2015-16 Big East Men's Basketball
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Contacts: John Paquette FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Web: BigEast.com March 21, 2016 Twitter: @BigEastMBB Facebook: /BigEastConference 2015-16 BIG EAST MEN’S BASKETBALL 2015-16 STANDINGS BIG EAST OVERALL W-L Pct. H A W-L Pct. H A N Streak Villanova (6/6) 16-2 .889 8-1 8-1 31-5 .861 15-1 10-2 6-2 Won 2 Xavier (9/9) 14-4 .778 8-1 6-3 28-6 .824 15-1 8-3 5-2 Lost 1 Seton Hall (20/21) 12-6 .667 6-3 6-3 25-9 .735 14-3 6-4 5-2 Lost 1 Providence (rv/rv) 10-8 .556 5-4 5-4 24-11 .686 13-4 7-4 4-3 Lost 1 Butler (rv/rv) 10-8 .556 6-3 4-5 22-11 .667 13-3 5-5 4-3 Lost 1 Creighton 9-9 .500 5-4 4-5 20-14 .588 14-5 4-8 2-1 Won 2 Marquette 8-10 .444 4-5 4-5 20-13 .606 12-7 6-5 2-1 Lost 1 Georgetown 7-11 .389 4-5 3-6 15-18 .455 9-8 4-8 2-2 Lost 1 DePaul 3-15 .167 2-7 1-8 9-22 .290 5-9 3-10 1-3 Lost 4 St. John’s 1-17 .056 1-8 0-9 8-24 .250 7-11 0-10 1-3 Lost 5 (Rankings in March 14 Associated Press/USA Today Polls) THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE LEAGUE HONORS NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP 2016 The BIG EAST Tournament Presented BIG EAST Player of the Year by the Jeep Brand Kris Dunn, Providence EAST REGION Thursday, March 17, Raleigh, N.C. Madison Square Garden, New York, N.Y. BIG EAST Freshman of the Year No. 9 Providence 70, No. 8 USC 69 March 9-12 Henry Ellenson, Marquette Saturday, March 19, Raleigh, N.C. No. 1 North Carolina 85, No. 9 Providence 66 BIG EAST Coach of the Year First Round Kevin Willard, Seton Hall Wednesday, March 9 Jay Wright, Villanova Friday, March 18, St. Louis, Mo. No. 8 Georgetown 70, No. 9 DePaul 53 No. 2 Xavier 71, No. 15 Weber State 53 No. 7 Marquette 101, No. 10 St. John’s 93 BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year Sunday, March 20, St, Louis, Mo. Kris Dunn, Providence No. 10 Wisconsin 66, No. 2 Xavier 63 Quarterfinal Round Thursday, March 10 BIG EAST Most Improved Player SOUTH REGION No. 1 Villanova 81, Georgetown 67 Ben Bentil, Providence Friday, March 18, Brooklyn, N.Y. No. 4 Providence 74, No. 5 Butler 60 No. 2 Villanova 86, No. 15 UNC-Asheville 56 BIG EAST Sixth Man Of the Year Sunday, March 20, Brooklyn, N.Y. No. 2 Xavier 90, Marquette 72 J.P. Macura, Xavier No. 2 Villanova 87, No. 7 Iowa 68 No. 3 Seton Hall 81, No. 6 Creighton 73 Thursday, March 24, Louisville, Ky. BIG EAST Sportsmanship Award No. 2 Villanova vs. No. 3 Miami, Fla - CBS................7:10 Semifinal Round Kellen Dunham, Butler Friday, March 11 MIDWEST REGION Villanova 76, Providence 68 BIG EAST Basketball Scholar-Athlete Seton Hall 87, Xavier 83 Thursday, March 17, Raleigh, N.C. Kellen Dunham, Butler No. 9 Butler 71, No. 8 Texas Tech 61 Championship Game All-BIG EAST First Team Saturday, March 19, Raleigh, N.C. Saturday, March 12 Henry Ellenson, Marquette No. 1 Virginia 77, No. 9 Butler 69 Seton Hall 69, Villanova 67 Ben Bentil, Providence Kris Dunn, Providence Thursday, March 17, Denver, Colo. Isaiah Whitehead, Seton Hall No. 11 Gonzaga 68, No. 6 Seton Hall 52 Josh Hart, Villanova Trevon Bluiett, Xavier National Invitation Tournament Tuesday, March 15 All-BIG EAST Second Team No. 4 Creighton 72, No. 5 Alabama 54 Roosevelt Jones, Butler Saturday, March 19 Kelan Martin, Butler Maurice Watson Jr., Creighton No. 4 Creighton 87, No. 8 Wagner 54 D’Vauntes Smith-Rivera, Georgetown Tuesday, March 22 Ryan Arcidiacono, Villanova No. 4 Creighton at No. 2 BYU - ESPN ........................9:00 BIG EAST Honorable Mention Kellen Dunham, Butler Angel Delgado, Seton Hall Daniel Ochefu, Villanova 2015-16 BIG EAST BASKETBALL BIG EAST NCAA News & Notes 2015-16 GAMES DECIDED BY ... OT or Villanova Advances To Sweet 16 0-5 6-10 11-15 16+ Total Villanova, the No. 2 seed in the South Region, advanced to the NCAA Sweet Butler 4-2 5-6 4-1 9-2 22-11 16 with victories over UNC-Asheville (86-56) and Iowa (87-68) in Brooklyn last Creighton 1-7 3-2 4-3 12-2 20-14 weekend. The Wildcats have been the most successful team in the BIG EAST over DePaul 3-3 3-1 0-8 3-10 9-22 the last three seasons. They have won the regular-season crown each year with Georgetown 3-8 4-4 2-5 6-1 15-18 a 16-2 league mark. Overall, they are 99-13 (.934). Marquette 9-3 3-4 2-1 6-4 20-12 Providence 9-2 5-4 5-3 5-2 24-11 BIG EAST Placed Six In The Postseason St. John’s 2-2 4-9 1-2 1-11 8-24 Seton Hall 5-2 9-5 3-1 8-1 25-9 For the second straight year, six of the 10 BIG EAST teams played in the postsea- Villanova 3-2 5-1 8-1 15-1 31-5 son. Five -- Villanova, Xavier, Seton Hall, Providence and Butler -- went to the Xavier 1-2 12-2 3-1 12-1 28-6 NCAAs and Creighton went to the NIT. In the three seasons of the BIG EAST’s Overtime Records – Butler (1-0), Creighton (0-0), DePaul (0-1), Georgetown (0-2), 10-team alignment, eight of the 10 teams have played in at least one NCAA Tour- Marquette (3-0), Providence (1-1), St. John’s (0-0), Seton Hall (1-0), Villanova (0-1), nament. The BIG EAST has averaged five NCAA bids in the last three years. Xavier (0-0). Villanova, Xavier Take No. 2 Seeds Villanova, the BIG EAST regular-season champion, and second-place Xavier each BIG EAST PRESEASON PLAYER OF THE YEAR Kris Dunn, Providence, G, Jr., 6-4, 220, New London, Conn. earned No. 2 seeds in the NCAA Tournament. The Wildcats were 29-5 overall going into the NCAAs, while the Musketeers were 27-5. Seton Hall, the BIG EAST BIG EAST PRESEASON FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR Tournament winner, was a No. 6 seed. Providence and Butler were No. 9 seeds. Jalen Brunson, Villanova, G, Fr., 6-2, 199, Lincolnshire, Ill. Seton Hall Captured BIG EAST Tournament Crown BIG EAST PRESEASON ALL-BIG EAST FIRST TEAM For the first time since 1993, Seton Hall won the BIG EAST Tournament title. The Kellen Dunham, Butler, G, Sr., 6-6, 200, Pendleton, Ind. third-seeded Pirates edged No. 1 seed Villanova 69-67 in the final at a soldout Roosevelt Jones, Butler, F, Sr., 6-4, 225, O’Fallon, Ill. Madison Square Garden on Saturday, March 12. The Hall’s Isaiah Whitehead won D’Vauntes Smith-Rivera, Georgetown, G, Sr., 6-3, 214, Indianapolis, Ind. the Dave Gavitt Trophy as the Most Outstanding Player. Head coach Kevin Wil- Ryan Arcidiacono, Villanova, G, Sr., 6-3, 195, Langhorne, Pa. lard shared BIG EAST Coach of the Year honors with Villanova’s Jay Wright. The Jalen Reynolds, Xavier, F, Jr., 6-10, 232, Detroit, Mich. Pirates made their first NCAA appearance since 2006. BIG EAST PRESEASON ALL-BIG EAST SECOND TEAM BIG EAST Finished Non-Conference Play With A 96-30 Mark Billy Garrett, Jr., DePaul, G, Jr., 6-6, 205, Chicago, Ill. Villanova’s 83-67 win over Temple on Feb. 17 completed the BIG EAST’s non- Henry Ellenson, Marquette, F, Fr., 6-10, 245, Rice Lake, Wis. league schedule for the regular season. BIG EAST squads compiled a 96-30 Angel Delgado, Seton Hall, F, So., 6-9, 230, Bajos De Haina, D.R. Isaiah Whitehead, Seton Hall, G, So., 6-4, 210, Brooklyn, N.Y. (.762) mark against non-conference competition. Last season, the league was a Daniel Ochefu, Villanova, F, Sr., 6-11, 245, Baltimore, Md. combined 94-30 (.758) in the 2014-15 regular season. PRESEASON ALL-BIG EAST HONORABLE MENTION Providence’s Dunn, Marquette’s Ellenson Win Player, Freshman Honors Isaac Copeland, Georgetown, F, So., 6-9, 200, Raleigh, N.C. Providence guard Kris Dunn won BIG EAST Player of the Year honors for a second Luke Fischer, Marquette, C, Jr., 6-11, 245, Germantown, Wis. straight season. Last year, he shared the award with Villanova’s Ryan Arcidi- Jalen Brunson, Villanova, F., Fr., 6-2, 199, Lincolnshire, Ill. acono. This season, Dunn averaged 16.3 points, 6.4 assists, 5.7 rebounds and 2.7 Trevon Bluiett, Xavier, G, So., 6-6, 215, Indianapolis, Ind. steals in the regular season. He was also named BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year for the second straight season. Dunn is the only guard in BIG EAST history to be named Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year in the same season. Marquette forward Heny Ellenson was picked BIG EAST Freshman of the Year. He SCHOOL CONTACTS ranked third in the league in scoring with a 16.8 mark and was first in rebound- BUTLER ing at 8.0. He also made All-BIG EAST First Team, the first freshman to earn that John Dedman ............................................................. [email protected] honor since Syracuse’s Carmelo Anthony in 2002-03.