Contacts: John Paquette FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Web: BigEast.com March 7, 2017 Twitter: @BigEastMBB Facebook: /BigEastConference 2016-17 MEN’S BASKETBALL 2016-17 STANDINGS BIG EAST OVERALL W-L Pct. H A W-L Pct. H A N Streak Villanova (2/2) 15-3 .833 8-1 7-2 28-3 .903 14-1 10-2 4-0 Won 2 Butler (18/20) 12-6 .667 6-3 6-3 23-7 .767 13-3 7-4 3-0 Lost 1 Providence (rv/-) 10-8 .556 6-3 4-5 20-11 .645 15-3 4-7 1-1 Won 6 Marquette 10-8 .556 7-2 3-6 19-11 .633 14-3 4-6 1-2 Won 2 Seton Hall (rv/-) 10-8 .556 7-2 3-6 20-10 .667 12-2 4-6 4-2 Won 4 Creighton (rv/rv) 10-8 .556 5-4 5-4 23-8 .742 13-4 7-4 3-0 Lost 1 Xavier 9-9 .500 5-4 4-5 19-12 .613 12-4 4-8 3-0 Won 1 St. John’s 7-11 .389 5-4 2-7 13-18 .419 9-6 4-8 0-4 Lost 2 Georgetown 5-13 .278 3-6 2-7 14-17 .452 9-8 3-7 2-2 Lost 5 DePaul 2-16 .111 1-8 1-8 9-22 .290 8-10 1-9 0-3 Lost 3 (Rankings in March 6 Associated Press Poll /USA Today Poll) THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE LEAGUE HONORS Monday, February 27 VILLANOVA EARNS TOP SEED BIG EAST Player of the Week No Games Scheduled IN BIG EAST TOURNAMENT Angel Delgado, Seton Hall, F, Jr. Delgado extended his consecutive double-double Villanova is the No. 1 seed in the 2017 BIG EAST Tuesday, February 28 Tournament Presented by Jeep March 8-11 at Madison streak to 12, while helping the Pirates defeat SETON HALL 62, GEORGETOWN 59 Square Garden. The Wildcats won their fourth straight Georgetown 62-59 and Butler 70-64. In the CREIGHTON 82, ST. JOHN’S 68 BIG EAST regular-season title by compiling a 15-3 league win at Butler on Saturday, the junior forward PROVIDENCE 73, DEPAUL 64 mark. Villanova is 28-3 overall. recorded 20 points and 16 rebounds while shooting 9-of-12 from the floor as the Pirates Butler is the No. 2 seed after finishing in second place rallied from a 10-point deficit in the second half. Wednesday, March 1 with a 12-6 mark. The Bulldogs are 23-7 overall. In this MARQUETTE 95, XAVIER 84 Against Georgetown, he scored the go-ahead week’s national polls, Villanova is ranked second in the basket with 1:12 to play and finished with 12 Associated Press poll. Butler is ranked 18th. points and 13 rebounds. Delgado is averaging Thursday, March 2 15.7 points and his 13.1 rebound mark leads the No Games Scheduled Providence, Marquette, Seton Hall and Creighton all tied for third with 10-8 BIG EAST records. Providence nation. earns the No. 3 seed because the Friars were 4-2 Friday, March 3 against the other three tied teams. BIG EAST Freshman of the Week No Games Scheduled Markus Howard, Marquette, G, Fr. Marquette and Seton Hall were 3-3 against the Howard earns Freshman of the Week honors for Saturday, March 4 tied teams and split their head-to-head meetings. the third time this season after averaging 16.5 Marquette gets the edge and the No. 4 seed because PROVIDENCE 86, ST. JOHN’S 75 of its win over a higher team in the standings, No. 1 points, 6.5 rebounds and 5.0 assists in a pair of VILLANOVA 81, GEORGETOWN 55 Villanova. wins. In a 91-83 victory against Creighton on XAVIER 79, DEPAUL 65 Saturday, he posted 18 points, nine assists and SETON HALL 70, BUTLER 64 Creighton is the No. 6 seed with a 2-4 record against seven rebounds. Howard had 15 points and MARQUETTE 91, CREIGHTON 83 the other three tied teams. six rebounds in a 95-84 win at Xavier. For the season, Howard is averaging 13.1 points and In the First Round on Wednesday, the tournament End of the Regualar Season leads the BIG EAST in 3-point shooting at 55.1 begins with No. 8 seed St. John’s meeting No. 9 seed percent. Georgetown followed by No. 7 seed Xavier playing No. 10 seed DePaul. BIG EAST Honor Roll Khyri Thomas, Creighton, G, So. The schedule: Averaged 18.5 points, 9.5 rebounds and 6.0 First Round, Wednesday, March 8 – FS1 assists in a 1-1 week. Scored a career-high 23 No. 8 St. John’s vs. No. 9 Georgetown, 7 p.m. points at Marquette. No. 7 Xavier vs. No. 10 DePaul, 9:30 p.m. Jajuan Johnson, Marquette, G, Sr. Averaged 19.5 points, 3.5 assists, 3.0 rebounds Quarterfinals, Thursday, March 