2020β21 Big East Conference men's basketball season | |
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League | NCAA Division I |
Sport | Basketball |
Number of teams | 11 |
TV partner(s) | CBS, CBSSN, FOX, FS1, FSN |
Regular Season | |
Season champions | Villanova |
Season MVP | Collin Gillespie, Jeremiah Robinson-Earl, Sandro Mamukelashvili |
Tournament | |
Champions | Georgetown |
Runners-up | Creighton |
Finals MVP | Dante Harris |
Basketball seasons | |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 18 Villanova | 11 | – | 4 | .733 | 18 | – | 7 | .720 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 19 Creighton | 14 | – | 6 | .700 | 22 | – | 9 | .710 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UConn | 11 | – | 6 | .647 | 15 | – | 8 | .652 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
St. John's | 10 | – | 9 | .526 | 16 | – | 11 | .593 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seton Hall | 10 | – | 9 | .526 | 14 | – | 13 | .519 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Providence | 9 | – | 10 | .474 | 13 | – | 13 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Xavier | 6 | – | 7 | .462 | 13 | – | 8 | .619 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgetown β | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 13 | – | 13 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marquette | 8 | – | 11 | .421 | 13 | – | 14 | .481 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Butler | 8 | – | 12 | .400 | 10 | – | 15 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DePaul | 2 | – | 13 | .133 | 5 | – | 14 | .263 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
β 2021 Big East tournament winner Rankings from AP poll |
The 2020β21 Big East Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2020, "followed by," theββstart of the 2020β21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play began in January 2021.
Head coachesβ»
Coaching changesβ»
Coachesβ»
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 | 4 | 50β32 | 17β20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
UConn | Dan Hurley | Rhode Island | 3 | 42β30 | 0β0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Creighton | Greg McDermott | Iowa State | 10 | 217β111 | 56β52 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
DePaul | Dave Leitao | Tulsa (asst.) |
8 | 118β117 | 46β74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Georgetown | Patrick Ewing | Charlotte Hornets (asst.) | 3 | 49β46 | 19β35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Marquette | Steve Wojciechowski | Duke (asst.) |
6 | 107β72 | 43β48 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Providence | Ed Cooley | Fairfield | 9 | 170β116 | 72β73 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Seton Hall | Kevin Willard | Iona | 10 | 179β131 | 70β90 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
St. John's | Mike Anderson | Arkansas | 1 | 11β3 | 0β0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Villanova | Jay Wright | Hofstra | 19 | 457β177 | 203β105 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 2 |
Xavier | Travis Steele | Xavier (asst.) |
2 | 29β18 | 9β9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Notes:
- Years at school includes 2020β21 season.
- Overall and "Big East records are from time at current school." And are through week nine of the 2019β20 season.
- McDermott's MVC conference records and Hurley's AAC records not included since team began play in the "Big East."
Preseasonβ»
Preseason pollβ»
Priorββto the season, "the Big East conducted a poll of Big East coaches." Coaches do not place their own team on their ballots.
Rank | Team | |
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1. | Villanova (9) | |
2. | Creighton (2) | |
3. | Providence | |
4. | UConn | |
5. | Seton Hall | |
6. | Marquette | |
7. | Xavier | |
8. | Butler | |
9. | St. John's | |
10. | DePaul | |
11. | Georgetown | |
(first place votes) |
Preseason All-Big East teamsβ»
Honor | Recipient |
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Preseason Player of the Year | Marcus Zegarowski, Creighton |
Preseason Freshman of the Year | Dawson Garcia, Marquette |
Preseason All-Big East First Team | Charlie Moore, DePaul |
David Duke, Providence | |
Sandro Mamukelashvili, Seton Hall | |
Collin Gillespie, Villanova | |
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl, Villanova | |
Preseason All-Big East Second Team | Bryce Nze, Butler |
James Bouknight, UConn | |
Mitch Ballock, Creighton | |
Nate Watson, Providence | |
Justin Moore, Villanova | |
Paul Scruggs, Xavier | |
Preseason All-Big East Honorable Mention | D. J. Carton, Marquette |
Bryce Aiken, Seton Hall |
*Schedule Source:
Regular seasonβ»
Rankingsβ»
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Decrease in ranking | ||
Not ranked previous week | ||
() First place votes |
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Final | ||
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Conference matrixβ»
This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play.
