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Big East women's basketball tournament
Women's basketball conference championship
Women's basketball conference championship
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| name | Big East women's basketball tournament | |
| optional_subheader | Conference basketball championship | |
| image | [[File:Big East new.png | 200px]] |
| caption | Big East Conference logo | |
| sport | College basketball | |
| conference | Big East Conference | |
| number_of_teams | 11 (from 2021) | |
| format | Single-elimination tournament | |
| current_stadium | Mohegan Sun Arena | |
| current_location | Uncasville, Connecticut | |
| years | 1983–present | |
| most_recent | 2025 | |
| current_champion | UConn Huskies | |
| most_championships | UConn Huskies (23) | |
| website | BigEast.com Women's Basketball | |
| all_stadiums | Mohegan Sun Arena | |
| all_locations | Uncasville, Connecticut |
The Big East women's basketball tournament is a conference championship tournament in women's basketball. It was first held in 1983, at the end of the 1982–83 college basketball season that was the first in which the Big East Conference sponsored women's basketball. Following the 2013 split of the original Big East along football lines, the women's basketball history of the original conference has been maintained by the non-football league that assumed the Big East name. The tournament determines the conference's champion, which receives an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.
From 2004 through 2013, the tournament was held in the Veterans Memorial Coliseum at the XL Center (formerly known as the Hartford Civic Center). The first three tournaments after the relaunch of the Big East in 2013 were hosted by DePaul University. In 2014, opening-round games were played at McGrath–Phillips Arena on the school's Chicago campus and all other games played at Allstate Arena in suburban Rosemont. All games in the 2015 tournament were held at Allstate Arena, and all 2016 tournament games were held at McGrath–Phillips Arena. The 2017 tournament was the first since the relaunch to be held outside the Chicago area, with all games being played at Al McGuire Center on the Marquette University campus in Milwaukee. From 2018 until 2020, the tournament was held at Wintrust Arena at the McCormick Place convention center on Chicago’s Near South Side.
Starting in 2009, the tournament expanded to include all 16 of the conference's teams at that time. The teams finishing 9 through 16 in the regular season standings played first round games, while teams 5 through 8 receive a bye to the second round. The top 4 teams during the regular season receive a double-bye to the quarterfinals. The 2013 tournament, the final one under the original Big East structure, saw 15 teams participate, following West Virginia's 2012 move to the Big 12 Conference. The tournament now features all 11 members of the reconfigured conference.
In June 2020, it was reported that the tournament will return to Connecticut at the Mohegan Sun Arena moving forward with the return of UConn.
History of the tournament finals
| Big East Conference | border=1 | color=#ffffff}}" | Year | Big East Conference | border=1 | color=#ffffff}}" | (Seed) Champion | Big East Conference | border=1 | color=#ffffff}}" | Score | Big East Conference | border=1 | color=#ffffff}}" | (Seed) Runner-up | Big East Conference | border=1 | color=#ffffff}}" | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | (2) St. John's | 74–63 | (1) Providence | Alumni Hall (Providence, Rhode Island) | |||||||||||||||
| 1984 | (3) St. John's | 66–46 | (4) Seton Hall | Alumni Hall (now Carnesecca Arena) (Queens, New York) | |||||||||||||||
| 1985 | (5) Syracuse | 57–56 | (2) Villanova | Manley Field House (Syracuse NY) | |||||||||||||||
