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2000 Big East men's basketball tournament
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Year | 2000 |
| Conference | Big East |
| Gender | Men's |
| Teams | 13 |
| Arena | Madison Square Garden |
| City | New York City |
| Champions | St. John's |
| TitleCount | 3rd |
| Coach | Mike Jarvis |
| CoachCount | 1st |
| MVP | Bootsy Thornton |
| MVPTeam | St. John's |
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.
St. John's defeated Connecticut in the final, 80–70 to earn its first Big East tournament championship since 1986, and third overall.
Bracket
March 8, 2000 March 9, 2000 March 10, 2000 March 11, 2000
| RD1-seed03=8 | RD1-team03= | RD1-score03=67 | RD1-seed04=9 | RD1-team04=Georgetown | RD1-score04=70
| RD1-seed05=5 | RD1-team05=Seton Hall | RD1-score05=85 | RD1-seed06=12 | RD1-team06= | RD1-score06=65
| RD1-seed07=4 | RD1-team07=#21 Connecticut | RD1-score07=70 | RD1-seed08=13 | RD1-team08= | RD1-score08=55
| RD1-seed11=6 | RD1-team11=Villanova | RD1-score11=65 | RD1-seed12=11 | RD1-team12=Pittsburgh | RD1-score12=55
| RD1-seed15=7 | RD1-team15=Notre Dame | RD1-score15=74 | RD1-seed16=10 | RD1-team16= | RD1-score16=62
| RD2-seed01=1 | RD2-team01=#12 Syracuse | RD2-score01=72 | RD2-seed02=9 | RD2-team02=Georgetown | RD2-score02=76
| RD2-seed03=5 | RD2-team03=Seton Hall | RD2-score03=64 | RD2-seed04=4 | RD2-team04=#21 Connecticut | RD2-score04=79
| RD2-seed05=3 | RD2-team05=#19 St. John's | RD2-score05=75 | RD2-seed06=6 | RD2-team06=Villanova | RD2-score06=70
| RD2-seed07=2 | RD2-team07=#23 Miami | RD2-score07=61 | RD2-seed08=7 | RD2-team08=Notre Dame | RD2-score08=58
| RD3-seed01=9 | RD3-team01=Georgetown | RD3-score01=55 | RD3-seed02=4 | RD3-team02=#21 Connecticut | RD3-score02=70
| RD3-seed03=3 | RD3-team03=#19 St. John's | RD3-score03=58 | RD3-seed04=2 | RD3-team04=#23 Miami | RD3-score04=57
| RD4-seed01=4 | RD4-team01=#21 Connecticut | RD4-score01=70 | RD4-seed02=3 | RD4-team02=#19 St. John's | RD4-score02=80
Awards
Dave Gavitt Trophy (Most Outstanding Player): Bootsy Thornton, St. John's
All-Tournament Team
- Erick Barkley, St. John's
- Khalid El-Amin, Connecticut
- Albert Mouring, Connecticut
- Lavor Postell, St. John's
- Lee Scruggs, Georgetown
- Bootsy Thornton, St. John's
Television
| Network | Play-by-play announcer | Color analyst(s) | Sideline reporter(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ESPN2 (Rutgers–Notre Dame, opening round; Notre Dame–Miami (FL), quarterfinals) |
Local Radio
| Seed | Teams | Flagship station | Play-by-play announcer | Color analyst(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Notre Dame | WNDV–AM/WNDV-FM (Notre Dame) | Jack Lorri | Jack Nolan |
References
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