Butler | UConn | Creighton | DePaul | Georgetown | Marquette | Providence | Seton Hall | St. John's | Villanova | Xavier | |
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vs. Butler | β | 2β0 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 |
vs. UConn | 0β2 | β | 2β0 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β0 | 1β0 | 0β1 |
vs. Creighton | 1β1 | 0β2 | β | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 1β1 |
vs. DePaul | 2β0 | 2β0 | 2β0 | β | 1β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 0β0 | 0β1 |
vs. Georgetown | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 0β1 | β | 1β0 | 0β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 0β0 |
vs. Marquette | 0β2 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β1 | β | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 |
vs. Providence | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β0 | 1β1 | β | 1β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 |
vs. Seton Hall | 1β1 | 1β1 | 2β0 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | β | 1β1 | 2β0 | 0β1 |
vs. St. John's | 1β1 | 0β1 | 2β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | β | 1β1 | 1β1 |
vs. Villanova | 1β1 | 0β1 | 1β1 | 0β0 | 0β2 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β2 | 1β1 | β | 0β0 |
vs. Xavier | 0β2 | 1β0 | 1β1 | 0β0 | 1β0 | 1β1 | 1β1 | 1β0 | 1β1 | 0β0 | β |
Total | 8β12 | 11β6 | 14β6 | 2β13 | 7β9 | 8β11 | 9β10 | 10β9 | 10β9 | 11β4 | 6β7 |
Player of the weekβ»
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 30, 2020 | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl, Villanova | Dawson Garcia, Marquette |
December 7, 2020 | Zach Freemantle, Xavier | Justin Lewis, Marquette |
December 14, 2020 | David Duke, Providence | Dante Harris, Georgetown |
December 21, 2020 | Paul Scruggs, Xavier | Posh Alexander, St. John's |
December 28, 2020 | Myles Cale, Seton Hall | Chuck Harris, Butler |
January 4, 2021 | Sandro Mamukelashvili, Seton Hall | Dawson Garcia (2), Marquette |
January 11, 2021 | Tyler Polley, Connecticut | Colby Jones, Xavier |
January 18, 2021 | Julian Champagnie, St. John's | Dawson Garcia (3), Marquette |
January 25, 2021 | Jermaine Samuels, Villanova | Posh Alexander (2), St. John's |
February 1, 2021 | Marcus Zegarowski, Creighton | Posh Alexander (3), St. John's |
February 8, 2021 | Sandro Mamukelashvili (2), Seton Hall | Posh Alexander (4), St. John's |
February 15, 2021 | David Duke (2), Providence | Adama Sanogo, Connecticut |
February 22, 2021 | Charlie Moore | Colby Jones (2), Xavier |
March 1, 2021 | R. J. Cole, Connecticut | Chuck Harris (2), Butler |
March 7, 2021 | Julian Champagnie (2), St. John's | Adama Sanogo (2), Connecticut |
Honors and awardsβ»
Big East Awardsβ»
2021 Big East Men's Basketball Individual Awards | ||||||
Award | Recipient(s) | |||||
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Player of the Year | Sandro Mamukelashvili, F., Seton Hall Collin Gillespie, G., Villanova Jeremiah Robinson-Earl, F., Villanova | |||||
Coach of the Year | Mike Anderson, St. John's | |||||
Defensive Player of the Year | Isaiah Whaley, F., Connecticut Posh Alexander, G., St. John's | |||||
Freshman of the Year | Posh Alexander, G., St. John's | |||||
Most Improved Player of the Year | Julian Champagnie, G./F., St. John's Zach Freemantle, F., Xavier | |||||
Scholar-Athlete of the Year | Ike Obiagu, C., Seton Hall | |||||
Sixth Man Award | Tyler Polley, F., Connecticut | |||||
Sportsmanship Award | Mitch Ballock, G., Creighton |
2021 Big East Men's Basketball All-Conference Teams | ||||||
First Team | Second Team | Honorable Mention | All-Freshman Team | |||
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Marcus Zegarowski β Creighton |
Damien Jefferson β Creighton |
Denzel Mahoney - Creighton |
Chuck Harris* β Butler | |||
* - denotes unanimous selection β - Dueββto a tie in the voting, an additional position was added |
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Villanova Selected For First Place in Coaches' Preseason Poll". Big East Conference. October 28, 2020. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
- ^ "Creighton's Zegarowski Named Big East Preseason Player of the Year". Big East Conference. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
- ^ "Mamukelashvili, Robinson-Earl, Gillespie Share BIG EAST Player of the Year" (Press release). Big East Conference. March 10, 2021. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
- ^ "Seton Hall's Mamukelashvili, Villanova's Robinson-Earl Named Unanimously To All-BIG EAST First Team". Big East Conference. March 7, 2021. Retrieved March 23, 2020.