2019–20 Big East Conference men's basketball season
2019–20 Big East Conference men's basketball season | |
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League | NCAA Division I |
Sport | Basketball |
Number of teams | 10 |
TV partner(s) | CBS, CBSSN, FOX, FS1, FSN |
Regular Season | |
Season champions | Creighton, Seton Hall, Villanova |
Season MVP | Myles Powell, Seton Hall |
Tournament |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 7 Creighton | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 24 | – | 7 | .774 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 11 Villanova | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 24 | – | 7 | .774 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 Seton Hall | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 21 | – | 9 | .700 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Providence | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 19 | – | 12 | .613 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 24 Butler | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 22 | – | 9 | .710 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marquette | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 18 | – | 12 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Xavier | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 19 | – | 13 | .594 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgetown | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
St. John's | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DePaul | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Note: The 2020 Big East tournament was cancelled at halftime of the first game of the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from AP poll |
The 2019–20 Big East Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2019, followed by the start of the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play began in January 2020.
Head coaches
[edit]Coaching changes
[edit]In April 2019, Chris Mullin resigned as the head coach of St. John's, leaving the program after four seasons.[1] On April 19, Arkansas head coach Mike Anderson was hired by St. John's as Mullin's replacement.[2]
Coaches
[edit]Team | Head coach | Previous job | Years at school | Overall record | Big East record | Big East titles | NCAA Tournaments | NCAA Final Fours | NCAA Championships |
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Butler | LaVall Jordan | Milwaukee | 3 | 50–32 | 17–20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Creighton | Greg McDermott | Iowa State | 10 | 217–111 | 56–52 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
DePaul | Dave Leitao | Tulsa (asst.) |
8 | 118–117 | 46–74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Georgetown | Patrick Ewing | Charlotte Hornets (asst.) | 3 | 49–46 | 19–35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Marquette | Steve Wojciechowski | Duke (asst.) |
6 | 107–72 | 43–48 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Providence | Ed Cooley | Fairfield | 9 | 170–116 | 72–73 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Seton Hall | Kevin Willard | Iona | 10 | 179–131 | 70–90 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
St. John's | Mike Anderson | Arkansas | 1 | 11–3 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Villanova | Jay Wright | Hofstra | 19 | 457–177 | 203–105 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 2 |
Xavier | Travis Steele | Xavier (asst.) |
2 | 29–18 | 9–9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Notes:
- Years at school includes 2019–20 season.
- Overall and Big East records are from time at current school and are through week nine of the 2019–20 season.
- McDermott's MVC conference records not included since team began play in the Big East.
Preseason
[edit]Preseason poll
[edit]Prior to the season, the Big East conducted a poll of Big East coaches. Coaches do not place their own team on their ballots.[3]
Rank | Team | |
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1. | Seton Hall (5) | |
2. | Villanova (5) | |
3. | Xavier | |
T-4. | Marquette | |
T-4. | Providence | |
6. | Georgetown | |
7. | Creighton | |
8. | Butler | |
9. | St. John's | |
10. | DePaul | |
(first place votes) |
Preseason All-Big East teams
[edit]Honor | Recipient |
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Preseason Player of the Year | Myles Powell, Seton Hall |
Preseason Freshman of the Year | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl, Villanova |
Preseason All-Big East First Team | Kamar Baldwin, Butler |
Ty-Shon Alexander, Creighton | |
Markus Howard, Marquette | |
Alpha Diallo, Providence | |
Naji Marshall, Xavier | |
Preseason All-Big East Second Team | Paul Reed, DePaul |
James Akinjo, Georgetown | |
L. J. Figueroa, St. John's | |
Mustapha Heron, St. John's | |
Collin Gillespie, Villanova | |
Jermaine Samuels, Villanova | |
Preseason All-Big East Honorable Mention | Omer Yurtseven, Georgetown |
Paul Scruggs, Xavier |
*Schedule Source:[4]
Regular season
[edit]Rankings
[edit]Increase in ranking | ||
Decrease in ranking | ||
Not ranked previous week | ||
() First place votes |
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Final | ||
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Butler | AP | RV | RV | 24 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 11 | |||||||||||||
C | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 10 | |||||||||||||
Creighton | AP | RV | RV | RV | RV | ||||||||||||||||
C | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | |||||||||||||
DePaul | AP | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | |||||||||||||||
C | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | |||||||||||||||
Georgetown | AP | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | |||||||||||||
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Marquette | AP | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | |||||||||||||
C | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | ||||||||||||||
Providence | AP | RV | RV | RV | |||||||||||||||||
C | RV | ||||||||||||||||||||
Seton Hall | AP | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 22 | RV | RV | RV | |||||||||||
C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 22 | RV | RV | RV | ||||||||||||
St. John's | AP | RV | |||||||||||||||||||
C | |||||||||||||||||||||
Villanova | AP | 10 | 10 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 10 | 10 | |||||||||||
C | 10 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 9 | ||||||||||||
Xavier | AP | 19 | 21 | 18 | 25 | RV | 23 | RV | RV | RV | |||||||||||
C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV |
Conference matrix
[edit]This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play.
