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The 2018–19 Big East Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2018, followed by the start of the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. This season marked the 40th year in the conference's history, but the sixth as a non-football conference, which officially formed on July 1, 2013. Conference play began in December 2018.
2018–19 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 | Villanova |
Season MVP | Markus Howard, Marquette |
Tournament | |
Champions | Villanova |
Runners-up | Seton Hall |
Finals MVP | Phil Booth, Villanova |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 23 Villanova † | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 26 | – | 10 | .722 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marquette | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 24 | – | 10 | .706 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seton Hall | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 20 | – | 14 | .588 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Xavier | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 19 | – | 16 | .543 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Creighton | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 20 | – | 15 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgetown | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 19 | – | 14 | .576 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
St. John's | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 21 | – | 13 | .618 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Providence | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 18 | – | 16 | .529 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Butler | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 16 | – | 17 | .485 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DePaul | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 19 | – | 17 | .528 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2019 Big East tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
The 2019 Big East men's basketball tournament was held at Madison Square Garden in New York from March 13 through March 17, 2019. Villanova defeated Seton Hall to win the tournament championship and receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.
Four Big East schools received bids to the NCAA Tournament (Marquette, Seton Hall, St. John's, and Villanova). Villanova was the only team to make it out the Round of 64 before losing to Purdue in the Round of 32.
Five Big East schools received bids to the National Invitation Tournament (Creighton, Xavier, Georgetown, Providence, and Butler) with only Creighton and Xavier advancing past the 1st Round, with the Bluejays making to the Quarterfinals before losing to TCU.
Marquette guard Markus Howard was named the Big East Player of the Year after leading the Big East in scoring with 25.0 PPG. Georgetown freshman guard James Akinjo was named Big East Freshman of the Year. Villanova head coach Jay Wright was named Big East coach of the year for the sixth time.
On March 27, 2018, Chris Mack was hired as the new head coach of Louisville, leaving Xavier after nine seasons.[1] Four days later, longtime assistant coach Travis Steele was named the new head coach of the Musketeers.[2]
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 | 2 | 21–14 | 9–9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Creighton | Greg McDermott | Iowa State | 9 | 187–94 | 47–43 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
DePaul | Dave Leitao | Tulsa (asst.) |
7 | 87–99 | 39–63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Georgetown | Patrick Ewing | Charlotte Hornets (asst.) | 2 | 34–29 | 14–22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Marquette | Steve Wojciechowski | Duke (asst.) |
5 | 73–59 | 31–41 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Providence | Ed Cooley | Fairfield | 8 | 144–94 | 64–62 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Seton Hall | Kevin Willard | Iona | 9 | 150–114 | 62–82 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
St. John's | Chris Mullin | None | 4 | 39–60 | 12–42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Villanova | Jay Wright | Hofstra | 18 | 422–165 | 191–103 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 2 |
Xavier | Travis Steele | Xavier (asst.) |
1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Notes:
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][4]
Rank | Team | |
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1. | Villanova (8) | |
2. | Marquette (1) | |
3. | Providence | |
4. | St. John's | |
5. | Butler (1) | |
6. | Xavier | |
7. | Georgetown | |
8. | Seton Hall | |
9. | Creighton | |
10. | DePaul | |
(first place votes) |
Source[5]
Honor | Recipient |
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Preseason Player of the Year | Shamorie Ponds, St. John's |
Preseason All-Big East First Team | Shamorie Ponds, St. John's |
Eric Paschall, Villanova | |
Markus Howard, Maquette | |
Kamar Baldwin, Butler | |
Jessie Govan, Georgetown | |
Alpha Diallo, Providence | |
Preseason All-Big East Second Team | Phil Booth, Villanova |
Myles Powell, Seton Hall | |
Max Strus, DePaul | |
Sam Hauser, Marquette | |
Justin Simon, St. John's | |
Preseason All-Big East Honorable Mention | Martin Krampelj, Creighton |
Naji Marshall, Xavier | |
Increase in ranking | ||
Decrease in ranking | ||
Not ranked previous week | ||
() First place votes |
Pre | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Wk 17 | Wk 18 | Wk 19 | Final | ||
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Butler | AP | ||||||||||||||||||||
C | |||||||||||||||||||||
Creighton | AP | ||||||||||||||||||||
C | |||||||||||||||||||||
DePaul | AP | ||||||||||||||||||||
C | |||||||||||||||||||||
Georgetown | AP | ||||||||||||||||||||
C | |||||||||||||||||||||
Marquette | AP | 24 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 21 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 23 | RV | ||||
C | 23 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 22 | T-25 | |||||||
Providence | AP | ||||||||||||||||||||
C | |||||||||||||||||||||
Seton Hall | AP | ||||||||||||||||||||
C | |||||||||||||||||||||
St. John's | AP | 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
C | |||||||||||||||||||||
Villanova | AP | 9 (1) | 8 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 22 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 17 | RV | 23 | 25 | 23 | |||||
C | 8 | 8 | 23 | 21 | 16 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | RV | 23 | 25 | 22 | ||||||
Xavier | AP | ||||||||||||||||||||
C |
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 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 |
vs. Creighton | 1–1 | – | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 |
vs. DePaul | 2–0 | 2–0 | – | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 |
vs. Georgetown | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | – | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
vs. Marquette | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | – | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 |
vs. Providence | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | – | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 |
vs. Seton Hall | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | – | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
vs. St. John's | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 | – | 1–1 | 2–0 |
vs. Villanova | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | – | 1–1 |
vs. Xavier | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | – |
Total | 7–11 | 9–9 | 7–11 | 9–9 | 12–6 | 7–11 | 9–9 | 8–10 | 13–5 | 9–9 |
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 12, 2018[6] | Markus Howard, Marquette | A. J. Reeves, Providence |
November 19, 2018[7] | Max Strus, DePaul | James Akinjo, Georgetown |
November 26, 2018[8] | Shamorie Ponds, St. John's | A. J. Reeves (2), Providence |
December 3, 2018[9] | Markus Howard (2), Marquette | A. J. Reeves (3), Providence |
December 10, 2018[10] | Myles Powell, Seton Hall | Joey Hauser, Marquette |
December 17, 2018[11] | Max Strus (2), DePaul | Marcus Zegarowski, Creighton |
December 23, 2018[12] | Markus Howard (3), Marquette | Mac McClung, Georgetown |
December 31, 2018[13] | Naji Marshall, Xavier | Josh LeBlanc, Georgetown |
January 7, 2019[14] | Shamorie Ponds (2), St. John's | Joey Hauser (2), Marquette |
January 14, 2019[15] | Markus Howard (4), Marquette | James Akinjo (2), Georgetown |
January 21, 2019[16] | Sam Hauser, Marquette | Joey Hauser (3), Marquette |
January 28, 2019[17] | Ty-Shon Alexander, Creighton | Joey Hauser (4), Marquette |
February 4, 2019[18] | Markus Howard (5), Marquette | James Akinjo (3), Georgetown |
February 11, 2019[19] | Markus Howard (6), Marquette | Mac McClung (2), Georgetown |
February 18, 2019[20] | Mustapha Heron, St. John's | Saddiq Bey, Villanova |
February 25, 2019[21] | Naji Marshall (2), Xavier | Joey Hauser (5), Marquette |
March 4, 2019[22] | Max Strus (3), DePaul | Josh LeBlanc (2), Georgetown |
March 10, 2019[23] | Myles Powell (2), Seton Hall | James Akinjo (4), Georgetown |
Consensus All-Americans | |
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First Team | Second Team |
None | Markus Howard - Marquette |
