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1996 Big East men's basketball tournament
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Year | 1996 |
| Conference | Big East |
| Gender | Men's |
| Teams | 13 |
| Arena | Madison Square Garden |
| City | New York City |
| Champions | [Connecticut](1995-96-connecticut-huskies-men-s-basketball-team) |
| TitleCount | 2nd |
| Coach | Jim Calhoun |
| CoachCount | 2nd |
| MVP | Victor Page |
| MVPTeam | Georgetown |
The 1996 Big East men's basketball tournament took place at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Its winner received the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the 1996 NCAA tournament. It is a single-elimination tournament with four rounds and the three highest seeds received byes in the first round. Connecticut, the Big East regular season winner, received the number one seed in the tournament.
In one of the greatest finals in tournament history, Connecticut defeated Georgetown, 75–74 to claim its second Big East tournament championship.
Bracket
| RD1-seed03=8 | RD1-team03=West Virginia | RD1-score03=78 | RD1-seed04=9 | RD1-team04=Seton Hall | RD1-score04=80
| RD1-seed05=4 | RD1-team05=#13 Syracuse | RD1-score05=76 | RD1-seed06=13 | RD1-team06=Notre Dame | RD1-score06=55
| RD1-seed07=5 | RD1-team07=Boston College | RD1-score07=70 | RD1-seed08=12 | RD1-team08=Pittsburgh | RD1-score08=66
| RD1-seed11=6 | RD1-team11=Providence | RD1-score11=80 | RD1-seed12=11 | RD1-team12=St. John's | RD1-score12=72
| RD1-seed15=7 | RD1-team15=Miami | RD1-score15=77 | RD1-seed16=10 | RD1-team16=Rutgers | RD1-score16=67
| RD2-seed01=1 | RD2-team01=#3 Connecticut | RD2-score01=79 | RD2-seed02=9 | RD2-team02=Seton Hall | RD2-score02=58
| RD2-seed03=4 | RD2-team03=#13 Syracuse | RD2-score03=69 | RD2-seed04=5 | RD2-team04=Boston College | RD2-score04=61
| RD2-seed05=3 | RD2-team05=#9 Villanova | RD2-score05=78 | RD2-seed06=6 | RD2-team06=Providence | RD2-score06=68
| RD2-seed07=2 | RD2-team07=#6 Georgetown | RD2-score07=92 | RD2-seed08=7 | RD2-team08=Miami | RD2-score08=62
| RD3-seed01=1 | RD3-team01=#3 Connecticut | RD3-score01=85 | RD3-seed02=4 | RD3-team02=#13 Syracuse | RD3-score02=67
| RD3-seed03=3 | RD3-team03=#9 Villanova | RD3-score03=76 | RD3-seed04=2 | RD3-team04=#6 Georgetown | RD3-score04=84
| RD4-seed01=1 | RD4-team01=#3 Connecticut | RD4-score01=75 | RD4-seed02=2 | RD4-team02=#6 Georgetown | RD4-score02=74
Awards
Dave Gavitt Trophy (Most Outstanding Player): Victor Page, Georgetown
All-Tournament Team
- Ray Allen (Connecticut)
- Allen Iverson (Georgetown)
- Kerry Kittles (Villanova)
- Travis Knight (Connecticut)
- Victor Page (Georgetown)
- John Wallace (Syracuse)
References
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