2011–12 Big East Conference men's basketball season

August 2023 2011–12 Big East Conference men's basketball season #072e67 #efe3bb NCAA Division I Basketball 125px December 27, 2011through March 3, 2012 16 2,943,956 "Big East Conference Overall Statistical Leaders"May 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes . BigEast.org. Retrieved 03-03-2012. Note: Attendance figures account for all regular season games played at a team's home arena. Games played away or at neutral sites, or during the preseason or postseason are not counted, to prevent redundancies. 10,823 Big East Network, ESPN Regular Season Marquette (14–4) Champion Jae Crowder (MARQ) Big East Men's Basketball Player of the Year Tournament Big East Men's Basketball Tournament Louisville Cincinnati Peyton Siva (LOU) Most Valuable Player Big East Conference men's basketball 2010–11 Big East Conference men's basketball season 2010–11 2012–13 Big East Conference men's basketball season 2012–13 The 2011–12 Big East Conference men's basketball season was the 33rd season of competitive basketball played by the Big East Conference, since its inception in 1979, and involved its 16 full-time member schools. The season officially opened on December 27, 2011, when Notre Dame defeated Pittsburgh, 72–59, and St. John's defeated Providence, 91–67, and ended on March 3, 2012, with a 61–58 victory for Rutgers over St. John's. Marquette captured the first of two consecutive regular season titles after Syracuse was forced to vacate 9 wins from the 2011-2012 season,http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/eye-on-college-basketball/25095512/syracuse-will-have-to-vacate-wins-lose-12-scholarships-boeheim-suspended-9-games 'Syracuse to vacate wins, lose 12 scholarships; Boeheim suspended 2015-03-07 2015-03-07 2015-03-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20150318030756/http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/eye-on-college-basketball/25095512/syracuse-will-have-to-vacate-wins-lose-12-scholarships-boeheim-suspended-9-games dead and third outright, with a conference win–loss record of 17–1, which tied Connecticut in 1995–96 for most regular season conference wins in conference history.https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=320630183 https://web.archive.org/web/20160915004600/http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=320630183 dead September 15, 2016 Syracuse matches Big East record for victories in win Associated Press ESPN.com 2012-03-03 2012-03-03 The Orange also received the no. 1 seed in the Big East tournament, and a bye into the quarterfinals, along with 2nd-seed Marquette, 3rd-seed Notre Dame, and 4th-seed Cincinnati. Georgetown, South Florida, Louisville, and West Virginia rounded out the top eight, and all received a bye into the tournament's second round. Play began at noon on Tuesday, March 6 in Madison Square Garden, when 9th-seed Connecticut defeated 16th-seed DePaul, 81–67. Play ended on Saturday, March 10, when Louisville defeated Cincinnati, 50–44, for their second Big East Championship. The Big East led all conferences in having nine teams selected to the 2012 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament."2012 NCAA tournament selections". ESPN.com. Published 2012-03-11. Retrieved 2012-03-11. The 2011–12 season marked the Big East's seventh and final season as a 16-team basketball league, with the departure of West Virginia to the Big 12 Conference for the 2012–13 season. Preseason Coaching changes Prior to the start of the 2011–12 season, one Big East program hired a new coach, following the dismissal or resignation of their former coach: Providence: After three seasons, Providence fired Keno Davis on March 11, 2011, despite five years remaining on Davis' contract.http://hoopsblog.projo.com/2011/03/pc-fires-coach.html PC makes it