Classification Division I Champions Georgetown (5th title) | Teams 9 | |
Site Madison Square Garden
New York City Winning coach John Thompson (5th title) MVP Reggie Williams (Georgetown) | ||
The 1987 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament took place at Madison Square Garden in New York City, from March 5 to March 8, 1987. Its winner received the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the 1987 NCAA Tournament. It is a single-elimination tournament with four rounds. Georgetown had the best regular season conference record and received the #1 seed.
Georgetown defeated Syracuse in the championship game 69–59, to claim its fifth Big East Tournament championship.
Awards
Most Valuable Player: Reggie Williams, Georgetown
All Tournament Team
References
1987 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA