Big East Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year

The Big East Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year award is given to the men's basketball player in the Big East Conference voted as the top performer by the conference coaches. It was first awarded at the end of the league's inaugural season of 1979–80.[1]

Big East Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year
Given forthe most outstanding male basketball player in the Big East Conference
CountryUnited States
History
First award1980
Most recentMyles Powell, Seton Hall

The head coaches of the league's teams (currently 11) submit their votes following the end of the regular season and before the conference's tournament in early March. The coaches cannot vote for their own players.[2]

The award was introduced following the conference's first season in 1980, in which it was presented to John Duren of Georgetown. Patrick Ewing (Georgetown), Richard Hamilton (Connecticut), Troy Bell (Boston College), Troy Murphy (Notre Dame) and Kris Dunn (Providence) each won the award twice, and Chris Mullin (St. John's) won three consecutive times from 1983 through 1985.[3][4] Four award winners have been inducted as players to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Ewing, who shared the award in 1984 and 1985 with Mullin, was inducted in 2008 after playing 17 years in the National Basketball Association between 1985 and 2002.[5] Mullin followed in 2011 after a 16-year NBA career (1985–2001).[6] Georgetown's 1992 Player of the Year Alonzo Mourning entered the Hall in 2014 following a 16-year NBA career (1992–2008).[7] The most recent award winner to enter the Hall is Ray Allen from Connecticut, who won the Big East award in 1996 and went on to a 19-season NBA career (1996–2014), entering the Hall in 2018.[8] There have been seven ties; the most recent instance was that between Dunn and Ryan Arcidiacono of Villanova in 2015.[9]

Seven players have been awarded a major national player of the year award in the same year that they received a Big East Player of the Year award. In 1985, Ewing and Mullin shared the conference award, while Ewing was named Naismith College Player of the Year and Mullin was given the John R. Wooden Award. The following year, Walter Berry of St. John's received the Wooden Award and the Big East Player of the Year award.[10][11] In 1996, Allen received the conference award and was also the final recipient of the UPI Player of the Year Award.[12] In 2004, Connecticut's Emeka Okafor won the conference award while sharing NABC Player of the Year honors with Jameer Nelson of Saint Joseph's.[13] Creighton's Doug McDermott received all major national awards[13][14][15] along with the conference award in 2014.[16] Finally, Villanova's Jalen Brunson was the national player of the year as well in 2018.[13]

Georgetown has had the most winners, as measured by both awards received and individual award winners. Seven Hoyas players have won eight awards in all. The only current Big East members without a winner are Butler and Xavier, both of which joined the conference at its relaunch following its 2013 split into two leagues, and DePaul, members since 2005.

Key
† Co-Players of the Year
* Awarded a national Player of the Year award:
UPI College Basketball Player of the Year (1954–55 to 1995–96)
Naismith College Player of the Year (1968–69 to present)
John R. Wooden Award (1976–77 to present)
NABC Player of the Year (1974–75 to present)
Player (X) Denotes the number of times the player has been awarded the Big East Player of the Year award at that point

