The 2001

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took place at Madison Square Garden in

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. Its winner received the

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's automatic bid to the 2001 NCAA tournament. It is a

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with four rounds and the two highest seeds in each division received byes in the first round. The six teams with the best conference records in each division were invited to participate for a total of 12 teams. Teams were seeded by division. Boston College had the best regular season conference record and received the East #1 seed, while Notre Dame received the West #1 seed. Boston College defeated

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in the championship game 79–57 for its second and final Big East tournament championship.

Bracket

* denotes an

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(OT) period. Note: By finishing in last place during the regular season in their respective divisions,

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and

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did not qualify for the tournament.

Awards

Dave Gavitt Trophy (Most Outstanding Player): Troy Bell, Boston College All-Tournament Team * Jonathan Beerbohm, Boston College *

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, Pittsburgh *

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, Seton Hall * Preston Shumpert, Syracuse * Xavier Singletary, Boston College

References

External links

2001 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament website
{{2001 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament navbox

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