The 1991 Big East men's basketball tournament took place at Madison Square Garden in New York City, from March 7 to March 10, 1991. Its winner received the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the 1991 NCAA tournament. It is a single-elimination tournament with four rounds. Syracuse finished with the best regular season conference record and was awarded the #1 seed.
Seton Hall defeated Georgetown in the championship game 74–62, to claim its first Big East tournament championship.
Dave Gavitt Trophy (Most Valuable Player): Oliver Taylor, Seton Hall
All Tournament Team