2015–16 Big East Conference men's basketball season
2015–16 Big East Conference men's basketball season | |
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Tournament | |
Champions | Seton Hall |
Runners-up | Villanova |
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No. 6 Villanova | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 35 | – | 5 | .875 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 Xavier | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 28 | – | 5 | .848 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 20 Seton Hall † | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 25 | – | 9 | .735 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Providence | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 24 | – | 11 | .686 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Butler | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 22 | – | 11 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Creighton | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 20 | – | 15 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marquette | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgetown | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 15 | – | 18 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DePaul | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 9 | – | 22 | .290 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
St. John's | 1 | – | 17 | .056 | 8 | – | 24 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2016 Big East tournament winner Rankings from AP poll |
The 2015–16
Villanova won the regular season championship by two games over Xavier with a 16–2 conference record. However, Seton Hall, who finished in third, won the Big East tournament, defeating Villanova in the championship game. Providence's Kris Dunn was named the conference's player of the year for the second straight year, while Seton Hall coach Kevin Willard and Villanova coach Jay Wright shared coach of the year.
Creighton received a bid to the National Invitation Tournament and lost in the quarterfinals.
Villanova, Xavier, Seton Hall, Providence and
Preseason
Coaches'[1] | |
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1. | Villanova (9) |
2. | Georgetown (1) |
3. | Butler |
4. | Xavier |
5. | Providence |
6. | Marquette |
7. | Seton Hall |
8. | DePaul |
9. | Creighton |
10. | St. John's |
() first place votes
Preseason All-Big East teams
2015-16 Preseason All–Big East[2] | ||||||
Preseason Player of the Year | First Team | Second Team | Honorable Mention | Preseason Rookie of the Year | ||
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Kris Dunn, Jr., G., Providence |
Kellen Dunham, Sr., G., Butler Roosevelt Jones, Sr., F., Butler D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera, Sr., G., Georgetown Ryan Arcidiacono, Jr., G., Villanova Jalen Reynolds, Jr., F., Xavier |
, Sr., F., Villanova |
Isaac Copeland, So., F., Georgetown Luke Fischer, Jr., F., Marquette Jalen Brunson, Fr., G., Villanova Trevon Bluiett, So., F., Xavier |
Jalen Brunson, Fr., G., Villanova |
Rankings
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Butler | AP | 24 | 22 | RV | RV | 18 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 23 | 18 | RV | RV | RV | N/A | |||||
Coaches | 22 | 20 | RV | 25 | 21 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 19 | 23 | 24 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | |||||
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Providence | AP | RV | RV | RV | 23 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 20 | 23 | RV | RV | RV | N/A | |
C | RV | RV | 24 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 20 | 24 | RV | RV | RV | RV | ||
Seton Hall | AP | RV | RV | RV | RV | 20 | N/A | ||||||||||||||
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St. John's | AP | N/A | |||||||||||||||||||
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Villanova | AP | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | N/A |
C | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | |
Xavier | AP | RV | RV | 23 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | N/A |
C | RV | RV | RV | 18 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 11 |
Regular season
Conference matrix
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 | |
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vs. Butler | – | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 |
vs. Creighton | 1–1 | – | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 |
vs. DePaul | 2–0 | 2–0 | – | 2–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 |
vs. Georgetown | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | – | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 |
vs. Marquette | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1–1 | – | 0–2 | 2–0 | 0–2 | 2–0 | 2–0 |
vs. Providence | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 2–0 | – | 2–0 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 |
vs. Seton Hall | 2–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | – | 0–2 | 2–0 | 1–1 |
vs. St. John's | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1–1 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2–0 | – | 2–0 | 2–0 |
vs. Villanova | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | – | 1-1 |
vs. Xavier | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 1–1 | – |
Total | 10–8 | 9–9 | 3–15 | 7–11 | 8–10 | 10–8 | 12–6 | 1–17 | 16-2 | 14-4 |
Honors and awards
All-Americans
All-Big East awards and teams
2016 Big East Men's Basketball Individual Awards[3] | ||||||
Award | Recipient(s) | |||||
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Player of the Year | Kris Dunn, G., Providence | |||||
Coach of the Year | Kevin Willard, Seton Hall Jay Wright, Villanova | |||||
Defensive Player of the Year | Kris Dunn, G., Providence | |||||
Freshman of the Year | Henry Ellenson, F., Marquette | |||||
Most Improved Player of the Year | Ben Bentil, F., Providence | |||||
Scholar-Athlete of the Year | Kellen Dunham, G., Butler | |||||
Sixth Man Award | J. P. Macura, G., Xavier | |||||
Sportsmanship Award | Kellen Dunham, G., Butler |
2016 Big East Men's Basketball All–Conference Teams[4] | |||||||||
First Team | Second Team | Honorable Mention | All–Rookie Team | ||||||
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Henry Ellenson, Marquette †Ben Bentil, Providence Josh Hart , VillanovaTrevon Bluiett, Xavier |
Roosevelt Jones, Butler |
Kellen Dunham, Butler |
Eli Cain, DePaul | ||||||
† – Denotes unanimous selection. ^Due to a tie in the voting, additional positions were named. |
Postseason
Big East tournament
- March 9–12, 2016 Big East Conference Basketball Tournament, New York City.
