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2009–10 Big East Conference men's basketball season League NCAA Division ISport Basketball Duration November 9, 2009 Teams 16 Total attendance 2,942,432[ 1] Average attendance 10,898[ 1] TV partner(s) Big East Network ,ESPN Regular Season Champion Syracuse (15–3) Runners-up Pittsburgh, West Virginia, and Villanova (13–5) SeasonMVP Wesley Johnson (SYR)Tournament Champions West Virginia Runners-up Georgetown FinalsMVP Da'Sean Butler (WVU)Big East Conference men's basketball seasons
The2009–10Big East Conference men's basketball season was the 31st in conference history, and involved its 16 full-time member schools.Syracuse captured the regular season title, its eighth overall, and second outright.[ 3] West Virginia won the2010 Big East men's basketball tournament , their first.
At Big East media day in October, the conference released their predictions for standings and All-Big East teams.[ 4] [ 5]
Predicted Big East results [ edit ] Preseason All-Big East teams [ edit ] First Team Second Team Honorable Mention Luke Harangody , F.,ND Deonta Vaughn , G.,CIN Greg Monroe , C.,GTWN Lazar Hayward , F.,MARQ Scottie Reynolds , G.,VILL Da'Sean Butler , F.,WVU Jerome Dyson , G.,CONN Kemba Walker , G.,CONN Samardo Samuels , F.,LOU Jeremy Hazell , G.,HALL Dominique Jones , G.,USF Devin Ebanks , F.,WVU Stanley Robinson , F.,CONN Arinze Onuaku , C.,SYR
Big East Preseason Player of the Year: Luke Harangody, F., Notre DameBig East Preseason Rookie of the Year: Lance Stephenson , G., Cincinnati
Preseason national polls [ edit ] On August 19, theWooden Award preseason watch list included eleven Big East players. The watchlist was composed of 50 players who were not transfers, freshmen or medicalredshirts .[ 17] Naismith College Player of the Year watchlist of 50 players was announced, which included nine Big East names.[ 18]
Wooden [ 17] Naismith [ 18] Da'Sean Butler,WVU Y Y Jerome Dyson,CONN Y Y Devin Ebanks,WVU Y Y Corey Fisher ,VILL Y Luke Harangody,ND Y Y Lazar Hayward,MARQ Y Jeremy Hazell,HALL Y Greg Monroe,GTWN Y Y Scottie Reynolds,VILL Y Y Samardo Samuels,LOU Y Y Deonta Vaughn,CIN Y Kemba Walker,CONN Y Y
[ edit ] Syracuse head coachJim Boeheim became the eighth Division I coach to win 800 games, when the Orange defeatedAlbany , 75–43, on November 9.[ 19] Notre Dame forwardLuke Harangody became the first Fighting Irish player to surpass the2,000-point and 1,000-rebound mark, during an 80–70 victory overIdaho State on December 2.[ 20] Syracuse won the2K Sports Coaches vs. Cancer Classic , upsetting #13California in the semifinals, 95–73, and #6North Carolina in the finals, 87–71.[ 21] [ 22] Villanova won thePuerto Rico Tip-Off , defeatingMississippi , 79–67.[ 23] West Virginia won the76 Classic , defeatingPortland , 84–66.[ 24] Connecticut was the runner-up in theNIT Season Tip-Off , losing to #7Duke , 68–59.[ 25] Pittsburgh was the runner-up in theCBE Classic , losing to #2Texas , 78–62.[ 26] Marquette was the runner-up in theOld Spice Classic , losing toFlorida State , 57–56.[ 27] On January 11, DePaul head coachJerry Wainwright was fired after a 7–8 start, and a 22-game Big East losing streak, becoming the fourthNCAA Division I coach to leave his position since theseason began. Wainwright, who compiled a 59–80 record in five seasons at the school, was replaced on an interim basis by assistant coachTracy Webster , who remained until a national search concluded following the end of the season.