2014–15 Big East Conference men's basketball season

2014–15 Big East Conference men's basketball season
League NCAA Division I
Sport Basketball
Number of teams 10
TV partner(s) CBS, CBSSN, FOX, FS1, FSN
NBA Draft
Regular Season
Champions Villanova
Runners-up Georgetown
Season MVP Ryan Arcidiacono, Kris Dunn
Top scorer LaDontae Henton
Tournament
Champions Villanova
  Runners-up Xavier
Tournament MVP Josh Hart
2014–15 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#9 Villanova † 16 – 2   .889     33 – 3   .917
Georgetown 12 – 6   .667     22 – 11   .667
#23 Butler 12 – 6   .667     23 – 11   .676
Providence 11 – 7   .611     22 – 12   .647
St. John's 10 – 8   .556     21 – 12   .636
#22 Xavier 9 – 9   .500     23 – 14   .622
DePaul 6 – 12   .333     12 – 20   .375
Seton Hall 6 – 12   .333     16 – 15   .516
Marquette 4 – 14   .222     13 – 19   .406
Creighton 4 – 14   .222     14 – 19   .424
† 2015 Big East Tournament winner
As of April 6, 2015; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014–15 Big East Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2014, followed by the start of the followed by the start of the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. This is the 36th year in the conference's history, but the second as a non-football conference, which officially formed on July 1, 2013. While the first game involving two conference members took place during the Battle 4 Atlantis, it did not count in the Big East standings; conference play officially began on New Year's Eve 2014. The season concluded in March with the 2015 Big East Tournament at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

Preseason

Media[1]
1. Villanova (9)
2. Georgetown (1)
3. St. John's
4. Xavier
5. Providence
6. Seton Hall
7t. Butler
7t. Marquette
9. Creighton
10. DePaul

() first place votes

Preseason All-Big East teams

Media[1]
Kellen Dunham BUTLER
D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera GEORGETOWN
D'Angelo Harrison ST. JOHN'S
JayVaughn Pinkston VILLANOVA
Matt Stainbrook XAVIER
  • Coaches select 8 players
  • Players in bold are choices for Big East Player of the Year

Rankings

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Villanova AP 12 12 12 10 7 7 7 6 8 5 4 7 7 6 6 6 4 4 2 9
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Regular Season

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 – 0–20–22-00–21–10–20–22–01–1
vs. Creighton 2–0 – 1–12–01–12–02–01–12–01–1
vs. DePaul 2–01–1 – 2–01–12–00–21–12–01–1
vs. Georgetown 0–20–20–2 – 0–22–00–21–11–12–0
vs. Marquette 2–01–11–12–0 – 1–11–12–02–02–0
vs. Providence 1–10–20–20–21–1 – 0–22–02–01–1
vs. Seton Hall 2–00–22–02–01–12–0 – 1–11–11–1
vs. St. John's 2–01–11–11–10–20–21–1 – 2–00–2
vs. Villanova 0–20–20–21–10–20–21–10–2 – 0–2
vs. Xavier 1–11–11–10–20–21–11–12–02–0 –
Total 12–6 4–14 6–12 12–6 4–14 11–7 6–12 10–8 16–2 9–9

Honors and Awards

All-Americans

All-Big East awards and teams

Coaches

2015 Big East Men's Basketball Individual Awards
Award Recipient(s)
Player of the Year Ryan Arcidiacono, G., Villanova
Kris Dunn, G., Providence
Coach of the Year Jay Wright, Villanova
Defensive Player of the Year Kris Dunn, G., Providence
Sir'Dominic Pointer, G/F., St. John's
Sixth Man Award Josh Hart, G., Villanova
Most Improved Player the Year Sir'Dominic Pointer, G/F., St. John's
Freshman of the Year Angel Delgado, F., Seton Hall
2015 Big East Men's Basketball All–Conference Teams
† First Team Second Team Honorable Mention All–Rookie Team
Kellen Dunham, Sr., G., Butler
D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera, Jr., G., Georgetown
‡ Kris Dunn, So., G., Providence
‡ LaDontae Henton, Sr., F., Providence
D'Angelo Harrison, Sr., G., St. John's
Ryan Arcidiacono, Jr., G., Villanova
‡ Darrun Hilliard, Sr., G., Villanova
 Roosevelt Jones, Jr., F., Butler
Matt Carlino, Sr., G., Marquette
Sterling Gibbs, Jr., G., Seton Hall
Sir'Dominic Pointer, Sr., G/F., St. John's
Matt Stainbrook, Sr., C., Xavier
 Billy Garrett, Jr., So., G., DePaul
Daniel Ochefu, Jr., F., Villanova
JayVaughn Pinkston, Sr., F., Villanova
 Isaac Copeland, Fr., F., Georgetown
L.J. Peak, Fr., F., Georgetown
Duane Wilson, Fr., G., Marquette
‡ Angel Delgado, Fr., F., Seton Hall
Isaiah Whitehead, Fr., G., Seton Hall
‡ Trevon Bluiett, Fr., F., Xavier
‡ – Denotes unanimous selection.
† – Due to a tie in the voting, additional positions was named.

