1995 Big East men's basketball tournament

The 1995 Big East men's basketball tournament took place at Madison Square Garden in New York City, from March 9 to March 12, 1995. Its winner received the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the 1995 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.

1995 Big East men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1994–95
Teams10
SiteMadison Square Garden
New York City
ChampionsVillanova (1st title)
Winning coachSteve Lappas (1st title)
MVPKerry Kittles (Villanova)
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1994–95 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 8 Connecticut 16 2   .889 28 5   .848
No. 9 Villanova 14 4   .778 25 8   .758
No. 25 Syracuse 12 6   .667 20 10   .667
No. 22 Georgetown 11 7   .611 21 10   .677
Miami 9 9   .500 15 13   .536
Providence 7 11   .389 17 13   .567
Seton Hall 7 11   .389 16 14   .533
St. John's 7 11   .389 14 14   .500
Pittsburgh 5 13   .278 10 18   .357
Boston College 2 16   .111 9 19   .321
1995 Big East tournament winner
As of April 3, 1995[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

Villanova defeated Connecticut, 94–78, in the championship game to claim its first Big East tournament championship.

Bracket

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First round
March 9, 1995
Quarterfinals
March 10, 1995
Semifinals
March 11, 1995
Championship Game
March 12, 1995
            
1 #6 Connecticut 81
9 Pittsburgh 78
8 St. John's 71
9 Pittsburgh 74
1 #6 Connecticut 88
4 #24 Georgetown 81
4 #24 Georgetown 69
5 Miami 58
1 #6 Connecticut 78
2 #13 Villanova 94
3 #21 Syracuse 69
6 Providence 71OT
6 Providence 75
2 #13 Villanova 90
2 #13 Villanova 68
10 Boston College 64
7 Seton Hall 87
10 Boston College 89OT

Awards

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Dave Gavitt Trophy (Most Valuable Player): Kerry Kittles, Villanova

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 June 1, 2009.