FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contacts: John Paquette, Feb. 16, 2010 Chuck Sullivan www.bigeast.org 2 0 0 9-10 B I G E A S T M E N ’ S B A S K E T B A L L R E P O R T 2009-10 STANDINGS BIG EAST OVERALL W-L Pct. H A W-L Pct. H A N Streak Villanova (3/3) 11-2 .846 6-1 5-1 22-3 .880 11-1 7-2 4-0 Lost 1 Syracuse (5/5) 11-2 .846 5-2 6-0 24-2 .923 15-2 6-0 3-0 Lost 1 West Virginia (8/8) 8-4 .667 4-2 4-2 19-5 .792 10-2 5-3 4-0 Lost 2 Pittsburgh (19/21) 8-4 .667 5-1 3-3 19-6 .760 14-1 4-3 1-2 Won 3 Georgetown (10/10) 8-5 .615 5-1 3-4 18-6 .750 11-2 5-4 2-0 Lost 1 Louisville 7-5 .583 5-1 2-4 16-9 .640 13-3 2-6 1-0 Won 1 Marquette (rv/-) 7-5 .583 5-1 2-4 16-8 .667 12-2 2-5 2-1 Won 5 Cincinnati 6-6 .500 4-2 2-4 15-9 .625 11-2 2-6 2-1 Won 1 Notre Dame (-/rv) 6-7 .462 5-2 1-5 17-9 .654 15-3 1-5 1-1 Lost 2 USF 5-7 .417 3-2 2-5 15-9 .625 8-3 3-5 4-1 Lost 2 Seton Hall 5-7 .417 5-2 0-5 14-9 .609 12-3 2-5 0-1 Won 2 Connecticut 5-8 .385 4-3 1-5 15-11 .577 13-3 1-6 1-2 Won 1 St. John’s 4-8 .333 3-3 1-5 14-10 .583 8-3 2-6 4-1 Won 2 Providence 4-9 .308 2-4 2-5 12-13 .480 8-6 4-7 0-0 Lost 5 Rutgers 3-9 .250 3-3 0-6 13-12 .520 12-4 0-7 1-1 Won 2 DePaul 1-11 .083 1-4 0-7 8-16 .333 6-5 0-9 2-2 Lost 6 (Rank in Feb. 8 Associated Press Poll followed by rank in Feb. 15 ESPN/USA Today Poll) THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE WEEKLY HONORS Monday, February 15 Saturday, February 20 CONNECTICUT 84, VILLANOVA 75 ST. JOHN’S at USF - BEN Noon BIG EAST Player of the Week SETON HALL at WEST VIRGINIA - ESPN Noon SCOTTIE REYNOLDS, Villanova, G, Sr. LOUISVILLE at DE PAUL - ESPNU 2:00 Reynolds averaged 21.5 points to help Villanova to a 2-0 Tuesday, February 16 CONNECTICUT at RUTGERS 4:00 week, keeping the Wildcats in first place in the BIG EAST CINCINNATI at USF - ESPNU 7:00 standings. He scored 19 of his game-high 21 points in the RUTGERS at DE PAUL - ESPNU 9:00 second half of an 82-75 win at No. 5/4 West Virginia and led all scorers with Sunday, February 21 22 points, including 17 in the second half, in a 92-81 win against Providence. VILLANOVA at PITTSBURGH - CBS Noon Reynolds has averaged 14.5 second-half points in BIG EAST games and is Wednesday, February 17 MARQUETTE at CINCINNATI 2:00 fourth in the BIG EAST in scoring this season at 19.0 ppg. NOTRE DAME at LOUISVILLE - ESPN2 7:00 WEST VIRGINIA at PROVIDENCE 7:00 BIG EAST Rookie of the Week SETON HALL at ST. JOHN’S (CA) 7:30 DANE MILLER, Rutgers, F, Fr. Miller repeats as BIG EAST Rookie of the Week after he averaged 11.5 points, 7.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists in a 2-0 Thursday, February 18 week for Rutgers, which has won four of its last five games. SYRACUSE at GEORGETOWN - ESPN2 7:00 He had a double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds PITTSBURGH at MARQUETTE - ESPN2 9:00 in a 71-68 win against No. 7/8 Georgetown, including a putback with 22 CA - Carnesecca Arena seconds left to give the Scarlet Knights the lead for good. Miller leads all BIG EAST freshmen in scoring in conference games at 12.5 ppg. Friday, February 19 BEN - BIG EAST Network Game of the Week No games scheduled All times Eastern BIG EAST Honor Roll Lazar Hayward, Marquette, F, Sr. Had 18 points and 14 rebounds in the Golden Eagles’ only game of the week, a 63-52 win against USF. Ashton Gibbs, Pittsburgh, G, So. Averaged 22.0 points and 5.0 3-point field goals per game in a 2-0 week. Had 24 points, including the tying 3-pointer in regulation, in a 98-95 triple- TODAY IN THE BIG EAST overtime win against West Virginia. Jonathan Mitchell, Rutgers, F, Jr. Tuesday’s schedule features a BIG EAST doubleheader on ESPNU as Cincinnati visits USF and Rutgers is at Averaged 19.0 points and 7.0 rebounds and shot 53.3 percent from 3-point DePaul. Cincinnati was a 78-70 winner against USF Jan. 20 in the teams’ first