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1981 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament
The 1981 Big East men's basketball tournament took place at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, NY. It was a single-elimination tournament with three rounds. Boston College had the best regular season conference record and received the #1 seed. Syracuse defeated Villanova in the championship game by a score of 83–80 in triple overtime. Bracket Awards Most Valuable Player: Leo Rautins, Syracuse All Tournament Team * Alex Bradley, Villanova * Tony Bruin, Syracuse * Eric Floyd, Georgetown * John Pinone, Villanova * Leo Rautins, Syracuse * Erich Santifer, Syracuse References External links * {{1981 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament navbox Tournament Big East men's basketball tournament Basketball competitions in Syracuse, New York Big East men's basketball tournament Big East men's basketball tournament The Big East men's basketball tournament is the championship tournament of the Big East Conference in men's basketball. The winner receives the conference ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carrier Dome
The JMA Wireless Dome, originally the Carrier Dome (1980–2022) and colloquially called "The Dome," or more recently "The JMA Dome," is a domed sports stadium in Syracuse, New York. Located on the campus of Syracuse University in the University Hill neighborhood, it is home to the Syracuse Orange football, basketball, and lacrosse teams. In 2006–07, the women's basketball team began playing home games in the Carrier Dome. Since its opening in September 1980, the Syracuse men's basketball team has led the NCAA in average attendance 16 times and holds the NCAA records for highest total home court attendance in a season - 537,949, (1990), highest average home court attendance in a season - 29,918 ( 1989), and the largest home court single game attendance - 35,642 (vs. Duke, 2019). The JMA Wireless Dome is the largest domed stadium of any college campus, and the largest domed stadium in the northeastern United States. It is also the largest on-campus basketball arena in the na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1980–81 Georgetown Hoyas Men's Basketball Team
The 1980–81 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team represented Georgetown University in the 1980–81 NCAA Division I college basketball season. John Thompson, coached them in his ninth season as head coach. It was the last season in which they played all of their home games at McDonough Gymnasium on the Georgetown campus in Washington, D.C. They were members of the Big East Conference and finished the season with a record of 20-12 overall, 9-5 in Big East play. They advanced to the semifinals of the 1981 Big East tournament before losing to Syracuse. In the 1981 NCAA tournament, they lost in the first round to James Madison. Season recap Junior guard and team co-captain Eric "Sleepy" Floyd had been Georgetowns top scorer in each of the two previous seasons, and his scoring prowess continued this season. In the first three games of the season in the Great Alaska Shootout, he scored a combined 52 points, which he followed up in the home opener against Saint Leo with a pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1981 In Sports In New York (state)
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