| Big East Men's Basketball Tournament | |
|---|---|
| Conference Basketball Championship | |
| File:2008BEMenstourneytrophy.jpg | |
| The 2008 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament trophy | |
| Sport | College basketball |
| Conference | Big East Conference |
| Number of teams | 11 |
| Format | Single-elimination tournament |
| Current stadium | Madison Square Garden |
| Current location | New York, New York |
| Played | 1980–present |
| Last contest | 2010 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament |
| Current champion | Georgetown Hoyas |
| Most championships | Georgetown Hoyas (8) |
| Official website | BigEast.org Men's Basketball |
| Host stadiums | |
| Madison Square Garden (1983–present) Hartford Civic Center (1982) Carrier Dome (1981) Providence Civic Center (1980) | |
| Host locations | |
| New York, New York (1983–present) Hartford, Connecticut (1982) Syracuse, New York (1981) Providence, Rhode Island (1980) | |
The Big East Men's Basketball Tournament is the conference championship tournament in men's basketball for the Big East Conference. The winner receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship. Since 1983, the tournament has been held in Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York. As such, the tournament is the longest running conference tournament at any one site in all of college basketball.
Prior to the 2009 tournament, only the top 12 teams in the conference competed.Template:Ref In 2009, the tournament expanded to include all 16 of the conference's teams. The teams seeded #9 through #16 play first-round games, teams seeded #5 through #8 receive a bye to the second round, and the top four teams receive a double-bye to the quarter finals.[1]
The 2009 tournament featured a six-overtime game in the quarterfinals between the Connecticut Huskies and the Syracuse Orange, in which the Syracuse prevailed, 127–117. The game, the second longest in NCAA history, started on the evening of March 12 and ended nearly four hours later in the early morning of March 13.[2]
Seeding[]
The sixteen members of the Big East are seeded in the tournament based on their conference records. Non-conference games are ignored. Ties are broken using an elaborate set of tiebreaker rules, with the first two tiebreakers being head-to-head record and common record against the next best conference team.[3]
History[]
Jeff Green of the Georgetown Hoyas attempts to pass during the 2007 Big East Championship game against the Pitt Panthers.
| Year | Champion | Score | Runner-up | MVP | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Georgetown | 87–81 | Syracuse | Craig Shelton, GU | Providence Civic Center (Providence, RI) |
| 1981 | Syracuse | 83–80* | Villanova | Leo Rautins, SU | Carrier Dome (Syracuse, NY) |
| 1982 | Georgetown | 72–54 | Villanova | Eric Floyd, GU | Hartford Civic Center (Hartford, CT) |
| 1983 | St. John's | 85–77 | Boston College | Chris Mullin, SJU | Madison Square Garden (New York, NY) |
| 1984 | Georgetown | 82–71* | Syracuse | Patrick Ewing, GU | Madison Square Garden (New York, NY) |
| 1985 | Georgetown | 92–80 | St. John's | Patrick Ewing, GU | Madison Square Garden (New York, NY) |
| 1986 | St. John's | 70–69 | Syracuse | Dwayne Washington, SU | Madison Square Garden (New York, NY) |
| 1987 | Georgetown | 69–59 | Syracuse | Reggie Williams, GU | Madison Square Garden (New York, NY) |
| 1988 | Syracuse | 85–68 | Villanova | Sherman Douglas, SU | Madison Square Garden (New York, NY) |
| 1989 | Georgetown | 88–79 | Syracuse | Charles Smith, GU | Madison Square Garden (New York, NY) |
| 1990 | Connecticut | 78–65 | Syracuse | Chris Smith, UConn | Madison Square Garden (New York, NY) |
| 1991 | Seton Hall | 74–62 | Georgetown | Oliver Taylor, SH | Madison Square Garden (New York, NY) |
| 1992 | Syracuse | 56–54 | Georgetown | Alonzo Mourning, GU | Madison Square Garden (New York, NY) |
