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Contact: John Paquette FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Web: BigEast.com December 30, 2019 Twitter: @BigEastMBB Facebook: /BigEastConference 2019-20 MEN’S BASKETBALL 2019-20 STANDINGS BIG EAST OVERALL W-L Pct. H A W-L Pct. H A N Streak Butler (12/11) 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 12-1 .923 8-0 1-1 3-0 Won 3 DePaul (rv/rv) 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 12-1 .923 8-1 4-0 0-0 Won 4 Creighton (rv/--rv) 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 11-2 .846 9-0 1-1 1-1 Won 7 St. John’s (rv/--) 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 11-2 .846 9-1 0-0 2-1 Won 7 Xavier (rv/rv) 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 11-2 .846 8-0 1-1 2-1 Won 2 Marquette (rv/rv) 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 10-2 .833 7-0 0-1 3-1 Won 5 Villanova (10/9) 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 9-2 .818 5-0 1-1 3-1 Won 5 Georgetown (rv/--) 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 10-3 .769 7-2 2-0 1-1 Won 6 Seton Hall (rv/rv) 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 8-4 .667 5-1 1-2 2-1 Won 2 Providence 0-0 .000 0-0 0-0 7-6 .538 6-1 0-2 1-3 Won 1 (Rankings in Dec. 16 Associated Press/ USA Today Polls) THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE WEEKLY HONORS Saturday, December 28 MBB Minute – BIG EAST Play Starts Monday after BIG EAST PLAYER OF THE WEEK Georgetown 80, American 60 Saturday’s 4-0 Sweep Markus Howard, Marquette, G, Sr. Marquette 106, Central Arkansas 54 Howard averaged 29.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, 3.0 assists Butler 67, Louisiana-Monroe 36 The BIG EAST league schedule finally begins on Monday. and 3.0 steals in a 2-0 week. He also shot 11-of-21 Creighton 91, Midland 54 Four BIG EAST teams completed their non-league slates (.524) from 3-point range. In an 82-68 victory against Saturday with comfortable victories at home. The BIG North Dakota State, the senior poured in 32 points for Monday, December 30 EAST’s collective non-conference record stands at 101- his fourth game with 30 or more points this season. He ranks second in the nation in scoring with a 25.9 XAVIER at VILLANOVA (PV) - FS1 ..............................6:30 25 (.802), the fifth best in league history. average. It is Howard’s 11th career Player of the Week SETON HALL at DEPAUL - FS1 ...................................8:30 award, tied for first with Notre Dame’s Troy Murphy Conference play starts with two games on Monday, (1998-2001) and Villanova’s Kerry Kittles (1992-96). Tuesday, December 31 both on FS1. Villanova hosts Xavier at 6:30 p.m. ET at GEORGETOWN at PROVIDENCE - FS1.......................5:30 the Finneran Pavilion followed by Seton Hall at DePaul BIG EAST FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK BUTLER at ST. JOHN’S (CA) - FS1 ..............................7:30 at 8:30 p.m. Zach Freemantle, Xavier, F, Fr. Freemantle averaged 11.0 points, 3.0 rebounds, shot Wednesday, January 1 The last meeting between Villanova and Xavier came 58.3 percent from the floor and 87.5 percent from MARQUETTE at CREIGHTON - CBSSN .......................9:00 in the BIG EAST Tournament semifinals last March with the foul line in a 2-0 week for the Musketeers. In a the Wildcats prevailing 71-67 in overtime. The two 74-61 victory over Western Carolina, the freshman Thursday, January 2 teams split the regular-season series with each home forward scored 13 points. Freemantle has been the No Games Scheduled team victorious. This year, the Musketeers have started first frontcourt player off the bench this season while 11-2. They are 9-0 when holding opponents under 70 averaging 6.9 points and 3.5 rebounds. Friday, January 3 points. The Wildcats are 9-2 and are coming off a 56-55 GEORGETOWN at SETON HALL - FS1 ........................9:00 win over then-No. 1 Kansas. BIG EAST Honor Roll Mitch Ballock, Creighton, G, Jr. In wins over Oklahoma (83-73) and at Arizona State Saturday, January 4 DePaul (12-1) took both regular-season meetings last (67-60), averaged 15.5 points and 6.5 rebounds. Shot CREIGHTON at BUTLER - FS1 ..................................Noon year against Seton Hall, including a 75-74 decision at 50 percent from the field. PROVIDENCE at DEPAUL - FS1 .............................. 