1987-1988 Big East Standings & Post-Season Results --------------------------------------------------- Pittsburgh 12-4 .750 24-7 .774 NCAA #2 seed 1-1 Syracuse 11-5 .688 26-9 .743 NCAA #3 seed 1-1 Georgetown 9-7 .562 20-10 .667 NCAA #8 seed 1-1 Villanova 9-7 .562 24-13 .649 NCAA #6 seed 3-1 Elite 8 St. John's 8-8 .500 17-12 .586 NCAA #11 seed 0-1 Seton Hall 8-8 .500 22-13 .629 NCAA #8 seed 1-1 Boston College 6-10 .375 18-15 .545 NIT 3-2 4th place Providence 5-11 .312 11-17 .393 Connecticut 4-12 .250 20-14 .588 NIT 5-0 1st place Big East Tournament (Madison Square Garden) ------------------------------------------- First round: #9 Connecticut 75, #8 Providence 62 Quarterfinals: #2 Syracuse 67, #7 Boston College 53 #6 Seton Hall 61, #3 Georgetown 58 #4 Villanova 71, #5 St. Johnr's 68 #1 Pittsburgh 75, #9 Connecticut 58 Semifinals: #2 Syracuse 68, #6 Seton Hall 63 #4 Villanova 72, #1 Pittsburgh 69 Championship: #2 Syracuse 85, #4 Villanova 68 NCAA ---- Round of 64 (2 ) Pittsburgh 108, (15) E. Michigan 90 (3 ) Syracuse 69, (14) N.C. A&T 55 (6 ) Villanova 82, (11) Arkansas 74 (8 ) Georgetown 66, (9 ) LSU 63 (8 ) Seton Hall 80, (9 ) UTEP 64 (6 ) Florida 62, (11) St. John's 59 Round Of 32 (7 ) Vanderbilt 80, (2 ) Pittsburgh 74 ot (11) Rhode Island 97, (3 ) Syracuse 94 (6 ) Villanova 66, (3 ) Illinois 63 (1 ) Temple 74, (8 ) Georgetown 53 (1 ) Arizona 84, (8 ) Seton Hall 55 Sweet Sixteen (6 ) Villanova 80, (2 ) Kentucky 74 Elite Eight (1 ) Oklahoma 78, (6 ) Villanova 59 NIT ---- Connecticut 62, *West Virginia 57 ot *Connecticut 65, Louisiana Tech 59 *Connecticut 69, Va. Commonwealth 60 Connecticut 73, Boston College 67 Connecticut 72, Ohio State 67 *Boston College 73, Siena 65 Boston College 86, *Evansville 81 Boston College 78, *Middle Tenn St 69 Connecticut 73, Boston College 67 Colorado St 58, Boston College 57 Conference Awards ------------------ Player Of The Year: Charles Smith (Pittsburgh) Defensive Player Of The Year: Gary Massey (Villanova Freshman Of The Year: Sean Miller (Pittsburgh) Coach Of The Year: PJ. Carlesimo (Seton Hall) First Team All Conference: Mark Bryant (Seton Hall) Charles Smith (Pittsburgh) Dana Barros (Boston College) Sherman Douglas (Syracuse) Derrick Coleman (Syracuse) Second Team All Conference: Jerome Lane (Pittsburgh) Shelton Jones (St. John's) Rony Seikaly (Syracuse) Charles Smith (Georgetown) Doug West (Villanova) Third Team All Conference: Cliff Robinson (Connecticut) Mark Plansky (Villanova) Tom Greis (Villanova) Steve Wright (Providence) Michael Porter (St John's) All Freshman Team: Corey Beasley (Boston College) Bobby Martin (Pittsburgh) Sean Miller (Pittsburgh) Jason Matthews (Pittsburgh) Eric Murdock (Providence) Tournament MVP: Sherman Douglas (Syracuse) All Tournament Team: Mark Plansky (Villanova) Sherman Douglas (Syracuse) Doug West (Villanova) Ramon Ramos (Seton Hall) Jerome Lane (Pittsburgh) Stephen Thompson (Syracuse)