2009–10 Big East Conference men's basketball season

August 2023 2009–10 Big East Conference men's basketball season #072e67 #efe3bb NCAA Division I Basketball 125px November 9, 2009through March 6, 2010 16 2,942,432Attendance figures account for all games played at a team's home arena. Games played away or at neutral sites are not counted. 10,898 Big East Network, ESPN Regular Season Syracuse (15–3) Champion Pittsburgh, West Virginia, and Villanova (13–5) Wesley Johnson (SYR) Big East Men's Basketball Player of the Year Tournament Big East Men's Basketball Tournament West Virginia Georgetown Da'Sean Butler (WVU) Most Valuable Player Big East Conference men's basketball 2008–09 Big East Conference men's basketball season 2008–09 2010–11 Big East Conference men's basketball season 2010–11 The 2009–10 Big 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.https://archive.today/20120730083315/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=300620183 "Orange top Red Storm to win Big East title outright for second time". ESPN.com. Published 03-02-2010. Retrieved 03-02-2010. However, West Virginia won the 2010 Big East men's basketball tournament, their first. Preseason At Big East media day in October, the conference released their predictions for standings and All-Big East teams."Notre Dame's Harangody Named Preseason Player Of The Year "May 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes . Bigeast.org. Published 10-21-2009. Retrieved 01-26-2010. Predicted Big East results Big East Coaches Poll"Villanova Edges West Virginia In Preseason Poll" https://web.archive.org/web/20091025075519/http://www.bigeast.org/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=19400&ATCLID=204816815 2009-10-25 . Bigeast.org. Published 10-21-2009. Retrieved 01-26-2010.Rivals.comhttp://collegebasketball.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1008227 League preview: Big East Countdown 2010-01-26 2009-10-29 Rivals.com https://web.archive.org/web/20100112092804/http://collegebasketball.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1008227 12 January 2010 live 1. Villanova (10*) Villanova 2. West Virginia (5) West Virginia 3. Connecticut (1) Connecticut 4. Louisville Georgetown 5. Georgetown Louisville 6. Syracuse Pittsburgh 7. Cincinnati Syracuse 8. Notre Dame Cincinnati 9. Pittsburgh Notre Dame 10. 2009–10 men Seton Hall University Seton Hall Pirates Seton Hall Seton Hall 11. St. John's Marquette 12. Marquette Providence 13. Providence St. John's 14. South Florida South Florida 15. 2009–10 men Rutgers University Rutgers Scarlet Knights Rutgers Rutgers 16. 2009–10 men DePaul University DePaul Blue Demons DePaul DePaul *first place votes Preseason All-Big East teams First Team Second Team Honorable MentionLuke Harangody, F., NDDeonta Vaughn, G., CINGreg Monroe, C., GTWNLazar Hayward, F., MARQScottie Reynolds, G., VILLDa'Sean Butler, F., WVUJerome Dyson, G., CONNKemba Walker, G., CONNSamardo Samuels, F., LOUJeremy Hazell, G., HALLDominique Jones, G., USFDevin Ebanks, F., WVUStanley Robinson, F., CONNArinze Onuaku, C., SYR Big East Preseason Player of the Year: Luke Harangody, F., Notre Dame Big East Preseason Rookie of the Year: Lance Stephenson, G., Cincinnati Preseason national polls 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season#Pre-season polls APhttps://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/rankings?poll=1&year=2010&week=1 NCAA Division I: AP Top 25 (Oct. 29) 2009-10-30 2009-10-29 ESPN.com https://web.archive.org/web/20091106120255/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/rankings?poll=1&year=2010&week=1 6 November 2009 live Coacheshttps://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/rankings?poll=2&year=2010&week=1 NCAA Division I: ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll (Oct. 29) 2009-10-30 2009-10-29 ESPN.com https://web.archive.org/web/20091111213729/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/rankings?poll=2&year=2010&week=1 11 November 2009 live Athlon Athlon Sports College Basketball 2009–10 Preview 2009–10 Athlon Sports Preseason Top 25 46 Athlon Sports Communications Lindy's Lindy's College Basketball 2009–10 National Picks 6 D.M.D. Publications, Inc. Sporting News Sporting News College Basketball History for the taking DeCourcy, Mike 6 Sporting News Fox SportsFinal preseason top 25 for 2009–10 https://web.archive.org/web/20091017222321/http://msn.foxsports.com/cbk/story/10213242/Final-preseason-top-25-for-2009-10 October 17, 2009 , Fox Sports. Retrieved October 22, 2009. CBS SportsFinal Preseason Top 25 (and one): Distractions don't KO KU from top, CBS Sports. Retrieved October 22, 2009. SI.comKansas, Michigan State are 1–2 in first Power Rankings of 2009–10, SI.com. Retrieved October 22, 2009.Rivals.comhttp://collegebasketball.