Big East Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year explained

Big East Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year
Description:the most outstanding male basketball player in the Big East Conference
Country:United States
Year:1980
Holder:Devin Carter, Providence

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]

The head coaches of the league's 11 teams 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] A select media panel's votes are also counted.[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), Kris Dunn (Providence), and Collin Gillespie (Villanova) each won the award twice, while Chris Mullin (St. John's) won three consecutive times from 1983 through 1985.[1] 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 (NBA) between 1985 and 2002.[3] Mullin followed in 2011 after a 16-year NBA career (1985–2001).[4] Georgetown's 1992 Player of the Year Alonzo Mourning entered the Hall in 2014 following a 16-year NBA career (1992–2008).[5] 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), getting inducted in 2018.[6] There have been eight ties, the most recent instance was among Collin Gillespie and Jeremiah Robinson-Earl of Villanova along with Sandro Mamukelashvili of Seton Hall (2021).[1]

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.[7] The following year, Walter Berry of St. John's received the Wooden Award.[8] In 1996, Allen received the conference award and was also the final recipient of the UPI Player of the Year Award.[9] 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.[10] Creighton's Doug McDermott received all major national awards along with the conference award in 2014.[11] Lastly, Villanova's Jalen Brunson was the consensus national player of the year in 2018.[12]

Georgetown and Villanova are tied for the most winners with 8 selections each.[1] 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)
Player (X)Denotes the number of times the player has been awarded the Big East Player of the Year award at that point

Winners

SeasonPlayerSchoolPositionClassReference
1979–80GeorgetownG[13]
1980–81Boston CollegePG[14]
1981–82Seton HallSG[15]
1982–83St. John'sSF[16]
1983–84†GeorgetownC[17]
(2)St. John'sSF
1984–85†
  • (2)
GeorgetownC[18]
  • (3)
St. John'sSF
1985–86St. John'sPF[19]
1986–87GeorgetownSF[20]
1987–88PittsburghPF[21]
1988–89GeorgetownG[22]
1989–90SyracusePF[23]
1990–91SyracuseSF / SG[24]
1991–92GeorgetownC[25]
1992–93Seton HallSG[26]
1993–94UConnF[27]
1994–95VillanovaSG[28]
1995–96UConnSG[29]
1996–97Notre DamePF[30]
1997–98UConnSG / SF[31]
1998–99† (2)UConnSG / SF[32]
MiamiSF
1999–00Notre DamePF[33]
2000–01†Boston CollegeG[34]
(2)Notre DamePF
2001–02†UConnSF[35]
PittsburghPG
2002–03 (2)Boston CollegeG[36]
2003–04UConnC[37]
2004–05SyracusePF[38]
2005–06VillanovaG[39]
2006–07GeorgetownF[40]
2007–08Notre DamePF[41]
2008–09†PittsburghC[42]
UConnC
2009–10SyracuseF[43]
2010–11Notre DameSG[44]
2011–12MarquettePF[45]
2012–13GeorgetownF[46]
2013–14CreightonF[47]
2014–15†VillanovaPG[48]
ProvidencePG
2015–16 (2)ProvidencePG[49]
2016–17VillanovaSG[50]
2017–18VillanovaPG[51]
2018–19MarquettePG[52]
2019–20Seton HallSG[53]
2020–21†VillanovaPG[54]
Seton HallPF
VillanovaPF
2021–22 (2)VillanovaPG[55]
2022–23MarquettePG[56]
2023–24ProvidenceSG[57]

Winners by school

School (year joined)WinnersYears
Georgetown (1979)8align=left 1980, 1984†, 1985†, 1987, 1989, 1992, 2007, 2013
Villanova (1980)8align=left 1995, 2006, 2015†, 2017, 2018, 2021 (×2)†, 2022
UConn (1979/2020)[58] 7align=left 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999†, 2002†, 2004, 2009†
Notre Dame (1995)[59] 5align=left 1997, 2000, 2001†, 2008, 2011
Seton Hall (1979)4align=left 1982, 1993, 2020, 2021†
St. John's (1979)4align=left 1983, 1984†, 1985†, 1986
Syracuse (1979)4align=left 1990, 1991, 2005, 2010
Boston College (1979)[60] 3align=left 1981, 2001†, 2003
Marquette (2005)3align=left 2012, 2019, 2023
Pittsburgh (1982) [61] 3align=left 1988, 2002†, 2009†
Providence (1979)3align=left 2015†, 2016, 2024
Creighton (2013)1align=left 2014
Miami (1991)[62] 1align=left 1999†
Butler (2013)0—
Cincinnati (2005)0—
DePaul (2005)0—
Louisville (2005)0—
Rutgers (1995)0—
South Florida (2005)0—
Virginia Tech (2000)[63] 0—
West Virginia (1995)[64] 0—
Xavier (2013)0—

