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No, OP is correct. The Big East was formed in 1979 and Syracuse got snubbed in 1981 and went to the NIT final. 1983 was Leo’s senior year and Syracuse lost to Ohio State in the 2nd roun.We never got invited to the tournament that year despite winning the Big East Tournament in triple overtime against Villanova. We lost in the finals of the NIT to TULSA. Schayes turned an ankle in shoot around and hobbled the entire game. As a result, JB stopped having game day shoot around.