Butler | Creighton | DePaul | Georgetown | Marquette | Providence | Seton Hall | St. John's | Villanova | Xavier | |
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vs. Butler | – | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 |
vs. Creighton | 1–1 | – | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 |
vs. DePaul | 1–1 | 2–0 | – | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 |
vs. Georgetown | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | – | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–0 | 2–0 |
vs. Marquette | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | – | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 |
vs. Providence | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | – | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
vs. Seton Hall | 0–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | – | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
vs. St. John's | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | – | 2–0 | 2–0 |
vs. Villanova | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | – | 0–2 |
vs. Xavier | 1–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | – |
Total | 9-8 | 12-5 | 3-14 | 5-12 | 8-9 | 11-6 | 13-4 | 4-13 | 12-5 | 8-9 |
Player of the week
[edit]Throughout the season, the Big East Conference named a player of the week and a freshman of the week each Monday.
Week | Player of the week | Freshman of the week |
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November 11, 2019[5] | Markus Howard, Marquette | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl, Villanova |
November 18, 2019[6] | Myles Powell, Seton Hall | Romeo Weems, DePaul |
November 25, 2019[7] | Collin Gillespie, Villanova | Romeo Weems (2), DePaul |
December 2, 2019[8] | Markus Howard (2), Marquette | Justin Moore, Villanova |
December 9, 2019[9] | Mac McClung, Georgetown | Justin Moore (2), Villanova |
December 16, 2019[10] | Mac McClung (2), Georgetown | Justin Moore (3), Villanova |
December 23, 2019[11] | Markus Howard (3), Marquette | Zach Freemantle, Xavier |
January 6, 2020[12] | Myles Powell (2), Seton Hall | Justin Moore (4), Villanova |
January 13, 2020[13] | Myles Powell (3), Seton Hall | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl (2), Villanova |
January 20, 2020[14] | Markus Howard (4), Marquette | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl (3), Villanova |
January 27, 2020[15] | Kamar Baldwin, Butler | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl (4), Villanova |
February 3, 2020[16] | Tyrique Jones, Xavier | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl (5), Villanova |
February 10, 2020[17] | Myles Powell (4), Seton Hall | KyKy Tandy, Xavier |
February 17, 2020[18] | Alpha Diallo, Providence | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl (6), Villanova |
February 24, 2020[19] | Marcus Zegarowski, Creighton | Justin Moore (5), Villanova |
March 2, 2020[20] | Markus Howard (5), Marquette | Julian Champagnie, St. John's |
March 8, 2020[21] | Kamar Baldwin (2), Butler | Julian Champagnie (2), St. John's |
Honors and awards
[edit]Big East Awards
[edit]2020 Big East Men's Basketball Individual Awards[22] | ||||||
Award | Recipient(s) | |||||
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Player of the Year | Myles Powell, G., Seton Hall | |||||
Coach of the Year | Greg McDermott, Creighton | |||||
Defensive Player of the Year | Romaro Gill, C., Seton Hall | |||||
Freshman of the Year | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl, F., Villanova | |||||
Most Improved Player of the Year | Romaro Gill, C., Seton Hall | |||||
Scholar-Athlete of the Year | Kamar Baldwin, G., Butler | |||||
Sixth Man Award | Denzel Mahoney, G., Creighton | |||||
Sportsmanship Award | Kamar Baldwin, G., Butler Jagan Mosely, G., Georgetown Emmitt Holt, F., Providence |
2020 Big East Men's Basketball All-Conference Teams[23] | ||||||
First Team | Second Team | Honorable Mention | All-Freshman Team | |||
