1983 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1983 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament took place at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Its winner received the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the 1983 NCAA Tournament. It is a single-elimination tournament with three rounds. Boston College had the best regular season conference record and received the #1 seed. It was the first year that the tournament was held at Madison Square Garden, where it has been held since.

1983 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1982–83
Teams9
SiteMadison Square Garden
New York City
ChampionsSt. John's (1st title)
Winning coachLou Carnesecca (1st title)
MVPChris Mullin (St. John's)
TelevisionKatz Sports, NBC (Championship Game)
1982–83 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 11 Boston College12–4 .750  25–7  .781
No. 13 Villanova12–4 .750  24–8  .750
No. 3 St. John's†12–4 .750  28–5  .848
No. 20 Georgetown11–5 .688  22–10  .688
Syracuse9–7 .563  21–10  .677
Pittsburgh6–10 .375  13–15  .464
Connecticut5–11 .313  12–16  .429
Providence4–12 .250  12–19  .387
Seton Hall1–15 .063  6–23  .207
† 1983 Big East Tournament winner
As of April 4, 1983[1]; Rankings from AP Poll

Led by Chris Mullin, St. John's defeated Boston College in the championship game 85–77.

Bracket

  First Round
March 9, 1983
Quarterfinals
March 10, 1983
Semifinals
March 11, 1983
Championship Game
March 12, 1983
                                     
       
  1 #14 Boston College 79  
    9 Seton Hall 56  
8 Providence 64
9 Seton Hall 73  
  1 #14 Boston College 80  
  5 #20 Syracuse 74  
       
       
  4 #15 Georgetown 72
    5 #20 Syracuse 79  
     
       
  1 #14 Boston College 77
  3 #8 St. John's 85
       
       
  2 #13 Villanova 69
    7 Connecticut 68  
     
       
  2 #13 Villanova 80
  3 #8 St. John's 91  
       
       
  3 #8 St. John's 64
    6 Pittsburgh 53  
     

Awards

Most Valuable Player: Chris Mullin, St. John's

All Tournament Team

References

  • "1983 Men's Big East Basketball Championship". BigEast.org. Archived from the original on 2009-05-27. Retrieved 2009-05-25.
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