1983 Big East men's basketball tournament

1983 Big East men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season198283
Teams9
SiteMadison Square Garden
New York City
ChampionsSt. John's (1st title)
Winning coachLou Carnesecca (1st title)
MVPChris Mullin (St. John's)
TelevisionKatz Sports/USA Network,NBC (Championship Game)
1982–83 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 11 Boston College124 .750257  .781
No. 13 Villanova124 .750248  .750
No. 3 St. John's124 .750285  .848
No. 20 Georgetown115 .6882210  .688
Syracuse97 .5632110  .677
Pittsburgh610 .3751315  .464
Connecticut511 .3131216  .429
Providence412 .2501219  .387
Seton Hall115 .063623  .207
1983 Big East tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1983 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 1983 NCAA tournament. It is a single-elimination tournament with three rounds. Boston College had the best regular season conference record and received the #1 seed. It was the first year that the tournament was held at Madison Square Garden, where it has been held since.

Led by Chris Mullin, St. John's defeated Boston College in the championship game 8577.