1983 Big East men's basketball tournament

August 2023 March 2026 1983 Big East Men's 9 Madison Square Garden New York City St. John's 1st Lou Carnesecca 1st Chris Mullin St. John's Katz Sports/USA Network,NBC (Championship Game) The 1983 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 1983 NCAA tournament. It is a single-elimination tournament with three rounds. Boston College had the best regular season conference record and received the #1 seed. It was the first year that the tournament was held at Madison Square Garden, where it has been held since. Led by Chris Mullin, St. John's defeated Boston College in the championship game 85–77. Bracket First roundMarch 9, 1983 QuarterfinalsMarch 10, 1983 SemifinalsMarch 11, 1983 Championship GameMarch 12, 1983 8 Providence 64 9 Seton Hall 73 1 #14 Boston College 79 9 Seton Hall 56 4 #15 Georgetown 72 5 #20 Syracuse 79 2 #13 Villanova 69 7 Connecticut 68 3 #8 St. John's 64 6 Pittsburgh 53 1 #14 Boston College 80 5 #20 Syracuse 74 2 #13 Villanova 80 3 #8 St. John's 91 1 #14 Boston College 77 3 #8 St. John's 85 Awards Most Valuable Player: Chris Mullin, St. John's All Tournament Team John Garris, Boston College Billy Goodwin, St. John's Stewart Granger, Villanova Jay Murphy, Boston College Leo Rautins, Syracuse References http://www.bigeast.org/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=92555&SPID=11228&DB_OEM_ID=19400&ATCLID=1150250 1983 Men's Big East Basketball Championship BigEast.org 2009-05-25 https://archive.today/20090527231016/http://www.bigeast.org/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=92555&SPID=11228&DB_OEM_ID=19400&ATCLID=1150250 2009-05-27 dead Tournament Category:Big East men's basketball tournament Category:Basketball competitions in New York City Category:College sports in New York City Category:Sports competitions in Manhattan Big East men's basketball tournament Big East men's basketball tournament Category:1980s in Manhattan