2011 Big East men's basketball tournament

2011 Big East men's basketball tournament
2011 Big East tournament logo
ClassificationDivision I
Season2010–11
Teams16
SiteMadison Square Garden
New York City
ChampionsConnecticut (7th title)
Winning coachJim Calhoun (7th title)
MVPKemba Walker (Connecticut)
Top scorerKemba Walker (Connecticut)
(130 points)
TelevisionESPN
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2010–11 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Pittsburgh 15 3   .833 28 6   .824
No. 5 Notre Dame 14 4   .778 27 7   .794
*#12 Syracuse 12 6   .667 27 8   .771
No. 14 Louisville 12 6   .667 25 10   .714
No. 18 St. John's 12 6   .667 21 12   .636
Cincinnati 11 7   .611 26 9   .743
No. 22 West Virginia 11 7   .611 21 12   .636
Georgetown 10 8   .556 21 11   .656
No. 10 Connecticut 9 9   .500 32 9   .780
Villanova 9 9   .500 21 12   .636
Marquette 9 9   .500 22 15   .595
Seton Hall 7 11   .389 13 18   .419
Rutgers 5 13   .278 15 17   .469
Providence 4 14   .222 15 17   .469
South Florida 3 15   .167 10 23   .303
DePaul 1 17   .056 7 24   .226
2011 Big East tournament winner
As of April 4, 2011[1]
*Syracuse:: 7 wins vacated due to sanctions against the program; Disputed record: Syracuse–(27–8)(10–6)
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011 Big East men's basketball tournament, a part of the 2010-11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, took place from March 8–12, 2011, at Madison Square Garden in New York City. This was the third Big East tournament to include all 16 of the conference's teams. The teams finishing 9 through 16 in the regular season standings played first-round games, while teams 5 through 8 received byes to the second round. The top 4 teams during the regular season received double-byes to the quarterfinals.[2] The tournament was won by Connecticut, their seventh title, tying Georgetown for the most championships in Big East Men's Basketball Tournament history. Connecticut guard Kemba Walker was named the tournament MVP.

  1. ^ "Big East Conference Standings - 2010-11." ESPN.com. Retrieved March 9, 2011.
  2. ^ "16-Team Men's Championship Format" (PDF) (Press release). Big East Conference. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 6, 2009. Retrieved March 13, 2009.

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