UConn Highlights: Richard Hamilton - Junior Season (1998-1999)_

As a Junior in 1998-1999: Started all 34 games in which he played... First Team Associated Press and NABC All-American... Named to the 10-member John Wooden All-American Team for the second straight season... BIG EAST Co-Player of the Year with Tim James of Miami... ECAC Player of the Year... Named to the All-BIG EAST First Team... Named NABC District I First Team... Missed games vs. Syracuse on February 1 and Stanford on February 6 with a right thigh bruise... Led the team with a 21.5 scoring average and added 4.8 rebounds per contest... Finished the season as the BIG EAST Scoring Champion with a 22.1 scoring average in league games... No. 3 on the squad with 91 assists (2.7/game) and No. 3 on team with 40 steals... Shot a team-best 83.3% from the free throw line... Led the team in scoring 24 times and reached double figures in 32 contests... Reached the 20-point plateau 22 times and scored 30 points four times... Named Most Outstanding Player of the NCAA Final Four, scoring 24 points in National Semifinal win over Ohio State and 27 points in Championship Game win over Duke... Led all 1999 NCAA Tournament scorers with 145 points (24.2/game)... Named Most Outstanding Player of the NCAA West Regional after scoring 24 points in "Sweet 16" vs. Iowa and 21 points in "Final Eight" win over Gonzaga... Named "CBS Player of the Game" after scoring 28 points in NCAA opener vs. Texas-San Antonio... Named to the All-Tournament Team at the BIG EAST Tournament after scoring 55 points in three games... Had a game-high 23 points and added seven rebounds in championship game win over St. John's... Earned BIG EAST Player of the Week honors on five occasions in 1998-99 (November 22, January 11, January 25, February 1, February 28)... Finished the regular season by scoring 51 points in road wins at Providence and Syracuse, earning his fifth Player of the Week honor... Named the BIG EAST Co-Player of the Week on February 1, averaging 24.5 points and eight rebounds per game in road wins over Georgetown and St. John's... Named BIG EAST Player of the Week on January 11 after scoring a career-high 39 points on 14-of-19 shooting in win at Boston College and following that up with 30 points on 11-of-19 shooting vs. West Virginia... Had 32 points, seven rebounds and six assists on November 19 vs. Richmond... Totaled 31 points and six rebounds in road win at Miami.