official: Keno Davis done as head coach Kevin McNamara The Providence Journal 2011-03-11 2011-03-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20110314124756/http://hoopsblog.projo.com/2011/03/pc-fires-coach.html 2011-03-14 dead After an NIT berth in 2008–09, Davis' squad finished 15th and 14th in the conference in 2009–10 and 2010–11, respectively. Davis finished with a 46–50 (.479) overall record and 18–36 (.333) conference record. He was replaced with Fairfield head coach and Providence native Ed Cooley on March 22, 2011.https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/news/story?id=6247550 Providence picks Ed Cooley as coach ESPN.com Andy Katz March 22, 2011 November 23, 2011 Conference predictions At Big East media day on October 19, the conference released their predictions for standings and All-Big East teams.http://www.bigeast.org/News/tabid/435/Article/228745/Pittsburgh-s-Gibbs-Selected-BIG-EAST-Preseason-Player-of-the-Year-.aspx Pittsburgh's Gibbs Selected BIG EAST Preseason Player of the Year Big East Conference October 19, 2011 October 28, 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20111020105043/http://www.bigeast.org/News/tabid/435/Article/228745/Pittsburgh-s-Gibbs-Selected-BIG-EAST-Preseason-Player-of-the-Year-.aspx October 20, 2011 Predicted Big East results Big East Coacheshttp://www.bigeast.org/News/tabid/435/Article/228746/Connecticut,-Syracuse-Tie-For-First-Place-In-Preseason-Coaches’-Poll-.aspx Connecticut, Syracuse Tie For First Place In Preseason Coaches’ Poll Big East Conference October 19, 2011 October 28, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111020104856/http://www.bigeast.org/News/tabid/435/Article/228746/Connecticut,-Syracuse-Tie-For-First-Place-In-Preseason-Coaches%E2%80%99-Poll-.aspx October 20, 2011 dead mdy-all Big East Writershttp://blog.syracuse.com/orangebasketball/2011/10/the_results_of_the_big_east_wr.html The results of the Big East writers preseason men's basketball poll The Post-Standard 2011-10-18 2011-11-23Rivals.comhttp://collegebasketball.rivals.com/content.asp?CID=1286880 League preview: Big East 2011-11-23 2011-11-01 Rivals.com T-1. Connecticut (7*) Syracuse (6) Connecticut T-1. Syracuse (5) Connecticut (8) Syracuse 3. Louisville (3) Louisville (2) Pittsburgh 4. Pittsburgh (1) Pittsburgh Marquette 5. Cincinnati Marquette Louisville 6. Marquette Cincinnati Cincinnati 7. West Virginia West Virginia West Virginia 8. Villanova Villanova Villanova 9. Notre Dame Notre Dame Notre Dame 10. Georgetown Georgetown Georgetown 11. 2011-12 Rutgers University Rutgers Scarlet Knights Rutgers Rutgers Rutgers 12. St. John's St. John's DePaul 13. Seton Hall Seton Hall Seton Hall 14. South Florida South Florida St. John's 15. Providence DePaul Providence 16. DePaul Providence South Florida *first place votes Preseason All-Big East teams First Team Second Team Honorable MentionAshton Gibbs, G., PITTJeremy Lamb, G., CONNDarius Johnson-Odom, G., MARQTim Abromaitis, F., NDKris Joseph, F., SYRKevin Jones, F., WVUYancy Gates, F., CINAlex Oriakhi, F., CONNPeyton Siva, G., LOUScoop Jardine, G., SYRMaalik Wayns, G., VILLAndre Drummond, C., CONNShabazz Napier, G., CONNCleveland Melvin, F., DEPJae Crowder, F., MARQAugustus Gilchrist, F., USF Big East Preseason Player of the Year: Ashton Gibbs, G., Pittsburgh Big East Preseason Rookie of the Year: Andre Drummond, C., Connecticut Preseason national polls 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season#Pre-season polls APhttps://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/rankings/_/poll/1/week/1 NCAA Division I: AP Top 25 (Oct. 28) 2011-10-28 2011-10-28 ESPN.com Coacheshttps://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/rankings/_/poll/2/week/1 NCAA Division I: ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll (Oct. 20) 2011-10-20 2010-10-20 ESPN.com