2012 Big East men's basketball tournament

The 2012 Big East men's basketball tournament, officially known as the 2012 Big East Championship, was the 33rd annual Big East men's basketball tournament, deciding the champion of the 2011–12 Big East Conference men's basketball season. For the 30th consecutive season, the tournament was held at Madison Square Garden in New York City, from March 6–10, 2012. The tournament was the last to feature participation from West Virginia as they joined the Big 12 Conference on July 1, 2012.

2012 Big East men's basketball tournament
2012 Big East Championship logo
ClassificationDivision I
Season201112
Teams16
SiteMadison Square Garden
New York City
ChampionsLouisville (2nd title)
Winning coachRick Pitino (2nd title)
MVPPeyton Siva (Louisville)
Top scorerKyle Kuric (Louisville)
(58 points)
TelevisionESPN
2011–12 Big East men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 11 Marquette144 .778278  .771
Notre Dame135 .7222212  .647
Cincinnati126 .6672611  .703
No. 15 Georgetown126 .667249  .727
South Florida126 .6672214  .611
West Virginia99 .5001914  .576
Connecticut810 .4442014  .588
Seton Hall810 .4442113  .618
Rutgers612 .3331418  .438
St. John's612 .3331319  .406
Pittsburgh513 .2782217  .564
Villanova513 .2781319  .406
Providence414 .2221517  .469
DePaul315 .1671219  .387
*No. 2 Syracuse01 .00003  .000
**No. 17 Louisville08 .000010  .000
2012 Big East tournament winner
As of March 31, 2012
*Syracuse: 30 reg. season games, 4 postseason games vacated due to sanctions against the program; Disputed record: Syracuse–(34–3)(17–1) **Louisville: 25 reg. season games, 5 postseason games vacated due to sanctions against the program; Disputed record: Louisville–(30-10)(10-8)
Rankings from AP Poll

In the final, Louisville defeated Cincinnati, 50–44, to win their second Big East championship in school history. Louisville guard Peyton Siva received the Dave Gavitt Trophy as the most outstanding player of the tournament.

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