1980 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament

The inaugural Big East Men's Basketball Tournament took place at the Providence Civic Center in Providence, Rhode Island, in March 1980. It is a single-elimination tournament with three rounds. Syracuse had the best regular season conference record and received the #1 seed and a bye into the semifinals.

1980 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season197980
Teams7
SiteProvidence Civic Center
Providence, Rhode Island
ChampionsGeorgetown (1st title)
Winning coachJohn Thompson (1st title)
MVPCraig Shelton (Georgetown)
1979–80 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 6 Syracuse51 .833  264  .867
No. 13 St. John's51 .833  245  .828
No. 11 Georgetown51 .833  266  .813
Connecticut33 .500  209  .690
Boston College24 .333  1910  .655
Seton Hall15 .167  1413  .519
Providence06 .000  1116  .407
1980 Big East Tournament winner
As of March 24, 1980[1]; Rankings from AP Poll

Georgetown defeated Syracuse in the championship game 8781.

Bracket

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship Game
                           
       
  1 #3 Syracuse 92  
    4 Connecticut 61  
4 Connecticut 79
  5 Boston College 68  
    1 #3 Syracuse 81
  3 #20 Georgetown 87
  2 #8 St. John's 48  
7 Providence 44  
2 #8 St. John's 66
    3 #20 Georgetown 76  
3 #20 Georgetown 60
  6 Seton Hall 47  

Awards

Most Valuable Player: Craig Shelton, Georgetown

All Tournament Team

References

  • 2008-09 Big East Media Guide (PDF). pp. 136–138. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-02-04.
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