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=989561 Rivals.com Preseason Top 347 Countdown 2009-10-22 2009-10-22 Rivals.com https://web.archive.org/web/20091022041334/http://collegebasketball.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=989561 22 October 2009 live Blue Ribbon Yearbook2009–10 Blue Ribbon Yearbook National Rankings various 150 Cincinnati 49 Connecticut 12 14 11 15 12 7 3 12 18 DePaul 155 Georgetown 20 21 21 11 19 24 18 18 24 Louisville 19 23 19 15 22 28 20 Marquette 83 Notre Dame RV RV 22 RV RV 64 Pittsburgh RV RV 31 Providence 89 Rutgers 147 St. John's 124 Seton Hall 80 South Florida 144 Syracuse RV 25 RV RV 42 16 Villanova 5 6 7 4 9 7 6 4 4 4 West Virginia 8 9 10 18 5 6 9 8 9 12 Watchlists On August 19, the Wooden Award preseason watch list included eleven Big East players. The watchlist was composed of 50 players who were not transfers, freshmen or medical redshirts. On October 29, the Naismith College Player of the Year watchlist of 50 players was announced, which included nine Big East names. Woodenhttp://voices.washingtonpost.com/terrapins-insider/2009/08/vasquez_named_to_wooden_award.html https://archive.today/20120716075813/http://voices.washingtonpost.com/terrapins-insider/2009/08/vasquez_named_to_wooden_award.html dead July 16, 2012 Vasquez Named to Wooden Award Watch List 2009-10-18 2009-08-19 The Washington Post Yanda, SteveNaismithhttp://www.naismithawards.com/PressBox/PressReleases/10292009PreseasonWatchlist/tabid/164/Default.aspx Naismith Trophy 2009–10 Preseason Watch List Dominant With Upperclassmen 2009-11-08 2009-10-29 Naismith Award https://web.archive.org/web/20091111053620/http://www.naismithawards.com/PressBox/PressReleases/10292009PreseasonWatchlist/tabid/164/Default.aspx 11 November 2009 dead Da'Sean Butler, WVU Jerome Dyson, CONN Devin Ebanks, WVU Corey Fisher, VILL Luke Harangody, ND Lazar Hayward, MARQ Jeremy Hazell, HALL Greg Monroe, GTWN Scottie Reynolds, VILL Samardo Samuels, LOU Deonta Vaughn, CIN Kemba Walker, CONN Regular season Season summary & highlights Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim became the eighth Division I coach to win 800 games, when the Orange defeated Albany, 75–43, on November 9.Boeheim becomes 8th Div. I coach with 800 wins as Syracuse rolls, ESPN. Retrieved 2009-11-10. Notre Dame forward Luke Harangody became the first Fighting Irish player to surpass the 2,000-point and 1,000-rebound mark, during an 80–70 victory over Idaho State on December 2.https://archive.today/20120722130949/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=293350087 Notre Dame 80, Idaho St. 70, ESPN. Retrieved 2009-12-24. Syracuse won the 2K Sports Coaches vs. Cancer Classic, upsetting #13 California in the semifinals, 95–73, and #6 North Carolina in the finals, 87–71.https://archive.today/20120715113856/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=293230025 Syracuse tops Cal to reach 2K Sports Classic final, ESPN. Retrieved 2009-12-24.https://archive.today/20120715215849/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=293240153 Syracuse opens second half with 22–1 run to topple North Carolina, ESPN. Retrieved 2009-12-24. Villanova won the Puerto Rico Tip-Off, defeating Mississippi, 79–67.https://archive.today/20120715225205/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=293260145 Reynolds, Stokes lead way as No. 6 Villanova claims Puerto Rico title, ESPN. Retrieved 2009-12-24. West Virginia won the 76 Classic, defeating Portland, 84–66.Butler scores 26 to lead undefeated West Virginia to first title since 2001 (sic), ESPN. Retrieved 2009-12-24. Connecticut was the runner-up in the NIT Season Tip-Off, losing to #7 Duke, 68–59.Duke stays unbeaten, hands UConn first loss, ESPN. Retrieved 2009-12-24. Pittsburgh was the runner-up in the CBE Classic, losing to #2 Texas, 78–62.Brown scores 12 in relief of injured Ward; Texas snaps Pitt's November run, ESPN. Retrieved 2009-12-24. Marquette was the runner-up in the Old Spice Classic, losing to Florida State, 57–56.https://archive.today/20120721085131/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=293330052 Florida St. 57, Marquette 56, ESPN. Retrieved 2009-12-24. On January 11, DePaul head coach Jerry Wainwright was fired after a 7–8 start, and a 22-game Big East losing streak, becoming the fourth NCAA Division I coach to leave his position since the season began. Wainwright, who compiled a 59–80 record in five seasons at the school, was replaced on an interim basis by assistant coach Tracy Webster, who remained until a national search concluded following the end of the season.DePaul fires Wainwright in fifth season, ESPN. Retrieved 2010-01-12. On January 18, Connecticut fell out of the AP Poll for the first time since January 28, 2008, after losing consecutive games, to Georgetown, Pittsburgh, and Michigan."2008 