Postseason

Big East Tournament

2015 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament seeds and results
Seed School Conf. Over. Tiebreaker First Round
March 11		 Quarterfinals
March 12		 Semifinals
March 13		 Championship
March 14
1. ‡† Villanova 16–2 32–2 Bye #9 Marquette #4 Providence #6 Xavier
2. † Georgetown 12–6 21–10 2–0 vs. Butler Bye #10 Creighton #6 Xavier
3. † Butler 12–6 22–10 0–2 vs. Georgetown Bye #6 Xavier
4. † Providence 11–7 22–11 Bye #5 St. John's #1 Villanova
5. † St. John's 10–8 21–11 Bye #4 Providence
6. † Xavier 9–9 21–13 Bye #3 Butler #2 Georgetown #1 Villanova
7. DePaul 6–12 12–20 2–0 vs. Seton Hall #10 Creighton
8. Seton Hall 6–12 16–15 0–2 vs. DePaul #9 Marquette
9. Marquette 4–14 13–15 1–1 vs. Providence #8 Seton Hall #1 Villanova
10. Creighton 4–14 14–19 0–2 vs. Providence #7 DePaul #2 Georgetown
‡ – Big East regular season champions, and tournament No. 1 seed.
† – Received a single-bye in the conference tournament.
Overall records include all games played in the Big East Tournament.

Bracket

  First Round
Wednesday, March 11		 Quarterfinals
Thursday, March 12		 Semifinals
Friday, March 13		 Championship
Saturday, March 14
                                     
        
  1  Villanova 84  
    9  Marquette 49  
8  Seton Hall 56
9  Marquette 78  
  1  Villanova 63  
  4  Providence 61  
        
        
  4  Providence 74
    5  St. John's 57  
      
        
  1  Villanova 69
  6  Xavier 52
        
        
  2  Georgetown 60
    10  Creighton 55  
7  DePaul 63
10  Creighton 78  
  2  Georgetown 63
  6  Xavier 65  
        
        
  3  Butler 61
    6  Xavier 67*  
      

* denotes overtime game

NCAA Tournament

Seed Region School Second Round Third Round Sweet 16 Elite Eight Final Four Championship
1 East Villanova #16 Lafayette - March 19, Pittsburgh - W, 93–52 #8 NC State - March 21, Pittsburgh - L, 68–71
4 South Georgetown #13 Eastern Washington - March 19, Portland - W, 84–74 #5 Utah - March 21, Portland - L, 64–75
6 East Providence #11 Dayton - March 22, Colombus - L, 53–66
6 Midwest Butler #11 Texas - March 19, Pittsburgh - W, 56–48 #3 Notre Dame - March 21, Pittsburgh - L, *64–67
6 West Xavier #11 Ole Miss - March 19, Jacksonville - W, 76–57 #14 Georgia State - March 21, Jacksonville - W, 75–67 #2 Arizona - March 26, Los Angeles - L, 60–68
9 South St. John's #8 San Diego State - March 20, Charlotte - L, 64–76
6 Bids W-L (%): 4–2 .667 1–3 .250 0–1 .000 0–0 – 0–0 – TOTAL: 5–6 .455

* denotes overtime game

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Big East Media Days" (Press release). Big East Conference. October 22, 2014. Retrieved December 4, 2014.

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