meeting. Rutgers, meanwhile, range in a 2-0 week. Had 24 points, including a pair of key free throws with has won four of its last five games heading into the first of two meetings with DePaul this season. four seconds left, in a 71-68 win against No. 7/8 Georgetown. D.J. Kennedy, St. John’s, G/F, Jr. Averaged 13.5 points, 6.5 rebounds and 4.5 assists in a 2-0 week. Hit the gamewinning free throws with 12 seconds left in a 69-68 win at Notre Dame and had 15 points and five assists in a 74-55 win against Louisville. Jeremy Hazell, Seton Hall, G, Jr. Averaged 26.5 points and shot 55 percent from 3-point range in a 2-0 week. Scored 35 points with four steals in a 90-87 win against Notre Dame. 222 Richmond Street, Suite 110 • Providence, Rhode Island 02903 • www.bigeast.org Communications Office Phone: (401) 453-0660 • Communications Fax: (401) 751-8540 2009-10 BIG EAST BASKETBALL CINCINNATI Overall: 15-9 LOUISVILLE Overall: 16-9 The Bearcats held Connecticut to 34.6 percent shooting BIG EAST: 6-6 Guards Edgar Sosa and Mike Marra had a team-high 12 BIG EAST: 7-5 and won the rebounding battle 46-32 in Saturday’s vic- points in the Cardinals’ win at Syracuse. tory over the Huskies in Hartford. UC broke away from a Last Game: Last Game: halftime tie with a 14-3 run to open the second half. Won at Connecticut 60-48 Louisville trailed by 11 points in the first half against Won at Syracuse 66-60 Feb. 13 Syracuse after making just one if its first nine shots, but Feb. 14 Guard Lance Stephenson scored 14 points and forward Next Game: came from behind by holding the Orange to a season-low Next Game: Ibrahima Thomas helped with 10 points and 11 re- Feb. 16 at USF (ESPNU) 41.4-percent shooting. Feb. 17 vs. Notre Dame bounds. UC had 19 offensive rebounds. Last Five Games: 2-3 Forward Samardo Samuels is averaging a team-high 15.4 Last Five Games: 3-2 Guard Deonta Vaughn has 163 career 3-point field goals points per game, while Sosa is at 13.0 ppg. Samuels, in BIG EAST games. That total places him ninth on the who had eight points against Syracuse, was held score- league’s all-time 3-pointers list. Boston College’s Troy Bell (1999-03) is less until the 7:46 mark of the second half. eighth with 165. Villanova’s Kerry Kittles (1992-96) and Seton Hall’s Terry Dehere (1989-93) are tied for sixth with 166. Louisville is 3-1 against Notre Dame in BIG EAST regular-season games, but the Cardinals dropped last year’s meeting at the Joyce Cincinnati travels to USF on Tuesday and will be aiming for a two-game Center 90-57. sweep of the Bulls this year. On Jan. 20, the Bearcats prevailed 78-70. Guard Deonta Vaughn scored 20 points. CONNECTICUT Overall: 15-11 MARQUETTE Overall: 16-8 BIG EAST: 7-5 Guard Kemba Walker scored a career-high 29 points in BIG EAST: 5-8 Forward Lazar Hayward led the Golden Eagles to their the win at Villanova. fifth straight win with game highs of 18 points and 14 Last Game: Last Game: rebounds against visiting USF. Defeated USF 63-52 The win against No. 3 Villanova gave Connecticut two Won at Villanova 84-75 Feb. 13 wins this season against teams ranked in the top three Feb. 15 Hayward moved into eighth place on the school’s all-time Next Game: of the national polls. The Huskies defeated then-No. Next Game: scoring list with 1,689 points, passing former teammate Feb. 18 vs. Pittsburgh 1 Texas Jan. 23. It was Connecticut’s fifth game this Feb. 20 at Rutgers Wesley Matthews. This season, Hayward is the team’s (ESPN2) season against an opponent in the top 10 of this week’s top scorer (18.6) and rebounder (8.1). national polls. Last Five Games: 2-3 Last Five Games: 5-0 Forward Jimmy Butler added 15 points, six rebounds and Guard Jerome Dyson is averaging a team-high 18.7 four steals. Guard Maurice Acker did not have turnover points per game to lead four Huskies who average double figures.