XAVIER’S CONFERENCE HISTORY 12 OF LAST 13 NCAA TOURNAMENTS • GOXAVIER.COM 97 BIG EAST CONFERENCE - 6 NCAA TOURNAMENT TEAMS IN 2018 Web site: www.bigeast.com Twitter: @BIGEASTMBB and @BIGEAST Address/Phone: 655 Third Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10017; 646-663-3444 Commissioner: Val Ackerman Deputy Commissioner and Chief Operating Officer: Vince Nicastro Chief Marketing Officer: Ann Wells Crandall Sr. Associate Commissioner, Broadcasting: Rick Gentile Sr. Associate Commissioner, Men’s Basketball: Stu Jackson Sr. Associate Commissioner, Sports Media Relations: John Paquette Paquette cell: 401-265-2244 Paquette e-mail: [email protected] Sr. Associate Commissioner, Sport Administration and Championships: Chris Schneider Supervisor of Officials, Men’s Basketball:John Cahill 2019 BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIP AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN The BIG EAST Conference Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday March 13 March 14 March 15 March 16 The BIG EAST Conference is in its sixth year in its current configuration. Founded by Dave Gavitt in 1979, the BIG EAST reorganized in 2013, entering a new era by returning to its basketball-focused heritage. The annual Gavitt Tipoff Games, pit- ting the BIG EAST vs. the Big Ten each November, honors Gavitt. The BIG EAST Conference has earned 28 NCAA Tournament berths in its five years in the current 10-team configuration, including six in 2018, seven in 2017, five in 2016, six in 2015 and four in 2014. Nine of the 10 schools in the BIG EAST have earned NCAA berths in the past five seasons: Xavier (5), Villanova (5), Providence (5), Butler (4), Seton Hall (3), Creighton (3), Georgetown (1), St. John’s (1) and Marquette (1). Xavier and Villanova were both No. 1 seeds in the 2018 NCAA Tournament. VU won the national championship in 2016 and again in 2018. Overall, the conference crowns champions in 22 sports with its student-athletes continuing to achieve success in the classroom as well as the athletic arena. In 2012, the seven BIG EAST schools that do not compete in FBS football decided to return to the type of conference alignment that existed when the league was formed in 1979 and quickly surged to national prominence as a college basketball force. On December 15, 2012, these seven institutions (DePaul, Georgetown, Marquette, Providence, St. John’s, Seton Hall and Villanova) an- nounced their intention to separate from the football-playing schools in the previous BIG EAST and form an independent association and in March, 2013, the seven schools reached an agreement that enabled them to keep the BIG EAST name and establish a new conference entity beginning on July 1, 2013. The schools also assumed the old conference’s long-term agreement with Madison Square Garden to host the BIG EAST Men’s Basketball Championship. The schools also announced the addition of three distinguished institutions -- Butler, Creighton and Xavier -- and forged a land- mark, long-term broadcast partnership with FOX Sports. BIG EAST institutions are now located in seven of the nation’s top 35 largest media markets, includ- ing New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., Indianapolis, Milwaukee and Cincinnati. The BIG EAST has moved its headquarters from Providence, its original location, to New York City. 98 SIX SWEET 16s IN LAST 11 YEARS • @XAVIERMBB BIG EAST CONFERENCE - 2 NCAA NO. 1 SEEDS IN 2018 2018 BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIP 2018 BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIP March 7-10 in Madison Square Garden All-Tournament Team Championship Dave Gavitt Trophy Villanova 76, Providence 66 (OT) (Most Outstanding Player) Mikal Bridges, Villanova Semifinals Villanova 87, Butler 68 BIG EAST All-Tournament Team Providence 75, Xavier 72 (OT) Jalen Brunson, Villanova Kyron Cartwright, Providence Quarterfinals Alpha Diallo, Providence Xavier 88, St. John’s 60 Kamar Baldwin, Butler Providence 72, Creighton 68 (OT) Trevon Bluiett, Xavier Villanova 94, Marquette 70 Butler 75, Seton Hall 74 First Round St. John’s 88, Georgetown 77 Marquette 72, DePaul 69 2017-18 BIG EAST STANDINGS Team (Postseason) BIG EAST Games Home Away All Pct. Xavier (NCAA) 15-3 .833 8-1 7-2 29-6 .829 *Villanova (NCAA) 14-4 .778 8-1 6-3 36-4 .900 Seton Hall (NCAA) 10-8 .556 6-3 4-5 22-12 .647 Creighton (NCAA) 10-8 .556 7-2 3-6 21-12 .636 Providence (NCAA) 10-8 .556 6-3 4-5 21-14 .667 Butler (NCAA) 9-9 .500 6-3 3-6 21-14 .667 Marquette (NIT) 9-9 .500 5-4 4-5 21-14 .667 Georgetown 5-13 .278 2-7 3-6 15-15 .500 St. John’s 4-14 .222 2-7 2-7 16-17 .485 DePaul 4-14 .222 1-8 3-6 11-20 .355 *Won BIG EAST Tournament Championship Player of the Year: Jalen Brunson (Villanova) Freshman of the Year: Omari Spellman (Villanova) Defensive Player of the Year: Khyri Thomas (Creighton) Coach of the Year: Chris Mack (Xavier) Xavier Honorees: Chris Mack (BIG EAST Coach of the Year) Trevon Bluiett (All-BIG EAST First Team, BIG EAST All-Tournament Team) Trevon Bluiett was a BIG EAST Conference First Team selection and a BIG EAST Championship All-Tournament Team selection as Naji Marshall (BIG EAST All-Freshman Team) a sophomore, junior and senior. 