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings (Jan. 28)". ESPN.com. Published 01-28-2008. Retrieved 01-18-2010."2010 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings (Jan. 18)". ESPN.com. Published 01-18-2010. Retrieved 01-18-2010. On January 20, it was announced that Connecticut head coach Jim 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."Calhoun taking medical leave". ESPN.com. Published 01-20-2010. Retrieved 01-26-2010. UConn athletic director Jeff Hathaway insisted that Calhoun's condition was not career ending, and would not affect the terms of a four-year contract extension, agreed upon in principle in December 2009, but that he did not know when Calhoun would return."Calhoun's return to UConn uncertain". ESPN.com. Published 01-21-2010. Retrieved 01-26-2010. Associate head coach George Blaney took over for Calhoun, and lead the Huskies to wins at home against St. John's, then-No. 1 Texas and DePaul, and four losses at Providence, home vs. Marquette, at Louisville, and at Syracuse."UConn assistant Blaney guides UConn past St. John's". ESPN.com. Published 01-20-2010. Retrieved 01-26-2010."Dyson drops 32 as No. 21 UConn demolishes No. 1 Texas in second half". ESPN.com. Published 01-23-2010. Retrieved 01-26-2010.https://archive.today/20120716035427/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=300282507 "Peterson provides spark as Providence upsets UConn". ESPN.com. Published 01-27-2010. Retrieved 02-05-2010.https://archive.today/20120719090930/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=300310041 "Marquette knocks off No. 19 UConn; Butler's 21 include winning shot". ESPN.com. Published 01-30-2010. Retrieved 02-05-2010."Sosa's 15 points, 8 assists steady Louisville as UConn drops 6th in last 8". ESPN.com. Published 02-01-2010. Retrieved 02-05-2010."Dyson's 20 points help UConn beat DePaul, end three-game slide". ESPN.com. Published 02-06-2010. Retrieved 02-27-2010.https://archive.today/20120716072644/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=300410183 "Streaking Orange hold off slumping Huskies". ESPN.com. Published 02-10-2010. Retrieved 02-27-2010. Calhoun returned on February 13 for a home loss against Cincinnati, and has since kept quiet on the circumstances of his leave.https://archive.today/20120713212151/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=300450041 "Cincy embarrasses UConn in Calhoun's return from leave of absence". ESPN.com. Published 02-13-2010. Retrieved 02-27-2010. 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. 7 Georgetown, 73–56, on January 25."Boeheim takes over sixth place on career wins list". ESPN.com. Published 01-25-2010. Retrieved 01-25-2010. 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.https://archive.today/20130102210139/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=300580183 "Jackson, Onuaku help Orange drop Wildcats in front of record crowd". ESPN.com. Published 02-27-2010. Retrieved 02-27-2010. The game also set the NCAA on-campus basketball attendance record, with 34,616 spectators packing the Carrier Dome. Three days later they won the title outright, with a win against St. John's, 85–66. 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 the national championship in 2003."Syracuse No. 1 for first time in 20 years"June 2024 medicmedic. Associated Press. Published 03-01-2010. Retrieved 03-02-2010."Syracuse rises to No. 1 in coaches' poll". ESPN.com. Published 03-01-2010. Retrieved 03-02-2010. On March 6, Louisville upset no. 1 Syracuse 78–68 in the final game at Freedom Hall in front of an arena-record crowd of 20,135.Louisville rocks No. 1 Syracuse in Freedom Hall finale; Kuric scores 22 after half http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=300650097 ESPN.com 2010-03-06 12 March 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20100308004932/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=300650097 8 March 2010 dead Midseason watchlists On January 4, the Wooden Award midseason watchlist was released, and included six Big East players—more than any other conference.http://www.woodenaward.com/?p=398 2009–10 Men's Midseason Top 30 Candidates 2010-01-26 2010-01-04 John R. Wooden Award https://web.archive.org/web/20100121101547/http://www.woodenaward.com/?p=398 21 January 2010 live The list was composed of 31 players, reduced from the preseason list of 50. Newcomers included junior forward 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. On February 24, the Naismith Top 30 was announced, and included newcomers Johnson and South Florida guard Dominique Jones.http://www.naismithawards.com/PressBox/PressReleases/02242010NaismithTrophyMidseasonCandidates/tabid/168/Default.aspx Naismith Trophy Midseason Candidates Announced: Winner to be Revealed at the Final Four in Indianapolis 