1980 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament

1980 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament
Classification Division I
Season 197980
Teams 7
Site Providence Civic Center
Providence, Rhode Island
Champions Georgetown (1st title)
Winning coach John Thompson (1st title)
MVP Craig Shelton (Georgetown)
1979–80 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
#6 Syracuse51 .833  264  .867
#13 St. John's51 .833  245  .828
#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

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.

Georgetown defeated Syracuse in the championship game 8781.

Bracket

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship Game
                           
       
  1 Syracuse 92  
    4 Connecticut 61  
4 Connecticut 79
  5 Boston College 68  
    1 Syracuse 81
  3 Georgetown 87
  2 St. John's 48  
7 Providence 44  
2 St. John's 66
    3 Georgetown 76  
3 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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