1999 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament

1999 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1998–99
Teams8
SiteCajundome
Lafayette, LA
ChampionsArkansas State (1st title)
Winning coachDickey Nutt (1st title)
MVPChico Fletcher (Arkansas State)
1998–99 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Louisiana Tech 10 4   .714 19 9   .679
Arkansas State 9 5   .643 18 12   .600
Florida International 7 7   .500 13 16   .448
SW Louisiana 7 7   .500 13 16   .448
Western Kentucky 7 7   .500 13 16   .448
South Alabama 6 8   .429 11 16   .407
New Orleans 5 9   .357 14 16   .467
Arkansas-Little Rock 5 9   .357 12 15   .444
1999 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1999 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball tournament was held February 27–March 2 at the Cajundome at the University of Southwestern Louisiana in Lafayette, Louisiana.

Arkansas State defeated Western Kentucky in the championship game, 65–48, to win their first Sun Belt men's basketball tournament.

The Indians, in turn, received an automatic bid to the 1999 NCAA tournament, their first appearance in the Division I event. No other Sun Belt members earned bids to the tournament.