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1980 Big East men's basketball tournament

FieldValue
Year1980
FirstTournamentEveryes
ConferenceBig East
GenderMen's
Teams7
ArenaProvidence Civic Center
CityProvidence, Rhode Island
ChampionsGeorgetown
TitleCount1st
CoachJohn Thompson
CoachCount1st
MVPCraig Shelton
MVPTeamGeorgetown

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.

Georgetown, St. John's and Syracuse finished tied for the regular-season championship at 5–1. In head-to-head matchups, Georgetown defeated Syracuse, Syracuse defeated St. John's, and St. John's defeated Georgetown, giving each team a 1–1 head-to-head record. The conference conducted a coin flip to determine to #1 seed in the tournament. The #2 seed would be determined by the head-to-head result. Syracuse won the coin flip and was seeded first, receiving a bye into the semifinals; St. John's received the #2 seed by virtue of its victory over Georgetown.

Georgetown defeated Syracuse in the championship game 87–81.

Bracket

| RD1-seed3=4 | RD1-team3=Connecticut | RD1-score3=79 | RD1-seed4=5 | RD1-team4= | RD1-score4=68 | RD1-seed5=2 | RD1-team5= | RD1-score5=48 | RD1-seed6=7 | RD1-team6= | RD1-score6=44 | RD1-seed7=3 | RD1-team7=#20 Georgetown | RD1-score7=60 | RD1-seed8=6 | RD1-team8= | RD1-score8=47 | RD2-seed1=1 | RD2-team1= | RD2-score1=92 | RD2-seed2=4 | RD2-team2=Connecticut | RD2-score2=61 | RD2-seed3=2 | RD2-team3=#8 St. John's | RD2-score3=66 | RD2-seed4=3 | RD2-team4=#20 Georgetown | RD2-score4=76 | RD3-seed1=1 | RD3-team1=#3 Syracuse | RD3-score1=81 | RD3-seed2=3 | RD3-team2=#20 Georgetown | RD3-score2=87

Awards

Most Valuable Player: Craig Shelton, Georgetown

All Tournament Team

  • John Duren, Georgetown
  • Eric Floyd, Georgetown
  • Marty Headd, Syracuse
  • Louis Orr, Syracuse
  • David Russell, St. John's

References

References

  1. Burton, Rick. (February 14, 1980). "Big East Meetings Over". Syracuse Post-Standard.
  2. Burton, Rick. (February 25, 1980). "Are Orangemen Special?". Syracuse Post-Standard.
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