1983–84 Big East Conference men's basketball season

1983–84 Big East men's basketball standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 2 Georgetown†	14	–	2		.875			34	–	3		.919
No. 18 Syracuse	12	–	4		.750			23	–	9		.719
Villanova	12	–	4		.750			19	–	12		.613
Boston College	8	–	8		.500			18	–	12		.600
St. John's	8	–	8		.500			18	–	12		.600
Pittsburgh	6	–	10		.375			18	–	13		.581
Connecticut	5	–	11		.313			13	–	15		.464
Providence	5	–	11		.313			15	–	14		.517
Seton Hall	2	–	14		.125			9	–	19		.321
† 1984 Big East tournament winner As of April 2, 1984[1] Rankings from AP Poll

The 1983–84 Big East Conference men's basketball season was the fifth in conference history, and involved its nine full-time member schools.

Georgetown won its second regular season championship with a 14–2 record. Georgetown also won its second Big East tournament championship and went on to win the national championship.

• Georgetown won its third regular season championship with a 14–2 record.
• Georgetown also won its second Big East tournament championship.
• Georgetown reached the national championship game for the third time in school history and second time in three years and defeated Houston to win its first national championship.
• Georgetown junior center Patrick Ewing was named the NCAA Tournament's Most Outstanding Player.
• Georgetown finished the season ranked No. 2 and set a new school record for victories in a season with 34 wins.

School	Coach	Season	Notes
Boston College	Gary Williams	2nd
Connecticut	Dom Perno	7th
Georgetown	John Thompson, Jr.	12th
Pittsburgh	Roy Chipman	4th
Providence	Joe Mullaney	17th
St. John's	Lou Carnesecca	16th
Seton Hall	P. J. Carlesimo	2nd
Syracuse	Jim Boeheim	8th	Big East Coach of the Year
Villanova	Rollie Massimino	11th

Georgetown was ranked No. 6 or higher in the Top 20 of the Associated Press poll for the entire season. and Georgetown was ranked in all but one weekly poll. Boston College, St. John's, and Syracuse also were ranked in the Top 20 during the season.

1983–84 Big East Conference Weekly Rankings
Key: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.

AP Poll[2]	Pre	11/28	12/5	12/12	12/19	12/26	1/2	1/9	1/16	1/23	1/30	2/6	2/13	2/20	2/27	3/5	Final
Boston College	15	15	12	8	6	12	17	18	16
Connecticut
Georgetown	4	3	3	5	5	5	4	4	6	4	4	3	2	2	4	2	2
Pittsburgh
Providence
St. John's		19	16	13	12	8	13	10	14
Seton Hall
Syracuse										20	13	19	16	16	16		18
Villanova

Seeding in the Big East tournament was based on conference record, with tiebreakers applied as necessary. The eighth- and ninth-seeded teams played a first-round game, and the other seven teams received a bye into the quarterfinals.

The tournament's seeding was as follows: (1) Georgetown, (2) Syracuse, (3) Villanova, (4) Boston College, (5) St. John's, (6) Pittsburgh, (7) Connecticut, (8) Providence, (9) Seton Hall.

	First round March 8, 1984					Quarterfinals March 9, 1984					Semifinals March 10, 1984					Championship Game March 11, 1984
						1	#2 Georgetown	70
						8	Providence	50
	8	Providence	59
	9	Seton Hall	55
											1	#2 Georgetown	79
											5	St. John's	68
						4	Boston College	56
						5	St. John's	57
																1	#2 Georgetown	82OT
																2	Syracuse	71
						2	Syracuse	73
						7	Connecticut	58
											2	Syracuse	66
											3	Villanova	65
						3	Villanova	75
						6	Pittsburgh	65

Four Big East teams received bids to the NCAA Tournament, with Georgetown seeded No. 1 in the West Region. Georgetown played in the championship game for the second time in three seasons and defeated Houston to win the first national championship in school history. St. John's lost in the first round, Villanova in the second round, and Syracuse in the East Region semifinal. Georgetown junior center Patrick Ewing was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.

School	Region	Seed	Round 1	Round 2	Sweet 16	Elite 8	Final 4	Final
Georgetown	West	1	Bye	9 SMU, W 37–36	5 UNLV, W 62–48	10 Dayton, W 61–49	ME1 Kentucky, W 53–40	MW2 Houston, W 84–75
Syracuse	East	3	Bye	6 VCU, W 78–63	1 Virginia, L 63–55
Villanova	Mideast	7	10 Marshall, W 84–72	2 Illinois, L 64–56
St. John's	East	9	8 Temple, L 65–63

Two Big East teams received bids to the National Invitation Tournament, which did not yet have seeding. Playing in the same unnamed bracket, Boston College and Pittsburgh both lost to Notre Dame, Boston College in the second round and Pittsburgh in the quarterfinals.