To earn "consensus" status, a player must win honors based on a point system computed from the four different all-America teams. The point system consists of three points for first team, two points for second team and one point for third team. No honorable mention or fourth team or lower are used in the computation. The top five totals plus ties are first team and the next five plus ties are second team.[24]
Associated Press[25] | NABC[26] | Sporting News[27] | USBWA[28] |
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First Team | |||
None | None | None | None |
Second Team | |||
Markus Howard – Marquette | Markus Howard – Marquette | Markus Howard – Marquette | Markus Howard – Marquette |
Third Team | |||
None | None | None | None |
2019 Big East Men's Basketball Individual Awards[29] | ||||||
Award | Recipient(s) | |||||
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Player of the Year | Markus Howard, G., Marquette | |||||
Coach of the Year | Jay Wright, Villanova | |||||
Defensive Player of the Year | Justin Simon, G., St. John's | |||||
Freshman of the Year | James Akinjo, G., Georgetown | |||||
Most Improved Player of the Year | Paul Reed, F., DePaul | |||||
Scholar-Athlete of the Year | Michael Nzei, F., Seton Hall | |||||
Sixth Man Award | Paul Jorgensen, G., Butler | |||||
Sportsmanship Award | Nate Fowler, C., Butler |
2019 Big East Men's Basketball All-Conference Teams[29] | ||||||
First Team | Second Team | Honorable Mention | All-Freshman Team | |||
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Markus Howard† – Marquette |
Kamar Baldwin – Butler |
Ty-Shon Alexander - Creighton |
Marcus Zegarowski† – Creighton | |||
† - denotes unanimous selection |
First round Wednesday, March 13 FS1 | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 14 FS1 | Semifinals Friday, March 15 FS1 | Championship Saturday, March 16 FOX | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Villanova | 73 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Providence | 62 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Providence | 80 | |||||||||||||||||
9 | Butler | 57 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Villanova | 71* | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Xavier | 67 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Xavier | 63 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Creighton | 61 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Villanova | 74 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Seton Hall | 72 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Marquette | 86 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | St. John's | 54 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | St. John's | 82 | |||||||||||||||||
10 | DePaul | 74 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Marquette | 79 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Seton Hall | 81 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Seton Hall | 73 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Georgetown | 57 |
*Indicates number of overtime periods.
Seed | Region | School | First Four | 1st Round | 2nd Round | Sweet Sixteen | Elite Eight | Final Four | Championship |
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5 | West | Marquette | BYE | L 64–83 vs. Murray State – (Hartford, CT) | |||||
6 | South | Villanova | BYE | W 61–57 vs. Saint Mary's – (Hartford, CT) | L 61–87 vs. Purdue – (Hartford, CT) | ||||
10 | Midwest | Seton Hall | BYE | L 68–84 vs. Wofford – (Jacksonville, FL) | |||||
11 | West | St. John's | L 65–74 vs. Arizona State – (Dayton, OH) | ||||||
W–L (%): | 0–1 (.000) | 1–2 (.333) | 0–1 (.000) | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) Total: 1–4 (.200) |
Seed | Region | School | 1st Round | 2nd Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Championship |
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2 | TCU | Creighton | W 70–61 vs. Loyola–Chicago – (Omaha, NE) | W 79–67 vs. Memphis – (Omaha, NE) | L 58–71 vs. TCU – (Fort Worth, TX) | ||
3 | Alabama | Xavier | W 78–64 vs. Toledo – (Cincinnati, OH) | L 76–78 (OT) vs. Texas – (Austin, TX) | |||
3 | UNCG | Georgetown | L 68–71 vs. Harvard – (Washington, DC) | ||||
4 | Indiana | Providence | L 72–84 vs. Arkansas – (Providence, RI) | ||||
5 | TCU | Butler | L 76–80 vs. Nebraska – (Lincoln, NE) | ||||
W–L (%): | 2–3 (.400) | 1–1 (.500) | 0–1 (.000) | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) Total: 3–5–0 (.375) |
School | 1st Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Championship |
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DePaul | W 100–86 vs. Central Michigan – (Chicago, IL) | W 97–89 vs. Longwood – (Chicago, IL) | W 92–87 vs. Coastal Carolina – (Chicago, IL) | L vs. South Florida – (Tampa, FL/Chicago, IL) |
W–L (%): | 1–0 (1.000) | 1–0 (1.000) | 1–0 (1.000) | 1–2 (.333) Total: 4–2 (.667) |
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