1994 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1994 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament took place at Madison Square Garden in New York City, from March 10 to March 13, 1994. Its winner received the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the 1994 NCAA Tournament. It is a single-elimination tournament with four rounds. Connecticut finished with the best regular season conference and was awarded the #1 seed.

1994 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1993–94
Teams10
SiteMadison Square Garden
New York City
ChampionsProvidence (1st title)
Winning coachRick Barnes (1st title)
MVPMichael Smith (Providence)
1993–94 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 4 Connecticut16–2 .889  29–5  .853
No. 15 Syracuse13–5 .722  23–7  .767
Boston College11–7 .611  23–11  .676
Providence†10–8 .556  20–10  .667
Villanova10–8 .556  20–12  .625
Georgetown10–8 .556  19–12  .613
Seton Hall8–10 .444  17–13  .567
Pittsburgh7–11 .389  13–14  .481
St. John's5–13 .278  12–17  .414
Miami0–18 .000  7–20  .259
† 1994 Big East Tournament winner
As of April 4, 1994[1]; Rankings from AP Poll

Providence defeated Georgetown, 74–64, in the championship game to claim its first Big East Tournament championship.

Bracket
  First Round
March 10, 1994		 Quarterfinals
March 11, 1994		 Semifinals
March 12, 1994		 Championship Game
March 13, 1994
                                     
       
  1 #2 Connecticut 97  
    9 St. John's 77  
8 Pittsburgh 72
9 St. John's 80  
  1 #2 Connecticut 67  
  4 Providence 69  
       
       
  4 Providence 77
    5 Villanova 66  
     
       
  4 Providence 74
  6 Georgetown 64
       
       
  3 Boston College 58
    6 Georgetown 81  
     
       
  6 Georgetown 76OT
  7 Seton Hall 71  
       
       
  2 #13 Syracuse 80
    7 Seton Hall 81OT  
7 Seton Hall 69
10 Miami 51  

Awards

Dave Gavitt Trophy (Most Valuable Player): Michael Smith, Providence

All Tournament Team

References

General: "2008-09 Big East Media Guide" (PDF). pp. 136–138. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-04-28. Retrieved 2009-05-31.

  1. sports-reference.com 1993-94 Big East Conference Season Summary
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