2/4:00 Wintrust Arena on Jan. 6. The Pirates (8-4) had won VILLANOVA at MARQUETTE - FOX/FS1 ....................2:00 six straight in the series. The Hall’s Myles Powell, who Omer Yurtseven, Georgetown, C, Jr. has missed the last two games because of concussion Averaged 27.0 points, 15.0 rebounds and 3.5 blocks in Sunday, January 5 protocol, is second in the league in scoring with a 21.2 wins against UMBC (81-55) and Samford (99-71). Had ST. JOHN’S at XAVIER - FOX ........................... Noon/4:30 average. 32 points and 17 rebounds versus Samford. PV - Finneran Pavilion On Saturday, Georgetown (10-3) used a 25-6 run L.J. Figueroa, St. John’s, G-F, Jr. CA - Carnesecca Arena spanning the first and second half to pull away from Was named game MVP of the Al Attles Classic with 21 All times are Eastern American 80-60. Omer Yurtseven had 17 points. points, four rebounds and three steals in a 70-67 win against No. 16 Arizona. Averaged 15.0 points and 5.0 Marquette did not have a problem with Central rebounds in a 2-0 week. Arkansas, winning 106-54. Markus Howard scored a Quincy McKnight, Seton Hall, G, Sr. game-high 30 points. Contributed 17 points, eight rebounds, six assists and a strong defensive effort in a 52-48 win over No. 7 Butler took the defensive route in a 67-36 victory over Maryland. Had 25 points in a victory against Prairie Louisiana-Monroe. The Bulldogs held the Warhawks to View A&M (75-55). 23.3 percent shooting from the field. Jermaine Samuels, Villanova, F, Jr. Creighton did not trail in a 91-54 win over NAIA Sank the game-winning 3-pointer with 15 seconds left member Midland. Ty-Shon Alexander and Marcus that beat No. 1 Kansas 56-55. Scored a team-high 15 Zegarowski each scored 17 points. points and grabbed five rebounds. 2019-20 BIG EAST BASKETBALL BIG EAST News & Notes 2019-20 GAMES DECIDED BY ... EXPERIENCED CORPS OF PLAYERS ARE BACK OT or The BIG EAST has an experienced group of players back in 2019-20. Thirty-four 0-5 6-10 11-15 16+ Total of the 50 starters from the 10 teams return. Marquette’s Markus Howard returns Butler 1-1 3-0 2-0 6-0 12-1 after winning BIG EAST Player of the Year honors last year. Seton Hall’s Myles Creighton 1-0 4-1 1-0 5-1 11-2 Powell, the 2019-20 BIG EAST Preseason Player of the Year, was a unanimous DePaul 4-1 1-0 3-0 4-0 12-1 All-BIG EAST First Team pick last year. Butler’s Kamar Baldwin, Providence’s Alpha Georgetown 0-1 3-1 2-1 5-0 10-3 Diallo and Xavier’s Naji Marshall were All-BIG EAST Second Team selections and Marquette 1-0 3-0 1-0 5-2 10-2 Creighton’s Ty-Shon Alexander was All-BIG EAST Honorable Mention. Statistically, Providence 2-1 0-3 0-1 5-1 7-6 returnees account for five of the top 10 scorers, seven of the top 10 rebounders, St. John’s 2-1 1-0 3-1 5-0 11-2 seven of the top 10 in assists and steals and eight of the top 10 in blocked shots. Seton Hall 1-2 1-1 0-0 6-1 8-4 Villanova 1-0 3-1 2-0 3-1 9-2 BIG EAST HAS AVERAGED MORE THAN FIVE NCAA BIDS PER SEASON Xavier 3-2 2-0 2-0 4-0 11-2 In six seasons of its current 10-school alignment, the BIG EAST has received a total of 32 NCAA Tournament invitations, averaging 5.3 per season. Villanova Overtime Records – Butler (0-0), Creighton (1-0), DePaul (1-0), Georgetown won the national championship in 2018 and 2016. (0-0), Marquette (0-0), Providence (0-0), St. John’s (0-0), Seton Hall (0-0), Villanova (0-0), Xavier (2-0). BIG EAST REPRESENTED USA IN PAN AM GAMES, WON BRONZE MEDAL The BIG EAST had the honor of representing Team USA at this summer’s Pan American Games in Lima, Peru. Led by head coach Ed Cooley of Providence and BIG EAST Seton Hall’s Kevin Willard, who served as an assistant coach, the team of select BIG EAST players exceeded expectations and captured a bronze medal. The VS. THE CONFERENCES BIG EAST team was the first non-USA national team to represent the U.S. in Pan Conference Record Conference Record American Games competition. America East 6-1 Mountain West 0-1 American 2-0 NEC 8-0 The BIG EAST/USA team rallied to defeat Dominican Republic 92-83 in the bronze ACC 2-2 Ohio Valley 1-0 medal game. By far the youngest team in the competition and with only one Atlantic Sun 6-0 Pac-12 4-2 week of practice, the BIG EAST/Team USA squad also defeated Virgin Islands 119- Atlantic 10 5-1 Patriot 3-0 84 and put together a stunning 70-53 win over Venezuela.