1984 Big East men's basketball tournament explained

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.

Teams

Seed Team Coach Finished Final Opponent Score
1Champion 2 SyracuseW 82-71
2Syracuse Jim Boheim Runner-Up 1 GeorgetownL 71-82
3Villanova Rollie Massimino Semifinals 2 SyracuseL 65-66
4Boston College Gary Williams Quarterfinals 5 St. John'sL 56-57
5St. John's Lou Carnesecca Semifinals 1 GeorgetownL 68-79
6Pittsburgh Roy Chipman Quarterfinals 3 VillanovaL 65-75
7Connecticut Dom Perno Quarterfinals 2 SyracuseL 58-73
8Providence Joe Mullaney Quarterfinals 1 GeorgetownL 50-70
9Seton Hall P.J. Carlesimo First Round 8 ProvidenceL 55-59

Game summaries

Championship game summary

Awards

Most Valuable Player: Patrick Ewing, Georgetown

All Tournament Team

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: As Big East Basketball Tournament Fades, a Block Remains Fresh. Bishop. Greg. 2013-03-09. The New York Times. 2018-04-06. en-US. 0362-4331.