2000 Big East men's basketball tournament

The 2000 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 2000 NCAA tournament. It is a single-elimination tournament with four rounds and the three highest seeds received byes in the first round. All 13 Big East teams were invited to participate. Syracuse finished with the best record in the regular season and was awarded the top seed.

2000 Big East men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1999–00
Teams13
SiteMadison Square Garden
New York City
ChampionsSt. John's (3rd title)
Winning coachMike Jarvis (1st title)
MVPBootsy Thornton (St. John's)
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2001 →
1999–2000 Big East men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 16 Syracuse133 .813266 .813
No. 23 Miami (FL)133 .8132311 .676
No. 9 St. John's124 .750258 .758
No. 20 Connecticut106 .6252510 .714
Seton Hall106 .6252210 .688
Villanova88 .5002013 .606
Notre Dame88 .5002215 .595
West Virginia610 .3751414 .500
Georgetown610 .3751915 .559
Rutgers610 .3751516 .484
Pittsburgh511 .3131315 .464
Providence412 .2501119 .367
Boston College313 .1881119 .367
2000 Big East tournament winner
As of April 3, 2000[1]
Rankings from AP poll

St. John's defeated Connecticut in the final, 80–70 to earn its first Big East tournament championship since 1986, and third overall.

Bracket

First round
March 8, 2000
Quarterfinals
March 9, 2000
Semifinals
March 10, 2000
Championship Game
March 11, 2000
            
1#12 Syracuse72
9Georgetown76
8West Virginia67
9Georgetown70
9Georgetown55
4#21 Connecticut70
5Seton Hall85
12Providence65
5Seton Hall64
4#21 Connecticut79
4#21 Connecticut70
13Boston College55
4#21 Connecticut70
3#19 St. John's80
3#19 St. John's75
6Villanova70
6Villanova65
11Pittsburgh55
3#19 St. John's58
2#23 Miami57
2#23 Miami61
7Notre Dame58
7Notre Dame74
10Rutgers62

Awards

Dave Gavitt Trophy (Most Outstanding Player): Bootsy Thornton, St. John's

All-Tournament Team

Television

NetworkPlay-by-play announcerColor analyst(s)Sideline reporter(s)
ESPN2 (Rutgers–Notre Dame, opening round; Notre Dame–Miami (FL), quarterfinals)

Local Radio

SeedTeamsFlagship stationPlay-by-play announcerColor analyst(s)
7Notre DameWNDV–AM/WNDV-FM (Notre Dame)Jack LorriJack Nolan

References

General: "2008-09 Big East Media Guide" (PDF). pp. 136–138. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 28, 2009. Retrieved June 5, 2009.