12 OF LAST 13 NCAA TOURNAMENTS • GOXAVIER.COM 99 BIG EAST CONFERENCE - 6 NCAA TOURNAMENT TEAMS IN 2018 2017 BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIP 2017 BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIP 2016 BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIP 2016 BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIP March 8-11 in Madison Square Garden All-Tournament Team March 9-12 in Madison Square Garden All-Tournament Team Championship Dave Gavitt Trophy Championship Dave Gavitt Trophy Villanova 74, Creighton 60 (Most Outstanding Player) Seton Hall 69, Villanova 67 (Most Outstanding Player) Josh Hart, Villanova Isaiah Whitehead, Seton Hall Semifinals Semifinals Villanova 55, Seton Hall 53 BIG EAST All-Tournament Team Villanova 76, Providence 68 BIG EAST All-Tournament Team Creighton 75, Xavier 72 Jalen Brunson, Villanova Seton Hall 87, Xavier 83 Khadeen Carrington, Seton Hall Kris Jenkins, Villanova Ismael Sanogo, Seton Hall Quarterfinals Marcus Foster, Creighton Quarterfinals Josh Hart, Villanova Villanova 108, St. John’s 67 Angel Delgado, Seton Hall Villanova 81, Georgetown 67 Kris Jenkins, Villanova Seton Hall 82, Marquette 76 Trevon Bluiett, Xavier Providence 74, Butler 60 Trevon Bluiett, Xavier Xavier 62, Butler 57 Xavier 90, Marquette 72 Creighton 70, Providence 58 Seton Hall 81, Creighton 73 First Round First Round St. John’s 74, Georgetown 73 Georgetown 70, DePaul 53 Xavier 75, DePaul 64 Marquette 101, St. John’s 93 2016-17 BIG EAST STANDINGS 2015-16 BIG EAST STANDINGS Team (Postseason) BIG EAST Games Home Away All Pct. Team (Postseason) BIG EAST Games Home Away All Pct. *Villanova (NCAA) 15-3 .833 8-1 7-2 32-4 .889 Villanova (NCAA) 16-2 .889 8-1 8-1 35-5 .875 Butler (NCAA) 12-6 .667 6-3 6-3 25-9 .735 Xavier (NCAA) 14-4 .778 8-1 6-3 28-6 .824 Providence (NCAA) 10-8 .556 6-3 4-5 20-13 .606 *Seton Hall (NCAA) 12-6 .667 6-3 6-3 25-9 .735 Marquette (NCAA) 10-8 .556 7-2 3-6 19-13 .594 Providence (NCAA) 10-8 .556 5-4 5-4 24-11 .686 Seton Hall (NCAA) 10-8 .556 7-2 3-6 21-12 .636 Butler (NCAA) 10-8 .556 6-3 4-5 22-11 .667 Creighton (NCAA) 10-8 .556 5-4 5-4 25-10 .714 Creighton (NIT) 9-9 .500 5-4 4-5 20-15 .571 Xavier (NCAA) 9-9 .500 5-4 4-5 24-14 .632 Marquette 8-10 .444 4-5 4-5 20-13 .606 St. John’s 7-11 .389 5-4 2-7 14-19 .424 Georgetown 7-11 .389 4-5 3-6 15-18 .455 Georgetown 5-13 .278 3-6 2-7 14-18 .438 DePaul 3-15 .167 2-7 1-8 9-22 .290 DePaul 2-16 .111 1-8 1-8 9-23 .281 St. John’s 1-17 .056 1-8 0-9 8-24 .250 *Won BIG EAST Tournament Championship *Won BIG EAST Tournament Championship Player of the Year: Josh Hart (Villanova) Player of the Year: Kris Dunn (Providence) Freshman of the Year: Justin Patton (Creighton) Freshman of the Year: Henry Ellenson (Marquette) Defensive Players of the Year: Khyri Thomas (Creighton), Mikal Bridges (Villanova), Defensive Player of the Year: Kris Dunn (Providence) and Josh Hart (Villanova) Coaches of the Year: Kevin Willard (Seton Hall), Jay Wright (Villanova) Coach of the Year: Chris Holtmann (Butler) Xavier Honorees: Xavier Honorees: Trevon Bluiett (All-BIG EAST First Team, BIG EAST All-Tournament Team) Trevon Bluiett (All-BIG EAST First Team, BIG EAST All-Tournament Team) Edmond Sumner (BIG EAST All-Freshman Team) J.P. Macura (BIG EAST Sixth Man of the Year) 100 SIX SWEET 16s IN LAST 11 YEARS • @XAVIERMBB BIG EAST CONFERENCE - 28 NCAA TOURNAMENT BIDS IN FIVE YEARS 2015 BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIP 2015 BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIP 2014 BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIP 2014 BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIP March 11-14 in Madison Square Garden All-Tournament Team March 12-15 in Madison Square Garden All-Tournament Team Championship Dave Gavitt Trophy Championship Dave Gavitt Trophy Villanova 69, Xavier 52 (Most Outstanding Player) Providence 65, Creighton 58 (Most Outstanding Player) Josh Hart, Villanova Bryce Cotton, Providence Semifinals Semifinals Villanova 63, Providence 61 BIG EAST All-Tournament Team Providence 80, Seton Hall 74 BIG EAST All-Tournament Team Xavier 65, Georgetown 63 Dylan Ennis, Villanova Creighton 86, Xavier 78 LaDontae Henton, Providence Darrun Hilliard, Villanova Doug McDermott, Creighton Quarterfinals Jalen Reynolds, Xavier Quarterfinals Austin Chatman, Creighton Villanova 84, Marquette 49 Kris Dunn, Providence Seton Hall 64, Villanova 63 Eugene Teague, Seton Hall Providence 74, St.