2010-02-27 2010-02-24 Naismithawards.com https://web.archive.org/web/20100327152528/http://www.naismithawards.com/PressBox/PressReleases/02242010NaismithTrophyMidseasonCandidates/tabid/168/Default.aspx 27 March 2010 dead Woodenhttp://www.woodenaward.com/?cat=3 2009–10 Men's Midseason List 2010-01-26 2010-01-04 John R. Wooden AwardNaismith Da’Sean Butler, WVU Jerome Dyson, CONN Luke Harangody, ND Wesley Johnson, SYR Dominique Jones, USF Greg Monroe, GTWN Scottie Reynolds, VILL Rankings 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings + 2009–10 Big East Conference Weekly RankingsKey: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. RV = Received Votes AP Pollhttps://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/rankings 2010 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings 2009-10-30 2009-10-30 ESPN.com https://web.archive.org/web/20091113173644/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/rankings 13 November 2009 live 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 18Cincinnati 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 The regular season team, individual, and attendance figures include all conference and non-conference games played from November 9, 2009 through March 6, 2010."Big East Conference Overall Statistical Leaders" https://web.archive.org/web/20100111043312/http://www.bigeast.org/fls/19400/stats/mbasketball/2009-2010/CONFLDRS.HTM 2010-01-11 . BigEast.org. Retrieved 03-07-2010. Team 18em start Scoring OffenseRkTeamGamesPointsPPG1Villanova30248382.82Providence30244881.63Syracuse31252381.44Seton Hall29232980.35Notre Dame31241677.9 18em break Scoring DefenseRkTeamGamesPointsPPG1Pittsburgh31191461.72Marquette30190763.63West Virginia30194564.84Georgetown29189965.55Syracuse31204966.1 25em break Scoring MarginRkTeamOffenseDefenseMargin1Syracuse81.466.1+15.32Marquette73.863.6+10.23Villanova82.872.6+10.14West Virginia74.764.8+9.95Georgetown73.165.5+7.6 18em break Free throw percentageRkTeamFTMFTAPct1Villanova595792.7512Marquette442593.7453Notre Dame507694.7314Georgetown410579.7085Louisville478677.706 18em break Field goal percentageRkTeamFGMFGAPct1Syracuse9301806.5152Georgetown7641535.4983Notre Dame8351761.4744Villanova8291792.4635Marquette7681693.454 18em break 3-Pt Field goal percentageRkTeam3FGM3FGAPct1Marquette235589.3992Notre Dame239600.3983Georgetown181466.3884Syracuse204538.3795Villanova230618.372 18em break Rebounding MarginRkTeamAvgOpp AvgMarg1West Virginia38.431.8+6.62Cincinnati38.832.7+6.13Villanova39.434.2+5.24Pittsburgh37.632.7+4.95Notre Dame36.432.4+4.0 18em break Offensive ReboundsRkTeamGamesNo.Avg/G1Providence3051217.12West Virginia3046715.63Louisville3145414.64Seton Hall2941314.25Villanova3040913.6 18em break Defensive ReboundsRkTeamGamesNo.Avg/G1Connecticut3181726.42Syracuse3181326.23Villanova3077225.74Cincinnati3076425.55Pittsburgh3178125.2 18em break BlocksRkTeamGamesNo.Avg/G1Connecticut312427.82Rutgers312207.13Syracuse312066.64Seton Hall291555.35Georgetown291424.9 18em break AssistsRkTeamGamesNo.Avg/G1Syracuse3160119.42Notre Dame3153417.23West Virginia3048216.14Pittsburgh3149716.05Louisville3148115.5 18em break StealsRkTeamGamesNo.Avg/G1Syracuse3131010.02Marquette302438.13Providence302408.04Villanova302377.95Louisville312437.8 end Individual 22em start ScoringRkNameGPPtsAvg/G1Luke Harangody, ND2660723.32Dominique Jones, USF3064021.33Jeremy Hazell, HALL2961521.24Jamine Peterson, PROV3057119.05Scottie Reynolds, VILL3056418.8 22em break ReboundingRkNameGPRebAvg/G1Herb Pope, HALL2932311.12Jamine Peterson, PROV3029910.03Luke Harangody, ND262519.74Greg Monroe, GTWN292789.65Wesley Johnson, SYR312638.5 22em break AssistsRkNameGPNo.Avg/G1Tory Jackson, ND311665.42Kemba Walker, CONN311615.23Andy Rautins, SYR311494.84Brad Wanamaker, PITT311464.75Eugene Harvey, HALL271274.7 22em break StealsRkNameGPNo.Avg/G1Andy Rautins, SYR31642.12Kemba Walker, CONN31622.03Lazar Hayward, MARQ30521.74Wesley Johnson, SYR31521.75Chris Wright, GTWN29481.7 22em break BlocksRkNameGPNo.Avg/G1Hamady N'Diaye, RUT311404.52Gavin Edwards, CONN31662.13Rick Jackson, SYR31622.04Herb Pope, HALL29572.05Gary McGhee, PITT& Wesley Johnson SYR31581.9 22em break Field GoalsRkNameFGMFGAPCT1Arinze Onuaku, SYR152227.6702Rick Jackson, SYR137227.6043Gavin Edwards, CONN120199.6034Hamady N'Diaye, RUT112191.5865Julian Vaughn, GTWN96168.571 22em break 3-Pt Field GoalsRkName3PM3PAPCT1Austin Freeman, GTWN56117.4792Darius Johnson-Odom, MARQ66139.4753Maurice Acker, MARQ4392.4674Tim Abromaitis, ND80178.4495Jason Clark, GTWN57135.422 22em break Free ThrowsRkNameFTMFTAPCT1Ashton Gibbs, PITT129145.8902Tim Abromaitis, ND108122.8853Sharaud Curry, PROV123140.8794Robert Mitchell, HALL5867.8665Austin Freeman, GTWN7589.843 end Attendance RkTeamHome Gms.Home Att.Avg. HomeAway Gms.Away Att.Avg. AwayNeut. Gms.Neut. Att.Avg. Neut.Total Gms.Total