1980 Big East men's basketball tournament

August 2023 March 2026 May 2009 1980 yes Big East Men's 7 Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island Georgetown 1st John Thompson 1st Craig Shelton Georgetown The inaugural Big East men's basketball tournament took place at the Providence Civic Center in Providence, Rhode Island, in March 1980. It is a single-elimination tournament with three rounds. Georgetown, St. John's and Syracuse finished tied for the regular-season championship at 5–1. In head-to-head matchups, Georgetown defeated Syracuse, Syracuse defeated St. John's, and St. John's defeated Georgetown, giving each team a 1–1 head-to-head record. The conference conducted a coin flip to determine to #1 seed in the tournament. The #2 seed would be determined by the head-to-head result.https://www.newspaperarchive.com/us/new-york/syracuse/syracuse-post-standard/1980/02-14/page-16 Big East Meetings Over Syracuse Post-Standard Burton Rick February 14, 1980 B-4 August 9, 2024 Syracuse won the coin flip and was seeded first, receiving a bye into the semifinals; St. John's received the #2 seed by virtue of its victory over Georgetown.https://www.newspaperarchive.com/us/new-york/syracuse/syracuse-post-standard/1980/02-25/page-11 Are Orangemen Special? Syracuse Post-Standard Burton Rick February 25, 1980 B-3 August 9, 2024 Georgetown defeated Syracuse in the championship game 87–81. Bracket Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship Game 4 Connecticut 79 5 1979-80 Boston College Eagles Boston College Boston College 68 2 1979-80 St. John's Red Storm St. John's University #8 St. John's 48 7 1979-80 Providence Friars Providence College Providence 44 3 #20 Georgetown 60 6 1979-80 Seton Hall Pirates Seton Hall University Seton Hall 47 1 1979-80 Syracuse Orangemen Syracuse University #3 Syracuse 92 4 Connecticut 61 2 #8 St. John's 66 3 #20 Georgetown 76 1 #3 Syracuse 81 3 #20 Georgetown 87 Awards Most Valuable Player: Craig Shelton, Georgetown All Tournament Team John Duren, Georgetown Eric Floyd, Georgetown Marty Headd, Syracuse Louis Orr, Syracuse David Russell, St. John's References 2008-09 Big East Media Guide 136–138 http://www.bigeast.org/fls/19400/pdfs/mensbball/record-book.pdf?SPSID=92557&SPID=11228&DB_OEM_ID=19400 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090204070728/http://www.bigeast.org/fls/19400/pdfs/mensbball/record-book.pdf?SPSID=92557&SPID=11228&DB_OEM_ID=19400 2009-02-04 Tournament Category:Big East men's basketball tournament Category:College basketball in Rhode Island Big East men's basketball tournament Big East men's basketball tournament Category:History of Providence, Rhode Island Category:Sports competitions in Providence, Rhode Island Category:College sports tournaments in Rhode Island