1996 Big East men's basketball tournament

The 1996 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 1996 NCAA tournament. It is a single-elimination tournament with four rounds and the three highest seeds received byes in the first round. Connecticut, the Big East regular season winner, received the number one seed in the tournament.

1996 Big East men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1995–96
Teams13
SiteMadison Square Garden
New York City
ChampionsConnecticut (2nd title)
Winning coachJim Calhoun (2nd title)
MVPVictor Page (Georgetown)
← 1995
1997 →
1995–96 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Big East 6
No. 3 Connecticut 17 1   .944 32 3   .914
No. 10 Villanova 14 4   .778 26 7   .788
Boston College 10 8   .556 19 11   .633
West Virginia 7 11   .389 12 15   .444
St. John's 5 13   .278 11 16   .407
Notre Dame 4 14   .222 9 18   .333
Big East 7
No. 4 Georgetown 13 5   .722 29 8   .784
No. 15 Syracuse 12 6   .667 29 9   .763
Providence 9 9   .500 18 12   .600
Miami 8 10   .444 15 13   .536
Seton Hall 7 11   .389 12 16   .429
Rutgers 6 12   .333 9 18   .333
Pittsburgh 5 13   .278 10 17   .370
1996 Big East tournament winner
As of April 1, 1996[1][2][3]
Rankings from AP Poll

In one of the greatest finals in tournament history, Connecticut defeated Georgetown, 75-74 to claim its second Big East tournament championship.

Bracket

edit
First round Second round Semifinals Championship Game
            
1 #3 Connecticut 79
9 Seton Hall 58
8 West Virginia 78
9 Seton Hall 80
1 #3 Connecticut 85
4 #13 Syracuse 67
4 #13 Syracuse 76
13 Notre Dame 55
4 #13 Syracuse 69
5 Boston College 61
5 Boston College 70
12 Pittsburgh 66
1 #3 Connecticut 75
2 #6 Georgetown 74
3 #9 Villanova 78
6 Providence 68
6 Providence 80
11 St. John's 72
3 #9 Villanova 76
2 #6 Georgetown 84
2 #6 Georgetown 92
7 Miami 62
7 Miami 77
10 Rutgers 67

Awards

edit

Dave Gavitt Trophy (Most Outstanding Player): Victor Page, Georgetown

All-Tournament Team

References

edit