skins (born 1919)

May 31 — Vic Rouse, American college player, national champion at Loyola-Illinois (1963) (born 1943)

July 8 — Frank Lubin, member of 1936 US Olympic championship team (born 1910)

August 7 — John Dee, American college coach (Alabama, Notre Dame) (born 1923)

August 7 — Harry Litwack, Hall of fame college coach of the Temple Owls (born 1907)

August 19 — Kim Perrot, WNBA Player for the Houston Comets (born 1967)

October 4 — Ted Strain, American NBL player and national champion at Wisconsin (1941) (born 1917)

October 8 — John McLendon, Hall of Fame college and ABA coach (born 1915)

October 12 — Wilt Chamberlain, player and member of Basketball Hall of Fame. Many believe him to have been the best basketball player in the history of the game (born 1936)

October 14 — Jim Jordan, All-American at North Carolina (born 1925)

October 25 — Forddy Anderson, Final Four college coach at both Bradley and Michigan State. NBA scout for the Boston Celtics (born 1919)

December 1 — William "Pop" Gates, Hall of Fame Harlem Renaissance and Harlem Globetrotters player (born 1917)

December 23 — Vladimir Kondrashin, FIBA Hall of Fame Russian coach (born 1929)

December 24 — Reggie Carter, American NBA player (New York Knicks) (born 1957)

December 31 — Bob McKeen, All-American college player (California) (born 1933)