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)
1999–2000 Big East men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 16 Syracuse13–3 .81326–6  .813
No. 23 Miami (FL)13–3 .81323–11  .676
No. 9 St. John's†12–4 .75025–8  .758
No. 20 Connecticut10–6 .62525–10  .714
Seton Hall10–6 .62522–10  .688
Villanova8–8 .50020–13  .606
Notre Dame8–8 .50022–15  .595
West Virginia6–10 .37514–14  .500
Georgetown6–10 .37519–15  .559
Rutgers6–10 .37515–16  .484
Pittsburgh5–11 .31313–15  .464
Providence4–12 .25011–19  .367
Boston College3–13 .18811–19  .367
† 2000 Big East tournament winner
As of April 3, 2000[1]
Rankings from AP poll

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

First round
March 8, 2000 		Quarterfinals
March 9, 2000 		Semifinals
March 10, 2000 		Championship Game
March 11, 2000
            
1 #12 Syracuse 72
9 Georgetown 76
8 West Virginia 67
9 Georgetown 70
9 Georgetown 55
4 #21 Connecticut 70
5 Seton Hall 85
12 Providence 65
5 Seton Hall 64
4 #21 Connecticut 79
4 #21 Connecticut 70
13 Boston College 55
4 #21 Connecticut 70
3 #19 St. John's 80
3 #19 St. John's 75
6 Villanova 70
6 Villanova 65
11 Pittsburgh 55
3 #19 St. John's 58
2 #23 Miami 57
2 #23 Miami 61
7 Notre Dame 58
7 Notre Dame 74
10 Rutgers 62

Awards

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

All-Tournament Team

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

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

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