Seeds
All 10 Big East schools participate in the tournament. Teams were seeded by the 2015–16 Big East Conference season record. The top 6 teams received a first round bye. Seeding for the tournament was determined at the close of the regular conference season.
Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker |
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1 | Villanova | 16–2 | |
2 | Xavier | 14–4 | |
3 | Seton Hall | 12–6 | |
4 | Providence | 10–8 | 2–0 vs. Butler |
5 | Butler | 10–8 | 0–2 vs. Providence |
6 | Creighton | 9–9 | |
7 | Marquette | 8–10 | |
8 | Georgetown | 7–11 | |
9 | DePaul | 3–15 | |
10 | St. John's | 1–17 |
Schedule
Game | Time* | Matchup# | Television | Attendance |
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First round – Wednesday, March 9 | ||||
1 | 7:00 pm | #9 DePaul 53 vs. #8 Georgetown 70 | FS1 | 12,604 |
2 | 9:30 pm | #10 St. John's 93 vs. #7 Marquette 101 | ||
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 10 | ||||
3 | 12:00 pm | #8 Georgetown 67 vs. #1 Villanova 81 | FS1 | 14,863 |
4 | 2:30 pm | #5 Butler 60 vs. #4 Providence 74 | ||
5 | 7:00 pm | #7 Marquette 72 vs. #2 Xavier 90 | 13,813 | |
6 | 9:30 pm | #6 Creighton 73 vs. #3 Seton Hall 81 | ||
Semifinals – Friday, March 11 | ||||
7 | 7:00 pm | #4 Providence 68 vs. #1 Villanova 76 | FS1 | 17,130 |
8 | 9:30 pm | #3 Seton Hall 87 vs. #2 Xavier 83 | ||
Championship – Saturday, March 12 | ||||
9 | 5:30 pm | #3 Seton Hall 69 vs. #1 Villanova 67 | FOX | 19,812 |
*Game times in Associated Press Poll ranking.
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Bracket
First round March 9 | Quarterfinals March 10 | Semifinals March 11 | Championship March 12 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Villanova | 81 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Georgetown | 67 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Georgetown | 70 | |||||||||||||||||
9 | DePaul | 53 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Villanova | 76 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Providence | 68 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Providence | 74 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Butler | 60 | |||||||||||||||||
1 | Villanova | 67 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Seton Hall | 69 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Xavier | 90 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Marquette | 72 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Marquette | 101 | |||||||||||||||||
10 | St. John's | 93 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Xavier | 83 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Seton Hall | 87 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Seton Hall | 81 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Creighton | 73 |
NCAA tournament
The Big East Conference had five bids to the 2016 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 |
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2 | South | Villanova | (15) UNC Asheville - W, 86–56 | (7) Iowa - W, 87–68 | (3) Miami (FL) - W, 92–69 | (1) Kansas - W, 64–59 | (2) Oklahoma - W, 95–51 | (1) North Carolina - W, 77–74 | |
2 | East | Xavier | (15) Weber State - W, 71–53 | (7) Wisconsin - L, 63–66 | |||||
6 | Midwest | Seton Hall | (11) Gonzaga - L, 52–68 | ||||||
9 | Midwest | Butler | (8) Texas Tech - W, 71–61
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(1) Virginia - L, 69–77
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9 | Midwest | Providence | (8) USC - W, 70–69 | (1) North Carolina - L, 66–85
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W–L (%): | 0–0 (–) | 4–1 (.800) | 1–3 (.250) | 1-0 (1.000) | 1–0 (1.000) | 1–0 (1.000) | 1–0 (1.000) Total: 9-4 (.692) |
National Invitational tournament
Creighton earned the sole NIT bid for the conference.
Seed | Bracket | School | First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals |
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4 | St. Bonaventure | Creighton | (5) Alabama - W, 72–54 | (8) Wagner - W, 87–54
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(2) BYU - L, 82–88
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W–L (%): | 1–0 (1.000) | 1–0 (1.000) | 0–1 (.000) | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) Total: 2–1 (.667) |
References
- ^ 2015-16 BIG EAST Men's Basketball Media Guide. p. 15. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
- ^ Big East 2015-16 Men's Basketball Guide. Big East Conference. p. 17.
- ^ "BIG EAST Announces Men's Basketball Major Awards". Big East Conference. March 9, 2016. Retrieved March 11, 2019.
- ^ "Four Named Unanimously to MBB All-BIG EAST First Team". Big East Conference. March 6, 2015. Retrieved March 9, 2015.