1985-1986 Big East Standings & Post-Season Results --------------------------------------------------- St. John’s 14-2 .875 31-5 .861 NCAA #1 seed 1-1 Syracuse 14-2 .875 26-6 .813 NCAA #2 seed 1-1 Georgetown 11-5 .688 24-8 .750 NCAA #4 seed 1-1 Villanova 10-6 .625 23-14 .622 NCAA #10 seed 1-1 Providence 7-9 .438 17-14 .548 NIT 2-1 Pittsburgh 6-10 .375 15-14 .517 NIT 0-1 Boston College 4-12 .250 13-15 .464 Connecticut 3-13 .188 12-16 .429 Seton Hall 3-13 .188 14-18 .438 Big East Tournament (Madison Square Garden) -------------------------------------------- First round: #9 Seton Hall 76, #8 Connecticut 66 Quarterfinals: #2 Syracuse 102, #7 Boston College 79 #3 Georgetown 57, #6 Pittsburgh 56 #1 St. John's 87, #9 Seton Hall 68 #4 Villanova 75, #5 Providence 63 Semifinals: #1 St John's 75, #4 Villanova 64 #2 Syracuse 75, #3 Georgetown 73 ot Championship: #1 St. John's 70, #2 Syracuse 69 NCAA Tournament ---------------- Round of 64 ----------- (1 ) St. John's 83, (16) Montana St 74 (2 ) Syracuse 101, (15) Brown 52 (4 ) Georgetown 70, (13) Texas Tech 64 (10) Villanova 71, (7 ) Virginia Tech 62 Round of 32 ----------- (8 ) Auburn 81, (1 ) St. John's 65 (7 ) Navy 97, (2 ) Syracuse 85 (5 ) Michigan St 80, (4 ) Georgetown 68 (2 ) Georgia Tech 66, (10) Villanova 61 NIT ---- *Providence 72, Boston U. 69 *Providence 90, George Mason 71 Louisiana Tech 64, *Providence 63 *SW Missouri St 59, Pittsburgh 53 Conference Awards ------------------ Player Of The Year: Walter Berry (St John's) Freshman Of The Year: Dana Barros (Boston College) Defensive Player Of The Year: Harold Pressley (Villanova) Coach Of The Year: Jim Calhoun (Connecticut) First Team All Conference: Reggie Williams (Georgetown) Mark Jackson (St John's) Walter Berry (St John's) Dwayne Washington (Syracuse) Harold Pressley (Villanova) Second Team All Conference: Earl Kelley (Connecticut) David Wingate (Georgetown) Rafael Addison (Syracuse) Rony Seikaly (Syracuse) Wendell Alexis (Syracuse) Third Team All Conference: Roger McCready (Boston College) Michael Jackson (Georgetown) Demetreus Gore (Pittsburgh) Charles Smith (Pittsburgh) Billy Donovan (Providence) All Freshman Team: Dana Barros (Boston College) Kenny Wilson (Villanova) Doug West (Villanova) Johnathan Edwards (Georgetown) Phil Gamble (Connecticut) Tournament Most Valuable Player: Dwayne Washington (Syracuse) All Tournament Team: Reggie Williams (Georgetown) Walter Berry (St. John's) Mark Jackson (St. John's) Rony Seikaly (Syracuse) Dwayne Washington (Syracuse) Harold Pressley (Villanova)