1983–84 Big East Conference men's basketball season

American college basketball season March 2025 1983–84 Big East Conference Men's Basketball Season #072E67 #EFE3BB NCAA Division I Basketball Big East Conference primary logo 1979-1998.png 250px November 25, 1983through March 10, 1984 9 ESPN Regular Season Georgetown (14–2) Champion Patrick Ewing – Georgetown Big East Men's Basketball Player of the Year Tournament 1984 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament Georgetown Patrick Ewing – Georgetown Most Valuable Player Basketball 1982–83 1984–85 The 1983–84 Big East Conference men's basketball season was the fifth in conference history, and involved its nine full-time member schools. Georgetown won its second regular season championship with a 14–2 record. Georgetown also won its second Big East tournament championship and went on to win the national championship. Season summary & highlights Georgetown won its third regular season championship with a 14–2 record. Georgetown also won its second Big East tournament championship. Georgetown reached the national championship game for the third time in school history and second time in three years and defeated Houston to win its first national championship. Georgetown junior center Patrick Ewing was named the NCAA Tournament's Most Outstanding Player. Georgetown finished the season ranked No. 2 and set a new school record for victories in a season with 34 wins. Head coaches SchoolCoachSeasonNotes Boston College Gary Williams 2nd Connecticut Dom Perno 7th Georgetown John Thompson Jr. 12th Pittsburgh Roy Chipman 4th Providence Joe Mullaney 17th St. John's Lou Carnesecca 16th Seton Hall P. J. Carlesimo 2nd Syracuse Jim Boeheim 8th Big East Coach of the Year Villanova Rollie Massimino 11th Rankings Georgetown was ranked No. 6 or higher in the Top 20 of the Associated Press poll for the entire season. and Georgetown was ranked in all but one weekly poll. Boston College, St. John's, and Syracuse also were ranked in the Top 20 during the season. + 1983–84 Big East Conference Weekly RankingsKey: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. AP Pollhttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/big-east/men/1984.html 1983-84 Men's Big East Conference Season Summary March 26, 2025 sports-reference.com Pre 11/28 12/5 12/12 12/19 12/26 1/2 1/9 1/16 1/23 1/30 2/6 2/13 2/20 2/27 3/5 FinalBoston College 15 15 12 8 6 12 17 18 16 Connecticut Georgetown 4 3 3 5 5 5 4 4 6 4 4 3 2 2 4 2 2 Pittsburgh Providence St. John's 19 16 13 12 8 13 10 14 Seton Hall Syracuse 20 13 19 16 16 16 18 Villanova Regular-season statistical leaders 18em start ScoringNameSchoolPPG Chris Mullin SJU 22.1 Clyde Vaughan Pitt 20.3 Jay Murphy BC 19.8 Rafael Addison Syr 17.7 Michael Adams BC 17.3 18em break ReboundingNameSchoolRPG Otis Thorpe Prov 10.3 Patrick Ewing GU 10.0 Clyde Vaughan Pitt 8.3 Ed Pinckney Vill 7.9 Tim Coles Conn 7.9 18em break AssistsNameSchoolAPG Mike Jones SHU 6.6 Karl Hobbs Conn 6.4 Pearl Washington Syr 6.2 Bill Culbertson Pitt 5.5 Gary McLain Vill 5.3 18em break StealsNameSchoolSPG Michael Adams BC 2.9 Pearl Washington Syr 2.4 Bill Culbertson Pitt 2.2 Chris Mullin SJU 2.1 Harold Pressley Vill 1.9 18em break BlocksNameSchoolBPG Patrick Ewing GU 3.2 Ed Pinckney Vill 1.9 Keith Armstrong Pitt 1.8 Otis Thorpe Prov 1.5 Ray Knight Prov 1.3 18em break Field GoalsNameSchoolFG% Patrick Ewing GU .658 Ed Pinckney Vill .604 Dwayne McClain Vill .591 Otis Thorpe Prov .580 Chris Mullin SJU .571 18em break Free ThrowsNameSchoolFT% Chris Mullin SJU .904 Rafael Addison Syr .836 Michael Jackson GU .816 Frank Dobbs Vill .808 Jay Murphy BC .800 end Postseason Big East tournament 1984 Big East men's basketball tournament Seeding Seeding in the Big East tournament was based on conference record, with tiebreakers applied as necessary. The eighth- and ninth-seeded teams played a first-round game, and the other seven teams received a bye into the quarterfinals. The tournament's seeding was as follows: (1) Georgetown, (2) Syracuse, (3) Villanova, (4) Boston College, (5) St. John's, (6) Pittsburgh, (7) Connecticut, (8) Providence, (9) Seton Hall. Bracket Bracket First roundMarch 8, 1984 QuarterfinalsMarch 9, 1984 SemifinalsMarch 10, 1984 Championship GameMarch 11, 1984 8 1983-84 Providence Friars Providence College Providence 59 9 1983-84 Seton Hall Pirates Seton Hall University Seton Hall 55 1 #2 Georgetown 70 8 Providence 50 4 1983-84 Boston College Eagles Boston College Boston College 56 5 St. John's 57 2 Syracuse 73 7 Connecticut 58 3 Villanova 75 6 Pittsburgh 65 1 #2 Georgetown 79 5 St. John's 68 2 Syracuse 66 3 Villanova 65 1 #2 Georgetown 82OT 2 Syracuse 71 NCAA tournament 