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The inaugural '''[[Big East Men's Basketball Tournament]]''' took place at the [[Dunkin Donuts Center|Providence Civic Center]] in [[Providence, Rhode Island|Providence, RI]], in March 1980. It is a [[single-elimination tournament]] with three rounds. [[Syracuse Orange men's basketball|Syracuse]] had the best regular season conference record and received the #1 seed and a received a [[Bye (sports)|bye]] into the semifinals. |
The inaugural '''[[Big East Men's Basketball Tournament]]''' took place at the [[Dunkin Donuts Center|Providence Civic Center]] in [[Providence, Rhode Island|Providence, RI]], in March 1980. It is a [[single-elimination tournament]] with three rounds. [[Syracuse Orange men's basketball|Syracuse]] had the best regular season conference record and received the #1 seed and a received a [[Bye (sports)|bye]] into the semifinals. |
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| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 1979–80 |
| Teams | 7 |
| Site | Providence Civic Center Providence, RI |
| Champions | Georgetown (1st title) |
| Winning coach | John Thompson (1st title) |
| MVP | Craig Shelton (Georgetown) |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 Rankings from AP poll[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The inaugural Big East Men's Basketball Tournament took place at the Providence Civic Center in Providence, RI, 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 received a bye into the semifinals.
Georgetown defeated Syracuse in the championship game 87–81.
Bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Championship Game | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Syracuse | 92 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Connecticut | 61 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Connecticut | 79 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Boston College | 68 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Syracuse | 81 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Georgetown | 87 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | St. John's | 48 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Providence | 44 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | St. John's | 66 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Georgetown | 76 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Georgetown | 60 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Seton Hall | 47 | ||||||||||||
Awards
Most Valuable Player: Craig Shelton, Georgetown
All Tournament Team
- John Duren, Georgetown
- Eric Floyd, Georgetown
- Marty Headd, Syracuse
- Louis Orr, Syracuse
- David Russell, St. John's
References
- 2008-09 Big East Media Guide (PDF). pp. 136–138.