2019–20 Big East Conference men's basketball season

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.

2019–20 Big East Conference men's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Number of teams10
TV partner(s)CBS, CBSSN, FOX, FS1, FSN
Regular Season
Tournament
2019–20 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 7 Creighton135 .722  247  .774
No. 11 Villanova135 .722  247  .774
No. 16 Seton Hall135 .722  219  .700
Providence126 .667  1912  .613
No. 24 Butler108 .556  229  .710
Marquette810 .444  1812  .600
Xavier810 .444  1913  .594
Georgetown513 .278  1517  .469
St. John's513 .278  1715  .531
DePaul315 .167  1616  .500
As of March 11, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll
NOTE: The 2020 Big East Tournament was cancelled at halftime of the first game of the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Head coaches

Coaching changes

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

Team Head coach Previous job Years at school Overall record Big East record Big East titles NCAA Tournaments NCAA Final Fours NCAA Championships
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 0 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

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.[3]

Rank Team
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

Honor Recipient
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

Rankings

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C RV RV RV 24 19 16 11 10
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DePaul AP RV RV RV RV RV
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Seton Hall AP 12 12 13 13 16 22 RV RV RV
C 13 13 13 13 15 22 RV RV RV
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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

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
vs. Butler 1–11–11–11–11–12–00–11–10–2
vs. Creighton 1–10–21–10–21–10–11–11–10–2
vs. DePaul 1–12–01–11–11–02–02–02–02–0
vs. Georgetown 1–11–11–12–02–02–00–21–02–0
vs. Marquette 1–12–01–10–22–02–00–11–10–2
vs. Providence 1–11–10–10–20–21–11–11–11–1
vs. Seton Hall 0–21–00–20–20–21–10–21–11–1
vs. St. John's 2–01–10–22–01–01–12–02–02–0
vs. Villanova 1–11–10–20–11–11–11–10–20–2
vs. Xavier 1–02–00–20–22–01–11–10–22–0
Total 9-812-53-145-128-911-613-44-1312-58-9

Player of the week

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
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

Honors and awards

Big East Awards

2020 Big East Men's Basketball Individual Awards[11][12]
Award Recipient(s)
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
Sixth Man Award Denzel Mahoney G., Creighton
2020 Big East Men's Basketball All-Conference Teams[13]
First Team Second Team Honorable Mention All-Freshman Team

Markus Howard† – Marquette
Myles Powell† – Seton Hall
Saddiq Bey† – Villanova
Kamar Baldwin – Butler
Ty-Shon Alexander – Creighton
Naji Marshall – Xavier

Marcus Zegarowski† – Creighton
Paul Reed – DePaul
Collin Gillespie – Villanova
Alpha Diallo – Providence
Tyrique Jones – Xavier

Ömer Yurtseven - Georgetown
Quincy McKnight - Seton Hall

Jeremiah Robinson-Earl† – Villanova
Justin Moore† – Villanova
Romeo Weems – DePaul
Julian Champagnie – St. John's
Zach Freemantle – Xavier
KyKy Tandy – Xavier

- denotes unanimous selection

References

  1. Bonesteel, Matt (April 9, 2020). "Chris Mullin reportedly will step down as St. John's basketball coach". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
  2. Zagoria, Adam (April 19, 2019). "St. John's hires Mike Anderson as head coach". SNY. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
  3. "Seton Hall Edges Villanova For Top Spot In Coaches' Preseason Poll". Big East Conference. October 10, 2019. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
  4. "Big East Media Day 2019: Preseason polls and awards announced". Rumble In The Garden. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
  5. "Marquette's Howard, Villanova's Robinson-Earl Nab First #BIGEASThoops Weekly Honors". Big East Conference. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  6. "Seton Hall's Powell, DePaul's Weems Earn #BIGEASTmbb Weekly Honors". Big East Conference. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  7. "Villanova's Gillespie, DePaul's Weems Take #BIGEASTmbb Weekly Honors". Big East Conference. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  8. "Marquette's Howard, Villanova's Moore Earn #BIGEASTmbb Weekly Honors". Big East Conference. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  9. "Georgetown's McClung, Villanova's Moore Take #BIGEASTmbb Weekly Honors". Big East Conference. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  10. "Georgetown's McClung, Villanova's Moore Repeat #BIGEASTmbb Weekly Honors". Big East Conference. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  11. "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.
  12. "Seton Hall's Gill Named Defensive Player of the Year & Most Improved Player Creighton's Mahoney Selected for Sixth Man Award Baldwin, Mosely and Holt Share Sportsmanship Award". Big East Conference. March 9, 2020. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
  13. "Howard, Powell, Bey Named Unanimously To All-BIG EAST First Team". Big East Conference. March 8, 2020. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
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