| 1993 | Seton Hall | 103–70 | Syracuse | Terry Dehere, SH | Madison Square Garden (New York, NY) |
| 1994 | Providence | 74–64 | Georgetown | Michael Smith, PC | Madison Square Garden (New York, NY) |
| 1995 | Villanova | 94–78 | Connecticut | Kerry Kittles, VU | Madison Square Garden (New York, NY) |
| 1996 | Connecticut | 75–74 | Georgetown | Victor Page, GU | Madison Square Garden (New York, NY) |
| 1997 | Boston College | 70–58 | Villanova | Scoonie Penn, BC | Madison Square Garden (New York, NY) |
| 1998 | Connecticut | 69–64 | Syracuse | Khalid El-Amin, UConn | Madison Square Garden (New York, NY) |
| 1999 | Connecticut | 82–63 | St. John's | Kevin Freeman, UConn | Madison Square Garden (New York, NY) |
| 2000 | St. John's | 80–70 | Connecticut | Bootsy Thornton, SJU | Madison Square Garden (New York, NY) |
| 2001 | Boston College | 79–57 | Pittsburgh | Troy Bell, BC | Madison Square Garden (New York, NY) |
| 2002 | Connecticut | 74–65* | Pittsburgh | Caron Butler, UConn | Madison Square Garden (New York, NY) |
| 2003 | Pittsburgh | 74–56 | Connecticut | Julius Page, Pitt | Madison Square Garden (New York, NY) |
| 2004 | Connecticut | 61–58 | Pittsburgh | Ben Gordon, UConn | Madison Square Garden (New York, NY) |
| 2005 | Syracuse | 68–59 | West Virginia | Hakim Warrick, SU | Madison Square Garden (New York, NY) |
| 2006 | Syracuse | 65–61 | Pittsburgh | Gerry McNamara, SU | Madison Square Garden (New York, NY) |
| 2007 | Georgetown | 65–42 | Pittsburgh | Jeff Green, GU | Madison Square Garden (New York, NY) |
| 2008 | Pittsburgh | 74–65 | Georgetown | Sam Young, Pitt | Madison Square Garden (New York, NY) |
| 2009 | Louisville | 76–66 | Syracuse | Jonny Flynn, SU | Madison Square Garden (New York, NY) |
| 2010 | West Virginia | 60–58 | Georgetown | Da'Sean Butler, WVU | Madison Square Garden (New York, NY) |
Performance by school[]
| Team | Winners | Winning Years | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston College | 1997, 2001 | ||
| Cincinnati | |||
| Connecticut | 1990, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2004 | ||
| DePaul | |||
| Georgetown | 1980, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1989, 2007 | ||
| Louisville | 2009 | ||
| Marquette | |||
| Miami | |||
| Notre Dame | |||
| Pittsburgh | 2003, 2008 | ||
| Providence | 1994 | ||
| Rutgers | |||
| St. John's | 1983, 1986, 2000 | ||
| Seton Hall | 1991, 1993 | ||
| South Florida | |||
| Syracuse | 1981, 1988, 1992, 2005, 2006 | ||
| West Virginia | 2010 | ||
| Villanova | 1995 | ||
| Virginia Tech |
Notes:
1 Villanova joined the Big East prior to the 1981 season
2 Pittsburgh joined the Big East prior to the 1982 season
3 Miami joined the Big East before the 1991 season
4 Notre Dame, Rutgers and West Virginia joined the Big East prior to the 1996 season
5 Virginia Tech joined the Big East prior to the 2001 season
6 Miami and Virginia Tech left the Big East following the 2004 season
7 Boston College left the Big East following the 2005 season
8 Cincinnati, DePaul, Louisville, Marquette and South Florida joined the Big East before the 2006 season
Television coverage[]
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References[]
- ↑ "Big East tournament expands to 16 teams". United Press International. November 7, 2007. http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Sports/2007/11/07/big_east_tournament_expands_to_16_teams/9037/.
- ↑ Thamel, Pete (March 13, 2009). "Syracuse Left Standing After Marathon Game". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/13/sports/ncaabasketball/13uconn.html?pagewanted=2&_r=1&hp. Retrieved April 26, 2010.
- ↑ http://www.bigeast.org/fls/19400/pdfs/mensbball/tiebreaker07.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=19400&KEY=&SPID=11228&SPSID=94715
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