Contacts: John Paquette FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Web: BigEast.com February 18, 2019 Twitter: @BigEastMBB Facebook: /BigEastConference 2018-19 MEN’S BASKETBALL 2018-19 STANDINGS BIG EAST OVERALL W-L Pct. H A W-L Pct. H A N Streak Villanova (17/16) 11-2 .846 7-0 4-2 20-6 .769 11-2 5-4 4-0 Lost 1 Marquette (11/10) 10-2 .833 5-1 5-1 21-4 .840 15-1 5-2 1-1 Won 2 St. John’s (rv/rv) 7-6 .538 4-3 3-3 19-7 .731 12-3 4-4 3-0 Won 2 Seton Hall 7-6 .538 5-1 2-5 16-9 .640 9-3 3-6 4-0 Won 3 Butler 6-7 .462 4-3 2-4 15-11 .577 11-3 2-6 2-2 Won 1 Georgetown 5-7 .417 2-4 3-3 15-10 .600 10-5 4-4 1-1 Lost 2 DePaul 5-8 .384 2-4 3-4 13-11 .542 10-5 3-6 0-0 Lost 2 Xavier 5-8 .384 3-4 2-4 13-13 .500 10-5 2-6 1-2 Won 2 Providence 4-9 .308 2-4 2-5 14-12 .538 9-5 4-5 1-2 Lost 2 Creighton 4-9 .308 2-4 2-5 13-13 .500 8-6 2-7 3-0 Lost 4 (Rankings in Feb. 18 Associated Press/USA Today Polls) THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE WEEKLY HONORS Monday, February 18 MBB Minute – Marquette, Villanova, St. John’s BIG EAST PLAYER OF THE WEEK No Games Scheduled Recognized in Polls; All 10 Teams Return to Action on MUSTAPHA HERON, St. John’s, G, Jr. Wednesday In a 2-0 week that included a come-from-behind Tuesday, February 19 71-65 win over 13th-ranked Villanova, Heron averaged No Games Scheduled Marquette is 11th in Associated Press and 10th in USA 23.5 points and 4.5 rebounds. He scored 14 of his 19 Today in the Monday polls release. Villanova is slotted points during the second-half rally against Villanova. In Wednesday, February 20 17th in AP and 16th in USA Today. St. John’s, coming off a 77-73 overtime win over Butler, the junior scored a a 2-0 week, got back into the receiving votes group of VILLANOVA at GEORGETOWN - FS1 .........................6:30 season-high 28 points. For the two games, Heron shot teams in both polls. 54.2 percent from the floor, 50 percent from 3-point XAVIER at SETON HALL - CBSSN ...............................7:00 range and 85 percent from the foul line. ST. JOHN’S at PROVIDENCE - FS1 .............................8:30 Home teams are 36-28 (.563) in league games. Twenty- CREIGHTON at DEPAUL - FSN ...................................9:00 nine of the 64 conference games (.453) have been BIG EAST FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK BUTLER at MARQUETTE - CBSSN .............................9:00 decided by six points or less or gone into overtime. The SADDIQ BEY, Villanova, F, Fr. BIG EAST is the only D-! conference that does not have Bey registered 11 points and five rebounds in a 71-65 Thursday, February 21 a team with an overall losing record. defeat to St. John’s at Madison Square Garden. Earlier No Games Scheduled in the week, the freshman contributed six points and six With 26 games remaining in the league schedule, there rebounds in an 85-67 victory over Providence. Bey was Friday, February 12 is some definition starting to emerge in the standings. n a m e d t o t h e B I G E A S T H o n o r R o l l l a s t w e e k . No Games Scheduled While Villanova and Marquette have held the top two positions for a while, St. John’s and Seton Hall are tied BIG EAST Honor Roll Saturday, February 23 for third at 7-6. Butler is fifth at 6-7, a half-game ahead Kamar Baldwin, Butler, G, Jr. MARQUETTE at PROVIDENCE - FOX .......................Noon of 5-7 Georgetown. DePaul and Xavier check in at 5-8 Scored 25 points in a win over DePaul (91-78) and GEORGETOWN at CREIGHTON - FOX........................2:30 and Providence and Creighton are tied at 4-9. averaged 20.5 points, 5.