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30 Years of the BET
By Hoya HoopsWith Louisville taking home the crown on Saturday, the Big East has finished its 30th conference tournament. Just as we did for this season’s conference awards, we at Hoya Hoops are going to be naming our all-time Big East Tournament teams and individual awards. And here they are:
| First Team | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | School | Player | |
| G | Connecticut | Khalid El-Amin | 2-time Champion 1998 Tournament MVP 3-time All-Tournament |
| G | Syracuse | Gerry McNamara | 2-time Champion 2006 Tournament MVP 2-time All-Tournament |
| F | Connecticut | Richard Hamilton | 2-time Champion 3-time All-Tournament |
| F | Georgetown | Reggie Williams | 3-Time Champion 1987 Tournament MVP 2-time All-Tournament |
| C | Georgetown | Patrick Ewing | 3-Time Champion 1984 and 1985 Tournament MVP* 3-time All-Tournament |
*Only player in BET history to earn 2 Tournament MVP Awards
| Second Team | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | School | Player | |
| G | Syracuse | Sherman Douglas | 1-time Champion 1988 Tournament MVP 3-time All-Tournament |
| G | Georgetown | Eric “Sleepy” Floyd | 2-time Champion 1982 Tournament MVP 3-time All-Tournament |
| G | Seton Hall | Terry Dehere | 2-time Champion 1993 Tournament MVP 2-time All-Tournament |
| G | Connecticut | Ben Gordon | 2-time Champion 2004 Tournament MVP 3-time All-Tournament |
| C | Georgetown | Alonzo Mourning | 1-time Champion 1992 Tournament MVP 3-time All-Tournament |
| Honorable Mention | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pos | School | Player | |
| G | Syracuse | Dwayne Washington | 1986 Tournament MVP 2-time All-Tournament |
| G | Georgetown | Victor Page | 1996 Tournament MVP 2-time All-Tournament |
| G | St. John’s | Chris Mullin | 1-time Champion 1983 Tournament MVP 2-time All-tournament |
| F | Villanova | Kerry Kittles | 1-time Champion 1995 Tournament MVP 2-time All-Tournament |
| F | Syracuse | Leo Rautins | 1-time Champion 1981 Tournament MVP 3-time All-Tournament |
Individual Awards
All-Time Most Valuable Player
Patrick Ewing, Georgetown
All-Time Coach
Jim Boeheim, Syracuse
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March 17th, 2009 at 4:49 pm
Great research to come up with this. I’m assuming Jim Boeheim as all-time coach is based on trips to the finals and overall record. He record in finals is not so good but still a solid choice.