Att.Avg.1Syracuse19420,89022,1529117,42513,047340,27013,42331578,58518,6642Louisville19368,53719,39711157,47014,3151n/an/a31526,00717,534*3Marquette17265,48415,61710126,21812,62238,7382,91330400,44013,3484Connecticut18216,45312,02510138,91113,891337,80912,60331393,17312,6835Villanova14153,10510,93612167,58613,966435,5818,89530356,27211,8766Georgetown16192,63812,04011138,84512,62228,9754,48829340,45811,7407Pittsburgh18185,20910,28910122,08512,208324,2778,09231331,57110,6968West Virginia15185,62912,37511115,70410,519418,6214,65530319,95410,6659Notre Dame20168,0338,4029120,61813,40226,6163,30831295,2679,52510Providence17140,9208,28913127,6279,81700030268,5478,95211Cincinnati16136,4718,52911106,1929,65437,2002,40030249,8638,32912DePaul15126,7608,4511193,7868,526419,4474,86230239,9938,00013St. John's1582,1665,47811122,36911,124428,8737,21830233,4087,78014Rutgers1999,4765,23610122,11812,21228,7804,39031230,3747,43115Seton Hall17126,0197,4131180,3617,30612,3652,36529208,7457,19816South Florida1574,6424,97610109,31810,93257,0371,40730190,9976,367 TOTALS2702,942,43210,8981701,966,63311,56844254,5895,921**4845,163,65410,691*** - does not factor the one neutral game played, vs. Arkansas, which does not have an attendance figure on record."Pitino gets 750th career win as Louisville rolls past Arkansas". ESPN.com. Published 11-17-2009. Retrieved 03-07-2010. Overall average is therefore calculated based on the 30 games with attendance figures.** - due to game without an attendance figure, overall averages are therefore calculated based on the 43 neutral games and 483 total games with attendance figures. Postseason Big East tournament 2010 Big East men's basketball tournament For the second straight year, all 16 teams in the conference participated in the Big 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 a bye to the second round. The top 4 teams during the regular season received a bye to the quarterfinals.http://www.bigeast.org/pdf2/94777.pdf 16-Team Men's Championship Format 2009-03-13 Big East Conference https://web.archive.org/web/20090206113521/http://bigeast.org/pdf2/94777.pdf 6 February 2009 dead dmy-all The five-round tournament spanned five consecutive days, from Tuesday, March 9, through Saturday, March 13, at Madison Square Garden in New York City.http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/tournament/bracket/_/id/5/2010-big-east-tournament Big East tournament Bracket – 2010 2011-03-07 ESPN.com https://web.archive.org/web/20110226235026/http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/tournament/bracket/_/id/5/2010-big-east-tournament 26 February 2011 dead In the finals, West Virginia held of a last-minute rally by Georgetown to win the title, 60–58.https://archive.today/20120717040237/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=300720277 "Butler's latest game-winner gives West Virginia first Big East tournament crown". ESPN.com. Published 2010-03-13. Retrieved 2011-03-07. 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. 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"Wright's 27 points help Hoyas past top-seeded Orange". ESPN.com. Published 03-11-2010. Retrieved 03-11-2010. 2. †Pittsburgh 13–5 24–8 2–1 vs. WVU/NOVAhttp://www.bigeast.org/fls/19400/pdfs/mensbball/tie-breaker10.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=19400&KEY=&SPID=11228&SPSID=94715 Tie Breaking Procedures 2010-03-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20100331111542/http://www.bigeast.org/fls/19400/pdfs/mensbball/tie-breaker10.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=19400&KEY=&SPID=11228&SPSID=94715 2010-03-31 dead BYE BYE #7 ND, L, 45–50https://archive.today/20120713175355/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=300700221 "Harangody helps Irish win sixth straight, advance". ESPN.com. Published 03-11-2010. Retrieved 03-11-2010. 3. †West Virginia 13–5 27–6 2–2 vs. PITT/NOVA BYE BYE #11 CIN, W, 54–51 #7 ND, W, 53–51 #8 GTWN, W, 60–58https://archive.today/20130102210945/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=300720277 "Butler's latest game-winner gives West Virginia first Big East tournament crown". ESPN.com. Published 03-10-2010. Retrieved 03-10-2010. 4. †Villanova 13–5 24–7 1–2 vs. PITT/WVU BYE BYE #5 MARQ, L, 76–80https://archive.today/20120714081828/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=300700222 "Hayward helps Golden Eagles hold off Wildcats". ESPN.com. Published 03-11-2010. Retrieved 03-11-2010. 5. #Marquette 11–7 22–11 1–0 vs. LOU BYE #13 SJU, W, 57–55 #4 VILL, W, 80–76 #8 GTWN, L, 57–80"Monroe, Georgetown cruise into Big East final". ESPN.com. Published 03-12-2010. Retrieved 03-12-2010. 6. #Louisville 11–7 20–12 0–1 vs. MARQ BYE #11 CIN, L, 66–69https://archive.today/20120713155759/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=300690097 "Vaughn's FTs, strip save victory as Cincy advances to Big East quarters". ESPN.com. Published 03-10-2010. Retrieved 03-10-2010. 