1984 Big East men's basketball tournament

1984 Big East men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1983–84
Teams9
SiteMadison Square Garden
New York City
ChampionsGeorgetown (3rd title)
Winning coachJohn Thompson (3rd title)
MVPPatrick Ewing (Georgetown)
TelevisionMetrosports/ESPN (Entire Tournament)
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1983–84 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Georgetown 14 2   .875 34 3   .919
No. 18 Syracuse 12 4   .750 23 9   .719
Villanova 12 4   .750 19 12   .613
Boston College 8 8   .500 18 12   .600
St. John's 8 8   .500 18 12   .600
Pittsburgh 6 10   .375 18 13   .581
Connecticut 5 11   .313 13 15   .464
Providence 5 11   .313 15 14   .517
Seton Hall 2 14   .125 9 19   .321
1984 Big East tournament winner
As of April 2, 1984[1]
Rankings from AP Poll


The 1984 Big East men's basketball tournament took place at Madison Square Garden in New York City, from March 8 to March 11, 1984. Its winner received the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the 1984 NCAA tournament. It is a single-elimination tournament with four rounds. Georgetown had the best regular season conference record and received the #1 seed.[2]

Georgetown defeated Syracuse in the championship game 82–71, to claim its third Big East tournament championship.

  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1983-84 Big East Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ Bishop, Greg (March 9, 2013). "As Big East Basketball Tournament Fades, a Block Remains Fresh". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved April 6, 2018.

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