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Men's Big East Conference Player of the Year Winners . 2024 . sports-reference.com . Sports Reference LLC . March 13, 2024 . March 14, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240314035505/https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/awards/men/big-east-poy.html . live .
  2. Web site: Big Ten Announces 2024 Men's Basketball Postseason Honors . https://web.archive.org/web/20240312183111/https://bigten.org/news/2024/3/12/general-big-ten-announces-2024-mens-basketball-postseason-honors.aspx . dead . March 12, 2024 . . March 12, 2024 . BigTen.org . . March 13, 2024 . The awards are voted on by conference coaches and a select media panel..
  3. Web site: Patrick Ewing . . 2024 . HoopHall.com . . March 13, 2024 . May 24, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200524073607/https://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers/patrick-ewing/ . live .
  4. Web site: Chris Mullin . . 2024 . HoopHall.com . Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame . March 13, 2024 . March 14, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240314035505/https://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers/chris-mullin/ . live .
  5. Web site: Alonzo Mourning . . 2024 . HoopHall.com . Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame . March 13, 2024 . February 21, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220221190350/https://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers/alonzo-mourning/ . live .
  6. Web site: Ray Allen . . 2024 . HoopHall.com . Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame . March 13, 2024 . March 1, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240301003639/https://www.hoophall.com/hall-of-famers/ray-allen . live .
  7. News: Alfano. Peter. Georgetown Debate – Press Voting Against Ewing For Awards . . . March 17, 1985 . 24. Newspapers.com. March 13, 2024.
  8. News: Berry Wins Wooden Award . . . March 10, 1986 . 102. Newspapers.com. March 13, 2024.
  9. News: Doyle . Paul . March 2, 2019 . Memories of UConn icon Ray Allen as the Huskies retire his number . . . March 13, 2024 . March 14, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240314035505/https://www.ctpost.com/uconn/article/Memories-of-UConn-icon-Ray-Allen-as-the-Huskies-13657767.php . live .
  10. News: Conner. Desmond. Okafor, Nelson Share NABC Award . . . April 5, 2004 . 133. Newspapers.com. March 13, 2024.
  11. News: Creighton's McDermott wins ESPY for best male college athlete of the year . . . July 17, 2014 . 9. Doug McDermott, the Creighton All-American and consensus national player of the year, added an ESPY to his collection.. Newspapers.com. March 13, 2024.
  12. News: NCAA (from B1) . . . April 2, 2018 . B2. The Wildcats' point guard, Jalen Brunson, is the consensus national player of the year. . Newspapers.com. March 13, 2024.
  13. News: Georgetown mentor named Big East's best . . . March 27, 1980 . 29. Newspapers.com. March 14, 2024.
  14. News: Heroes Come in Many Shapes, Sizes . . . March 16, 1981 . 73. Newspapers.com. March 14, 2024.
  15. News: Weiss. Dick. Best of the Big East . Philadelphia Daily News . Philadelphia, Pennsylvania . March 4, 1982 . 63. Newspapers.com. March 14, 2024.
  16. News: Wilkinson. Jack. Mullin still working to improve his game . . . March 20, 1983 . 214. Newspapers.com. March 14, 2024.
  17. News: Temple, Redmen open NCAA East . . . March 15, 1984 . 17. Newspapers.com. March 14, 2024.
  18. News: Big East Honors Mullin and Ewing . Newsday . . March 14, 1985 . 174. Newspapers.com. March 14, 2024.
  19. News: Zieralski. Ed. Berry comes to life when he hits court . . . March 16, 1986 . 25. Newspapers.com. March 14, 2024.
  20. News: Longman. Jere. The defense: Georgetown uses intense pressure to run opponents off court . . . March 18, 1987 . 9. Newspapers.com. March 14, 2024.
  21. News: Smith Big East player of year . . . March 15, 1988 . 36. Newspapers.com. March 14, 2024.
  22. News: Matchup . . . March 26, 1989 . 50. Newspapers.com. March 14, 2024.
  23. News: Wojciechowski. Gene. Gene Wojciechowski. UConn cuts down Syracuse . . . March 12, 1990 . 22. Newspapers.com. March 14, 2024.
  24. News: Owens named Big East Player . . . March 5, 1991 . 15. Newspapers.com. March 14, 2024.
  25. News: Layden. Tim. Mourning kept eye on the prize, and now it's his . . . March 11, 1992 . 22. Newspapers.com. March 14, 2024.
  26. News: W. Kentucky vs. Seton Hall: The Keys . . . March 20, 1993 . 74. Newspapers.com. March 14, 2024.