7. #Notre Dame 10–8 23–11 1–0 vs. GTWN BYE #10 HALL, W, 68–56 #2 PITT, W, 50–45 #3 WVU, L, 51–53"West Virginia scrapes by for Big East final berth". ESPN.com. Published 03-12-2010. Retrieved 03-12-2010. 8. #Georgetown 10–8 23–10 0–1 vs. ND BYE #9 USF, W, 69–49 #1 SYR, W, 91–84 #5 MARQ, W, 80–57 #3 WVU, L, 58–60 9. South Florida 9–9 20–12 1–0 vs. HALL #16 DEP, W, 58–49 #8 GTWN, L, 69–49https://archive.today/20130102220726/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=300690046 "Clark, Monroe spur No. 22 Hoyas past South Florida". ESPN.com. Published 03-10-2010. Retrieved 03-10-2010. 10. Seton Hall 9–9 19–12 0–1 vs. USF #15 PROV, W, 109–106 #7 ND, L, 56–68"Healthy Harangody guides Notre Dame into Big East quarterfinals". ESPN.com. Published 03-10-2010. Retrieved 03-10-2010. 11. Cincinnati 7–11 18–152–0 vs. CONN #14 RUT, W, 69–68 #6 LOU, W, 69–66 #3 WVU, L, 51–54"Butler's buzzer-beater sinks Cincy, moves West Virginia into Big East semis". ESPN.com. Published 03-11-2010. Retrieved 03-11-2010. 12. Connecticut 7–11 17–15 0–2 vs. CIN #13 SJU, L, 51–73https://archive.today/20120714003211/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=300680041 "St. John's extends UConn's Big East tourney skid to 6 games". ESPN.com. Published 03-09-2010. Retrieved 03-09-2010. 13. St. John's 6–12 17–15 #12 CONN, W, 73–51 #5 MARQ, L, 57–55"Marquette shakes off St. John's, advances to Big East quarterfinals". ESPN.com. Published 03-10-2010. Retrieved 03-10-2010. 14. Rutgers 5–13 15–17 #11 CIN, L, 68–69https://archive.today/20120713161900/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=300682132 "Stephenson's FT gives Cincinnati first victory in Big East tournament". ESPN.com. Published 03-09-2010. Retrieved 03-09-2010. 15. Providence 4–14 12–19 #10 HALL, L, 106–109https://archive.today/20120713085444/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=300682550 "Pirates nearly blow 29-point lead when Friars, Peterson heat up". ESPN.com. Published 03-09-2010. Retrieved 03-09-2010. 16. DePaul 1–17 8–23 #9 USF, L, 49–58"Jones scores 20 to lead South Florida in first-round victory". ESPN.com. Published 03-09-2010. Retrieved 03-09-2010.‡ – Big East regular season champions, and tournament No. 1 seed. † – Received a double-bye in the conference tournament.# – Received a single-bye in the conference tournament. Overall records include all games through the Big East tournament. NCAA tournament 2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The Big East secured eight bids into the NCAA tournament, tying its own Division I record, achieved in both 2006 and 2008. "BIG EAST Places 8 Into NCAA Bracket " https://web.archive.org/web/20100309062949/http://www.bigeast.org/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=19400 2010-03-09 . BigEast.org. Retrieved 03-14-2010. "Division 1 Men's Bracket". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 03-14-2010. "2010 NCAA tournament selections". ESPN.com. Published 03-14-2010. Retrieved 03-14-2010. As the Big East tournament champion, West Virginia received an automatic bid into the tournament, while the remaining seven teams all received at-large bids. Syracuse achieved its first #1 seed since 1980, when it lost to #5 seed Iowa in the Sweet Sixteen. "No. 1 seed Syracuse: Ten things to know". CBSSports.com. Published 03-14-2010. Retrieved 03-14-2010. These teams combined for 8 wins and eight losses, as two teams reached the Sweet Sixteen, and West Virginia reached the Final Four.NCAA.com – The Official Web Site of the NCAA https://www.ncaa.com/brackets/basketball/men/ https://web.archive.org/web/20100408193026/http://www.ncaa.com/brackets/basketball/men/ April 8, 2010 live March 7, 2011 Seed Region School First Round Second Round Sweet 16 Elite Eight Final Four Championship 2 East West Virginia #15 Morgan State, W, 77–50https://archive.today/20120721100113/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=300780277 "Jones fills West Virginia void in first-round blowout of Morgan State". ESPN.com. Published 03-19-2009. Retrieved 03-19-2010. #10 Missouri, W, 68–59https://archive.today/20120713173324/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=300800277 "West Virginia holds off poor-shooting Missouri". ESPN.com. Published 03-21-2009. Retrieved 03-21-2010. #11 Washington, W, 68–59https://archive.today/20120713081355/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=300840277 "West Virginia wins ninth straight, headed to Elite Eight". ESPN.com. Published 03-25-2009. Retrieved 03-25-2010. #1 Kentucky, W, 73–66https://archive.today/20120718094016/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=300860096 "Mountaineers stop Kentucky, advance to first Final Four since 1959". ESPN.com. Retrieved 07-27-2010. #1 Duke, L, 57–78[Duke ends West Virginia's season, advances to first national title game since '01"]. ESPN.com. Retrieved 07-27-2010.   