1997 Big East men's basketball tournament
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{{Infobox NCAA Basketball Conference tournament |
| Year=1997
| Conference=Big East
| Gender=Men's
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| Teams=13
| Arena=Madison Square Garden
| City=New York City
| Champions=Boston College
| TitleCount=1st
| Coach=Jim O'Brien
| CoachCount=1st
| MVP=Scoonie Penn
| MVPTeam=Boston College
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{{1996–97 Big East men's basketball standings}}
The 1997 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 1997 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. Boston College and Villanova finished with the best record in the regular season. After tie-breakers, Villanova was awarded the top seed.
Boston College defeated Villanova in the final, 70–58 to earn its first Big East tournament championship. Future NFL quarterback Donovan McNabb participated in the tournament as a reserve forward for Syracuse.
Bracket
{{4RoundBracket-Byes | RD1=First round
| RD2=Second round
| RD3=Semifinals
| RD4=Championship Game
| RD1-seed03=8
| RD1-team03={{cbb link|year=1996-97|team=Syracuse Orangemen|school=Syracuse University|title=Syracuse}}
| RD1-score03=84
| RD1-seed04=9
| RD1-team04={{cbb link|year=1996-97|team=Notre Dame Fighting Irish|school=University of Notre Dame|title=Notre Dame}}
| RD1-score04=66
| RD1-seed05=4
| RD1-team05=Providence
| RD1-score05=77
| RD1-seed06=13
| RD1-team06={{cbb link|year=1996-97|team=Rutgers Scarlet Knights|school=Rutgers University|title=Rutgers}}
| RD1-score06=56
| RD1-seed07=5
| RD1-team07={{cbb link|year=1996-97|team=West Virginia Mountaineers|school=West Virginia University|title=West Virginia}}
| RD1-score07=77
| RD1-seed08=12
| RD1-team08={{cbb link|year=1996-97|team=Seton Hall Pirates|school=Seton Hall University|title=Seton Hall}}
| RD1-score08=57
| RD1-seed11=6
| RD1-team11=Pittsburgh
| RD1-score11=63
| RD1-seed12=11
| RD1-team12=Connecticut
| RD1-score12=62
| RD1-seed15=7
| RD1-team15={{cbb link|year=1996-97|team=Miami Hurricanes|school=University of Miami|title=Miami}}
| RD1-score15=76OT
| RD1-seed16=10
| RD1-team16=St. John's
| RD1-score16=68
| RD2-seed01=1
| RD2-team01=#21 Villanova
| RD2-score01=80
| RD2-seed02=8
| RD2-team02=Syracuse
| RD2-score02=70
| RD2-seed03=4
| RD2-team03=Providence
| RD2-score03=76
| RD2-seed04=5
| RD2-team04=West Virginia
| RD2-score04=69
| RD2-seed05=3
| RD2-team05=Boston College
| RD2-score05=76
| RD2-seed06=6
| RD2-team06=Pittsburgh
| RD2-score06=68
| RD2-seed07=2
| RD2-team07=Georgetown
| RD2-score07=63
| RD2-seed08=7
| RD2-team08=Miami
| RD2-score08=59
| RD3-seed01=1
| RD3-team01=#21 Villanova
| RD3-score01=73
| RD3-seed02=4
| RD3-team02=Providence
| RD3-score02=63
| RD3-seed03=3
| RD3-team03=Boston College
| RD3-score03=70
| RD3-seed04=2
| RD3-team04=Georgetown
| RD3-score04=58
| RD4-seed01=1
| RD4-team01=#21 Villanova
| RD4-score01=58
| RD4-seed02=3
| RD4-team02=Boston College
| RD4-score02=70
}}
Awards
Dave Gavitt Trophy (Most Outstanding Player): Scoonie Penn, Boston College
All-Tournament Team
- Danya Abrams, Boston College
- Victor Page, Georgetown
- Scoonie Penn, Boston College
- Tim Thomas, Villanova
- Alvin Williams, Villanova
- Duane Woodward, Boston College
References
General: {{cite web|url=http://www.bigeast.org/fls/19400/pdfs/mensbball/record-book.pdf?SPSID=92557&SPID=11228&DB_OEM_ID=19400 |title=2008-09 Big East Media Guide |pages=136–138 |accessdate=2009-06-03 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090428211249/http://www.bigeast.org/fls/19400/pdfs/mensbball/record-book.pdf?SPSID=92557&SPID=11228&DB_OEM_ID=19400 |archivedate=April 28, 2009 |url-status=dead }}
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