  27. News: Davis. Ken. Marshall (42) puts his spin on things . Hartford Courant . Hartford, Connecticut . March 12, 1994 . 147. Newspapers.com. March 14, 2024.
  28. News: Hayes. Marcus. Kittles best in Big East . Philadelphia Daily News . Philadelphia, Pennsylvania . March 10, 1995 . 120. Newspapers.com. March 14, 2024.
  29. News: Pennington. Bill. Allen performs a little bit of magic . . . March 10, 1996 . 129. Newspapers.com. March 14, 2024.
  30. News: Hansen. Eric . Garrity also noted for off-court smarts . . . March 19, 1997 . 19. Newspapers.com. March 14, 2024.
  31. News: East Notes . . . March 22, 1998 . 40. Newspapers.com. March 14, 2024.
  32. News: Arace. Michael. Hamilton Gets His share . Hartford Courant . Hartford, Connecticut . March 3, 1999 . 166. Newspapers.com. March 14, 2024.
  33. News: Noie. Tom. Is Murphy's word as good as (blue and) gold? . South Bend Tribune . South Bend, Indiana . March 9, 2000 . 21. Newspapers.com. March 14, 2024.
  34. News: Selection Sunday: Midwest Region . . . March 12, 2001 . 65. Newspapers.com. March 14, 2024.
  35. News: Davis. Ken. Knight's Knee Key Twist . Hartford Courant . Hartford, Connecticut . March 10, 2002 . 103. Newspapers.com. March 14, 2024.
  36. News: Big East honors . South Bend Tribune . South Bend, Indiana . March 16, 2003 . 16. Newspapers.com. March 14, 2024.
  37. News: UConn's Okafor collects two awards . . . March 10, 2004 . 29. Newspapers.com. March 16, 2024.
  38. News: Eagen. Matt. Warrick gets nod . Hartford Courant . Hartford, Connecticut . March 9, 2005 . C05. Newspapers.com. March 16, 2024.
  39. News: Conner. Desmond. Long Road For Foye . Hartford Courant . Hartford, Connecticut . March 8, 2006 . C05. Newspapers.com. March 16, 2024.
  40. News: Hoyas look to shut down Oden . . . March 31, 2007 . 26. Newspapers.com. March 16, 2024.
  41. News: Noie. Tom. ND's Harangody named Big East Player of the Year . South Bend Tribune . South Bend, Indiana . March 12, 2008 . C1. Newspapers.com. March 16, 2024.
  42. News: Fittipaldo. Ray. Blair, Thabeet share title . . . March 11, 2009 . 27. Newspapers.com. March 16, 2024.
  43. News: Players to Watch . . . March 16, 2010 . 27. Newspapers.com. March 16, 2024.
  44. News: Brothers enjoy successful run . . . March 20, 2011 . 14. Newspapers.com. March 16, 2024.
  45. News: Jae Crowder, forward, Marquette . . . March 12, 2012 . 21. Newspapers.com. March 16, 2024.
  46. News: Georgetown comes away with Big East coach, player of the year . . . March 13, 2013 . A8. Newspapers.com. March 16, 2024.
  47. News: McDermott named Big East Player of the Year . . . March 13, 2014 . 13. Newspapers.com. March 16, 2024.
  48. News: Arcidiacono, Dunn share Big East POY . . . March 12, 2015 . B3. Newspapers.com. March 16, 2024.
  49. News: Providence's Kris Dunn Big East Player Of Year . Hartford Courant . Hartford, Connecticut . March 10, 2016 . C2. Newspapers.com. March 16, 2024.
  50. News: Hart is Big East player of year . . Philadelphia, Pennsylvania . March 9, 2017 . C03. Newspapers.com. March 16, 2024.
  51. News: Juliano. Joe. Villanova's Brunson evolves into one of the nation's best . . . March 8, 2018 . 11. Newspapers.com. March 16, 2024.
  52. News: Russo. Ralph D.. Howard named Big East POY . . . March 14, 2019 . B4. Newspapers.com. March 16, 2024.
  53. News: Carino. Jerry. Seton Hall's Myles Powell named 2019–20 Big East Player of Year . . . March 12, 2020 . S2. Newspapers.com. March 16, 2024.
  54. News: Carino. Jerry. Mamukelashvili shares Big East Player of the Year . . . March 11, 2021 . B2. Newspapers.com. March 16, 2024.
  55. News: Moore. Tom. Gillespie hopes he has 4 games left at Villanova . . . March 24, 2022 . B4. Newspapers.com. March 16, 2024.
  56. News: No. 6 Marquette 65, No. 15 Xavier 51 . . . March 12, 2023 . D5. Newspapers.com. March 16, 2024.
  57. News: Borges. David. Hurley, Castle earn Big East awards, Newton snubbed . Record-Journal . Meriden, Connecticut . March 14, 2024 . B1. Newspapers.com. June 23, 2024.
  58. 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.
  59. Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, and Syracuse left for the ACC in 2013.
  60. Boston College was a founding member in 1979, and left the Big East for the ACC in 2005.
  61. Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, and Syracuse left for the ACC in 2013.
  62. Miami joined the conference in 1991 and left for the ACC in 2004.
  63. 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.
  64. 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.

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