Winners
Chris Mullin is the only player to win the award three times, winning in 1983, 1984, and 1985.
Alonzo Mourning was the third Georgetown center to win the award.
Ray Allen was the second Connecticut player to win the award.
Luke Harangody won the award in 2008.
Jalen Brunson won in 2018 while leading Villanova to a national title.
Season Player School Position Class Reference
1979–80John DurenGeorgetownGSenior[17][18]
1980–81John BagleyBoston CollegePGSophomore[19]
1981–82Dan CallandrilloSeton HallSGSenior[20]
1982–83Chris MullinSt. John'sSFSophomore[4][21]
1983–84†Patrick EwingGeorgetownCJunior[17][18]
1983–84†Chris Mullin (2)St. John'sSFJunior[4][21]
1984–85†Patrick Ewing* (2)GeorgetownCSenior[17][18]
1984–85†Chris Mullin* (3)St. John'sSFSenior[4][21]
1985–86Walter Berry*St. John'sPFSenior[22]
1986–87Reggie WilliamsGeorgetownSFSenior[17][18]
1987–88Charles D. SmithPittsburghPFSenior[23][24]
1988–89Charles E. SmithGeorgetownGSenior[17][18]
1989–90Derrick ColemanSyracusePFSenior[21]
1990–91Billy OwensSyracuseSF/SGJunior[25]
1991–92Alonzo MourningGeorgetownCSenior[17][18]
1992–93Terry DehereSeton HallSGSenior[20]
1993–94Donyell MarshallConnecticutFJunior[3]
1994–95Kerry KittlesVillanovaSGSenior[26]
1995–96Ray Allen*ConnecticutSGJunior[3]
1996–97Pat GarrityNotre DamePFJunior[27]
1997–98Richard HamiltonConnecticutSG/SFSophomore[3]
1998–99†Richard Hamilton (2)ConnecticutSG/SFJunior[3]
1998–99†Tim JamesMiami (FL)SFSenior[28]
1999–00Troy MurphyNotre DamePFSophomore[27]
2000–01†Troy Murphy (2)Notre DamePFJunior[27]
2000–01†Troy BellBoston CollegeGSophomore[29]
2001–02†Caron ButlerConnecticutSFSophomore[3]
2001–02†Brandin KnightPittsburghPGJunior[23][30]
2002–03Troy Bell (2)Boston CollegeGSenior[29]
2003–04Emeka Okafor*ConnecticutCJunior
2004–05Hakim WarrickSyracusePFSenior[31]
2005–06Randy FoyeVillanovaGSenior[32]
2006–07Jeff GreenGeorgetownFJunior[17][33]
2007–08Luke HarangodyNotre DamePFSophomore[27][34]
2008–09†DeJuan BlairPittsburghCSophomore[23]
2008–09†Hasheem ThabeetConnecticutCJunior[3]
2009–10Wesley JohnsonSyracuseFJunior[35]
2010–11Ben HansbroughNotre DameSGSenior[36]
2011–12Jae CrowderMarquettePFSenior[37]
2012–13Otto PorterGeorgetownFSophomore[38]
2013–14Doug McDermott*CreightonFSenior[16]
2014–15†Ryan ArcidiaconoVillanovaPGJunior[9]
2014–15†Kris DunnProvidencePGSophomore[9]
2015–16Kris Dunn (2)ProvidencePGJunior[39]
2016–17Josh HartVillanovaSGSenior[40]
2017–18Jalen Brunson*VillanovaPGJunior[41]
2018–19Markus HowardMarquettePGJunior[42]
2019–20Myles PowellSeton HallSGSenior[43]

Winners by school
School (year joined)[44]WinnersYears
Georgetown (1979)81980, 1984†, 1985†, 1987, 1989, 1992, 2007, 2013
UConn (1979/2020)[a 1][a 2]71994, 1996, 1998, 1999†, 2002†, 2004, 2009†
Notre Dame (1995)[a 3]51997, 2000, 2001†, 2008, 2011
Villanova (1980)51995, 2006, 2015†, 2017, 2018
St. John's (1979)41983, 1984†, 1985†, 1986
Syracuse (1979)[a 3]41990, 1991, 2005, 2010
Boston College (1979)[a 4][45]31981, 2001†, 2003
Pittsburgh (1982)[a 3]31988, 2002†, 2009†
Seton Hall (1979)31982, 1993, 2020
Marquette (2005)22012, 2019
Providence (1979)22015†, 2016
Creighton (2013)12014
Miami (1991)[a 5]11999†
Butler (2013)0—
Cincinnati (2005)[a 1]0—
DePaul (2005)0—
Louisville (2005)[a 1]0—
Rutgers (1995)[a 1]0—
South Florida (2005)[a 1]0—
Virginia Tech (2000)[a 6]0—
West Virginia (1995)[a 7]0—
Xavier (2013)0—

Footnotes
  1. Following the split of the original Big East in 2013, Cincinnati, Louisville, Rutgers, South Florida, and UConn remained in the football-sponsoring portion now known as the American Athletic Conference.
  2. UConn joined the current Big East in 2020.
  3. Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, and Syracuse left for the ACC in 2013.
  4. Boston College was a founding member in 1979, and left the Big East for the ACC in 2005.
  5. Miami joined the conference in 1991 and left for the ACC in 2004.
  6. Virginia Tech became an all-sports member of the Big East in 2000; it had joined for football in 1991. The Hokies left for the ACC in 2004.
  7. West Virginia became an all-sports member of the Big East in 1995; it had also joined for football in 1991. The Mountaineers left for the Big 12 in 2012.

See also

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