1996 Big East men's basketball tournament
The 1996 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 1996 NCAA tournament. It is a single-elimination tournament with four rounds and the three highest seeds received byes in the first round. Connecticut, the Big East regular season winner, received the number one seed in the tournament. Connecticut defeated Georgetown, 75-74 to claim its second Big East tournament championship. Bracket Awards Dave Gavitt Trophy (Most Outstanding Player): Victor Page, Georgetown All-Tournament Team Ray Allen (Connecticut) Allen Iverson (Georgetown) Kerry Kittles (Villanova) Travis Knight (Connecticut) Victor Page (Georgetown) John Wallace (Syracuse) References Tournament Big East men's basketball tournament Basketball in New York City College sports in New York City Sports competitions in New York City Sports in Manhattan Big East men's basketball tournament Big East men's basketball tournament 1990s in Manhattan Madison Square Garden