1995 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament

The 1995 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament took place at Madison Square Garden in New York City, from March 9 to March 12, 1995. Its winner received the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the 1995 NCAA Tournament. It is a single-elimination tournament with four rounds. Connecticut finished with the best regular season conference and was awarded the #1 seed.

1995 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament
Classification	Division I
Season	1994–95
Teams	10
Site	Madison Square Garden New York City
Champions	Villanova (1st title)
Winning coach	Steve Lappas (1st title)
MVP	Kerry Kittles (Villanova)
Big East Men's Basketball Tournaments

1994–95 Big East men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 8 Connecticut	16	–	2		.889			28	–	5		.848
No. 9 Villanova†	14	–	4		.778			25	–	8		.758
No. 25 Syracuse	12	–	6		.667			20	–	10		.667
No. 22 Georgetown	11	–	7		.611			21	–	10		.677
Miami	9	–	9		.500			15	–	13		.536
Providence	7	–	11		.389			17	–	13		.567
Seton Hall	7	–	11		.389			16	–	14		.533
St. John's	7	–	11		.389			14	–	14		.500
Pittsburgh	5	–	13		.278			10	–	18		.357
Boston College	2	–	16		.111			9	–	19		.321
† 1995 Big East Tournament winner As of April 3, 1995[1]; Rankings from AP Poll

Villanova defeated Connecticut, 94–78, in the championship game to claim its first Big East Tournament championship.

Bracket

	First Round March 9, 1995					Quarterfinals March 10, 1995					Semifinals March 11, 1995					Championship Game March 12, 1995
						1	#6 Connecticut	81
						9	Pittsburgh	78
	8	St. John's	71
	9	Pittsburgh	74
											1	#6 Connecticut	88
										4	#24 Georgetown	81
						4	#24 Georgetown	69
						5	Miami	58
																1	#6 Connecticut	78
																2	#13 Villanova	94
						3	#21 Syracuse	69
						6	Providence	71^OT
											6	Providence	75
										2	#13 Villanova	90
						2	#13 Villanova	68
						10	Boston College	64
	7	Seton Hall	87
	10	Boston College	89^OT

Awards

Dave Gavitt Trophy (Most Valuable Player): Kerry Kittles, Villanova

All Tournament Team

• Danya Abrams, Boston College
• Ray Allen, Connecticut
• Austin Croshere, Providence
• Allen Iverson, Georgetown
• Kerry Kittles, Villanova
• Jason Lawson, Villanova

References

General: "2008-09 Big East Media Guide" (PDF). pp. 136–138. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-04-28. Retrieved 2009-06-01.

1. sports-reference.com 1994-95 Big East Conference Season Summary