1990 Big East men's basketball tournament

August 2023 March 2026 1990 Big East Men's 9 Madison Square Garden New York City Connecticut 1st Jim Calhoun 1st Chris Smith Connecticut The 1990 Big East men's basketball tournament took place at Madison Square Garden in New York City, from March 8 to March 11, 1990. Its winner received the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the 1990 NCAA tournament. It is a single-elimination tournament with four rounds. Syracuse and Connecticut tied for the best regular-season conference record. Based on tie-breakers, Syracuse was awarded the #1 seed. Connecticut defeated Syracuse in the championship game 78–75, to claim its first Big East tournament championship. Bracket First roundMarch 8, 1990 QuarterfinalsMarch 9, 1990 SemifinalsMarch 10, 1990 Championship GameMarch 11, 1990 8 Pittsburgh 88 9 1989-90 Boston College Eagles Boston College Boston College 70 1 #4 Syracuse 58 8 Pittsburgh 55 4 St. John's 60 5 Villanova 70 3 #5 Georgetown 78 6 Providence 77 2 #8 Connecticut 76 7 1989-90 Seton Hall Pirates Seton Hall University Seton Hall 58 1 #4 Syracuse 73 5 Villanova 61 3 #5 Georgetown 60 2 #8 Connecticut 65 1 #4 Syracuse 75 2 #8 Connecticut 78 Awards Dave Gavitt Trophy (Most Valuable Player): Chris Smith, Connecticut All-Tournament Team Derrick Coleman, Syracuse Tate George, Connecticut Tom Greis, Villanova John Gwynn, Connecticut Chris Smith, Connecticut Stephen Thompson, Syracuse References External links http://www.bigeast.org/fls/19400/pdfs/mensbball/record-book.pdf?SPSID=92557&SPID=11228&DB_OEM_ID=19400 2008-09 Big East Media Guide 136–138 2009-05-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20090428211249/http://www.bigeast.org/fls/19400/pdfs/mensbball/record-book.pdf?SPSID=92557&SPID=11228&DB_OEM_ID=19400 2009-04-28 dead Tournament Category:Big East men's basketball tournament Category:Basketball in New York City Category:College sports in New York City Category:Basketball competitions in New York City Category:Sports competitions in Manhattan Big East men's basketball tournament Big East men's basketball tournament Category:1990s in Manhattan