Athlon Lindy's Sporting NewsSounds crazy, but Duke must address some issues https://web.archive.org/web/20101031202837/http://www.sportingnews.com/ncaa-basketball/feed/2010-10/duke/story/sounds-crazy-but-duke-must-address-some-issues 2010-10-31 , Sporting News, retrieved 10-26-10 Fox SportsPreseason Top 25: Duke a clear No. 1 https://web.archive.org/web/20101020153801/http://msn.foxsports.com/collegebasketball/story/Duke-tops-preseason-top-25-college-basketball 2010-10-20 , Fox Sports, retrieved 10-26-10 CBS SportsFinal preseason Top 25 (and one): It's the work of the Devils, CBS Sports, retrieved 10-30-10Rivals.comRivals.com 2010-11 Preseason Top 25, Rivals.com, retrieved 11-04-10 Blue Ribbon Cincinnati 22 21 18 17 21 16 23 Connecticut 4 4 4 8 4 4 3 3 5 DePaul Georgetown Louisville 8 9 8 12 16 9 8 16 13 Marquette 21 22 17 21 22 14 22 Notre Dame RV Pittsburgh 11 10 10 6 11 10 10 9 8 Providence Rutgers St. John's RV Seton Hall South Florida Syracuse 5 5 5 9 6 5 4 6 4 Villanova RV RV 25 West Virginia RV RV Watchlists On October 3, the Wooden Award preseason watch list included ten Big East players. The watchlist was composed of 50 players who were not transfers, freshmen or medical redshirts. On November 7, the Naismith College Player of the Year watchlist of 50 players was announced, which included nine Big East names. Woodenhttp://www.woodenaward.com/?p=1105 John R. Wooden Award Announces Men's Preseason Top 50 List 2011-11-23 2011-10-03 John R. Wooden AwardNaismithhttp://www.naismithawards.com/PressBox/ArticleView/tabid/209/ArticleId/28/SEC-Talent-Rules-in-2011-2012-Naismith-Preseason-Watch-List.aspx SEC Talent Rules in 2011-2012 Naismith Preseason Watch List 2011-11-23 2011-11-07 Naismith Award https://web.archive.org/web/20111203024225/http://www.naismithawards.com/PressBox/ArticleView/tabid/209/ArticleId/28/SEC-Talent-Rules-in-2011-2012-Naismith-Preseason-Watch-List.aspx 2011-12-03 dead Tim Abromaitis, ND Andre Drummond, CONN Ashton Gibbs, PITT Scoop Jardine, SYR Darius Johnson-Odom, MARQ Kevin Jones, WVU Kris Joseph, SYR Jeremy Lamb, CONN Alex Oriakhi, CONN Peyton Siva, LOU Maalik Wayns, VILL Regular season Season summary & highlights Syracuse won the NIT Season Tip-Off, defeating Stanford in the finals, 69–63.https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=313290183 https://web.archive.org/web/20201125114938/https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=313290183 dead November 25, 2020 Kris Joseph, late run carry Orange to NIT Season Tip-Off title Associated Press ESPN.com 2011-11-25 2012-03-03 Marquette won the Paradise Jam Tournament, defeating Norfolk State in the finals, 59–57.https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=313250269 https://web.archive.org/web/20201202033019/https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=313250269 dead December 2, 2020 Marquette wins Paradise Jam title despite blowing 14-point lead Associated Press ESPN.com 2011-11-21 2012-03-03 On November 11, Louisville head coach Rick Pitino recorded his 600th career win in an 83–48 victory over Tennessee–Martin.http://www.wbko.com/sports/headlines/Rick_Pitino_Wins_600th_as_No_8_Louisville_Cruises_133730973.html Rick Pitino Wins 600th as No. 8 Louisville Cruises WBKO November 11, 2011 December 2, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120415050532/http://www.wbko.com/sports/headlines/Rick_Pitino_Wins_600th_as_No_8_Louisville_Cruises_133730973.html 2012-04-15 dead He became the 15th fastest coach to do so (38th overall). On November 27, Syracuse fired associate head coach Bernie Fine, who had been an assistant under head coach Jim Boeheim since 1976, after Fine was alleged to have sexually abused team ball boys decades prior.http://www.cnn.com/2011/11/27/justice/syracuse-coach-allegations/index.html?hpt=hp_t1 Syracuse basketball coach fired amid sex abuse