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1995 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament

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Classification
  
Division I

Champions
  
Villanova (1st title)

Teams
  
10

Site
  
Madison Square Garden New York City

Winning coach
  
Steve Lappas (1st title)

MVP
  
Kerry Kittles (Villanova)

The 1995 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament took place at Madison Square Garden in New York City, from March 9 to March 12, 1995. Its winner received the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the 1995 NCAA Tournament. It is a single-elimination tournament with four rounds. Connecticut finished with the best regular season conference and was awarded the #1 seed.

Villanova defeated Connecticut, 94–78, in the championship game to claim its first Big East Tournament championship.

Awards

Dave Gavitt Trophy (Most Valuable Player): Kerry Kittles, Villanova

All Tournament Team

  • Danya Abrams, Boston College
  • Ray Allen, Connecticut
  • Austin Croshere, Providence
  • Allen Iverson, Georgetown
  • Kerry Kittles, Villanova
  • Jason Lawson, Villanova
  • References

    1995 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament Wikipedia