2018–19 Big East Conference men's basketball season

The 2018–19 Big East Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2018, followed by the start of the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. This season marked the 40th year in the conference's history, but the sixth as a non-football conference, which officially formed on July 1, 2013. Conference play began in December 2018.

2018–19 Big East Conference men's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
Number of teams10
TV partner(s)CBS, CBSSN, FOX, FS1, FSN
Regular Season
Season ChampionsVillanova
Season MVPMarkus Howard, Marquette
Tournament
ChampionsVillanova
  Runners-upSeton Hall
Finals MVPPhil Booth, Villanova
Basketball seasons
2018–19 Big East men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 23 Villanova135 .7222610 .722
Marquette126 .6672410 .706
Seton Hall99 .5002014 .588
Xavier99 .5001916 .543
Creighton99 .5002015 .571
Georgetown99 .5001914 .576
St. John's810 .4442113 .618
Providence711 .3891816 .529
Butler711 .3891617 .485
DePaul711 .3891917 .528
2019 Big East tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2019 Big East men's basketball tournament was held at Madison Square Garden in New York from March 13 through March 17, 2019. Villanova defeated Seton Hall to win the tournament championship and receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.

Four Big East schools received bids to the NCAA Tournament (Marquette, Seton Hall, St. John's, and Villanova). Villanova was the only team to make it out the Round of 64 before losing to Purdue in the Round of 32.

Five Big East schools received bids to the National Invitation Tournament (Creighton, Xavier, Georgetown, Providence, and Butler) with only Creighton and Xavier advancing past the 1st Round, with the Bluejays making to the Quarterfinals before losing to TCU.

Marquette guard Markus Howard was named the Big East Player of the Year after leading the Big East in scoring with 25.0 PPG. Georgetown freshman guard James Akinjo was named Big East Freshman of the Year. Villanova head coach Jay Wright was named Big East coach of the year for the sixth time.

Head coaches

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Coaching changes

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On March 27, 2018, Chris Mack was hired as the new head coach of Louisville, leaving Xavier after nine seasons.[1] Four days later, longtime assistant coach Travis Steele was named the new head coach of the Musketeers.[2]

Coaches

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TeamHead coachPrevious jobYears at schoolOverall recordBig East recordBig East titlesNCAA TournamentsNCAA Final FoursNCAA Championships
ButlerLaVall JordanMilwaukee221–149–90100
CreightonGreg McDermottIowa State9187–9447–430500
DePaulDave LeitaoTulsa
(asst.)
787–9939–630000
GeorgetownPatrick EwingCharlotte Hornets (asst.)234–2914–220000
MarquetteSteve WojciechowskiDuke
(asst.)
573–5931–410100
ProvidenceEd CooleyFairfield8144–9464–621500
Seton HallKevin WillardIona9150–11462–820200
St. John'sChris MullinNone439–6012–420000
VillanovaJay WrightHofstra18422–165191–10361332
XavierTravis SteeleXavier
(asst.)
10–00–00000

Notes:

  • Years at school includes 2018–19 season.
  • Overall and Big East records are from time at current school and are through the end of the 2018–19 season.
  • McDermott's MVC conference records not included since team 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.[3][4]

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

Preseason All-Big East teams

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Source[5]

HonorRecipient
Preseason Player of the YearShamorie Ponds, St. John's
Preseason All-Big East First TeamShamorie Ponds, St. John's
Eric Paschall, Villanova
Markus Howard, Maquette
Kamar Baldwin, Butler
Jessie Govan, Georgetown
Alpha Diallo, Providence
Preseason All-Big East Second TeamPhil Booth, Villanova
Myles Powell, Seton Hall
Max Strus, DePaul
Sam Hauser, Marquette
Justin Simon, St. John's
Preseason All-Big East Honorable MentionMartin Krampelj, Creighton
Naji Marshall, Xavier

Regular season

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Rankings

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Final
ButlerAP
C
CreightonAP
C
DePaulAP
C
GeorgetownAP
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MarquetteAP242120181621151210101011101623RV
C23201819131199101091522T-25
ProvidenceAP
C
Seton HallAP
C
St. John'sAP24
C
VillanovaAP9 (1)8232117221814141317RV232523
C88232116211814131316RV232522
XavierAP
C

Conference matrix

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

 ButlerCreightonDePaulGeorgetownMarquetteProvidenceSeton HallSt. John'sVillanovaXavier
vs. Butler1–10–21–12–02–01–11–12–01–1
vs. Creighton1–10–20–21–10–22–02–02–01–1
vs. DePaul2–02–01–12–01–10–20–22–01–1
vs. Georgetown1–12–01–11–10–21–11–11–11–1
vs. Marquette0–21–10–21–10–21–12–01–10–2
vs. Providence0–22–01–12–02–01–10–22–01–1
vs. Seton Hall1–10–22–01–11–11–11–11–11–1
vs. St. John's1–10–22–01–10–22–01–11–12–0
vs. Villanova0–20–20–21–11–10–21–11–11–1
vs. Xavier1–11–11–11–12–01–11–10–21–1
Total7–119–97–119–912–67–119–98–1013–59–9

Player of the week

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Throughout the season, the Big East Conference named a player of the week and a freshman of the week each Monday.

WeekPlayer of the weekFreshman of the week
November 12, 2018[6]Markus Howard, MarquetteA. J. Reeves, Providence
November 19, 2018[7]Max Strus, DePaulJames Akinjo, Georgetown
November 26, 2018[8]Shamorie Ponds, St. John'sA. J. Reeves (2), Providence
December 3, 2018[9]Markus Howard (2), MarquetteA. J. Reeves (3), Providence
December 10, 2018[10]Myles Powell, Seton HallJoey Hauser, Marquette
December 17, 2018[11]Max Strus (2), DePaulMarcus Zegarowski, Creighton
December 23, 2018[12]Markus Howard (3), MarquetteMac McClung, Georgetown
December 31, 2018[13]Naji Marshall, XavierJosh LeBlanc, Georgetown
January 7, 2019[14]Shamorie Ponds (2), St. John'sJoey Hauser (2), Marquette
January 14, 2019[15]Markus Howard (4), MarquetteJames Akinjo (2), Georgetown
January 21, 2019[16]Sam Hauser, MarquetteJoey Hauser (3), Marquette
January 28, 2019[17]Ty-Shon Alexander, CreightonJoey Hauser (4), Marquette
February 4, 2019[18]Markus Howard (5), MarquetteJames Akinjo (3), Georgetown
February 11, 2019[19]Markus Howard (6), MarquetteMac McClung (2), Georgetown
February 18, 2019[20]Mustapha Heron, St. John'sSaddiq Bey, Villanova
February 25, 2019[21]Naji Marshall (2), XavierJoey Hauser (5), Marquette
March 4, 2019[22]Max Strus (3), DePaulJosh LeBlanc (2), Georgetown
March 10, 2019[23]Myles Powell (2), Seton HallJames Akinjo (4), Georgetown

Honors and awards

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All-Americans

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Consensus All-Americans
First TeamSecond Team
NoneMarkus Howard - Marquette

To earn "consensus" status, a player must win honors based on a point system computed from the four different all-America teams. The point system consists of three points for first team, two points for second team and one point for third team. No honorable mention or fourth team or lower are used in the computation. The top five totals plus ties are first team and the next five plus ties are second team.[24]

Associated Press[25]NABC[26]Sporting News[27]USBWA[28]
First Team
NoneNoneNoneNone
Second Team
Markus Howard – MarquetteMarkus Howard – MarquetteMarkus Howard – MarquetteMarkus Howard – Marquette
Third Team
NoneNoneNoneNone

