1983 Big East men's basketball tournament

The 1983 Big East men's basketball tournament took place at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Its winner received the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the 1983 NCAA tournament. It is a single-elimination tournament with three rounds. Boston College had the best regular season conference record and received the #1 seed. It was the first year that the tournament was held at Madison Square Garden, where it has been held since.

Led by Chris Mullin, St. John's defeated Boston College in the championship game 85–77.

Awards
Most Valuable Player: Chris Mullin, St. John's

All Tournament Team
 * John Garris, Boston College
 * Billy Goodwin, St. John's
 * Stewart Granger, Villanova
 * Jay Murphy, Boston College
 * Leo Rautins, Syracuse