1984 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Four Big East teams received bids to the NCAA Tournament, with Georgetown seeded No. 1 in the West Region. Georgetown played in the championship game for the second time in three seasons and defeated Houston to win the first national championship in school history. St. John's lost in the first round, Villanova in the second round, and Syracuse in the East Region semifinal. Georgetown junior center Patrick Ewing was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. School Region Seed Round 1 Round 2 Sweet 16 Elite 8 Final 4 Final Georgetown West 1 Bye 9 SMU, W 37–36 5 UNLV, W 62–48 10 Dayton, W 61–49 ME1 Kentucky, W 53–40 MW2 Houston, W 84–75 Syracuse East 3 Bye 6 VCU, W 78–63 1 Virginia, L 63–55 Villanova Mideast 7 10 Marshall, W 84–72 2 Illinois, L 64–56 St. John's East 9 8 Temple, L 65–63 National Invitation Tournament 1984 National Invitation Tournament Two Big East teams received bids to the National Invitation Tournament, which did not yet have seeding. Playing in the same unnamed bracket, Boston College and Pittsburgh both lost to Notre Dame, Boston College in the second round and Pittsburgh in the quarterfinals. School Round 1 Round 2 Quarterfinals Pittsburgh La Salle, W 95–91 Florida State, W 66–63 Notre Dame, L 72–64 Boston College Saint Joseph's, W 75–63 Notre Dame, L 66–52 Awards and honors Big East Conference Co-Players of the Year: Patrick Ewing, Georgetown, C Jr. Chris Mullin, St. John's, F Jr. Defensive Player of the Year: Patrick Ewing, Georgetown, C Jr. Freshman of the Year: Pearl Washington, Syracuse, G Coach of the Year: Jim Boeheim, Syracuse (8th season) All-Big East First Team Jay Murphy, St. John's, F Sr., 6 ft 9 in cm 0, 220 lb 0, Meriden, Conn. Patrick Ewing, Georgetown, C Jr., 7 ft 0 in cm 0, 240 lb 0, Cambridge, Mass. Chris Mullin, St. John's, F Jr., 6 ft 6 in cm 0, 205 lb 0, Brooklyn, N.Y. Otis Thorpe, Providence, F Sr., 6 ft 10 in cm 0, 248 lb 0, Boynton Beach, Fla. Pearl Washington, Syracuse, G, Fr., 6 ft 2 in cm 0, 190 lb 0, Brooklyn, N.Y. All-Big East Second Team: Michael Adams, Boston College, G Jr., 5 ft 10 in cm 0, 165 lb 0, Hartford, Conn. David Wingate, Georgetown, G, So., 6 ft 5 in cm 0, 185 lb 0, Baltimore, Md. Clyde Vaughan, Pittsburgh, F Sr., 6 ft 4 in cm 0, 210 lb 0, Mount Vernon, N.Y. Rafael Addison, Syracuse, F, So., 6 ft 7 in cm 0, 215 lb 0, Jersey City, N.J. Ed Pinckney, Villanova, F Jr., 6 ft 9 in cm 0, 205 lb 0, The Bronx, N.Y. All-Big East Third Team: Karl Hobbs, Connecticut, G Sr., 5 ft 8 in cm 0, 160 lb 0, Roxbury, Mass. Michael Jackson, Georgetown, G, So., 6 ft 2 in cm 0, 183 lb 0, Fairfax, Va. Andre McCloud, Seton Hall, F, So., 6 ft 6 in cm 0, 210 lb 0, Washington, D.C. Bill Wennington, St. John's, C Jr., 7 ft 0 in cm 0, 245 lb 0, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Dwayne McClain, Villanova, G Jr., 6 ft 6 in cm 0, 185 lb 0, Worcester, Mass. Harold Pressley, Villanova, F, So., 6 ft 7 in cm 0, 210 lb 0, The Bronx, N.Y. Big East All-Freshman Team: Michael Graham, Georgetown, F, Fr., 6 ft 9 in cm 0, 270 lb 0, Washington, D.C. Reggie Williams, Georgetown, F, Fr., 6 ft 7 in cm 0, 190 lb 0, Baltimore, Md. Mark Jackson, St. John's, G, Fr., 6 ft 3 in cm 0, 195 lb 0, Queens, N.Y. Willie Glass, St. John's, F, Fr., 6 ft 5 in cm 0, 205 lb 0, Atlantic City, N.J. Pearl Washington, Syracuse, G, Fr., 6 ft 2 in cm 0, 190 lb 0, Brooklyn, N.Y. All-Americans The following players were selected to the 1984 Associated Press All-America teams. 1984 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans Consensus All-America First Team: Patrick Ewing, Georgetown, Key Stats: 16.4 ppg, 10.0 rpg, 3.6 bpg, 65.8 FG%, 608 points Consensus All-America Second Team: Chris Mullin, St. John's, Key Stats: 22.9 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 4.0 apg, 57.1 FG%, 619 points First Team All-America: Patrick Ewing, Georgetown, Key Stats: 16.4 ppg, 10.0 rpg, 3.6 bpg, 65.8 FG%, 608 points Second Team All-America: Chris Mullin, St. John's, Key Stats: 22.9 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 4.0 apg, 57.1 FG%, 619 points AP Honorable Mention Jay Murphy, Boston College Otis Thorpe, Providence Clyde Vaughan, Pittsburgh Pearl Washington, Syracuse See also 1983–84 NCAA Division I men's basketball season 1983–84 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team 1983–84 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team 1983–84 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team 1983–84 St. John's Redmen basketball team 1983–84 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team 1983–84 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team References