1984 Big East men's basketball tournament
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The 1984 Big East men's basketball tournament took place at Madison Square Garden in New York City, from March 8 to March 11, 1984. Its winner received the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the 1984 NCAA tournament. It is a single-elimination tournament with four rounds. Georgetown had the best regular season conference record and received the #1 seed.[2]
1984 Big East men's basketball tournament | |
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Classification | Division I |
Season | 1983–84 |
Teams | 9 |
Site | Madison Square Garden New York City |
Champions | Georgetown (3rd title) |
Winning coach | John Thompson (3rd title) |
MVP | Patrick Ewing (Georgetown) |
Television | Metrosports/ESPN (Entire Tournament) |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 Georgetown† | 14 | – | 2 | .875 | 34 | – | 3 | .919 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 18 Syracuse | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 23 | – | 9 | .719 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Villanova | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 19 | – | 12 | .613 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 18 | – | 12 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
St. John's | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 18 | – | 12 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pittsburgh | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 18 | – | 13 | .581 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Connecticut | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 13 | – | 15 | .464 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Providence | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 15 | – | 14 | .517 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seton Hall | 2 | – | 14 | .125 | 9 | – | 19 | .321 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1984 Big East tournament winner As of April 2, 1984[1] Rankings from AP Poll |
Georgetown defeated Syracuse in the championship game 82–71, to claim its third Big East tournament championship.
Teams edit
Seed | Team | Coach | Finished | Final Opponent | Score |
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1 | Georgetown | John Thompson | Champion | 2 Syracuse | W 82-71 |
Bracket edit
First round March 8, 1984 | Quarterfinals March 9, 1984 | Semifinals March 10, 1984 | Championship Game March 11, 1984 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | #2 Georgetown | 70 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Providence | 50 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Providence | 59 | |||||||||||||||||
9 | Seton Hall | 55 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | #2 Georgetown | 79 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | St. John's | 68 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Boston College | 56 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | St. John's | 57 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | #2 Georgetown | 82OT | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Syracuse | 71 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Syracuse | 73 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Connecticut | 58 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Syracuse | 66 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Villanova | 65 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Villanova | 75 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Pittsburgh | 65 |
Game summaries edit
First round summary edit
Quarterfinals summary edit
TCS MetroSports
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Thursday, March 9
7:00 PM EST |
#8 Providence Friars 50, #1 Georgetown Hoyas 70 | ||
Pts: Starks – 16 Rebs: Canty – 6 Asts: Donovan – 3 |
Pts: Ewing – 18 Rebs: Martin – 9 Asts: Jackson – 6 Halftime Score: Providence, 25-23 |
Madison Square Garden – New York City, New York
Attendance: 19,591 |
Semifinals summary edit
TCS MetroSports
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Friday, March 10
approx. 9:00 PM EST |
#5 St. John's Redmen 68, #1 Georgetown Hoyas 79 | ||
Pts: Mullin – 29 Rebs: Wennington – 7 Asts: Jackson – 11 |
Pts: Ewing – 24 Rebs: Dalton, Ewing – 5 Asts: Jackson, Williams – 5 Halftime Score: Georgetown, 41-30 |
Madison Square Garden – New York City, New York
Attendance: 19,591 |
Championship game summary edit
TCS MetroSports
ESPN |
Saturday, March 11
7:00 PM EST |
#2 Syracuse Orangemen 71, #1 Georgetown Hoyas 82 (OT) | ||
Pts: Washington – 27 Rebs: Alexis – 9 Asts: Washington – 6 |
Pts: Ewing – 27 Rebs: Ewing – 16 Asts: Williams, Wingate – 5 Halftime Score: Georgetown, 36-31 End of Regulation: 63-63 |
Madison Square Garden – New York City, New York
Attendance: 19,591 Referees: Larry Lembo, Dick Paparo, Jody Sylvester |
Announcers edit
Date | Seed | Teams | Flagship station | Play-by-play announcer | Color analyst(s) |
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1984 | 1 | Georgetown | WWDC AM 1260 (Georgetown) | Rich Chvotkin |
Awards edit
Most Valuable Player: Patrick Ewing, Georgetown
All Tournament Team
- Patrick Ewing, Georgetown
- Andre Hawkins, Syracuse
- Michael Jackson, Georgetown
- Ed Pinckney, Villanova
- Dwayne Washington, Syracuse
References edit
- ^ sports-reference.com 1983-84 Big East Conference Season Summary
- ^ Bishop, Greg (March 9, 2013). "As Big East Basketball Tournament Fades, a Block Remains Fresh". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
External links edit
- "2008-09 Big East Media Guide" (PDF). pp. 136–138. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 28, 2009. Retrieved May 26, 2009.