1980 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament

1980 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1979–80
Teams	7
Site	Providence Civic Center Providence, RI
Champions	Georgetown (1st title)
Winning coach	John Thompson (1st title)
MVP	Craig Shelton (Georgetown)
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1979–80 Big East men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
#6 Syracuse	5	–	1		.833			26	–	4		.867
#13 St. John's	5	–	1		.833			24	–	5		.828
#11 Georgetown†	5	–	1		.833			26	–	6		.813
Connecticut	3	–	3		.500			20	–	9		.690
Boston College	2	–	4		.333			19	–	10		.655
Seton Hall	1	–	5		.167			14	–	13		.519
Providence	0	–	6		.000			11	–	16		.407
† 1980 Big East Tournament winner As of March 24, 1980; Rankings from AP Poll

The inaugural Big East Men's Basketball Tournament took place at the Providence Civic Center in Providence, RI, in March 1980. It is a single-elimination tournament with three rounds. Syracuse had the best regular season conference record and received the #1 seed and a bye into the semifinals.

Georgetown defeated Syracuse in the championship game 87–81.

Bracket

	Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Championship Game
						1	Syracuse	92
						4	Connecticut	61
	4	Connecticut	79
	5	Boston College	68
											1	Syracuse	81
											3	Georgetown	87
	2	St. John's	48
	7	Providence	44
						2	St. John's	66
						3	Georgetown	76
	3	Georgetown	60
	6	Seton Hall	47

Awards

Most Valuable Player: Craig Shelton, Georgetown

All Tournament Team

• John Duren, Georgetown
• Eric Floyd, Georgetown
• Marty Headd, Syracuse
• Louis Orr, Syracuse
• David Russell, St. John's