School	Round 1	Round 2	Quarterfinals
Pittsburgh	La Salle, W 95–91	Florida State, W 66–63	Notre Dame, L 72–64
Boston College	Saint Joseph's, W 75–63	Notre Dame, L 66–52

Co-Players of the Year:

• Patrick Ewing, Georgetown, C, Jr.
• Chris Mullin, St. John's, F, Jr.

Defensive Player of the Year:

• Patrick Ewing, Georgetown, C, Jr.

Freshman of the Year:

• Pearl Washington, Syracuse, G

Coach of the Year:

• Jim Boeheim, Syracuse (8th season)

All-Big East First Team

• Jay Murphy, St. John's, F, Sr., 6 ft 9 in (206 cm), 220 lb (100 kg), Meriden, Conn.
• Patrick Ewing, Georgetown, C, Jr., 7 ft 0 in (213 cm), 240 lb (109 kg), Cambridge, Mass.
• Chris Mullin, St. John's, F, Jr., 6 ft 6 in (198 cm), 205 lb (93 kg), Brooklyn, N.Y.
• Otis Thorpe, Providence, F, Sr., 6 ft 10 in (208 cm), 248 lb (112 kg), Boynton Beach, Fla.
• Pearl Washington, Syracuse, G, Fr., 6 ft 2 in (188 cm), 190 lb (86 kg), Brooklyn, N.Y.

All-Big East Second Team:

• Michael Adams, Boston College, G, Jr., 5 ft 10 in (178 cm), 165 lb (75 kg), Hartford, Conn.
• David Wingate, Georgetown, G, So., 6 ft 5 in (196 cm), 185 lb (84 kg), Baltimore, Md.
• Clyde Vaughan, Pittsburgh, F, Sr., 6 ft 4 in (193 cm), 210 lb (95 kg), Mount Vernon, N.Y.
• Rafael Addison, Syracuse, F, So., 6 ft 7 in (201 cm), 215 lb (98 kg), Jersey City, N.J.
• Ed Pinckney, Villanova, F, Jr., 6 ft 9 in (206 cm), 205 lb (93 kg), The Bronx, N.Y.

All-Big East Third Team:

• Karl Hobbs, Connecticut, G, Sr., 5 ft 8 in (173 cm), 160 lb (73 kg), Roxbury, Mass.
• Michael Jackson, Georgetown, G, So., 6 ft 2 in (188 cm), 183 lb (83 kg), Fairfax, Va.
• Andre McCloud, Seton Hall, F, So., 6 ft 6 in (198 cm), 210 lb (95 kg), Washington, D.C.
• Bill Wennington, St. Johhn's, C, Jr., 7 ft 0 in (213 cm), 245 lb (111 kg), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
• Dwayne McClain, Villanova, G, Jr., 6 ft 6 in (198 cm), 185 lb (84 kg), Worcester, Mass.
• Harold Pressley, Villanova, F, So., 6 ft 7 in (201 cm), 210 lb (95 kg), The Bronx, N.Y.

Big East All-Freshman Team:

• Michael Graham, Georgetown, F, Fr., 6 ft 9 in (206 cm), 270 lb (122 kg), Washington, D.C.
• Reggie Williams, Georgetown, F, Fr., 6 ft 7 in (201 cm), 190 lb (86 kg), Baltimore, Md.
• Mark Jackson, St. John's, G, Fr., 6 ft 3 in (191 cm), 195 lb (88 kg), Queens, N.Y.
• Willie Glass, St. John's, F, Fr., 6 ft 5 in (196 cm), 205 lb (93 kg), Atlantic City, N.J.
• Pearl Washington, Syracuse, G, Fr., 6 ft 2 in (188 cm), 190 lb (86 kg), Brooklyn, N.Y.

The following players were selected to the 1984 Associated Press All-America teams.

Consensus All-America First Team:

• Patrick Ewing, Georgetown, Key Stats: 16.4 ppg, 10.0 rpg, 3.6 bpg, 65.8 FG%, 608 points

Consensus All-America Second Team:

• Chris Mullin, St. John's, Key Stats: 22.9 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 4.0 apg, 57.1 FG%, 619 points

First Team All-America:

• Patrick Ewing, Georgetown, Key Stats: 16.4 ppg, 10.0 rpg, 3.6 bpg, 65.8 FG%, 608 points

Second Team All-America:

• Chris Mullin, St. John's, Key Stats: 22.9 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 4.0 apg, 57.1 FG%, 619 points

AP Honorable Mention

• Jay Murphy, Boston College
• Otis Thorpe, Providence
• Clyde Vaughan, Pittsburgh
• Pearl Washington, Syracuse

• 1983–84 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
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• 1983–84 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team
• 1983–84 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team
• 1983–84 St. John's Redmen basketball team
• 1983–84 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team
• 1983–84 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team