The 2012 Big East Basketball Tournament will be held March 6th through March 10th, 2012 at Madison Square Garden. 2012 is the third year that all Big East teams will be playing in the tournament. The winner of the tournament will obtain the conference’s automatic bid to the 2012 NCAA Tournament. The following is the 2012 Big East Tournament TV schedule and bracket based on the 2011 schedule and is subject to change based on verification of the sked by the Big East later in the year. If you plan on traveling to New York for the tournament, you will want to consider looking for a Madison Square Garden hotel for your stay in the area.
2012 Big East Basketball Tournament Venue
The 2012 Big East Basketball Tournament is being held in Madison Square Garden (MSG) which first opened on February 11th, 1968. The facility is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Manhattan between 31st and 33rd streets on 8th avenue. The venue is located next to One Penn Plaza and is the second oldest venue in the NBA and the oldest in the NHL. In a basketball configuration, MSG seats just under 20,000 fans and has hosted the Big East Men’s basketball tournament since 1983. This is the longest running tournament held at a single site in all of college basketball.
Past Big East Basketball Tournament Champions
Year Champion Venue
1980 Georgetown Providence Civic Center (Providence, RI)
Madison Square Garden
1981 Syracuse Carrier Dome (Syracuse, NY)
1982 Georgetown Hartford Civic Center (Hartford, CT)
1983 St. John’s Madison Square Garden (New York, NY)
1984 Georgetown Madison Square Garden (New York, NY)
1985 Georgetown Madison Square Garden (New York, NY)
1986 St. John’s Madison Square Garden (New York, NY)
1987 Georgetown Madison Square Garden (New York, NY)
1988 Syracuse Madison Square Garden (New York, NY)
1989 Georgetown Madison Square Garden (New York, NY)
1990 Connecticut Madison Square Garden (New York, NY)
1991 Seton Hall Madison Square Garden (New York, NY)
1992 Syracuse Madison Square Garden (New York, NY)
1993 Seton Hall Madison Square Garden (New York, NY)
1994 Providence Madison Square Garden (New York, NY)
1995 Villanova Madison Square Garden (New York, NY)
1996 Connecticut Madison Square Garden (New York, NY)
1997 Boston College Madison Square Garden (New York, NY)
1998 Connecticut Madison Square Garden (New York, NY)
1999 Connecticut Madison Square Garden (New York, NY)
2000 St. John’s Madison Square Garden (New York, NY)
2001 Boston College Madison Square Garden (New York, NY)
2002 Connecticut Madison Square Garden (New York, NY)
2003 Pittsburgh Madison Square Garden (New York, NY)
2004 Connecticut Madison Square Garden (New York, NY)
2005 Syracuse Madison Square Garden (New York, NY)
2006 Syracuse Madison Square Garden (New York, NY)
2007 Georgetown Madison Square Garden (New York, NY)
2008 Pittsburgh Madison Square Garden (New York, NY)
2009 Louisville Madison Square Garden (New York, NY)
2010 West Virginia Madison Square Garden (New York, NY)
2011 Connecticut Madison Square Garden (New York, NY)
2012 Big East Basketball Tournament Schedule
2012 Big East Tournament – First Round – March 6th, 2012
#16 Seed vs #9 Seed 12:00 PM ESPN2
#13 Seed vs #12 Seed 2:00 PM ESPN2
#10 Seed vs #15 Seed 7:00 PM ESPN U
#11 Seed vs #14 Seed 9:30 PM
Big East Tournament 2012 – Second Round – March 7th, 2012
Madison Square Garden Seating Chart
#8 Seed vs #9 Seed 12:00 PM ESPN
#5 Seed vs # Seed 2:00 PM ESPN
#7 Seed vs #10 Seed 7:00 PM ESPN
#6 Seed vs #11 Seed 9:00 PM ESPN
2012 Big East Tournament – Quarterfinals – March 8th, 2012
#1 Seed – #9 Seed 12:00 PM ESPN
#4 Seed – #5 Seed 2:00 PM ESPN
#2 Seed – #7 Seed 7:00 PM ESPN
#3 Seed v #11 Seed 9:00 PM ESPN
2012 Big East Tournament – Semifinals – March 9th, 2012
2012 Big East Semifinals Game 1 #4 Seed – #9 Seed 7:00 PM ESPN
2012 Big East Semifinals Game 2 #3 Seed – #2 Seed 9:00 PM ESPN
Big East Tournament 2012 – Championship – March 10th, 2012
2012 Big East Basketball Tournament Championship 9:00 PM ESPN
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