1995-1996 Big East Standings & Post-Season Results --------------------------------------------------- BE 7 Georgetown 13-5 .722 29-8 .784 NCAA #2 seed 3-1 Elite 8 Syracuse 12-6 .667 29-9 .763 NCAA #4 seed 5-1 2nd Place Providence 9-9 .500 18-12 .600 NIT 1-1 Miami 8-10 .444 15-13 .536 SetonHall 7-11 .389 12-16 .429 Rutgers 6-12 .333 9-18 .333 Pittsburgh 5-13 .278 10-17 .370 BE 6 Connecticut 17-1 .944 32-3 .914 NCAA #1 seed 2-1 Sweet Sixteen Villanova 14-4 .778 26-7 .788 NCAA #3 seed 1-1 Boston College 10-8 .556 19-11 .633 NCAA #11 seed 1-1 West Virginia 7-11 .389 12-15 .444 St John’s 5-13 .278 11-16 .407 Notre Dame 4-14 .222 9-18 .333 Big East Tournament (Madison Square Garden) ------------------------------------------- First Round: #9 Seton Hall 80, #8 West Virgirna 78 #4 Syracuse 76, #13 Notre Dame 55 #5 Boston College 70, #12 Pittsburgh 66 #7 Miami 77, #10 Rutgers 67 #6 Providence 80, #11 St. John's 72 Quarterfinals: #1 Connecticut 79, #9 Seton Hall 58 #4 Syracuse 69, #5 Boston College 61 #2 Georgetown 92, #7 Miami 62 #3 Villanova 78, #6 Providence 68 Semifinals: #1 Connecticut 85, #4 Syracuse 67 #2 Georgetown 84, #3 Villanova 76 Championship: #1 Connecticut 75, #2 Georgetown 74 NCAA Tournament ---------------- Round of 64 ----------- (1 ) Connecticut 68, (16) Colgate 59 (2 ) Georgetown 93, (15) Mississ. Valley St 56 (3 ) Villanova 92, (14) Portland 58 (4 ) Syracuse 88, (13) Montana St 55 (11) Boston College 64, (6 ) Indiana 51 Round of 32 ----------- (1 ) Connecticut 95, (9 ) E. Michigan 81 (2 ) Georgetown 73, (7 ) New Mexico 52 (6 ) Louisville 68, (3 ) Villanova 64 (4 ) Syracuse 69, (12) Drexel 55 (3 ) Georgia Tech 103, (11) Boston College 89 Sweet Sixteen ------------- (5 ) Mississippi St 60, (1 ) Connecticut 55 (2 ) Georgetown 96, (3 ) Texas Tech 90 (4 ) Syracuse 83, (8 ) Georgia 81 ot Elite 8 ------- (1 ) Massachusetts 86, (2 ) Georgetown 62 (4 ) Syracuse 60, (2 ) Kansas 57 National Semifinal ------------------ (4 ) Syracuse 77, (5 ) Mississippi St 69 National Championship --------------------- (1 ) Kentucky 76, (4 ) Syracuse 67 NIT --- Providence 91, Fairfield 79 (New Haven) St. Joseph's 82, *Providence 62 Conference Awards ------------------ Player Of The Year: Ray Allen (Connecticut) Defensive Player of the Year: Allen Iverson (Georgetown) Rookie of the Year: James 'Scoonie' Penn (Boston College) Co-Coaches of the Year: Jim Calhoun (Connecticut) Jim O'Brien (Boston College) First Team All Conference: Danya Abrams (Boston College) Kerry Kittles (Villanova) John Wallace (Syracuse) Ray Allen (Connecticut) Allen Iverson (Georgetown) Second Team All Conference: Zendon Hamilton (St. John's) Jason Lawson (Villanova) Adrian Griffin (Seton Hall) Damon Santiago (Rutgers) Doron Sheffer (Connecticut) Third Team All Conference: Austin Croshere (Providence) Pat Garrity (Notre Dame) Damian Owens (West Virginia) Othella Harrington (Georgetown) Jerome Williams (Georgetown) All Rookie Team: Tim James (Miami) Gordon Malone (West Virginia) Geoff Billet (Rutgers) Victor Page (Georgetown) James 'Scoonie' Penn (Boston College) God Shammgod (Providence) Tourney MVP: Victor Page (Georgetown) All-Tournament Team: Ray Allen (Connecticut) Allen Iverson (Georgetown) Kerry Kittles (Villanova) Travis Knight (Connecticut) Victor Page (Georgetown) John Wallace (Syracuse)