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2015–16 Big East Conference men's basketball season


The 2015–16 Big East Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2015, followed by the start of the followed by the start of the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. The season marked the 37th year in the conference's history, but the third as a non-football conference, which officially formed on July 1, 2013. Conference play began on December 30, 2015, and concluded in March with the 2016 Big East men's basketball tournament at Madison Square Garden in New York.

2015–16 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 MVPKris Dunn
championsVillanova
Tournament
ChampionsSeton Hall
  Runners-upVillanova
Basketball seasons
2015–16 Big East men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 6 Villanova16–2 .88935–5 .875
No. 9 Xavier14–4 .77828–5 .848
No. 20 Seton Hall †12–6 .66725–9 .735
Providence10–8 .55624–11 .686
Butler10–8 .55622–11 .667
Creighton9–9 .50020–15 .571
Marquette8–10 .44420–13 .606
Georgetown7–11 .38915–18 .455
DePaul3–15 .1679–22 .290
St. John's1–17 .0568–24 .250
† 2016 Big East tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

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 Butler all received bids to the NCAA tournament. Only Villanova advanced past the Second Round of the Tournament. On April 4, Villanova defeated North Carolina in the National Championship game to win the school's second NCAA Championship. Ryan Arcidiacono was named the Most Outstanding Player of the tournament.

Preseason

Coaches'[1]
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 YearFirst TeamSecond TeamHonorable MentionPreseason Rookie of the Year
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
Billy Garrett Jr., So., G., DePaul
Henry Ellenson, Fr., F., Marquette
Angel Delgado, So., F., Seton Hall
Isaiah Whitehead, So., G., Seton Hall
Daniel Ochefu, 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
Jalen Reynolds
Big East recruits at the 2015 McDonald's All-American Boys Game
Jalen Brunson, Villanova
Henry Ellenson, Marquette

Rankings

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ButlerAP2422RVRV181799182318RVRVRVN/A
Coaches2220RV2521181210192324RVRVRVRVRV
CreightonAPN/A
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DePaulAPN/A
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GeorgetownAPRVRVRVRVRVN/A
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MarquetteAPRVN/A
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ProvidenceAPRVRVRV23151410128121610112023RVRVRVN/A
CRVRV2418141413912171011172024RVRVRVRV
Seton HallAPRVRVRVRV20N/A
CRVRVRVRVRVRVRV21RV
St. John'sAPN/A
C
VillanovaAP1111889121716116463111336N/A
C989761317161374641112261
XavierAPRVRV2312121066107576585559N/A
CRVRVRV1813106612868547555911

Regular season

Conference matrix

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

 ButlerCreightonDePaulGeorgetownMarquetteProvidenceSeton HallSt. John'sVillanovaXavier
vs. Butler–1–10–20–21–12–00–20–22–02–0
vs. Creighton1–1–0–21–11–12–01–10–22–01–1
vs. DePaul2–02–0–2–01–11–12–01–12–02–0
vs. Georgetown2–01–10–2–1–12–02–00–22–01–1
vs. Marquette1–11–11–11–1–0–22–00–22–02–0
vs. Providence0–20–21–10–22–0–2–00–21–11–1
vs. Seton Hall2–01–10–20–20–20–2–0–22–01–1
vs. St. John's2–02–01–12–02–02–02–0–2–02–0
vs. Villanova0–20–20–20–20–21–10–20–2–1-1
vs. Xavier0–21–10–21–10–20–21–10–21–1–
Total10–89–93–157–118–1010–812–61–1716-214-4

Honors and awards

All-Americans

All-Big East awards and teams

2016 Big East Men's Basketball Individual Awards[3]
AwardRecipient(s)
Player of the YearKris Dunn, G., Providence
Coach of the YearKevin Willard, Seton Hall
Jay Wright, Villanova
Defensive Player of the YearKris Dunn, G., Providence
Freshman of the YearHenry Ellenson, F., Marquette
Most Improved Player of the YearBen Bentil, F., Providence
Scholar-Athlete of the YearKellen Dunham, G., Butler
Sixth Man AwardJ. P. Macura, G., Xavier
Sportsmanship AwardKellen Dunham, G., Butler
2016 Big East Men's Basketball All–Conference Teams[4]
First TeamSecond TeamHonorable MentionAll–Rookie Team
Henry Ellenson, Marquette

