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
Basketball seasons
2016–17 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Villanova 15 3   .833 32 4   .889
No. 21 Butler 12 6   .667 25 9   .735
Creighton 10 8   .556 25 10   .714
Seton Hall 10 8   .556 21 12   .636
Providence 10 8   .556 20 13   .606
Marquette 10 8   .556 19 13   .594
Xavier 9 9   .500 24 14   .632
Saint John's 7 11   .389 14 19   .424
Georgetown 5 13   .278 14 18   .438
DePaul 2 16   .111 9 23   .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

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Coaches

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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

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Preseason poll

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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

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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

Regular Season

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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
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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

Conference matrix

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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 2–0 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 0-2
vs. Creighton 0–2 0–2 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–1
vs. DePaul 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 2-0
vs. Georgetown 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 2–0
vs. Marquette 2–0 0–2 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 0-2
vs. Providence 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 2–0 1-1
vs. Seton Hall 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 1-1
vs. St. John's 1–1 2–0 0–2 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0
vs. Villanova 2–0 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2
vs. Xavier 2–0 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–0
Total 12–6 10–8 2–14 5–13 10–8 10–8 10–8 7–11 15–3 9-9

Player of the week

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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
March 5, 2017 Angel Delgado, Seton Hall Markus Howard, Marquette

Honors and awards

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Josh Hart, Big East Player of the Year

All-Big East Awards and Teams

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2017 Big East Men's Basketball Individual Awards[10]
Award Recipient(s)
Player of the Year Josh Hart, G./F., Villanova
Coach of the Year Chris Holtmann, Butler
Defensive Player of the Year Khyri Thomas, G., Creighton
Mikal Bridges, F., Villanova
Josh Hart, G./F., Villanova
Freshman of the Year Justin Patton, C., Creighton
Most Improved Player of the Year Kyron Cartwright, G., Providence
Scholar-Athlete of the Year Billy Garrett Jr., G., DePaul
Sixth Man Award Andrew Rowsey, G., Marquette
Sportsmanship Award Billy Garrett Jr., G., DePaul
2017 Big East Men's Basketball All-Conference Teams[11]
First Team Second Team Honorable Mention All-Freshman Team

Andrew Chrabascz, Butler
Marcus Foster*, Creighton
Ángel Delgado*, Seton Hall
Jalen Brunson*, Villanova
Josh Hart*, Villanova
Trevon Bluiett, Xavier

Kelan Martin, Butler
Justin Patton, Creighton
Rodney Bullock, Providence
Kyron Cartwright, Providence
Khadeen Carrington, Seton Hall

Rodney Pryor, Georgetown
Kris Jenkins, Villanova

Kamar Baldwin*, Butler
Justin Patton*, Creighton
Markus Howard, Marquette
Marcus LoVett Jr.*, St. John’s
Shamorie Ponds*, St. John's
Donte DiVincenzo, Villanova

* unanimous selection
Sources[12]

Postseason

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2017 Big East tournament

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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

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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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  1. ^ "Villanova honors seniors with a win and clinches Big East regular-season title". Philly.com. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
  2. ^ "Villanova's Josh Hart named Big East Player of the Year". CSN Philly. March 8, 2017. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
  3. ^ "Butler's Holtmann is Big East Coach of the Year". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
  4. ^ "Big East tournament 2017 scores, bracket: Villanova makes statement with dominant title win". CBSSports.com. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
  5. ^ "Insider: Butler 'not done yet,' moves on to Sweet 16". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
  6. ^ Winn, Luke. "Xavier's resurrected season continues in win over Arizona". SI.com. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
  7. ^ "Villanova Picked Unanimously Again To Win In Preseason Coaches' Poll". Big East Conference. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
  8. ^ "Villanova's Hart Named Preseason Player of the Year". BigEast.com. Big East Conference. October 11, 2016. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  9. ^ "Big East Conference - BIG EAST Men's Basketball Weekly Releases". www.bigeast.com. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
  10. ^ "2018 Men's Basketball Award Winners Announced". Big East Conference. March 8, 2017. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
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