2004 Big East men's basketball tournament

The 2004 Big East men's basketball tournament, a part of the 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, took place from March 10–13, 2004 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. It was a single-elimination tournament with four rounds and the four highest seeds (two from each Big East division) received byes in the first round. The twelve Big East teams with the best conference records were invited to participate. The winner, Connecticut, received the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the 2004 NCAA tournament, the sixth for the Huskies, tying Georgetown for the most Big East tournament championships.

Bracket
Note: By finishing below twelfth place during the regular season, and St. John's did not qualify for the tournament.

1st round: Wednesday, March 10

 * Noon


 * 2PM


 * 7PM


 * 9PM

Quarterfinals: Thursday, March 11

 * Noon


 * 2 PM


 * 7 PM


 * 9 PM

Semifinals: Friday, March 12

 * 7 PM


 * 9 PM

Awards
Dave Gavitt Trophy (Most Outstanding Player): Ben Gordon, Connecticut

All-Tournament Team
 * Jaron Brown, Pittsburgh
 * Taliek Brown, Connecticut
 * Carl Krauser, Pittsburgh
 * Craig Smith, Boston College
 * Chris Taft, Pittsburgh