[ 28] On January 18, Connecticut fell out of theAP Poll for the first time since January 28, 2008, after losing consecutive games, to Georgetown, Pittsburgh, andMichigan .[ 29] [ 30] On January 20, it was announced that Connecticut head coachJim Calhoun would go on an immediate medical leave of absence, the circumstances of his condition unknown, but unrelated to his previous bouts with cancer and heart issues.[ 31] [ 32] George Blaney took over for Calhoun, and lead the Huskies to wins at home against St. John's, then-No. 1Texas and DePaul, and four losses at Providence, home vs. Marquette, at Louisville, and at Syracuse.[ 33] [ 34] [ 35] [ 36] [ 37] [ 38] [ 39] [ 40] Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim extended his NCAA Division-I record for most 20-win seasons to 32, when then-no. 4 Syracuse rallied from a 14–0 starting deficit to defeat then-no. 7Georgetown , 73–56, on January 25.[ 41] On February 27, then-no. 4 Syracuse clinched its eighth Big East regular season title and a no. 1 seed in the Big East tournament by beating then-no. 8 Villanova, 95–77.[ 42] Carrier Dome .[ 42] [ 3] On March 1, Syracuse achieved its first no. 1 ranking in the AP Poll since the 1989–90 season, and its first in the ESPN/USA Today coaches' poll since winning thenational championship in2003 .[ 43] [ 44] On March 6, Louisville upset no. 1 Syracuse 78–68 in the final game atFreedom Hall in front of an arena-record crowd of 20,135.[ 45] Midseason watchlists [ edit ] On January 4, the Wooden Award midseason watchlist was released, and included six Big East players—more than any other conference.[ 46] Wesley Johnson of Syracuse. In addition, six Big East players who were on the preseason list did not appear at midseason: Devin Ebanks, Corey Fisher, Jeremy Hazell, Samardo Samuels, Deonta Vaughn, and Kemba Walker. The list was reduced to a final national ballot of about 20 players in March.[ 47] [ 48]
Wooden [ 47] Naismith [ 48] Da’Sean Butler,WVU Y Y Jerome Dyson,CONN Y Y Luke Harangody,ND Y Y Wesley Johnson,SYR Y Y Dominique Jones,USF Y Greg Monroe,GTWN Y Y Scottie Reynolds,VILL Y Y
2009–10 Big East Conference Weekly RankingsKey: ██ Increase in ranking.██ Decrease in ranking.RV = Received Votes AP Poll [ 49] Pre Wk 1 Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 Wk 17 Wk 18 Cincinnati 22 19 25 RV RV RV Connecticut 12 12 13 14 14 14 11 10 13 15 RV 19 DePaul Georgetown 20 19 18 16 15 11 14 13 12 11 12 7 7 7 10 11 19 22 14 Louisville 19 20 16 20 RV RV RV RV Marquette RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV Notre Dame RV RV 23 RV RV RV RV RV RV Pittsburgh RV RV RV RV RV RV RV 23 16 9 17 22 25 19 12 17 16 18 Providence Rutgers St. John's RV RV RV RV RV Seton Hall RV RV RV South Florida RV Syracuse RV RV 10 8 7 5 5 5 7 5 5 4 3 2 5 4 1 3 4 Villanova 5 5 4 3 3 8 8 8 6 4 4 3 2 4 3 7 9 10 9 West Virginia 8 8 8 7 6 6 6 6 8 10 11 9 6 5 8 8 10 7 6
Statistical leaders [ edit ] The regular season team, individual, and attendance figures include all conference and non-conference games played from November 9, 2009 through March 6, 2010.[ 50]
Scoring Offense Rk Team Games Points PPG 1 Villanova 30 2483 82.8 2 Providence 30 2448 81.6 3 Syracuse 31 2523 81.4 4 Seton Hall 29 2329 80.3 5 Notre Dame 31 2416 77.9
Scoring Defense Rk Team Games Points PPG 1 Pittsburgh 31 1914 61.7 2 Marquette 30 1907 63.6 3 West Virginia 30 1945 64.8 4 Georgetown 29 1899 65.5 5 Syracuse 31 2049 66.1
