2001 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament
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The 2001 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 2001 NCAA Tournament
. It is a single-elimination tournament
with four rounds and the two highest seeds in each division received byes
in the first round. The 6 teams with the best conference records in each division were invited to participate for a total of twelve teams. Teams were seeded by division. Boston College
had the best regular season conference record and received the East #1 seed, while Notre Dame
received the West #1 seed.
Boston College defeated Pittsburgh in the championship game 79–57 for its second and final Big East Tournament championship.
* denotes an overtime
(OT) period.
, Boston College
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 2001 NCAA Tournament
2001 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 2001 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 13, 2001 with the play-in game, and ended with the championship game on April 2 in...
. 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 two highest seeds in each division 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. The 6 teams with the best conference records in each division were invited to participate for a total of twelve teams. Teams were seeded by division. Boston College
Boston College Eagles
The Boston College Eagles are the athletic teams representing Boston College. They compete in NCAA Division I as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. The men's and women's ice hockey teams compete in Hockey East. The women's crew team competes in the Eastern Association of Women's Rowing...
had the best regular season conference record and received the East #1 seed, while Notre Dame
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Notre Dame's nickname is inherited from Irish immigrant soldiers who fought in the Civil War with the Union's Irish Brigade, , recollected among other places in the poetry of Joyce Kilmer who served with one of the Irish Brigade regiments during World War I...
received the West #1 seed.
Boston College defeated Pittsburgh in the championship game 79–57 for its second and final Big East Tournament championship.
Bracket
Overtime (sports)
Overtime or extra time is an additional period of play specified under the rules of a sport to bring a game to a decision and avoid declaring the match a tie or draw. In most sports, this extra period is only played if the game is required to have a clear winner, as in single-elimination...
(OT) period.
Awards
Dave Gavitt Trophy (Most Outstanding Player): Troy BellTroy Bell
Troy Delvon Bell is an American professional basketball player formerly of the NBA's Memphis Grizzlies. He played at Boston College and finished as one of the greatest players in the program's history....
, Boston College
All-Tournament Team
- Jonathan Beerbohm, Boston College
- Ricardo GreerRicardo GreerRicardo Greer is a Dominican American professional basketball player.- Pro career :* 2001-: Los Prados * 2001-02: BC Kiev * 2002-: Diablos de La Vega...
, Pittsburgh - Eddie GriffinEddie Griffin (basketball)Eddie Jamaal Griffin was an American professional basketball player from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He last played for the NBA's Minnesota Timberwolves, who waived him on March 13, 2007...
, Seton Hall - Preston ShumpertPreston ShumpertMert Shumpert or Preston Anthony Shumpert is an American-Turkish professional basketball player currently playing for Turkish club Galatasaray....
, Syracuse - Xavier Singletary, Boston College