2020–21 Big East Conference men's basketball season explained

2020–21 Big East Conference men's basketball season
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League:NCAA Division I
Sport:Basketball
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No Of Teams:11
Tv:CBS, CBSSN, FOX, FS1, FSN
Season:Regular Season
Season Champs:Villanova
Mvp:Collin Gillespie, Jeremiah Robinson-Earl, Sandro Mamukelashvili
Mvp Link:Big East Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year
Finals:Tournament
Finals Link:2021 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament
Finals Champ:Georgetown
Finals Runner-Up:Creighton
Finals Mvp:Dante Harris
Seasonslistnames:Basketball
Prevseason Link:2019–20 Big East Conference men's basketball season
Prevseason Year:2019–20
Nextseason Link:2021–22 Big East Conference men's basketball season
Nextseason Year:2021–22

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.

Head coaches

Coaches

TeamHead coachPrevious jobYears at schoolOverall recordBig East recordBig East titlesNCAA TournamentsNCAA Final FoursNCAA Championships
ButlerLaVall JordanMilwaukee450–3217–200100
UConnDan HurleyRhode Island342–300–00000
style= CreightonGreg McDermottIowa State10217–11156–520500
style= DePaulDave LeitaoTulsa
(asst.)		8118–11746–740000
style= GeorgetownPatrick EwingCharlotte Hornets (asst.)349–4619–350000
style= MarquetteSteve WojciechowskiDuke
(asst.)		6107–7243–480200
style= ProvidenceEd CooleyFairfield9170–11672–731500
style= Seton HallKevin WillardIona10179–13170–900300
St. John'sMike AndersonArkansas111–30–00000
VillanovaJay WrightHofstra19457–177203–10571432
XavierTravis SteeleXavier
(asst.)		229–189–90000
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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]

RankTeam
1. Villanova (9)
2.Creighton (2)
3.Providence
4.UConn
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

HonorRecipient
Preseason Player of the YearMarcus Zegarowski, Creighton
Preseason Freshman of the YearDawson Garcia, Marquette
Preseason All-Big East First TeamCharlie Moore, DePaul
David Duke, Providence
Sandro Mamukelashvili, Seton Hall
Collin Gillespie, Villanova
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl, Villanova
Preseason All-Big East Second TeamBryce Nze, Butler
James Bouknight, UConn
Mitch Ballock, Creighton
Nate Watson, Providence
Justin Moore, Villanova
Paul Scruggs, Xavier
Preseason All-Big East Honorable MentionD. J. Carton, Marquette
Bryce Aiken, Seton Hall

Regular season

Rankings

Legend
 Increase in ranking
 Decrease in ranking
 Not ranked previous week
  First place votes

See main article: 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings.

Conference matrix

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

  style= width=75Butlerstyle= width=75UConnstyle= width=75Creightonstyle= width=75DePaulstyle= width=75Georgetownstyle= width=75Marquettestyle= width=75Providencestyle= width=75Seton Hallstyle= width=75St. John'sstyle= width=75Villanovastyle= width=75Xavier
CONN CRE DEP GU MU PROV SHU STJ VU XAV -->vs. Butler– 2–01–10–21–12–01–11–11–11–12–0
vs. UConn0–2– 2–00–20–20–21–11–11–01–00–1
vs. Creighton1–10–2– 0–21–11–11–10–20–21–11–1
vs. DePaul2–02–02–0– 1–01–12–02–01–10–00–1
vs. Georgetown1–12–01–10–1– 1–00–11–11–12–00–0
vs. Marquette0–22–01–11–10–1– 1–12–01–12–01–1
vs. Providence1–11–11–10–21–01–1– 1–12–01–11–1
vs. Seton Hall1–11–12–00–21–10–21–1– 1–12–00–1
vs. St. John's1–10–12–01–11–11–10–21–1– 1–11–1
vs. Villanova1–10–11–10–00–20–21–10–21–1– 0–0
vs. Xavier0–21–01–10–01–01–11–11–01–10–0–CONN CRE DEP GU MU PROV SHU STJ VU XAV -->
Total8–1211–614–62–137–98–119–1010–910–911–46–7

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.