Big East Awards

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2019 Big East Men's Basketball Individual Awards[29]
AwardRecipient(s)
Player of the YearMarkus Howard, G., Marquette
Coach of the YearJay Wright, Villanova
Defensive Player of the YearJustin Simon, G., St. John's
Freshman of the YearJames Akinjo, G., Georgetown
Most Improved Player of the YearPaul Reed, F., DePaul
Scholar-Athlete of the YearMichael Nzei, F., Seton Hall
Sixth Man AwardPaul Jorgensen, G., Butler
Sportsmanship AwardNate Fowler, C., Butler
2019 Big East Men's Basketball All-Conference Teams[29]
First TeamSecond TeamHonorable MentionAll-Freshman Team

Markus Howard† – Marquette
Myles Powell† – Seton Hall
Phil Booth† – Villanova
Eric Paschall† – Villanova
Shamorie Ponds – St. John's
Jessie Govan – Georgetown

Kamar Baldwin – Butler
Max Strus – DePaul
Sam Hauser – Marquette
Alpha Diallo – Providence
Naji Marshall – Xavier

Ty-Shon Alexander - Creighton
Martin Krampelj - Creighton

Marcus Zegarowski† – Creighton
James Akinjo† – Georgetown
Josh LeBlanc – Georgetown
Mac McClung – Georgetown
Joey Hauser – Marquette
Saddiq Bey - Villanova

- denotes unanimous selection

Postseason

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2019 Big East tournament

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Bracket

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First round
Wednesday, March 13
FS1
Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 14
FS1
Semifinals
Friday, March 15
FS1
Championship
Saturday, March 16
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1Villanova73
8Providence62
8Providence80
9Butler57
1Villanova71*
4Xavier67
4Xavier63
5Creighton61
1Villanova74
3Seton Hall72
2Marquette86
7St. John's54
7St. John's82
10DePaul74
2Marquette79
3Seton Hall81
3Seton Hall73
6Georgetown57

*Indicates number of overtime periods.

2019 NCAA tournament

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SeedRegionSchoolFirst Four1st Round2nd RoundSweet SixteenElite EightFinal FourChampionship
5WestMarquetteBYE L 64–83 vs. Murray State(Hartford, CT)
6SouthVillanovaBYE W 61–57 vs. Saint Mary's(Hartford, CT) L 61–87 vs. Purdue(Hartford, CT)
10MidwestSeton HallBYE L 68–84 vs. Wofford(Jacksonville, FL)
11WestSt. John's L 65–74 vs. Arizona State(Dayton, OH)
W–L (%):0–1 (.000)1–2 (.333)0–1 (.000)0–0 (–)0–0 (–)0–0 (–)0–0 (–) Total: 1–4 (.200)

2019 NIT

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SeedRegionSchool1st Round2nd RoundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsChampionship
2TCUCreighton W 70–61 vs. Loyola–Chicago(Omaha, NE) W 79–67 vs. Memphis(Omaha, NE) L 58–71 vs. TCU(Fort Worth, TX)
3AlabamaXavier W 78–64 vs. Toledo(Cincinnati, OH) L 76–78 (OT) vs. Texas(Austin, TX)
3UNCGGeorgetown L 68–71 vs. Harvard – (Washington, DC)
4IndianaProvidence L 72–84 vs. Arkansas – (Providence, RI)
5TCUButler L 76–80 vs. Nebraska – (Lincoln, NE)
W–L (%):2–3 (.400)1–1 (.500)0–1 (.000)0–0 (–)0–0 (–) Total: 3–5–0 (.375)

2019 CBI

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School1st RoundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsChampionship
DePaul W 100–86 vs. Central Michigan(Chicago, IL) W 97–89 vs. Longwood(Chicago, IL) W 92–87 vs. Coastal Carolina(Chicago, IL) L vs. South Florida(Tampa, FL/Chicago, IL)
W–L (%):1–0 (1.000)1–0 (1.000)1–0 (1.000)1–2 (.333) Total: 4–2 (.667)

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