1980 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament

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1980 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1979–80
Teams7
SiteProvidence Civic Center
Providence, Rhode Island
ChampionsGeorgetown (1st title)
Winning coachJohn Thompson (1st title)
MVPCraig Shelton (Georgetown)
1981 →
1979–80 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 Syracuse 5 1   .833 26 4   .867
No. 13 St. John's 5 1   .833 24 5   .828
No. 11 Georgetown 5 1   .833 26 6   .813
Connecticut 3 3   .500 20 9   .690
Boston College 2 4   .333 19 10   .655
Seton Hall 1 5   .167 14 13   .519
Providence 0 6   .000 11 16   .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 87–81.

Bracket[]

Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship Game
         
1 #3 Syracuse 92
4 Connecticut 61
4 Connecticut 79
5 Boston College 68
1 #3 Syracuse 81
3 #20 Georgetown 87
2 #8 St. John's 48
7 Providence 44
2 #8 St. John's 66
3 #20 Georgetown 76
3 #20 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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