2020–21 Big East Conference men's basketball season

The 2020–21 Big East Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2020, followed by the start of the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play began in January 2021.

2020–21 Big East Conference men's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Number of teams11
TV partner(s)CBS, CBSSN, FOX, FS1, FSN
Regular Season
Tournament
2020–21 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 3 Villanova6–1 .857  11–2  .846
No. 15 Creighton9–4 .692  13–5  .722
Xavier4–2 .667  11–2  .846
UConn5–3 .625  8–3  .727
Seton Hall7–5 .583  10–8  .556
St. John's6–6 .500  12–7  .632
Providence5–7 .417  9–9  .500
Marquette5–7 .417  9–9  .500
Georgetown3–5 .375  5–8  .385
Butler4–8 .333  5–10  .333
DePaul1–7 .125  3–7  .300
† 2021 Big East Tournament winner
As of February 3, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Head coaches

Coaching changes


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
Connecticut Dan Hurley Rhode Island 3 42–30 0–0 0 0 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 2020–21 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 and Hurley's AAC 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.[1]

Rank Team
1. Villanova (9)
2. Creighton (2)
3. Providence
4. Connecticut
5. Seton Hall
6. Marquette
7. Xavier
8. Butler
9. St. John's
10. DePaul
11. Georgetown
(first place votes)

Preseason All-Big East teams
Honor Recipient
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, Connecticut
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:[2]

Regular season

Rankings
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
  () First place votes
Main article: 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
 PreWk
2		Wk
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6		Wk
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9		Wk
10		Wk
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19		Final
Butler AP
C
Creighton AP
C
DePaul AP
C
Georgetown AP
C
Marquette AP
C
Providence AP
C
Seton Hall AP
C
St. John's AP
C
Villanova AP
C
Xavier AP
C

Conference matrix

This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play.

  Butler Connecticut Creighton DePaul Georgetown Marquette Providence Seton Hall St. John's Villanova Xavier
vs. Butler –2–00–10–10–11–01–11–01–01–01–0
vs. Connecticut 0–2–2–00–20–00–10–00–01–00–00–0
vs. Creighton 1–00–2–0–11–01–01–10–20–20–00–1
vs. DePaul 1–02–01–0–0–00–11–01–01–00–00–0
vs. Georgetown 1–00–00–10–0–1–00–11–01–11–00–0
vs. Marquette 0–11–00–11–00–1–1–11–01–11–01–0
vs. Providence 1–10–01–10–11–01–1–1–10–01–01–0
vs. Seton Hall 0–10–02–00–10–10–11–1–0–12–00–1
vs. St. John's 0–10–12–00–11–11–10–01–0–0–11–0
vs. Villanova 0–10–00–00–00–10–10–10–21–0–0–0
vs. Xavier 0–10–01–00–00–00–10–11–00–10–0–
Total 4–85–39–41–73–55–75–77–56–66–14–2

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

Honors and awards

References
  1. "Villanova Selected For First Place in Coaches' Preseason Poll". Big East Conference. October 28, 2020. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  2. "Creighton's Zegarowski Named Big East Preseason Player of the Year". Big East Conference. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
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