WeekPlayer of the weekFreshman of the week
November 30, 2020Jeremiah Robinson-Earl, VillanovaDawson Garcia, Marquette
December 7, 2020Zach Freemantle, XavierJustin Lewis, Marquette
December 14, 2020David Duke, ProvidenceDante Harris, Georgetown
December 21, 2020Paul Scruggs, XavierPosh Alexander, St. John's
December 28, 2020Myles Cale, Seton HallChuck Harris, Butler
January 4, 2021Sandro Mamukelashvili, Seton HallDawson Garcia (2), Marquette
January 11, 2021Tyler Polley, ConnecticutColby Jones, Xavier
January 18, 2021Julian Champagnie, St. John'sDawson Garcia (3), Marquette
January 25, 2021Jermaine Samuels, VillanovaPosh Alexander (2), St. John's
February 1, 2021Marcus Zegarowski, CreightonPosh Alexander (3), St. John's
February 8, 2021Sandro Mamukelashvili (2), Seton HallPosh Alexander (4), St. John's
February 15, 2021David Duke (2), ProvidenceAdama Sanogo, Connecticut
February 22, 2021Charlie MooreColby Jones (2), Xavier
March 1, 2021R. J. Cole, ConnecticutChuck Harris (2), Butler
March 7, 2021Julian Champagnie (2), St. John'sAdama Sanogo (2), Connecticut

Honors and awards

Big East Awards

2021 Big East Men's Basketball Individual Awards[3]
AwardRecipient(s)
Player of the YearSandro Mamukelashvili, F., Seton Hall
Collin Gillespie, G., Villanova
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl, F., Villanova
Coach of the YearMike Anderson, St. John's
Defensive Player of the YearIsaiah Whaley, F., Connecticut
Posh Alexander, G., St. John's
Freshman of the Year<--This is the title for the coaches' award.-->Posh Alexander, G., St. John's
Most Improved Player of the YearJulian Champagnie, G./F., St. John's
Zach Freemantle, F., Xavier
Scholar-Athlete of the YearIke Obiagu, C., Seton Hall
Sixth Man AwardTyler Polley, F., Connecticut
Sportsmanship AwardMitch Ballock, G., Creighton
2021 Big East Men's Basketball All-Conference Teams[4]
First TeamSecond TeamHonorable MentionAll-Freshman Team
Marcus Zegarowski – Creighton
James Bouknight – Connecticut
Julian Champagnie – St. John's
Sandro Mamukelashvili
  • – Seton Hall

Jeremiah Robinson-Earl

  • – Villanova

Collin Gillespie – Villanova

Damien Jefferson – Creighton
David Duke – Providence
Nate Watson – Providence
Zach Freemantle – Xavier
Paul Scruggs – Xavier		Denzel Mahoney - Creighton
Jahvon Blair - Georgetown
Jermaine Samuels - Villanova		Chuck Harris
  • – Butler

Adama Sanogo – Connecticut
Dawson Garcia

  • – Marquette

Posh Alexander

  • – St. John's

Colby Jones – Xavier

  • - denotes unanimous selection
    † - Due to a tie in the voting, an additional position was added

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Villanova Selected For First Place in Coaches' Preseason Poll. Big East Conference. October 28, 2020. January 16, 2021.
  2. Web site: Creighton's Zegarowski Named Big East Preseason Player of the Year. Big East Conference. January 16, 2021.
  3. Mamukelashvili, Robinson-Earl, Gillespie Share BIG EAST Player of the Year. . March 10, 2021 . March 10, 2021.
  4. Web site: Seton Hall’s Mamukelashvili, Villanova’s Robinson-Earl Named Unanimously To All-BIG EAST First Team . . March 23, 2020 . March 7, 2021.

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