9 – FS1 No. 1 Villanova vs. St. John’s/Georgetown winner, Noon and 3.0 steals in a 2-0 week. Had 20 points in a No. 4 Marquette vs. No. 5 Seton Hall, 2:30 p.m. 91-83 win over Creighton. No. 2 Butler vs. Xavier/DePaul winner, 7 p.m. Emmitt Holt, Providence, F, Jr. No. 3 Providence vs. No. 6 Creighton, 9:30 p.m. In a 2-0 week, averaged 14.0 points, 4.0 rebounds and shot 61.1 percent from the field. Semifinals, Friday, March 10 – FS1 Scored 14 points against DePaul (73-64) and at Thursday afternoon winners, 6:30 p.m. St. John’s (86-75). Thursday evening winners, 9 p.m. Josh Hart, Villanova, G, Sr. Championship Game, Saturday, March 11 -- FOX In an 81-55 victory at Georgetown, had 21 points, Semifinal winners, 5:30 p.m. six rebounds and three assists. Trevon Bluiett, Xavier, G, Jr. Averaged 19.5 points and 8.0 rebounds in a 1-1 week. Had 24 points and 10 rebounds in a 79-65 win at DePaul. 2016-17 BIG EAST BASKETBALL BIG EAST NCAA News & Notes 2016-17 GAMES DECIDED BY ... OT or BIG EAST Teams Complete Non-Conference Play With 98-29 Mark 0-5 6-10 11-15 16+ Total BIG EAST teams have compiled a 98-29 (.772) record against non-conference Butler 7-3 8-3 1-0 7-1 23-7 competition for the regular season. Last year, league squads compiled a 96-30 Creighton 2-2 3-4 8-0 10-2 23-8 (.762) mark against outside competition. The league was a combined 94-30 DePaul 5-5 1-5 0-6 3-6 9-22 (.758) in the 2014-15 regular season. Georgetown 5-6 1-4 2-2 6-5 14-17 Marquette 3-5 4-2 3-2 9-2 19-11 Hart, Ponds Showing Why They Were Preseason Honorees Providence 5-4 5-2 4-3 6-2 20-11 Villanova’s Josh Hart and St. John’s Shamorie Ponds have shown why they were St. John’s 3-2 4-4 1-8 5-4 13-18 Seton Hall 7-4 4-2 5-2 4-2 20-10 chosen BIG EAST Preseason Player of the Year and Preseason Freshman of the Villanova 3-1 6-2 6-0 13-0 28-3 Year, respectively. At the end of regular-season play, Hart was among the league Xavier 7-3 3-3 4-3 5-3 19-12 leaders in scoring (18.7-1st), rebounding (6.5-4th), steals (1.5-6th) and assist/ Overtime Records – Butler (2-0), Creighton (0-0), DePaul (0-1), Georgetown (0-2), turnover ratio (1.7-9th). Ponds is ranked in scoring (17.6-5th), steals (2.1-1st), Marquette (1-0), Providence (0-1), St. John’s (0-0), Seton Hall (2-1), Villanova (0-0), 3-pointers made (70-5th), free throw percentage (.828-5th) and assist/turnover Xavier (1-0). ratio (1.7-8th). Four In-Season Tournament Titles For BIG EAST Teams BIG EAST PRESEASON PLAYER OF THE YEAR Josh Hart, Villanova, G, Sr., 6-5, 215, Silver Spring, Md. Four BIG EAST teams have won in-season tournaments -- Butler (Las Vegas Invi- tational), Creighton (Paradise Jam), Villanova (Charleston Classic) and Xavier (Tire BIG EAST PRESEASON FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR Pros Invitational, Orlando, Fla.). Shamorie Ponds, St. John’s, G, Fr., 6-1, 165, Brooklyn, N.Y. Guards Are The Top Scorers BIG EAST PRESEASON ALL-BIG EAST FIRST TEAM It may not be a complete surprise, but eight of the 10 BIG EAST teams have Kelan Martin, Butler, F, Jr., 6-7, 220, Louisville, Ky. guards as their leading scorers. Those top team scorers are: Marcus Foster, Maurice Watson Jr., Creighton, G, Sr., 5-10, 175, Philadelphia, Pa. Creighton; Eli Cain, DePaul; Rodney Pryor, Georgetown; Markus Howard, Mar- Kris Jenkins, Villanova, F, Sr., 6-6, 235, Upper Marlboro, Md. quette; Shamorie Ponds/Marcus LoVett, St. John’s; Khadeen Carrington, Seton Trevon Bluiett, Xavier, G, Jr., 6-6, 205, Indianapolis, Ind. Hall; Josh Hart, Villanova and Trevon Bluiett, Xavier. Butler and Providence are Edmond Sumner, Xavier, G, So., 6-6, 183, Detroit, Mich. the exceptions with forwards Kelan Martin and Rodney Bullock, respectively, leading their teams in scoring. BIG EAST PRESEASON ALL-BIG EAST SECOND TEAM Billy Garrett Jr., DePaul, G, Sr., 6-6, 210, Chicago, Ill. BIG EAST, ACC Form Officiating Alliance Isaac Copeland, Georgetown, F, Jr., 6-9, 220, Raleigh, N.C. The BIG EAST and the Atlantic Coast Conference have formed an officiating alli- Luke Fischer, Marquette, C, Sr., 6-11, 250, Germantown, Wis.