1993 Big East men's basketball tournament


The 1993 Big East men's basketball tournament took place at Madison Square Garden in New York City, from March 11 to March 14, 1993. Its winner received the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the 1993 NCAA tournament. It is a single-elimination tournament with four rounds. Seton Hall finished with the best regular season conference and was awarded the #1 seed.

1993 Big East men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1992–93
Teams10
SiteMadison Square Garden
New York City
ChampionsSeton Hall (2nd title)
Winning coachP. J. Carlesimo (2nd title)
MVPTerry Dehere (Seton Hall)
← 1992
1994 →
1992–93 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 Seton Hall 14 4   .778 28 7   .800
St. John's 12 6   .667 19 11   .633
Syracuse 10 8   .556 20 9   .690
Connecticut 9 9   .500 15 13   .536
Providence 9 9   .500 20 13   .606
Pittsburgh 9 9   .500 17 11   .607
Boston College 9 9   .500 18 13   .581
Georgetown 8 10   .444 20 13   .606
Miami 7 11   .389 10 17   .370
Villanova 3 15   .167 8 19   .296
1993 Big East tournament winner
As of April 5, 1993[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

In the largest margin of victory in a Big East tournament championship game,[2] Seton Hall defeated Syracuse, 103–70, to claim its second Big East tournament championship.

Bracket

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First round
March 11, 1993
Quarterfinals
March 12, 1993
Semifinals
March 13, 1993
Championship Game
March 14, 1993
            
1 #9 Seton Hall 83
8 Georgetown 69
8 Georgetown 67
9 Miami 40
1 #9 Seton Hall 69
5 Providence 60
4 Connecticut 55
5 Providence 73
1 #9 Seton Hall 103
3 Syracuse 70
3 Syracuse 55
6 Pittsburgh 50
3 Syracuse 84
2 St. John's 72
2 St. John's 76
7 Boston College 56
7 Boston College 74OT
10 Villanova 70

Awards

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Dave Gavitt Trophy (Most Valuable Player): Terry Dehere, Seton Hall

All Tournament Team

References

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General: "2008-09 Big East Media Guide" (PDF). pp. 136–138. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 28, 2009. Retrieved May 30, 2009.