1996 Big East men's basketball tournament

The 1996 Big East men's basketball tournament took place at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Its winner received the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the 1996 NCAA tournament. It is a single-elimination tournament with four rounds and the three highest seeds received byes in the first round. Connecticut, the Big East regular season winner, received the number one seed in the tournament.

1996 Big East men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1995–96
Teams13
SiteMadison Square Garden
New York City
ChampionsConnecticut (2nd title)
Winning coachJim Calhoun (2nd title)
MVPVictor Page (Georgetown)
1995–96 Big East men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Big East 6
No. 3 Connecticut†17–1 .94432–3  .914
No. 10 Villanova14–4 .77826–7  .788
Boston College10–8 .55619–11  .633
West Virginia7–11 .38912–15  .444
St. John's5–13 .27811–16  .407
Notre Dame4–14 .2229–18  .333
Big East 7
No. 4 Georgetown13–5 .72229–8  .784
No. 15 Syracuse12–6 .66729–9  .763
Providence9–9 .50018–12  .600
Miami8–10 .44415–13  .536
Seton Hall7–11 .38912–16  .429
Rutgers6–12 .3339–18  .333
Pittsburgh5–13 .27810–17  .370
† 1996 Big East tournament winner
As of April 1, 1996[1][2][3]
Rankings from AP Poll

Connecticut defeated Georgetown, 75-74 to claim its second Big East tournament championship.

Bracket
First round Second round Semifinals Championship Game
            
1 #3 Connecticut 79
9 Seton Hall 58
8 West Virginia 78
9 Seton Hall 80
1 #3 Connecticut 85
4 #13 Syracuse 67
4 #13 Syracuse 76
13 Notre Dame 55
4 #13 Syracuse 69
5 Boston College 61
5 Boston College 70
12 Pittsburgh 66
1 #3 Connecticut 75
2 #6 Georgetown 74
3 #9 Villanova 78
6 Providence 68
6 Providence 80
11 St. John's 72
3 #9 Villanova 76
2 #6 Georgetown 84
2 #6 Georgetown 92
7 Miami 62
7 Miami 77
10 Rutgers 67

Awards

Dave Gavitt Trophy (Most Outstanding Player): Victor Page, Georgetown

All-Tournament Team

References
  1. sports-reference.com 1995-96 Big East Conference Season Summary
  2. Keefe, Gavin, "Big East Notes: The Big East 7 and Big East 6? Big Deal!", The Day, January 1, 1996, p. 7.
  3. "PLUS: COLLEGE BASKETBALL -- BIG EAST CONFERENCE; League Cuts Games In Search of Bids," The New York Times, August 7, 1998.
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