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1986 Big East men's basketball tournament

FieldValue
Year1986
ConferenceBig East
GenderMen's
Teams9
ArenaMadison Square Garden
CityNew York City
ChampionsSt. John's
TitleCount2nd
CoachLou Carnesecca
CoachCount2nd
MVPDwayne Washington
MVPTeamSyracuse
TelevisionBig East Network, ESPN

The 1986 Big East men's basketball tournament took place at Madison Square Garden in New York City, from March 5 to March 8, 1986. Its winner received the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the 1986 NCAA tournament. It is a single-elimination tournament with four rounds. St. John's had the best regular season conference record and received the #1 seed.

St. John's defeated Syracuse in the championship game 70–69, to claim its second Big East tournament championship.

Bracket

March 5, 1986 March 6, 1986 March 7, 1986 March 8, 1986 | RD1-seed03=8 | RD1-team03=Connecticut | RD1-score03=66 | RD1-seed04=9 | RD1-team04= | RD1-score04=76 | RD2-seed01=1 | RD2-team01=#5 St. John's | RD2-score01=87 | RD2-seed02=9 | RD2-team02=Seton Hall | RD2-score02=68 | RD2-seed03=4 | RD2-team03=Villanova | RD2-score03=75 | RD2-seed04=5 | RD2-team04= | RD2-score04=68 | RD2-seed05=3 | RD2-team05=#14 Georgetown | RD2-score05=57 | RD2-seed06=6 | RD2-team06=Pittsburgh | RD2-score06=56 | RD2-seed07=2 | RD2-team07=#8 Syracuse | RD2-score07=102 | RD2-seed08=7 | RD2-team08= | RD2-score08=79 | RD3-seed01=1 | RD3-team01=#5 St. John's | RD3-score01=75 | RD3-seed02=4 | RD3-team02=Villanova | RD3-score02=64 | RD3-seed03=3 | RD3-team03=#14 Georgetown | RD3-score03=73 | RD3-seed04=2 | RD3-team04=#8 Syracuse | RD3-score04=75OT | RD4-seed01=1 | RD4-team01=#5 St. John's | RD4-score01=70 | RD4-seed02=2 | RD4-team02=#8 Syracuse | RD4-score02=69

Awards

Most Valuable Player: Dwayne Washington, Syracuse

All Tournament Team

  • Walter Berry, St. John's
  • Mark Jackson, St. John's
  • Harold Pressley, Villanova
  • Rony Seikaly, Syracuse
  • Dwayne Washington, Syracuse
  • Reggie Williams, Georgetown

References

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