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2020–21 Big East Conference men's basketball season
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| 2020–21 Big East Conference men's basketball season | |
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| League | NCAA Division I |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Number of teams | 11 |
| TV partner(s) | CBS, CBSSN, FOX, FS1, FSN |
| Regular Season | |
| Season champions | Villanova |
| Season MVP | Collin Gillespie, Jeremiah Robinson-Earl, Sandro Mamukelashvili |
| Tournament | |
| Champions | Georgetown |
| Runners-up | Creighton |
| Finals MVP | Dante Harris |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 Villanova | 11 | – | 4 | .733 | 18 | – | 7 | .720 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Creighton | 14 | – | 6 | .700 | 22 | – | 9 | .710 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UConn | 11 | – | 6 | .647 | 15 | – | 8 | .652 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. John's | 10 | – | 9 | .526 | 16 | – | 11 | .593 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seton Hall | 10 | – | 9 | .526 | 14 | – | 13 | .519 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Providence | 9 | – | 10 | .474 | 13 | – | 13 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Xavier | 6 | – | 7 | .462 | 13 | – | 8 | .619 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgetown † | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 13 | – | 13 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marquette | 8 | – | 11 | .421 | 13 | – | 14 | .481 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Butler | 8 | – | 12 | .400 | 10 | – | 15 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DePaul | 2 | – | 13 | .133 | 5 | – | 14 | .263 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2021 Big East tournament winner Rankings from AP poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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
Coaching changes
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 | 4 | 50–32 | 17–20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| UConn | Dan Hurley | Rhode Island | 3 | 42–30 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 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 2020–21 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 and Hurley's AAC 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.[1]
| Rank | Team | |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Honor | Recipient |
|---|---|
| Preseason Player of the Year | Marcus Zegarowski, Creighton |
| Preseason Freshman of the Year | Dawson Garcia, Marquette |
| Preseason All-Big East First Team | Charlie Moore, DePaul |
| David Duke, Providence | |
| Sandro Mamukelashvili, Seton Hall | |
| Collin Gillespie, Villanova | |
| Jeremiah Robinson-Earl, Villanova | |
| Preseason All-Big East Second Team | Bryce Nze, Butler |
| James Bouknight, UConn | |
| Mitch Ballock, Creighton | |
| Nate Watson, Providence | |
| Justin Moore, Villanova | |
| Paul Scruggs, Xavier | |
| Preseason All-Big East Honorable Mention | D. J. Carton, Marquette |
| Bryce Aiken, Seton Hall |
*Schedule Source:[2]
Regular season
Rankings
| Increase in ranking | ||
| Decrease in ranking | ||
| Not ranked previous week | ||
| () First place votes |