Jump to content

1981 Eastern 8 men's basketball tournament

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Mooreux (talk | contribs) at 16:04, 8 March 2020 (Pitt links). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

1981 Eastern 8 men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season1980–81
Teams8
SiteCivic Arena
Pittsburgh
ChampionsPittsburgh (1st title)
Winning coachRoy Chipman (1st title)
MVPLenny McMillan (Pittsburgh)
Eastern 8 men's basketball tournaments
← 1980
1982 →

The 1981 Eastern 8 Men's Basketball Tournament was held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania at the Civic Arena from March 3-7, 1981. Pittsburgh defeated Duquesne 64-60 to win their first tournament championship. Lenny McMillan of Pittsburgh was named the Most Outstanding Player of the tournament.

Bracket

Quarterfinals
March 2, 1981
Semi-Finals
March 6, 1981
Finals
March 7, 1981
         
1 Rhode Island 53
8 Massachusetts 48
1 Rhode Island 45
4 Pittsburgh 74
4 Pittsburgh 67
5 Rutgers 62
2 Duquesne 60
4 Pittsburgh 64
3 West Virginia 64
6 St. Bonaventure 62
2 Duquesne 55
3 West Virginia 50
2 Duquesne 84
7 George Washington 78

| Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament History