1980_Big_East_men's_basketball_tournament

1980 Big East men's basketball tournament

1980 Big East men's basketball tournament

College basketball tournament

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.

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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

  1. [1]
    sports-reference.com 1979-80 Big East Conference Season Summary
  • 2008-09 Big East Media Guide (PDF). pp. 136–138. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 4, 2009.
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