†Ben Bentil, Providence
†Kris Dunn, Providence
†Isaiah Whitehead, Seton Hall
†Josh Hart, Villanova
Trevon Bluiett, Xavier

Roosevelt Jones, Butler
Kelan Martin, Butler
Maurice Watson, Creighton
D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera, Georgetown
Ryan Arcidiacono, Villanova

Kellen Dunham, Butler
Ángel Delgado, Seton Hall
Daniel Ochefu, Villanova

Eli Cain, DePaul
Jessie Govan, Georgetown
Haanif Cheatham, Marquette
†Henry Ellenson, Marquette
Kassoum Yakwe, St. John's
†Jalen Brunson, Villanova
†Edmond Sumner, Xavier

† – Denotes unanimous selection.
^Due to a tie in the voting, additional positions were named.

Postseason

Big East tournament

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.

SeedSchoolConferenceTiebreaker
1Villanova16–2
2Xavier14–4
3Seton Hall12–6
4Providence10–82–0 vs. Butler
5Butler10–80–2 vs. Providence
6Creighton9–9
7Marquette8–10
8Georgetown7–11
9DePaul3–15
10St. John's1–17

Schedule

GameTime*Matchup#TelevisionAttendance
First round – Wednesday, March 9
17:00 pm#9 DePaul 53 vs. #8 Georgetown 70FS112,604
29:30 pm#10 St. John's 93 vs. #7 Marquette 101
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 10
312:00 pm#8 Georgetown 67 vs. #1 Villanova 81FS114,863
42:30 pm#5 Butler 60 vs. #4 Providence 74
57:00 pm#7 Marquette 72 vs. #2 Xavier 9013,813
69:30 pm#6 Creighton 73 vs. #3 Seton Hall 81
Semifinals – Friday, March 11
77:00 pm#4 Providence 68 vs. #1 Villanova 76FS117,130
89:30 pm#3 Seton Hall 87 vs. #2 Xavier 83
Championship – Saturday, March 12
95:30 pm#3 Seton Hall 69 vs. #1 Villanova 67FOX19,812
*Game times in Eastern Time. Tournament seed in parentheses. #-Rankings denote Associated Press Poll ranking.

Bracket

First round
March 9		Quarterfinals
March 10		Semifinals
March 11		Championship
March 12
            
1Villanova81
8Georgetown67
8Georgetown70
9DePaul53
1Villanova76
4Providence68
4Providence74
5Butler60
1Villanova67
3Seton Hall69
2Xavier90
7Marquette72
7Marquette101
10St. John's93
2Xavier83
3Seton Hall87
3Seton Hall81
6Creighton73

NCAA tournament

The Big East Conference had five bids to the 2016 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.

SeedRegionSchoolFirst FourRound of 64Round of 32Sweet 16Elite EightFinal FourChampionship
2SouthVillanova (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
2EastXavier (15) Weber State - W, 71–53(7) Wisconsin - L, 63–66
6MidwestSeton Hall (11) Gonzaga - L, 52–68
9MidwestButler (8) Texas Tech - W, 71–61(1) Virginia - L, 69–77
9MidwestProvidence (8) USC - W, 70–69(1) North Carolina - L, 66–85
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.

SeedBracketSchoolFirst roundSecond roundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals
4St. BonaventureCreighton(5) Alabama - W, 72–54(8) Wagner - W, 87–54(2) BYU - L, 82–88
W–L (%):1–0 (1.000)1–0 (1.000)0–1 (.000)0–0 (–)0–0 (–) Total: 2–1 (.667)

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