Scoring Margin Rk Team Offense Defense Margin 1 Syracuse 81.4 66.1 +15.3 2 Marquette 73.8 63.6 +10.2 3 Villanova 82.8 72.6 +10.1 4 West Virginia 74.7 64.8 +9.9 5 Georgetown 73.1 65.5 +7.6
Free throw percentage Rk Team FTM FTA Pct 1 Villanova 595 792 .751 2 Marquette 442 593 .745 3 Notre Dame 507 694 .731 4 Georgetown 410 579 .708 5 Louisville 478 677 .706
Field goal percentage Rk Team FGM FGA Pct 1 Syracuse 930 1806 .515 2 Georgetown 764 1535 .498 3 Notre Dame 835 1761 .474 4 Villanova 829 1792 .463 5 Marquette 768 1693 .454
3-Pt Field goal percentage Rk Team 3FGM 3FGA Pct 1 Marquette 235 589 .399 2 Notre Dame 239 600 .398 3 Georgetown 181 466 .388 4 Syracuse 204 538 .379 5 Villanova 230 618 .372
Rebounding Margin Rk Team Avg Opp Avg Marg 1 West Virginia 38.4 31.8 +6.6 2 Cincinnati 38.8 32.7 +6.1 3 Villanova 39.4 34.2 +5.2 4 Pittsburgh 37.6 32.7 +4.9 5 Notre Dame 36.4 32.4 +4.0
Offensive Rebounds Rk Team Games No. Avg/G 1 Providence 30 512 17.1 2 West Virginia 30 467 15.6 3 Louisville 31 454 14.6 4 Seton Hall 29 413 14.2 5 Villanova 30 409 13.6
Defensive Rebounds Rk Team Games No. Avg/G 1 Connecticut 31 817 26.4 2 Syracuse 31 813 26.2 3 Villanova 30 772 25.7 4 Cincinnati 30 764 25.5 5 Pittsburgh 31 781 25.2
Blocks Rk Team Games No. Avg/G 1 Connecticut 31 242 7.8 2 Rutgers 31 220 7.1 3 Syracuse 31 206 6.6 4 Seton Hall 29 155 5.3 5 Georgetown 29 142 4.9
Assists Rk Team Games No. Avg/G 1 Syracuse 31 601 19.4 2 Notre Dame 31 534 17.2 3 West Virginia 30 482 16.1 4 Pittsburgh 31 497 16.0 5 Louisville 31 481 15.5
Steals Rk Team Games No. Avg/G 1 Syracuse 31 310 10.0 2 Marquette 30 243 8.1 3 Providence 30 240 8.0 4 Villanova 30 237 7.9 5 Louisville 31 243 7.8
Rebounding Rk Name GP Reb Avg/G 1 Herb Pope,HALL 29 323 11.1 2 Jamine Peterson,PROV 30 299 10.0 3 Luke Harangody,ND 26 251 9.7 4 Greg Monroe ,GTWN 29 278 9.6 5 Wesley Johnson ,SYR 31 263 8.5
Steals Rk Name GP No. Avg/G 1 Andy Rautins,SYR 31 64 2.1 2 Kemba Walker,CONN 31 62 2.0 3 Lazar Hayward ,MARQ 30 52 1.7 4 Wesley Johnson,SYR 31 52 1.7 5 Chris Wright ,GTWN 29 48 1.7
Free Throws Rk Name FTM FTA PCT 1 Ashton Gibbs ,PITT 129 145 .890 2 Tim Abromaitis,ND 108 122 .885 3 Sharaud Curry ,PROV 123 140 .879 4 Robert Mitchell,HALL 58 67 .866 5 Austin Freeman,GTWN 75 89 .843
Rk Team Home Gms. Home Att. Avg. Home Away Gms. Away Att. Avg. Away Neut. Gms. Neut. Att. Avg. Neut. Total Gms. Total Att. Avg. 1 Syracuse 19 420,890 22,152 9 117,425 13,047 3 40,270 13,423 31 578,585 18,664 2 Louisville 19 368,537 19,397 11 157,470 14,315 1 n/a n/a 31 526,007 17,534* 3 Marquette 17 265,484 15,617 10 126,218 12,622 3 8,738 2,913 30 400,440 13,348 4 Connecticut 18 216,453 12,025 10 138,911 13,891 3 37,809 12,603 31 393,173 12,683 5 Villanova 14 153,105 10,936 12 167,586 13,966 4 35,581 8,895 30 356,272 11,876 6 Georgetown 16 192,638 12,040 11 138,845 12,622 2 8,975 4,488 29 340,458 11,740 7 Pittsburgh 18 185,209 10,289 10 122,085 12,208 3 24,277 8,092 31 331,571 10,696 8 West Virginia 15 185,629 12,375 11 115,704 10,519 4 18,621 4,655 30 319,954 10,665 9 Notre Dame 20 168,033 8,402 9 120,618 13,402 2 6,616 3,308 31 295,267 9,525 10 Providence 17 140,920 8,289 13 127,627 9,817 0 0 0 30 268,547 8,952 11 Cincinnati 16 136,471 8,529 11 106,192 9,654 3 7,200 2,400 30 249,863 8,329 12 DePaul 15 126,760 8,451 11 93,786 8,526 4 19,447 4,862 30 239,993 8,000 13 St. John's 15 82,166 5,478 11 122,369 11,124 4 28,873 7,218 30 233,408 7,780 14 Rutgers 19 99,476 5,236 10 122,118 12,212 2 8,780 4,390 31 230,374 7,431 15 Seton Hall 17 126,019 7,413 11 80,361 7,306 1 2,365 2,365 29 208,745 7,198 16 South Florida 15 74,642 4,976 10 109,318 10,932 5 7,037 1,407 30 190,997 6,367 TOTALS 270 2,942,432 10,898 170 1,966,633 11,568 44 254,589 5,921** 484 5,163,654 10,691** *- does not factor the one neutral game played, vs. Arkansas, which does not have an attendance figure on record.[ 51]