| 1986 | (2) Villanova | 71–60 | (1) Providence | Roberts Center (Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts) | |||||||||||||||
| 1987 | (1) Villanova | 60–45 | (6) Boston College | The Pavilion (Villanova, Pennsylvania) | |||||||||||||||
| 1988 | (3) St. John's | 74–72 OT | (1) Syracuse | Fitzgerald Field House (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) | |||||||||||||||
| 1989 | (1) UConn | 84–65 | (3) Providence | Walsh Gymnasium (South Orange, New Jersey) | |||||||||||||||
| 1990 | (2) Providence | 82–61 | (1) Connecticut | Gampel Pavilion (Storrs, Connecticut) | |||||||||||||||
| 1991 | (1) Connecticut | 79–74 | (2) Providence | McDonough Gymnasium (Washington, D.C.) | |||||||||||||||
| 1992 | (1) Miami (FL) | 56–47 | (2) Connecticut | Gampel Pavilion (Storrs, Connecticut) | |||||||||||||||
| 1993 | (1) Miami (FL) | 77–56 | (7) Providence | Alumni Hall (Providence, Rhode Island) | |||||||||||||||
| 1994 | (1) Connecticut | 77–51 | (2) Seton Hall | Gampel Pavilion (Storrs, Connecticut) | |||||||||||||||
| 1995 | (1) Connecticut | 85–49 | (3) Seton Hall | Walsh Gymnasium (South Orange, New Jersey) | |||||||||||||||
| 1996 | (1) Connecticut | 71–54 | (3) Notre Dame | Gampel Pavilion (Storrs, Connecticut) | |||||||||||||||
| 1997 | (1) Connecticut | 86–77 | (3) Notre Dame | Gampel Pavilion (Storrs, Connecticut) | |||||||||||||||
| 1998 | (1) Connecticut | 67–58 | (2) Rutgers | Louis Brown Athletic Center (The RAC) (Piscataway, New Jersey) | |||||||||||||||
| 1999 | (1) Connecticut | 96–75 | (3) Notre Dame | Louis Brown Athletic Center (The RAC) (Piscataway, New Jersey) | |||||||||||||||
| 2000 | (1) Connecticut | 79–59 | (3) Rutgers | Gampel Pavilion (Storrs, Connecticut) | |||||||||||||||
| 2001 | (2) Connecticut | 78–76 | (1) Notre Dame | Gampel Pavilion (Storrs, Connecticut) | |||||||||||||||
| 2002 | (1) Connecticut | 96–54 | (3) Boston College | Louis Brown Athletic Center (The RAC) (Piscataway, New Jersey) | |||||||||||||||
| 2003 | (3) Villanova | 52–48 | (1) Connecticut | Louis Brown Athletic Center (The RAC) (Piscataway, New Jersey) | |||||||||||||||
| 2004 | (5) Boston College | 75–57 | (7) Rutgers | Hartford Civic Center (Hartford, Connecticut) | |||||||||||||||
| 2005 | (3) Connecticut | 67–51 | (1) Rutgers | Hartford Civic Center (Hartford, Connecticut) | |||||||||||||||
| 2006 | (2) Connecticut | 50–44 | (12) West Virginia | Hartford Civic Center (Hartford, Connecticut) | |||||||||||||||
| 2007 | (2) Rutgers | 55–47 | (1) Connecticut | Hartford Civic Center (Hartford, Connecticut) | |||||||||||||||
| 2008 | (1) Connecticut | 65–59 | (7) Louisville | XL Center (Hartford, Connecticut) | |||||||||||||||
| 2009 | (1) Connecticut | 75–36 | (2) Louisville | XL Center (Hartford, Connecticut) | |||||||||||||||
| 2010 | (1) Connecticut | 60–32 | (2) West Virginia | XL Center (Hartford, Connecticut) | |||||||||||||||
| 2011 | (1) Connecticut | 73–64 | (3) Notre Dame | XL Center (Hartford, Connecticut) | |||||||||||||||
| 2012 | (3) Connecticut | 63–54 | (1) Notre Dame | XL Center (Hartford, Connecticut) | |||||||||||||||
| 2013 | (2) Notre Dame | 61–59 | (3) Connecticut | url=http://www.und.com/sports/w-baskbl/recaps/031213aad.html | title=BIG EAST CHAMPS! Achonwa's Layup Lifts #2 Irish Past #3 UConn, 61-59 | agency=Associated Press | publisher=University of Notre Dame Sports Information | date=March 12, 2013 | accessdate=May 15, 2013}} | ||||||||||
| 2014 | (1) DePaul | 65–57 | (2) St. John's | Allstate Arena (Rosemont, Illinois) | |||||||||||||||
| (Opening round: McGrath–Phillips Arena, Chicago) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | (2) DePaul | 78–68 | (1) Seton Hall | Allstate Arena (Rosemont, Illinois) | |||||||||||||||
| 2016 | (4) St. John's | 50–37 | (7) Creighton | McGrath–Phillips Arena (Chicago) | |||||||||||||||
| 2017 | (3) Marquette | 86–78 | (1) DePaul | Al McGuire Center (Milwaukee) | |||||||||||||||
