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1983 Big East men's basketball tournament

1983 Big East men's basketball tournament

College basketball tournament

The 1983 Big East men's basketball tournament took place at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Its winner received the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the 1983 NCAA tournament. It is a single-elimination tournament with three rounds. Boston College had the best regular season conference record and received the #1 seed. It was the first year that the tournament was held at Madison Square Garden, where it has been held since.

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Led by Chris Mullin, St. John's defeated Boston College in the championship game 85–77.

Bracket

First round
March 9, 1983 		Quarterfinals
March 10, 1983 		Semifinals
March 11, 1983 		Championship Game
March 12, 1983
            
1 #14 Boston College 79
9 Seton Hall 56
8 Providence 64
9 Seton Hall 73
1 #14 Boston College 80
5 #20 Syracuse 74
4 #15 Georgetown 72
5 #20 Syracuse 79
1 #14 Boston College 77
3 #8 St. John's 85
2 #13 Villanova 69
7 Connecticut 68
2 #13 Villanova 80
3 #8 St. John's 91
3 #8 St. John's 64
6 Pittsburgh 53

Awards

Most Valuable Player: Chris Mullin, St. John's

All Tournament Team

References

  1. [1]
    sports-reference.com 1982-83 Big East Conference Season Summary
  • "1983 Men's Big East Basketball Championship". BigEast.org. Archived from the original on May 27, 2009. Retrieved May 25, 2009.
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