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists in a SETON HALL at ST. JOHN’S (MSG) - FS1 ....................8:00 1-1 week. Shot 50 percent from the field. Wednesday has all 10 teams in action with doubleheaders on FS1 and CBS Sports Network. On Markus Howard, Marquette, G, Jr. Sunday, February 24 FS1 at 6:30 p.m. ET, Villanova plays at Georgetown. In In Marquette’s only game of the week, scored 36 points VILLANOVA at XAVIER - CBS .....................................1:30 the first meeting this season, Villanova pulled away in in a win at DePaul (92-73). Made 12-of-21 from the the final eight minutes to record a 77-65 victory over field and 4-of-9 from 3-point range. the Hoyas. In the second game on FS1, St. John’s plays MSG - Madison Square Garden at Providence. The Friars beat the Johnnies 70-56 at L.J. Figueroa, St. John’s, G-F, So. All times are Eastern Madison Square Garden on Feb. 9. That defeat is the Scored a game-high 22 points and grabbed 12 rebounds only loss for St. John’s in its last five BIG EAST games. in a win against Villanova (71-65). Averaged 14.5 points, 9.0 rebounds and 4.0 steals in a 2-0 week. Seton Hall hosts Xavier at 7 p.m. in the first game of two on CBS Sports Network. The Pirates have won Myles Powell, Seton Hall, G, Jr. three in a row while the Musketeers have taken their Averaged 24.5 points, 5.5 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 2-0 last two contests. On Jan. 2, Seton Hall topped Xavier steals in a 2-0 week. His 3-pointer with 48.5 seconds 80-70 in the first meeting. In the second game on left was the winning hoop in a win at Creighton (81-75). CBSSN, Marquette hosts Butler. The Golden Eagles beat the Bulldogs 76-58 on Jan. 30 with Markus Naji Marshall, Xavier, F, So. Howard scoring 32 points for MU. The game also will Led Musketeers to a 2-0 week by averaging 18.5 points, be carried on Westwood One radio. 7.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists. Scored 13 of the team’s final 16 points in an OT win over Creighton (64-61). At 9 p.m., Creighton visits DePaul on FSN. The Blue Demons have dropped their last two games while the Bluejays will be trying to break a four-game losing streak that includes two overtime losses, a five-point and six-point defeat. 2018-19 BIG EAST BASKETBALL BIG EAST News & Notes 2018-19 GAMES DECIDED BY ... OT or BIG EAST, MSG Extend Agreement to Host Tournament 0-5 6-10 11-15 16+ Total The BIG EAST and Madison Square Garden announced on Dec. 9 an extension Butler 2-5 4-2 3-2 6-2 15-11 through 2028 of their agreement to hold the BIG EAST Tournament at The Creighton 2-4 1-2 4-5 6-2 13-13 World’s Most Famous Arena. The agreement also ensures that the Tournament DePaul 3-3 3-3 3-2 4-3 13-11 will be staged on its traditional dates at the close of college basketball’s regular Georgetown 3-5 9-2 2-3 1-0 15-10 season. Marquette 7-1 2-1 2-0 10-2 21-4 Providence 3-4 7-2 2-4 2-2 14-12 The BIG EAST and Madison Square Garden have been partners since the St. John’s 7-2 1-2 4-2 7-1 19-8 Tournament was first played at the iconic venue in 1983. The BIG EAST Seton Hall 7-6 5-1 2-0 2-2 16-9 Tournament is the longest-running postseason championship at the same Villanova 3-4 6-1 4-0 7-1 20-6 location in college basketball. Xavier 2-4 5-4 3-3 3-2 13-13 Overtime Records – Butler (0-0), Creighton (0-3), DePaul (1-0), Georgetown (3-1), BIG EAST Selected to Represent U.S. in 2019 Pan American Games Marquette (2-0), Providence (1-0), St. John’s (3-0), Seton Hall (1-0), Villanova (1-1), A select team of men’s basketball standouts from the BIG EAST Conference will Xavier (1-1). represent the United States at the 2019 Pan American Games. This represents the first time a team from a single Division l conference will represent the U.S. in BIG EAST Preseason Player of the Year the sport of men’s basketball in Pan American Games competition. Shamorie Ponds, St. John’s, G, Jr., 6-1, 175, Brooklyn, N.Y. Providence head coach Ed Cooley will serve as head coach for the Pan American BIG EAST Preseason Freshmen of the Year Games team. Cooley’s selection is pending USOC approval. The player David Duke, Providence, G, Fr., 6-5, 198, Providence, R.I. roster, additional coaching staff appointments and training camp details will be Jahvon Quinerly, Villanova, G, Fr., 6-1, 175, Hackensack, N.J. announced at a later date. BIG EAST Preseason All-BIG EAST First Team Naismith Trophy Watch List Has Six From BIG EAST Kamar Baldwin, Butler, G, Jr., 6-1, 195, Winder, Ga.* Six BIG EAST players are on the Naismith Trophy Watch List: Butler’s Kamar Jessie Govan, Georgetown, C, Sr., 6-10, 255, Queens Village, N.Y.* Baldwin, Georgetown’s Jessie Govan, Marquette’s Markus Howard, St.