Big East tournament [ edit ] For the second straight year, all 16 teams in the conference participated in theBig East tournament . Under this format, the teams finishing 9 through 16 in the regular season standings played first round games, while teams 5 through 8 received abye to the second round. The top 4 teams during the regular season received a bye to the quarterfinals.[ 52] Madison Square Garden inNew York City .[ 53]
In the finals, West Virginia held of a last-minute rally by Georgetown to win the title, 60–58.[ 54] Da'Sean Butler of the first-time champion Mountaineers was named Tournament Most Valuable Player. Butler hit the tournament-winning field goal, and led West Virginia in a series of dramatic games, including a buzzer-beating 3-pointer in the quarterfinals to advance the team over Cincinnati.[ 55]
2010 Big East men's basketball tournament seeds and results Seed School Conf. Over. Tiebreaker First RoundTuesday, March 9 Second RoundWednesday, March 10 QuarterfinalsThursday, March 11 SemifinalsFriday, March 12 ChampionshipSaturday, March 13 1. ‡†Syracuse 15–3 28–4 BYE BYE #8 GTWN,L, 84–91[ 56] 2. †Pittsburgh 13–5 24–8 2–1 vs. WVU/NOVA[ 57] BYE BYE #7 ND,L, 45–50[ 58] 3. †West Virginia 13–5 27–6 2–2 vs. PITT/NOVABYE BYE #11 CIN,W, 54–51 #7 ND,W, 53–51 #8 GTWN,W, 60–58[ 59] 4. †Villanova 13–5 24–7 1–2 vs. PITT/WVUBYE BYE #5 MARQ,L, 76–80[ 60] 5. #Marquette 11–7 22–11 1–0 vs. LOUBYE #13 SJU,W, 57–55 #4 VILL,W, 80–76 #8 GTWN,L, 57–80[ 61] 6. #Louisville 11–7 20–12 0–1 vs. MARQBYE #11 CIN,L, 66–69[ 62] 7. #Notre Dame 10–8 23–11 1–0 vs. GTWNBYE #10 HALL,W, 68–56 #2 PITT,W, 50–45 #3 WVU,L, 51–53[ 63] 8. #Georgetown 10–8 23–10 0–1 vs. NDBYE #9 USF,W, 69–49 #1 SYR,W, 91–84 #5 MARQ,W, 80–57 #3 WVU,L, 58–60[ 59] 9. South Florida 9–9 20–12 1–0 vs. HALL#16 DEP,W, 58–49 #8 GTWN,L, 69–49[ 64] 10. Seton Hall 9–9 19–12 0–1 vs. USF#15 PROV,W, 109–106 #7 ND,L, 56–68[ 65] 11. Cincinnati 7–11 18–15 2–0 vs. CONN#14 RUT,W, 69–68 #6 LOU,W, 69–66 #3 WVU,L, 51–54[ 55] 12. Connecticut 7–11 17–15 0–2 vs. CIN#13 SJU,L, 51–73[ 66] 13. St. John's 6–12 17–15 #12 CONN,W, 73–51 #5 MARQ,L, 57–55[ 67] 14. Rutgers 5–13 15–17 #11 CIN,L, 68–69[ 68] 15. Providence 4–14 12–19 #10 HALL,L, 106–109[ 69] 16. DePaul 1–17 8–23 #9 USF,L, 49–58[ 70] ‡ – Big East regular season champions, and tournament No. 1 seed.[ 3]
The Big East secured eight bids into the NCAA tournament, tying its own Division I record, achieved in both 2006 and 2008.[ 71] [ 72] [ 73] at-large bids . Syracuse achieved its first #1 seed since1980 , when it lost to #5 seedIowa in theSweet Sixteen .[ 74] Final Four .[ 75]