| 2018 | (2) DePaul | 98–63 | (1) Marquette | Wintrust Arena (Chicago) | |||||||||||||||
| 2019 | (2) DePaul | 74–73 | (1) Marquette | Wintrust Arena (Chicago) | |||||||||||||||
| 2020 | (1) DePaul | 88–74 | (2) Marquette | Wintrust Arena (Chicago) | |||||||||||||||
| 2021 | (1) UConn | 73–39 | (2) Marquette | Mohegan Sun Arena (Uncasville, Connecticut) | |||||||||||||||
| 2022 | (1) UConn | 70–40 | (2) Villanova | ||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | (1) UConn | 67–56 | (2) Villanova | ||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | (1) UConn | 78–42 | (6) Georgetown | ||||||||||||||||
| 2025 | (1) UConn | 70–50 | (2) Creighton | ||||||||||||||||
| 2026 |
;Notes
Performance by school
| Club | Winners | Winning years |
|---|---|---|
| UConnFollowing the 2013 split of the original Big East, Connecticut and Rutgers remained in the football-sponsoring portion now known as the American Athletic Conference.Connecticut, which changed its official athletic brand to "UConn" in 2013–14, joined the current Big East in 2020. | 23 | 1989, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 |
| DePaul | 5 | 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2020 |
| St. John's | 4 | 1983, 1984, 1988, 2016 |
| Villanova | 3 | 1986, 1987, 2003 |
| Miami (FL)Miami left for the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) in 2004. | 2 | 1992, 1993 |
| Syracuse | 1 | 1985 |
| Providence | 1 | 1990 |
| Boston CollegeBoston College left for the ACC in 2005. | 1 | 2004 |
| Rutgers | 1 | 2007 |
| Notre DameNotre Dame and Syracuse left for the ACC in 2013. | 1 | 2013 |
| Marquette | 1 | 2017 |
| TOTAL | 42 |
Among current schools, Butler, Creighton, Seton Hall, Georgetown, and Xavier have never won the tournament.
Most Outstanding Player
| Year | Most Outstanding Player | School | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | St. John's | ||||
| 1984 | {{sortname | Anne Marie | McNamee | Macnamee | nolink=1}} |
| 1985 | Syracuse | ||||
| 1986 | Villanova | ||||
| 1987 | (2) | Villanova | |||
| 1988 | St. John's | ||||
| 1989 | Connecticut | ||||
| 1990 | Providence | ||||
| 1991 | Connecticut | ||||
| 1992 | Miami | ||||
| 1993 | Miami | ||||
| 1994 | Connecticut | ||||
| 1995 | Connecticut | ||||
| 1996 | (2) | Connecticut | |||
| 1997 | Connecticut | ||||
| 1998 | Connecticut | ||||
| 1999 | Connecticut | ||||
| 2000 | Connecticut | ||||
| 2001 | Connecticut | ||||
| 2002 | Connecticut | ||||
| 2003 | Villanova | ||||
| 2004 | Boston College | ||||
| 2005 | Connecticut | ||||
| 2006 | Connecticut | ||||
| 2007 | Rutgers | ||||
| 2008 | Connecticut | ||||
| 2009 | Connecticut | ||||
| 2010 | Connecticut | ||||
| 2011 | (2) | Connecticut | |||
| 2012 | Connecticut | ||||
| 2013 | {{sortname | Kayla | McBride | Macbride}} | |
| 2014 | DePaul | ||||
| 2015 | DePaul | ||||
| 2016 | St. John's | ||||
| 2017 | Marquette | ||||
| 2018 | DePaul | ||||
| 2019 | DePaul | ||||
| 2020 | DePaul | ||||
| 2021 | UConn | ||||
| 2022 | UConn | ||||
| 2023 | UConn | ||||
| 2024 | (2) | UConn | |||
| 2025 | (3) | UConn |
| Years | Title of Award |
|---|---|
| 1983–1993 | Most Valuable Player |
| 1994–1997 | Most Outstanding Performer |
| 1998–present | Most Outstanding Player |
References
References
- (March 5, 2013). "Big East basketball schools get Big East name". ESPN.
- (4 June 2020). "Report: Big East Women's Basketball Tournament moving to Mohegan Sun".
- "2009 BIG EAST women's basketball tournament".
- "2011 BIG EAST women's basketball tournament".
- (March 12, 2013). "BIG EAST CHAMPS! Achonwa's Layup Lifts #2 Irish Past #3 UConn, 61-59". University of Notre Dame Sports Information.
- "Big East Record Book".
- "The Big East Conference Media guide". Big East.
- "Connecticut Captures Women's Basketball Championship with 63-54 Win Over Notre Dame". Big East.
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