2000 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament
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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 their first Big East Tournament championship since 1986, and their third overall.
, St. John's
All-Tournament Team
Big East Men's Basketball Tournament
The Big East Men's Basketball Tournament is the conference championship tournament in men's basketball for the Big East Conference. The winner receives the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship. Since 1983, the tournament has been held in Madison Square...
took place at Madison Square Garden
Madison Square Garden
Madison Square Garden, often abbreviated as MSG and known colloquially as The Garden, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in the New York City borough of Manhattan and located at 8th Avenue, between 31st and 33rd Streets, situated on top of Pennsylvania Station.Opened on February 11, 1968, it is the...
in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
. Its winner received the Big East Conference
Big East Conference
The Big East Conference is a collegiate athletics conference consisting of sixteen universities in the eastern half of the United States. The conference's 17 members participate in 24 NCAA sports...
's automatic bid
Automatic bid
Automatic bid is a term generally used to describe a bid or berth to a tournament, granted based on performance in prior competition, and not based on subjective picking...
to the 2000 NCAA Tournament
2000 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 2000 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 16, 2000, and ended with the championship game on April 3 in Indianapolis, Indiana...
. It is a single-elimination tournament
Single-elimination tournament
A single-elimination tournament, also called a knockout, cup or sudden death tournament, is a type of elimination tournament where the loser of each match or bracket is immediately eliminated from winning the championship or first prize in the event...
with four rounds and the three highest seeds received byes
Bye (sports)
A bye, in sports and other competitive activities, most commonly refers to the practice of allowing a player or team to advance to the next round of a playoff tournament without playing...
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
St. John's Red Storm
The St. John's Red Storm is the nickname used for the 16 varsity athletic programs of St. John's University. St. John's 16 NCAA Division I teams compete in the Big East Conference, with the exception of the fencing and lacrosse teams, which compete in the ECAC...
defeated Connecticut
Connecticut Huskies
The Connecticut Huskies, also known as the UConn Huskies, are the athletic teams of the University of Connecticut in the United States. The school is a member of National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I and the Big East Conference for all sports except Men's Ice Hockey and Women's Ice...
in the final, 80–70 to earn their first Big East Tournament championship since 1986, and their third overall.
Bracket
Awards
Dave Gavitt Trophy (Most Outstanding Player): Bootsy ThorntonBootsy Thornton
Marvis Linwood Thornton III, better known as Bootsy Thornton , is an American professional basketball player. He is currently playing for Turkish giant Efes Pilsen.-College career:...
, St. John's
All-Tournament Team
- Erick BarkleyErick BarkleyErick Barkley is an American professional basketball player. He was selected by the Portland Trail Blazers in the 1st round of the 2000 NBA Draft. He played high school basketball at Christ The King Regional High School and the Maine Central Institute and college basketball at St. John's...
, St. John's - Khalid El-AminKhalid El-AminKhalid El-Amin is an American professional basketball player. He was a member of the 1999 UConn men's basketball team that won the NCAA championship. He is originally from Minnesota where he played for North High School in Minneapolis...
, Connecticut - Albert Mouring, Connecticut
- Lavor PostellLavor PostellAndre Lavor Postell is an American former professional basketball player. Following a college career at St. John's University, he was selected by the New York Knicks in the second round of the 2000 NBA Draft...
, St. John's - Lee Scruggs, Georgetown
- Bootsy Thornton, St. John's