Seed Region School First Round Second Round Sweet 16 Elite Eight Final Four Championship 2 East West Virginia #15Morgan State ,W, 77–50[ 76] #10Missouri ,W, 68–59[ 77] #11Washington ,W, 68–59[ 78] #1Kentucky ,W, 73–66[ 79] #1Duke ,L, 57–78[ 80] 1 West Syracuse #16Vermont ,W, 79–56[ 81] #8Gonzaga ,W, 87–65[ 82] #5Butler ,L, 68–75[ 83] 3 West Pittsburgh #14Oakland (MI) ,W, 89–66[ 84] #6Xavier ,L, 68–71[ 85] 2 South Villanova #15Robert Morris ,W, 73–70OT [ 86] #10St. Mary's ,L, 59–63[ 87] 3 Midwest Georgetown #14Ohio University ,L, 83–97[ 88] 9 South Louisville #8California ,L, 62–77[ 89] 6 East Marquette #11Washington ,L, 78–80[ 90] 6 South Notre Dame #11Old Dominion ,L, 50–51[ 91] 8 Bids W-L (%): 4–4 (.500) 2–2 (.500) 1–1 (.500) 1–0 (1.000) 0–1 (.000) TOTAL: 8–8 (.500)
National Invitation tournament [ edit ] The Big East received five bids into theNational Invitation Tournament , combining for 2 wins and 5 losses. Only two teams, Cincinnati and Connecticut, advanced to the second round, both losing in their respective matchups.
Conference awards and teams [ edit ] The following individuals received postseason honors after having been chosen by the Big East Conference coaches:
Scottie Reynolds , the unanimous First Team All-Big East selection.2010 Big East Men's Basketball Individual Awards Award Recipient(s) Player of the Year [ 92] Wesley Johnson F., SYRACUSE Coach of the Year [ 93] Jim Boeheim SYRACUSE Defensive Player of the Year [ 94] Hamady N'Diaye C., RUTGERS Rookie of the Year [ 92] Lance Stephenson G., CINCINNATI Scholar-Athlete of the Year[ 95] Tim Abromaitis G., NOTRE DAME Most Improved Player [ 94] Ashton Gibbs G., PITTSBURGH Sixth Man of the Year [ 94] Kris Joseph F., SYRACUSE Sportsmanship Award[ 94] Tory Jackson ,G., NOTRE DAME
2010 All-Big East Men's Basketball Teams [ 96] First Team Second Team Third Team Honorable Mention All-Rookie Team Greg Monroe , C.,GTWN Luke Harangody , F.,ND Dominique Jones , G.,USF SYR Scottie Reynolds †, G.,VILL Da'Sean Butler , F.,WVU Austin Freeman , G.,GTWN Lazar Hayward , F.,MARQ PITT Jeremy Hazell , G.,HALL Andy Rautins , G.,SYR Jerome Dyson , G.,CONN Kemba Walker , G.,CONN Samardo Samuels , F.,LOU Corey Fisher , G.,VILL Devin Ebanks , F.,WVU Jimmy Butler , F.,MARQ ND PROV Lance Stephenson†, G.,CIN Alex Oriakhi , F/C.,CONN PROV RUT Brandon Triche , G.,SYR Maalik Wayns , G.,VILL †- denotes unanimous selection
Awardees are chosen by a simpleballot , in which coaches are not allowed to vote for their players or themselves (in the case of the Big East Coach of the Year). Coaches voted for Big East Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year from the first team and all-rookie lists, respectively.[ 96]
Notable members of the first team include Notre Dame senior forward Luke Harangody, who was named to the team for the third-straight year, Villanova senior guard Scottie Reynolds, who was the only player to receive a unanimous selection. Also of note was Syracuse junior forward Wesley Johnson, who was given no all-conference consideration prior to the start of the season, yet helped lead the Orange to a surprising eighth regular season conference title, and received both first team andBig East Player of the Year honors.[ 92] [ 96] Deonta Vaughn , a senior guard from Cincinnati, who led the team in assists and finished second in points.[ 97]
National awards and teams [ edit ] Two Big East players, Wesley Johnson of Syracuse and Scottie Reynolds of Villanova were named to the 2010 Consensus All-America First Team, while Luke Harangody of Notre Dame was named to the Second Team.[ 98] [ 99] AP ,USBWA , andNABC First Team All-America selections. Reynolds was also named to theTSN First-Team, while Johnson was named to its Second-Team.
Jim Boeheim .Jim Boeheim
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