1990 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament

1990 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament
Classification Division I
Season 1989–90
Teams 9
Site Madison Square Garden
New York City
Champions Connecticut (1st title)
Winning coach Jim Calhoun (1st title)
MVP Chris Smith (Connecticut)
1989–90 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
#6 Syracuse12–4 .750  26–7  .788
#4 Connecticut†12–4 .750  31–6  .838
#8 Georgetown11–5 .688  24–7  .774
St. John's10–6 .625  24–10  .706
Villanova8–8 .500  18–15  .545
Providence8–8 .500  17–12  .586
Seton Hall5–11 .313  12–16  .429
Pittsburgh5–11 .313  12–17  .414
Boston College1–15 .063  8–20  .286
† 1990 Big East Tournament winner
As of April 2, 1990[1]; Rankings from AP Poll

The 1990 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament took place at Madison Square Garden in New York City, from March 8 to March 11, 1990. Its winner received the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the 1990 NCAA Tournament. It is a single-elimination tournament with four rounds. Syracuse and Connecticut tied for the best regular season conference record. Based on tie-breakers, Syracuse was awarded the #1 seed.

Connecticut defeated Syracuse in the championship game 78–75, to claim its first Big East Tournament championship.

Bracket

  First Round
March 8, 1990		 Quarterfinals
March 9, 1990		 Semifinals
March 10, 1990		 Championship Game
March 11, 1990
                                     
       
  1 Syracuse 58  
    8 Pittsburgh 55  
8 Pittsburgh 88
9 Boston College 70  
  1 Syracuse 73  
  5 Villanova 61  
       
       
  4 St. John's 60
    5 Villanova 70  
     
       
  1 Syracuse 75
  2 Connecticut 78
       
       
  3 Georgetown 78
    6 Providence 77  
     
       
  3 Georgetown 60
  2 Connecticut 65  
       
       
  2 Connecticut 76
    7 Seton Hall 58  
     

Awards

Dave Gavitt Trophy (Most Valuable Player): Chris Smith, Connecticut

All Tournament Team

References

  1. ↑ sports-reference.com 1989-90 Big East Conference Season Summary
  • "2008-09 Big East Media Guide" (PDF). pp. 136–138. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-04-28. Retrieved 2009-05-28.
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