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| 2019–20 Big East Conference men's basketball season | |
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| League | NCAA Division I |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| TV partner(s) | CBS, CBSSN, FOX, FS1, FSN |
| Regular Season | |
| Season champions | Creighton, Seton Hall, Villanova |
| Season MVP | Myles Powell, Seton Hall |
| Tournament | |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Creighton | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 24 | – | 7 | .774 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Villanova | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 24 | – | 7 | .774 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 Seton Hall | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 21 | – | 9 | .700 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Providence | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 19 | – | 12 | .613 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 24 Butler | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 22 | – | 9 | .710 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marquette | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 18 | – | 12 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Xavier | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 19 | – | 13 | .594 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgetown | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. John's | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DePaul | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Note: The 2020 Big East tournament was cancelled at halftime of the first game of the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2019–20 Big East Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2019, followed by the start of the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play began in January 2020.
Head coaches
Coaching changes
In April 2019, Chris Mullin resigned as the head coach of St. John's, leaving the program after four seasons.[1] On April 19, Arkansas head coach Mike Anderson was hired by St. John's as Mullin's replacement.[2]
Coaches
| Team | Head coach | Previous job | Years at school | Overall record | Big East record | Big East titles | NCAA Tournaments | NCAA Final Fours | NCAA Championships |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butler | LaVall Jordan | Milwaukee | 3 | 50–32 | 17–20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Creighton | Greg McDermott | Iowa State | 10 | 217–111 | 56–52 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| DePaul | Dave Leitao | Tulsa (asst.) |
8 | 118–117 | 46–74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Georgetown | Patrick Ewing | Charlotte Hornets (asst.) | 3 | 49–46 | 19–35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marquette | Steve Wojciechowski | Duke (asst.) |
6 | 107–72 | 43–48 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Providence | Ed Cooley | Fairfield | 9 | 170–116 | 72–73 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Seton Hall | Kevin Willard | Iona | 10 | 179–131 | 70–90 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| St. John's | Mike Anderson | Arkansas | 1 | 11–3 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Villanova | Jay Wright | Hofstra | 19 | 457–177 | 203–105 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 2 |
| Xavier | Travis Steele | Xavier (asst.) |
2 | 29–18 | 9–9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Notes:
- Years at school includes 2019–20 season.
- Overall and Big East records are from time at current school and are through week nine of the 2019–20 season.
- McDermott's MVC conference records not included since team began play in the Big East.
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.[3]
| Rank | Team | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Seton Hall (5) | |
| 2. | Villanova (5) | |
| 3. | Xavier | |
| T-4. | Marquette | |
| T-4. | Providence | |
| 6. | Georgetown | |
| 7. | Creighton | |
| 8. | Butler | |
| 9. | St. John's | |
| 10. | DePaul | |
| (first place votes) | ||
Preseason All-Big East teams
| Honor | Recipient |
|---|---|
| Preseason Player of the Year | Myles Powell, Seton Hall |
| Preseason Freshman of the Year | Jeremiah Robinson-Earl, Villanova |
| Preseason All-Big East First Team | Kamar Baldwin, Butler |
| Ty-Shon Alexander, Creighton | |
| Markus Howard, Marquette | |
| Alpha Diallo, Providence | |
| Naji Marshall, Xavier | |
| Preseason All-Big East Second Team | Paul Reed, DePaul |
| James Akinjo, Georgetown | |
| L. J. Figueroa, St. John's | |
| Mustapha Heron, St. John's | |
| Collin Gillespie, Villanova | |
| Jermaine Samuels, Villanova | |
| Preseason All-Big East Honorable Mention | Omer Yurtseven, Georgetown |
| Paul Scruggs, Xavier |
*Schedule Source:[4]
Regular season
Rankings
| Increase in ranking | ||
| Decrease in ranking | ||
| Not ranked previous week | ||
| () First place votes |