Year: | 1984 |
Conference: | Big East |
Gender: | Men's |
Teams: | 9 |
Arena: | Madison Square Garden |
City: | New York City |
Champions: | Georgetown |
Titlecount: | 3rd |
Coach: | John Thompson |
Coachcount: | 3rd |
Mvp: | Patrick Ewing |
Mvpteam: | Georgetown |
Television: | Metrosports/ESPN (Entire Tournament) |
The 1984 Big East men's basketball tournament took place at Madison Square Garden in New York City, from March 8 to March 11, 1984. Its winner received the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the 1984 NCAA tournament. It is a single-elimination tournament with four rounds. Georgetown had the best regular season conference record and received the #1 seed.[1]
Georgetown defeated Syracuse in the championship game 82 - 71, to claim its third Big East tournament championship.
Seed | Team | Coach | Finished | Final Opponent | Score | |
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1 | Champion | 2 Syracuse | W 82-71 | |||
2 | Syracuse | Jim Boheim | Runner-Up | 1 Georgetown | L 71-82 | |
3 | Villanova | Rollie Massimino | Semifinals | 2 Syracuse | L 65-66 | |
4 | Boston College | Gary Williams | Quarterfinals | 5 St. John's | L 56-57 | |
5 | St. John's | Lou Carnesecca | Semifinals | 1 Georgetown | L 68-79 | |
6 | Pittsburgh | Roy Chipman | Quarterfinals | 3 Villanova | L 65-75 | |
7 | Connecticut | Dom Perno | Quarterfinals | 2 Syracuse | L 58-73 | |
8 | Providence | Joe Mullaney | Quarterfinals | 1 Georgetown | L 50-70 | |
9 | Seton Hall | P.J. Carlesimo | First Round | 8 Providence | L 55-59 |
Most Valuable Player: Patrick Ewing, Georgetown
All Tournament Team