1984 Big East men's basketball tournament

1984 Big East men's basketball tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1983–84
Teams	9
Site	Madison Square Garden New York City
Champions	Georgetown (3rd title)
Winning coach	John Thompson (3rd title)
MVP	Patrick Ewing (Georgetown)
Television	Metrosports/ESPN (Entire Tournament)
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1983–84 Big East men's basketball standings

v t e	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.

Teams

Seed	Team	Coach	Finished	Final Opponent	Score
1	Georgetown	John Thompson	Champion	2 Syracuse	W 82-71
2	Syracuse	Jim Boheim	Runner-Up	1 Georgetown	L 71-82
3	Villanova	Rollie Massimino	Semifinals	2 Syracuse	L 65-66
4	Boston College	Gary Williams	Quarterfinals	5 St. John's	L 56-57
5	St. John's	Lou Carnesecca	Semifinals	1 Georgetown	L 68-79
6	Pittsburgh	Roy Chipman	Quarterfinals	3 Villanova	L 65-75
7	Connecticut	Dom Perno	Quarterfinals	2 Syracuse	L 58-73
8	Providence	Joe Mullaney	Quarterfinals	1 Georgetown	L 50-70
9	Seton Hall	P.J. Carlesimo	First Round	8 Providence	L 55-59

Bracket

	First round March 8, 1984					Quarterfinals March 9, 1984					Semifinals March 10, 1984					Championship Game March 11, 1984
						1	#2 Georgetown	70
						8	Providence	50
	8	Providence	59
	9	Seton Hall	55
											1	#2 Georgetown	79
											5	St. John's	68
						4	Boston College	56
						5	St. John's	57
																1	#2 Georgetown	82OT
																2	Syracuse	71
						2	Syracuse	73
						7	Connecticut	58
											2	Syracuse	66
											3	Villanova	65
						3	Villanova	75
						6	Pittsburgh	65

Game summaries

Quarterfinals summary

TCS MetroSports

Thursday, March 9 7:00 PM EST

#8 Providence Friars 50, #1 Georgetown Hoyas70
Pts: Starks – 16 Rebs: Canty – 6 Asts: Donovan – 3		Pts: Ewing – 18 Rebs: Martin – 9 Asts: Jackson – 6 Halftime Score: Providence, 25-23

Madison Square Garden – New York City, New York Attendance: 19,591

Semifinals summary

TCS MetroSports

Friday, March 10 approx. 9:00 PM EST

#5 St. John's Redmen 68, #1 Georgetown Hoyas79
Pts: Mullin – 29 Rebs: Wennington – 7 Asts: Jackson – 11		Pts: Ewing – 24 Rebs: Dalton, Ewing – 5 Asts: Jackson, Williams – 5 Halftime Score: Georgetown, 41-30

Madison Square Garden – New York City, New York Attendance: 19,591

Championship game summary

TCS MetroSports ESPN

Saturday, March 11 7:00 PM EST

#2 Syracuse Orangemen 71, #1 Georgetown Hoyas82(OT)
Pts: Washington – 27 Rebs: Alexis – 9 Asts: Washington – 6		Pts: Ewing – 27 Rebs: Ewing – 16 Asts: Williams, Wingate – 5 Halftime Score: Georgetown, 36-31 End of Regulation: 63-63

Madison Square Garden – New York City, New York Attendance: 19,591 Referees: Larry Lembo, Dick Paparo, Jody Sylvester

Announcers

Date	Seed	Teams	Flagship station	Play-by-play announcer	Color analyst(s)
1984	1	Georgetown	WWDC AM 1260 (Georgetown)	Rich Chvotkin

Awards

Most Valuable Player: Patrick Ewing, Georgetown

All Tournament Team

• Patrick Ewing, Georgetown
• Andre Hawkins, Syracuse
• Michael Jackson, Georgetown
• Ed Pinckney, Villanova
• Dwayne Washington, Syracuse

References

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.

External links

• "2008-09 Big East Media Guide" (PDF). pp. 136–138. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 28, 2009. Retrieved May 26, 2009.