investigation CNN November 27, 2011 November 27, 2011 Connecticut head coach Jim Calhoun was suspended for the first three games of the Big East regular season, following NCAA sanctions in February 2011 for recruiting violations.https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/news/story?id=6146656 Jim Calhoun to be suspended in 2011–12 ESPN.com 2011-02-23 2011-03-06 Under associate head coach George Blaney, the Huskies went 2–1 to start their conference schedule. On February 3, Calhoun took his second medical leave of absence in three seasons, eventually undergoing surgery on February 27 for spinal stenosis. The Huskies went 3–5 under Blaney before Calhoun returned to coach in the regular season finale.https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=320630041 https://web.archive.org/web/20211020001846/https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=320630041 dead October 20, 2021 UConn downs Pitt in Jim Calhoun's return to keep tournament hopes alive ESPN.com ESPN.com 2012-03-03 2012-03-03 With 30 regular season wins, Syracuse set a school record, eclipsing the mark of 28 regular season wins set in 2009–10.http://blog.syracuse.com/orangebasketball/2012/03/syracuse_puts_bow_on_best_regu.html Syracuse puts bow on best regular season in school history with win over Louisville The Post-Standard Mike Waters 2012-03-03 2012-03-03 With a 17–1 conference record, the Orange tied the 1995–96 Connecticut squad, which also went 17–1, for conference wins. They also became the first team in Big East history with just one regular season loss overall (January 21 at Notre Dame, 67–58). Syracuse was also unbeaten at home in the Carrier Dome, for the second time in school history (2002–03). Midseason watchlists On January 17, the Wooden Award midseason watchlist was released, and included four Big East players.http://www.woodenaward.com/?p=1136 John R. Wooden Award 2011-12 Midseason Top 25 Candidates Announced 2012-02-22 2012-01-17 John R. Wooden Award May 14, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130514233556/http://www.woodenaward.com/?p=1136 dead The list was composed of 25 players, reduced from the preseason list of 50. There were no newcomers to the list from the preseason. In addition, seven Big East players who were on the preseason list did not appear at midseason: Tim Abromaitis, Andre Drummond, Ashton Gibbs, Scoop Jardine, Alex Oriakhi, Peyton Siva, and Maalik Wayns. On February 29, the Naismith Top 30 was announced, and included newcomer Syracuse guard Dion Waiters.https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2012-02-29/naismith-midseason-30-list-released Naismith ‘Midseason 30’ list released 2011-03-05 2012-02-29 NCAA https://web.archive.org/web/20130403155532/http://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2012-02-29/naismith-midseason-30-list-released 2013-04-03 dead Meanwhile, Abromaitis, Drummond, Gibbs, Jeremy Lamb, Oriakhi, and Siva, who were on the preseason list, did not appear at midseason. WoodenNaismith Darius Johnson-Odom, MARQ Kevin Jones, WVU Kris Joseph, SYR Jeremy Lamb, CONN Dion Waiters, SYR Composite matrix This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play.   CincinnatiConnecticutDePaulGeorgetownLouisvilleMarquetteNotre DamePittsburghProvidenceRutgersSt. John'sSeton HallSouth FloridaSyracuseVillanovaWest Virginiavs. Cincinnati – 0–10–10–10–11–10–10–10–11–01–10–11–01–00–21–0vs. Connecticut1–0 – 0–11–01–01–01–10–11–01–00–11–10–12–00–10–1vs. DePaul1–01–0 – 1–02–01–01–00–11–00–12–01–11–01–01–01–0vs. Georgetown1–00–10–1 – 0–11–10–11–00–20–10–21–00–11–00–11–0vs. Louisville1–00–10–21–0 – 1–01–00–21–00–10–10–11–02–00–10–1vs. Marquette1–10–10–11–10–1 – 1–00–10–10–10–10–10–11–00–20–1vs. Notre Dame1–01–10–11–00–10–1 – 0–10–11–11-00-10–10–10–10–2vs. Pittsburgh1–01–01–00–12–01–01–0 – 0–11–00–11–02–01–00–11–1vs. Providence1–00–10–12–00–11–01–01–0 – 0–11–01–02–02–01–01–0vs. Rutgers0–10–11–01–01–01–01-10–11–0 – 0–11–11–01–01–02–0vs. St. John's1–11–00–22–01–01–00–11–00–11–0 – 1–01–01–01–00–1vs. Seton Hall1–01–11–10–11–01–01–00–10–11–10–1 – 1–01–01–00–1vs. South Florida0–11–00–11–00–11–01–00–20–20–10–10–1 – 1–00–21–0vs. Syracuse0–10–20–10–10–20–11–00–10–20–10–10–10–1 – 0–10–1vs. Villanova2–01–00–11–01–02–01–01–00–10–10–10–12–01–0 – 1–0vs. West Virginia0–11–00–10–11–01–02–01–10–10–21–01–00–11–00–1 – Total 12–6 8–10 3–15 12–6 10–8 14–4 13–5 5–13 4–14 6–12 6–12 8–10 12–6 17–1 5–13 9–9 Statistical leaders The regular season team, individual, and attendance figures include all conference and non-conference games played from November 7, 2011 through March 3, 2012."Big East Conference Overall Statistical Leaders"May 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes . 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Team 25em start Scoring OffenseRkTeamGamesPointsPPG1Marquette31235976.12Syracuse31233575.33DePaul30223174.44West Virginia31222571.85Villanova30214971.6 25em break Scoring DefenseRkTeamGamesPointsPPG1South Florida31177357.22Georgetown29171059.03Syracuse31186760.24Cincinnati31189261.05Notre Dame31191361.7 25em break Scoring MarginRkTeamOffenseDefenseMargin1Syracuse75.360.2+15.12Marquette76.165.6+10.53Georgetown69.259.0+10.24Cincinnati69.161.0+8.15Louisville69.462.0+7.4 25em break Free throw percentageRkTeamFTMFTAPct1Villanova514678.7582Marquette543750.7243Notre Dame447626.7144Pittsburgh389551.7065Providence488692.705 25em break Field goal percentageRkTeamFGMFGAPct1Syracuse8661844.4702Georgetown7111542.4613Marquette8181779.4604Connecticut7591671.4545Pittsburgh7831730.453 25em break 3-Pt Field goal percentageRkTeam3FGM3FGAPct1Seton Hall213588.3622Providence154426.3623Georgetown167476.3514Cincinnati228652.3505Syracuse195568.343 25em break Rebounding MarginRkTeamAvgOpp AvgMarg1Pittsburgh36.929.1+7.72West Virginia38.131.6+6.53Georgetown36.130.6+5.64Villanova39.534.9+4.65Connecticut37.734.1+3.5 25em break Offensive ReboundsRkTeamGamesNo.Avg/G1West Virginia3145414.72Pittsburgh3144314.33Villanova3041713.94Cincinnati3141913.55Louisville3141313.3 25em break Defensive ReboundsRkTeamGamesNo.Avg/G1Villanova3076725.62Connecticut3076025.33Louisville3178025.24Georgetown2971424.65Providence3175524.4 25em break BlocksRkTeamGamesNo.Avg/G1Syracuse312257.32Connecticut302016.73Providence311635.34Louisville311474.75Georgetown291374.7 25em break AssistsRkTeamGamesNo.Avg/G1Marquette3152817.02Syracuse3149616.03DePaul3046315.44Pittsburgh3146815.15West Virginia3145914.8 25em break StealsRkTeamGamesNo.Avg/G1Syracuse313029.72Louisville312869.23Marquette312828.84Seton Hall302588.65Rutgers312558.2 end Individual 25em start ScoringRkNameGPPtsAvg/G1Kevin Jones, WVU3161920.02Darius Johnson-Odom, MARQ3054918.33Jae Crowder, MARQ3154717.64Jeremy Lamb, CONN3052717.65Maalik Wayns, VILL2747317.5 25em break ReboundingRkNameGPRebAvg/G1Kevin Jones, WVU3134611.22Herb Pope, HALL2929810.33Yancy Gates, CIN252369.44Jack Cooley, ND302769.25Gorgui Dieng, LOU312839.1 25em break AssistsRkNameGPNo.Avg/G1Vincent Council, PROV302267.52Jordan Theodore, HALL302006.73Shabazz Napier, CONN301775.94Junior Cadougan, MARQ301645.55Peyton Siva, LOU291575.4 25em break StealsRkNameGPNo.Avg/G1Fuquan Edwin, HALL30923.12Jae Crowder, MARQ31752.43Russ Smith, LOU30692.34Cashmere Wright, CIN31612.05Dion Waiters, SYR31591.9 25em break BlocksRkNameGPNo.Avg/G1Gorgui Dieng, LOU31983.22Fab Melo, SYR28873.13Andre Drummond, CONN30792.64Dane Miller, RUT31511.65Herb Pope, HALL29461.6 25em break Field GoalsRkNameFGMFGAPCT1Jack Cooley, ND141227.6212Fab Melo, SYR90158.5703Nasir Robinson, PITT146260.5624God'sgift Achiuwa, SJU109196.5565Andre Drummond, CONN140262.534 25em break 3-Pt Field GoalsRkName3PM3PAPCT1Hollis Thompson, GTWN54118.4582Lamar Patterson, PITT3277.4163Toarlyn