1 West Syracuse #16 Vermont, W, 79–56"Top-seeded Syracuse uses balanced attack to bounce Vermont". ESPN.com. Published 03-19-2009. Retrieved 03-19-2010. #8 Gonzaga, W, 87–65https://archive.today/20120723231451/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=300800183 "Johnson's 31 points, 14 boards pace Syracuse in rout of Gonzaga". ESPN.com. Published 03-21-2009. Retrieved 03-21-2010. #5 Butler, L, 68–75https://archive.today/20120719230830/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=300790222 "No. 2 seed Villanova falls to St. Mary's as Samhan scores 32". ESPN.com. Published 03-25-2009. Retrieved 03-25-2010.       3 West Pittsburgh #14 Oakland (MI), W, 89–66https://archive.today/20120716010812/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=300780221 "Pitt avoids upset-minded Oakland, advances to second round". ESPN.com. Published 03-19-2009. Retrieved 03-19-2010. #6 Xavier, L, 68–71"Xavier ends Pittsburgh's run to advance to round of 16". ESPN.com. Published 03-21-2009. Retrieved 03-21-2010.         2 South Villanova #15 Robert Morris, W, 73–70OThttps://archive.today/20120714054403/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=300770222 "No. 2 Villanova survives No. 15 Robert Morris' upset bid in OT". ESPN.com. Published 03-18-2009. Retrieved 03-18-2010. #10 St. Mary's, L, 59–63https://archive.today/20120719020134/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=300840183 "Butler shocks top-seeded Syracuse for school's first regional finals appearance". ESPN.com. Published 03-20-2009. Retrieved 03-20-2010.         3 Midwest Georgetown #14 Ohio University, L, 83–97"Bobcats upend Hoyas for first tournament win in 27 years". ESPN.com. Published 03-18-2009. Retrieved 03-18-2010.           9 South Louisville #8 California, L, 62–77https://archive.today/20120719141427/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=300780025 "Cal finishes with 15–4 run to close out Louisville". ESPN.com. Published 03-19-2009. Retrieved 03-19-2010.           6 East Marquette #11 Washington, L, 78–80https://archive.today/20120714140305/http://scores.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=300770269 "Pondexter's leaner with 1.7 remaining boosts Huskies past Golden Eagles". ESPN.com. Published 03-18-2009. Retrieved 03-18-2010.           6 South Notre Dame #11 Old Dominion, L, 50–51https://archive.today/20120714171006/http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=300770087 "Old Dominion delivers first tourney upset, knocks out Notre Dame". ESPN.com. Published 03-18-2009. Retrieved 03-18-2010.           8 BidsW-L (%):4–4 (.500)2–2 (.500)1–1 (.500)1–0 (1.000)0–1 (.000)TOTAL: 8–8 (.500) National Invitation tournament 2010 National Invitation Tournament The Big East received five bids into the National 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. Awards and honors Conference awards and teams The following individuals received postseason honors after having been chosen by the Big East Conference coaches: thumb|170px|right|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"Syracuse's Wes Johnson Named BIG EAST Player of the Year" January 2017 medicmedic. Big East Conference. Published 03-09-2010. Retrieved 03-09-2010. Wesley Johnson, F., SYRACUSECoach of the Year"Syracuse's Jim Boeheim Named 2010 OppenheimerFunds BIG EAST Men's Basketball Coach of the Year" https://web.archive.org/web/20100309062949/http://www.bigeast.org/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=19400 2010-03-09 . Big East Conference. Published 03-09-2010. Retrieved 03-09-2010. Jim Boeheim, SYRACUSEDefensive Player of the Year"Rutgers' Ndiaye Named BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year" https://web.archive.org/web/20100309062949/http://www.bigeast.org/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=19400 2010-03-09 . Big East Conference. Published 03-08-2010. Retrieved 03-08-2010. Hamady N'Diaye, C., RUTGERSRookie of the Year Lance Stephenson, G., CINCINNATIScholar-Athlete of the Year"Notre Dame Forward Tim Abromaitis Named BIG EAST Men's Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year" https://web.archive.org/web/20100309062949/http://www.bigeast.org/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=19400 2010-03-09 . Big East Conference. Published 03-09-2010. Retrieved 03-09-2010. Tim Abromaitis, G., NOTRE DAMEMost Improved Player Ashton Gibbs, G., PITTSBURGHSixth Man of the Year Kris Joseph, F., SYRACUSESportsmanship Award Tory Jackson, G., NOTRE DAME 2010 All-Big East Men's Basketball Teams"All-BIG EAST Men's Basketball Teams Announced" https://web.archive.org/web/20100309190543/http://www.bigeast.org/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=92555&SPID=11228&DB_OEM_ID=19400&ATCLID=204903102 2010-03-09 . BigEast.org. Published 03-07-2010. Retrieved 03-07-2010. First Team Second Team Third Team Honorable Mention All-Rookie TeamGreg Monroe, C., GTWNLuke Harangody, F., NDDominique Jones, G., USFWesley Johnson, F., SYRScottie Reynolds†, G., VILLDa'Sean Butler, F., WVUAustin Freeman, G., GTWNLazar Hayward, F., MARQAshton Gibbs, G., PITTJeremy Hazell, G., HALLAndy Rautins, G., SYRJerome Dyson, G., CONNKemba Walker, G., CONNSamardo Samuels, F., LOUCorey Fisher, G., VILLDevin Ebanks, F., WVUJimmy Butler, F., MARQTim Abromaitis, F., NDJamine Peterson, F., PROVLance Stephenson†, G., CINAlex Oriakhi, F/C., CONNVincent Council, G., PROVDane Miller†, F., RUTBrandon Triche, G., SYRMaalik Wayns, G., VILL † - denotes unanimous selection Awardees are chosen by a simple ballot, 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. 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 and Big East Player of the Year honors. Notably absent from all lists was preseason first-team pick Deonta Vaughn, a senior guard from Cincinnati, who led the team in assists and finished second in points."Cincinnati Bearcats Statistics – 2009–10". ESPN.com. Retrieved 03-07-2010. National awards and teams Players 2010 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans 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.http://www.umterps.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/040310aab.html Vasquez Named Consensus All-American: Maryland senior honored by two other groups 2010-07-23 2010-04-03 CBS Interactive https://web.archive.org/web/20110717154101/http://www.umterps.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/040310aab.html 2011-07-17 deadhttp://www.wibw.com/march/misc/89842377.html Collins, Aldrich Consensus All-American 2010-07-23 2010-04-03 Gray Television, Inc. https://web.archive.org/web/20110718043102/http://www.wibw.com/march/misc/89842377.html 2011-07-18 dead Both Johnson and Reynolds were also named to the AP, USBWA, and NABC First Team All-America selections. Reynolds was also named to the TSN First-Team, while Johnson was named to its Second-Team. Coaches thumb|150px|right|Jim Boeheim. Jim Boeheim, Syracuse: Naismith College Coach of the Year"Jim Boeheim Named 2010 Naismith Men's Coach of the Year: Second Consecutive Big East Coach to Claim Prestigious Honor" https://web.archive.org/web/20100410193059/http://www.naismithawards.com/PressBox/PressReleases/04062010MensCoachoftheYear/tabid/186/Default.aspx 2010-04-10 . NaismithAwards.com. Published 04-06-2010. Retrieved 04-06-2010. AP Coach of the Year"Syracuse's Boeheim AP coach of year". ESPN.com. Published 04-02-2010. Retrieved 04-04-2010."Associated Press Selects Boeheim Coach of the Year". SUAthletics.com. Published 04-02-2010. Retrieved 04-04-2010. NABC Coach of the Year"2010 AT&T NABC Guardians of the Game Awards Show Summary". Published 04-05-2010. Retrieved 04-06-2010. Henry Iba Coach of the Year, from the United States Basketball Writers Association"SYRACUSE'S BOEHEIM WINS 2010 HENRY IBA COACH OF THE YEAR AWARD". Sportswriters.net. Published 03-23-2010. Retrieved 03-23-2010. The Sporting News National Coach of the Year"Sporting News' College Basketball Coach of the Year: Jim Boeheim, Syracuse" https://web.archive.org/web/20100310182741/http://www.sportingnews.com/college-basketball/article/2010-03-08/sporting-news-college-basketball-coach-year-jim-boeheim-syracu 2010-03-10 . SportingNews.com. Published 03-09-2010. Retrieved 03-09-2010. FoxSports.com National Coach of the Year"2009–10 All-American teams" https://web.archive.org/web/20100312084017/http://msn.foxsports.com/cbk/story/Goodman-2009-10-All-American-teams 2010-03-12 . FoxSports.com. Published 03-09-2010. Retrieved 03-09-2010. Yahoo! Sports National Coach of the Year"Yahoo! Sports All-Coaches Team". Rivals.com. Published 03-02-2010. Retrieved 03-04-2010. See also 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season 2009–10 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team 2009–10 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team 2009–10 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team 2009–10 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team 2009–10 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team 2009–10 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team 2009–10 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team 2009–10 Providence Friars men's basketball team 2009–10 South Florida Bulls men's basketball team 2009–10 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team 2009–10 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team 2009–10 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team Notes and references 30em