Classification Division I Champions Syracuse (3rd title) | Teams 10 | |
Site Madison Square Garden
New York City Winning coach Jim Boeheim (3rd title) MVP Alonzo Mourning (Georgetown) |
The 1992 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament took place at Madison Square Garden in New York City, from March 12 to March 15, 1992. Its winner received the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the 1992 NCAA Tournament. It is a single-elimination tournament with four rounds. With the addition of Miami to the conference, 1992 was the first time the tournament included ten teams. Seton Hall, Georgetown and St. John's all finished with the best regular season conference record. Through tiebreakers, Seton Hall was awarded the #1 seed.
Syracuse defeated Georgetown in the championship game 56–54, to claim its third Big East Tournament championship.
Awards
Dave Gavitt Trophy (Most Valuable Player): Alonzo Mourning, Georgetown
All Tournament Team
References
1992 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA