Classification Division I Teams 7 | Season 1979–80 Champions Georgetown (1st title) | |
Site Providence Civic Center
Providence, Rhode Island Winning coach John Thompson (1st title) | ||
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. Syracuse had the best regular season conference record and received the #1 seed and a bye into the semifinals.
Georgetown defeated Syracuse in the championship game 87–81.
Awards
Most Valuable Player: Craig Shelton, Georgetown
All Tournament Team
References
1980 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA