The 1994

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took place at

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, from March 10 to March 13, 1994. Its winner received the

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to the

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. It was a

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with four rounds.

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finished with the best regular season conference and was awarded the #1 seed.

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defeated Georgetown, 74–64, in the championship game to claim its first Big East tournament championship.

Seeds

All 10 Big East schools are scheduled to participate in the tournament. Teams will be seeded by the conference record with tie-breaking procedures to determine the seeds for teams with identical conference records. The top six teams will receive first-round byes. Seeding for the tournament will be determined at the close of the regular conference season.

Schedule

Bracket

Awards

Dave Gavitt Trophy (Most Valuable Player): Michael Smith, Providence All Tournament Team *

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, Georgetown *

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, Georgetown *

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, Connecticut * Rob Phelps, Providence *

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, Providence * Michael Smith, Providence

References

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