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Markus Howard* – Marquette |
Marcus Zegarowski* – Creighton |
Ömer Yurtseven - Georgetown |
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl* – Villanova | |||
* - denotes unanimous selection † - Due to a tie in the voting, an additional position was added |
References
[edit]- ^ Bonesteel, Matt (April 9, 2020). "Chris Mullin reportedly will step down as St. John's basketball coach". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
- ^ Zagoria, Adam (April 19, 2019). "St. John's hires Mike Anderson as head coach". SNY. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
- ^ "Seton Hall Edges Villanova For Top Spot In Coaches' Preseason Poll". Big East Conference. October 10, 2019. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
- ^ "Big East Media Day 2019: Preseason polls and awards announced". Rumble In The Garden. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
- ^ "Marquette's Howard, Villanova's Robinson-Earl Nab First #BIGEASThoops Weekly Honors". Big East Conference. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
- ^ "Seton Hall's Powell, DePaul's Weems Earn #BIGEASTmbb Weekly Honors". Big East Conference. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
- ^ "Villanova's Gillespie, DePaul's Weems Take #BIGEASTmbb Weekly Honors". Big East Conference. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
- ^ "Marquette's Howard, Villanova's Moore Earn #BIGEASTmbb Weekly Honors". Big East Conference. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
- ^ "Georgetown's McClung, Villanova's Moore Take #BIGEASTmbb Weekly Honors". Big East Conference. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
- ^ "Georgetown's McClung, Villanova's Moore Repeat #BIGEASTmbb Weekly Honors". Big East Conference. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
- ^ "Marquette's Howard, Xavier's Freemantle Earn #BIGEASTmbb Weekly Honors". Big East Conference. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
- ^ "Seton Hall's Powell, Villanova's Moore Take #BIGEASTmbb Weekly Honors". Big East Conference. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
- ^ "Seton Hall's Powell, Villanova's Robinson-Earl Earn #BIGEASTmbb Weekly Honors". Big East Conference. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
- ^ "Marquette's Howard, Villanova's Robinson-Earl Take #BIGEASTmbb Weekly Honors". Big East Conference. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
- ^ "Butler's Baldwin, Villanova's Robinson-Earl Earn #BIGEASTmbb Weekly Honors". Big East Conference. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
- ^ "Xavier's Jones, Villanova's Robinson-Earl Grab #BIGEASTmbb Weekly Honors". Big East Conference. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
- ^ "Seton Hall's Powell, Xavier's Tandy Earn #BIGEASTmbb Weekly Honors". Big East Conference. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
- ^ "Providence's Diallo, Villanova's Robinson-Earl Take #BIGEASTmbb Weekly Honors". Big East Conference. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
- ^ "Creighton's Zegarowski, Villanova's Moore Earn #BIGEASTmbb Weekly Honors". Big East Conference. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
- ^ "Marquette's Howard, St. John's Champagnie Take #BIGEASTmbb Weekly Honors". Big East Conference. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
- ^ "Butler's Baldwin, St. John's Champagnie Earn Final #BIGEASTmbb Weekly Honors". Big East Conference. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
- ^ "Seton Hall's Powell Named BIG EAST Player of the Year; Villanova's Robinson-Earl Chosen Freshman of the Year; Creighton's McDermott Selected Coach of the Year" (Press release). Big East Conference. March 11, 2020. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
- ^ "Howard, Powell, Bey Named Unanimously To All-BIG EAST First Team". Big East Conference. March 8, 2020. Retrieved March 23, 2020.