2016 Big East men's basketball tournament

August 2023 March 2026 February 2024 2016 Big East I Men's 2016 Big East Tournament Logo.png 200px 10 Madison Square Garden New York City Seton Hall 3rd Kevin Willard 1st Isaiah Whitehead Seton Hall 78,222 FS1, FOX The 2016 Big East men's basketball tournament, officially known as the 2016 Big East tournament, was a tournament held from March 9–12, at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The Big East Championship game returned to broadcast television for the first time in over twenty years and was televised on Fox. Seton Hall won their first Big East tournament since 1993 and received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.https://www.savannahnow.com/story/sports/2016/03/13/college-mens-basketball-seton-hall-wins-big-east-tourney-69-67-over-no-3-villanova/13932035007/ COLLEGE MEN'S BASKETBALL: Seton Hall wins Big East tourney, 69-67 over No. 3 Villanova Savannah Morning News March 12, 2016 February 6, 2024 Seeds All 10 Big East schools participate in the tournament. Teams were seeded by the 2015–16 Big East Conference season record. The top 6 teams received a first round bye. Seeding for the tournament was determined at the close of the regular conference season. Seed School Conference Tiebreaker 1 Villanova 16–2 2 Xavier 14–4 3 Seton Hall 12–6 4 Providence 10–8 2–0 vs. Butler 5 Butler 10–8 0–2 vs. Providence 6 Creighton 9–9 7 Marquette 8–10 8 Georgetown 7–11 9 DePaul 3–15 10 St. John's 1–17 Schedule GameTime*Matchup#TelevisionAttendance First round – Wednesday, March 917:00 pm#9 DePaul 53 vs. #8 Georgetown 70FS112,60429:30 pm#10 St. John's 93 vs. #7 Marquette 101 Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 10312:00 pm#8 Georgetown 67 vs. #1 Villanova 81FS114,86342:30 pm#5 Butler 60 vs. #4 Providence 7457:00 pm#7 Marquette 72 vs. #2 Xavier 9013,81369:30 pm#6 Creighton 73 vs. #3 Seton Hall 81 Semifinals – Friday, March 1176:30 pm#4 Providence 68 vs. #1 Villanova 76FS117,13089:30 pm#3 Seton Hall 87 vs. #2 Xavier 83 Championship – Saturday, March 1295:30 pm#3 Seton Hall 69 vs. #1 Villanova 67FOX19,812 *Game times in Eastern Time. Tournament seed in parentheses. #-Rankings denote Associated Press Poll ranking. Bracket First roundMarch 9 QuarterfinalsMarch 10 SemifinalsMarch 11 ChampionshipMarch 12 8 Georgetown 70 9 DePaul 53 7 Marquette 101 10 St. John's 93 1 #3 Villanova 81 8 Georgetown 67 4 Providence 74 5 Butler 60 2 #5 Xavier 90 7 Marquette 72 3 Seton Hall 81 6 Creighton 73 1 #3 Villanova 76 4 Providence 68 2 #5 Xavier 83 3 Seton Hall 87 1 #3 Villanova 67 3 Seton Hall 69 Quarterfinals #e3e3e3 Thursday, March 10 12:00 pm EST Box Score #8 Georgetown Hoyas 67 #1 Villanova Wildcats 81 J. Hart – 25 D. Reynolds – 9 R. Arcidiacono – 6 27–28 40–53 Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York 14,863 Mike Roberts, Tony Chiazza, Tim Clougherty FS1 Semifinals #e3e3e3 Friday, March 11 6:30 pm EST Box Score #4 Providence Friars 68 #1 Villanova Wildcats 76 K. Jenkins – 21 D. Reynolds – 8 R. Arcidiacono, K. Jenkins – 4 27–32 41–44 Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York 17,130 Jeff Anderson, Ed Corbett, Pat Driscoll FS1 Championship #e3e3e3 Saturday, March 12 5:30 pm EST Box Score #3 Seton Hall Pirates 69 #1 Villanova Wildcats 67 K. Jenkins – 23 D. Ochefu – 7 R. Arcidiacono – 3 40–29 29–38 Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York 19,812 Mike Roberts, Brian O'Connell, John Gaffney Fox All-Tournament team Khadeen Carrington, Seton Hall Ismael Sanogo, Seton Hall Kris Jenkins, Villanova Josh Hart, Villanova Trevon Bluiett, Xavier Dave Gavitt Trophy (Most Outstanding Player) Isaiah Whitehead, Seton Hall See also 2016 Big East women's basketball tournament Notes nb References Tournament Category:Big East men's basketball tournament Category:College basketball tournaments in New York City Category:Sports competitions in Manhattan Big East men's basketball tournament Big East men's basketball tournament Category:2010s in Manhattan