The 1985 Big East men's basketball tournament took place at Madison Square Garden in New York City, from March 6 to March 9, 1985.
Its winner received the Big East Conference's automatic bid to the 1985 NCAA tournament.
St. John's had the best regular season conference record and received the #1 seed.
Georgetown defeated St. John's in the championship game 92–80, to claim its second straight Big East tournament championship, and fourth overall.
Most Valuable Player: Patrick Ewing, Georgetown All Tournament Team