Classification Division I | Teams 9 | |
Site Madison Square Garden
New York City Champions Connecticut (1st title) Winning coach Jim Calhoun (1st title) MVP Chris Smith (Connecticut) | ||
The 1990 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament took place at Madison Square Garden in New York City, from March 8 to March 11, 1990. Its winner received the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the 1990 NCAA Tournament. It is a single-elimination tournament with four rounds. Syracuse and Connecticut tied for the best regular season conference record. Based on tie-breakers, Syracuse was awarded the #1 seed.
Connecticut defeated Syracuse in the championship game 78–75, to claim its first Big East Tournament championship.
Awards
Dave Gavitt Trophy (Most Valuable Player): Chris Smith, Connecticut
All Tournament Team
References
1990 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA