2016–17 Big East Conference men's basketball season

The 2016–17 Big East Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2016, followed by the start of the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. This season marked the 38th year in the conference's history, but the fourth as a non-football conference, which officially formed on July 1, 2013. Conference play began on December 31, 2016.

2016–17 Big East Conference men's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Number of teams10
TV partner(s)CBS, CBSSN, FOX, FS1, FSN
Regular Season
2017 Big East ChampionsVillanova
Season MVPJosh Hart
Tournament
ChampionsVillanova
  Runners-upCreighton
2016–17 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 1 Villanova153 .833  324  .889
No. 21 Butler126 .667  259  .735
Creighton108 .556  2510  .714
Seton Hall108 .556  2112  .636
Providence108 .556  2013  .606
Marquette108 .556  1913  .594
Xavier99 .500  2414  .632
Saint John's711 .389  1419  .424
Georgetown513 .278  1418  .438
DePaul216 .111  923  .281
2017 Big East Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Villanova clinched the regular season championship, their fourth straight Big East regular season championship, with a win over No. 23-ranked Creighton on February 25.[1] Butler finished second, three games behind Villanova.

Villanova shooting guard Josh Hart was named the conference's Player of the Year.[2] Butler head coach Chris Holtmann was named Big East Coach of the Year.[3]

The Big East Conference Tournament at Madison Square Garden in New York from March 8 through March 11, 2017. Villanova also won the Big East Conference Tournament beating Creighton in the Tournament championship game.[4] As a result, Villanova received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.

Seven Big East Schools (Villanova, Butler, Creighton, Marquette, Providence, Seton Hall, and Xavier) received bids to the NCAA Tournament. The conference finished with a 5–7 record in the Tournament, highlighted by Butler reaching the Sweet Sixteen[5] and Xavier advancing to the Elite Eight.[6]

Head coaches

Coaches

Team Head coach Previous job Years at school Overall record Big East record Big East titles NCAA Tournaments NCAA Final Fours NCAA Championships
Butler Chris Holtmann Butler (asst.) 3 70–31 34–20 0 3 0 0
Creighton Greg McDermott Iowa State 7 165–81 37––35 0 2 0 0
DePaul Dave Leitao Tulsa (asst.) 5 76–79 35–49 0 0 0 0
Georgetown John Thompson III Princeton 13 278–151 131–94 3 8 1 0
Marquette Steve Wojciechowski Duke (asst.) 3 52–45 22–32 0 1 0 0
Providence Ed Cooley Fairfield 6 123–80 54–54 0 4 0 0
Seton Hall Kevin Willard Iona 7 128–102 52–74 0 2 0 0
St. John's Chris Mullin None 2 22–43 8–28 0 0 0 0
Villanova Jay Wright Hofstra 16 386–161 177–99 5 12 2 1
Xavier Chris Mack Xavier (asst.) 8 187–91 42–30 0 7 0 0

Notes:

  • Year at school includes 2016–17 season.
  • Overall and Big East records are from time at current school and are through the end the 2016–17 season.
  • Mack's A-10 and McDermott's MVC conference records not included since teams began play in Big East.

Preseason

Preseason poll

Prior to the season, the Big East conducted a poll of Big East coaches, coaches do not place their own team on their ballots.[7]

Rank Team
1. Villanova (9)
2. Xavier (1)
3. Creighton
T-4. Georgetown
T-4. Seton Hall
6. Butler
7. Marquette
8. St. John's
9. Providence
10. DePaul
(first place votes)

Preseason All-Big East teams

Source[8]

Honor Recipient
Preseason Player of the Year Josh Hart, Villanova
Preseason All-Big East First Team Kelan Martin, Butler
Maurice Watson, Creighton
Kris Jenkins, Villanova
Trevon Bluiett, Xavier
Edmond Sumner, Xavier
Preseason All-Big East Second Team Billy Garrett, DePaul
Isaac Copeland, Georgetown
Luke Fischer, Marquette
Khadeen Carrington, Seton Hall
Ángel Delgado, Seton Hall
Preseason All-Big East Honorable Mention
Marcus Foster, Creighton
L. J. Peak, Georgetown
Jalen Brunson, Villanova
Preseason Rookie of the Year Shamorie Ponds, St. John's

Rankings

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Butler AP RV RV RV 18 16 18 13 13 18 12 13 11 16 22 24 22 13 18 21 N/A
Coaches RV RV RV 18 15 18 13 13 18 13 14 11 15 21 25 22 11 20 24 19
Creighton AP 22 22 12 10 10 10 9 10 10 8 7 16 22 23 20 23 RV RV RV N/A
C 23 20 18 12 10 10 9 9 10 8 7 16 22 23 22 23 RV RV RV NR
DePaul AP
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Georgetown AP
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Marquette AP RV
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Providence AP
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Seton Hall AP RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV
C RV RV RV RV RV RV
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Villanova AP 4 (4) 3 (5) 2 (21) 2 (20) 1 (57) 1 (56) 1 (56) 1 (56) 1 (59) 3 (1) 1 (28) 1 (35) 4 (4) 2 (6) 2 (5) 2 (5) 2 (2) 2 (2) 1 (59) N/A
C 3 (1) 3 (2) 2 (4) 2 (5) 1 (28) 1 (28) 1 (28) 1 (27) 1 (30) 3 (1) 2 (4) 2 (11) 4 (1) 2 (4) 2 (3) 2 (5) 2 (2) 2 (2) 1 (27) 8
Xavier AP 7 11 9 7 13 13 17 17 16 15 22 24 RV 24 RV NR NR NR NR N/A
C 8 10 8 7 14 17 17 17 15 14 19 22 RV 25 RV RV RV NR RV 18

Player of the week

Source[9]

Week Player of the week Freshman of the week
November 14, 2016 Rodney Pryor, Georgetown Sam Hauser, Marquette
November 21, 2016 Josh Hart, Villanova Myles Powell, Seton Hall
November 28, 2016 Marcus Foster, Creighton Justin Patton, Creighton
December 5, 2016 Rodney Bullock, Providence Justin Patton, Creighton
December 12, 2016 Josh Hart, Villanova Shamorie Ponds, St. John's
December 19, 2016 Kelan Martin, Butler Kamar Baldwin, Butler
December 26, 2016 Marcus Foster, Creighton Shamorie Ponds, St. John's
January 2, 2017 Jalen Brunson, Villanova Shamorie Ponds, St. John's
January 9, 2017 Desi Rodriguez, Seton Hall Justin Patton, Creighton
January 16, 2017 L. J. Peak, Georgetown Markus Howard, Marquette
January 23, 2017 Josh Hart, Villanova Kamar Baldwin, Butler
January 30, 2017 Trevon Bluiett, Xavier Shamorie Ponds, St. John's
February 6, 2017 Trevon Bluiett, Xavier Marcus Lovett, St. John's
February 13, 2017 Josh Hart, Villanova Marcus Lovett, St. John's
February 20, 2017 Khadeen Carrington,Seton Hall Markus Howard, Marquette
February 27, 2017 Kelan Martin, Butler Shamorie Ponds, St. John's

Regular season

Conference matrix

This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play through February 14, 2017.

  Butler Creighton DePaul Georgetown Marquette Providence Seton Hall St. John's Villanova Xavier
vs. Butler 2–00–21–10–21–11–11–10–20-2
vs. Creighton 0–20–20–22–01–11–10–22–01–1
vs. DePaul 2–02–01–12–01–12–02–02–02-0
vs. Georgetown 1–11–11–11–12–02–01–12–02–0
vs. Marquette 2–00–20–21–12–01–11–11–10-2
vs. Providence 1–11–11–10–20–21–11–12–01-1
vs. Seton Hall 1–11–10–20–21–11–11–12–01-1
vs. St. John's 1–12–00–21–11–11–11–12–02–0
vs. Villanova 2–00–20–20–21–10–20–20–20–2
vs. Xavier 2–01–10–20–22–01–11–10–22–0
Total 12–610–82–145–1310–810–810–87–1115–39-9

Honors and awards

All-Big East Awards and Teams

Honor Recipient
Player of the Year Josh Hart, Villanova
Coach of the Year Chris Holtmann, Butler
All-Big East First Team Andrew Chrabascz, Butler
*Marcus Foster, Creighton
*Ángel Delgado, Seton Hall
*Jalen Brunson, Villanova
*Josh Hart, Villanova
Trevon Bluiett, Xavier
All-Big East Second Team Kelan Martin, Butler
Justin Patton, Creighton
Rodney Bullock, Providence
Kyron Cartwright, Providence
Khadeen Carrington, Seton Hall
All-Big East Honorable Mention Rodney Pryor, Georgetown
Kris Jenkins, Villanova
All-Big East Freshman Team *Kamar Baldwin, Butler
*Justin Patton, Creighton
Markus Howard, Marquette
*Marcus LoVett Jr., St. John’s
*Shamorie Ponds, St. John's
Donte DiVincenzo, Villanova
Defensive Player of the Year Khyri Thomas, Creighton
Mikal Bridges, Villanova
Josh Hart, Villanova
Most Improved Player Kyron Cartwright, Providence
Sixth Man Award Andrew Rowsey, Marquette
Sportsmanship Award Billy Garrett Jr., DePaul
*unanimous selection
Source[10][11]

Postseason

2017 Big East Tournament

Game Time* Matchup Score Television Attendance
First round – Wednesday, March 8
1 7:00 pm No. 9 Georgetown vs. No. 8 St. John's 73–74 FS1 14,830
2 9:30 pm No. 10 DePaul vs. No. 7 Xavier 64–75
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 9
3 12:00 pm No. 8 St. John's vs. No. 1 Villanova 67–108 FS1 17,324
4 2:30 pm No. 5 Seton Hall vs. No. 4 Marquette 82–76
5 7:00 pm No. 7 Xavier vs. No. 2 Butler 62–57 16,003
6 9:30 pm No. 6 Creighton vs. No. 3 Providence 70–58
Semifinals – Friday, March 10
7 6:30 pm No. 5 Seton Hall vs. No. 1 Villanova 53–55 FS1 19,812
8 9:30 pm No. 7 Xavier vs. No. 6 Creighton 72–75
Championship – Saturday, March 11
9 5:30 pm No. 1 Villanova vs. No. 6 Creighton 74–60 FOX 19,812
*Game times in Eastern Time. Tournament seed in parentheses. Rankings denote Associated Press Poll ranking.

NCAA Tournament

The winner of the Big East Tournament received an automatic bid to the 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament.

Seed Region School First Four Round of 64 Round of 32 Sweet 16 Elite Eight Final Four Championship
1 East Villanova   (16) Mount St. Mary's - W, 76–56 (8) Wisconsin - L, 62–65
4 South Butler   (13) Winthrop - W, 76–64 (12) Middle Tennessee - W, 74–65 (1) North Carolina - L, 80–92
6 Midwest Creighton   (11) Rhode Island - L, 84–72
9 South Seton Hall   (8) Arkansas - L, 71–77
10 East Marquette   (7) South Carolina - L, 73–93
11 West Xavier   (6) Maryland - W, 76–65 (3) Florida State - W, 91–66 (2) Arizona - W, 73–71 (1) Gonzaga - L, 59–83
11 East Providence (11) USC - L, 71–75
W–L (%): 0–1 (.000) 3–3 (.500) 2–1 (.667) 1–1 (.500) 0–1 (.000) 0–0 () 0–0 () Total: 6–7 (.462)

References

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