Fitzpatrick, USF3687.4144LaDontae Henton, PROV43107.4025Darius Johnson-Odom, MARQ69172.401 25em break Free ThrowsRkNameFTMFTAPCT1Bryce Cotton, PROV8696.8962Maalik Wayns, VILL125140.8933Anthony Collins, USF5463.8574Ashton Gibbs, PITT8397.8565Jeremy Lamb, CONN90109.826 end Attendance RkTeamHome Gms.Home Att.Avg. HomeAway Gms.Away Att.Avg. AwayNeut. Gms.Neut. Att.Avg. Neut.Total Gms.Total Att.Avg.1Syracuse19448,73623,61810141,93314,193216,7708,38531607,43919,5952Louisville20430,05221,50311160,95714,63200031591,00919,0653Marquette16242,20515,13811145,95413,269417,0664,26631405,22513,0724Connecticut17214,87312,64010146,33914,63435,1461,71530366,35812,2125Pittsburgh18182,96810,16511142,78112,980232,92616,46331358,67511,5706Georgetown16180,53011,28310147,31214,73137,2002,40029335,04211,5537West Virginia16158,8879,93010111,89011,189540,8828,17631311,65910,0548Notre Dame17135,9757,99910121,02512,102441,21413,738*31298,2149,940*9Villanova15133,8398,92311125,03911,36749,6584,829**30268,5369,591**10St. John's17133,1297,83112125,71310,47629,0369,036†31267,8788,929†11Cincinnati18145,2358,06912115,0559,58814,4394,43931264,7298,54012Seton Hall16121,5877,59911114,79610,43636,5043,252‡30242,8878,375‡13Providence17134,0077,88312108,9509,07921,37568831244,3327,88214DePaul16123,8327,7401189,3538,12338,2752,75830221,4607,38215South Florida1661,5903,84913147,67911,3602n/an/a31209,2697,216§16Rutgers1896,5115,36210104,86010,4863862862§§31202,2336,974§§ TOTALS2722,943,95610,8231752,049,63611,71243201,3535,922^4905,194,94510,800^ * – does not factor one neutral game played, vs. Georgia, in the 2011 CBE Classic, which does not have an attendance figure on record.Box Score – Notre Dame vs. Georgia. ESPN.com. Published 11-22-2011. Retrieved 03-11-2012. Averages are therefore calculated based on the three neutral games and 30 total games with attendance figures.** – does not factor two neutral games played, vs. Saint Louis and Santa Clara, in the 2011 76 Classic, which do not have attendance figures on record.Box Score – Saint Louis vs. Villanova. ESPN.com. Published 11-25-2011. Retrieved 03-11-2012.Box Score – Villanova vs. Santa Clara. ESPN.com. Published 11-27-2011. Retrieved 03-11-2012. Averages are therefore calculated based on the two neutral games and 28 total games with attendance figures.† – does not factor one neutral game played, vs. Texas A&M, in the 2011 2K Sports Classic, which does not have an attendance figure on record.Box Score – Texas A&M vs. St. John's. ESPN.com. Published 11-18-2011. Retrieved 03-11-2012. Averages are therefore calculated based on the one neutral game and 30 total games with attendance figures.‡ – does not factor one neutral game played, vs. St. Joseph's, in the 2011 Charleston Classic, which does not have an attendance figure on record.Box Score – Seton Hall vs. St. Joseph's. ESPN.com. Published 11-18-2011. Retrieved 03-11-2012. Averages are therefore calculated based on the two neutral games and 29 total games with attendance figures.§ – does not factor two neutral games played, vs. Old Dominion and Penn State, in the 2011 Hall of Fame Tip-Off, which do not have attendance figures on record.Box Score – South Florida vs. Old Dominion. ESPN.com. Published 11-19-2011. Retrieved 03-11-2012.Box Score – South Florida vs. Penn State. ESPN.com. Published 11-20-2011. Retrieved 03-11-2012. Overall average is therefore calculated based on the 29 games with attendance figures.§§ – does not factor two neutral games played, vs. Illinois State, in the 2011 Cancún Challenge, and vs. Stony Brook, in the 2011 Holiday Festival, which do not have attendance figures on record.Box Score – Illinois State vs. Rutgers. ESPN.com. Published 11-22-2011. Retrieved 03-11-2012.Box Score – Stony Brook vs. Rutgers. ESPN.com. Published 11-17-2011. Retrieved 03-11-2012. Averages are therefore calculated based on the one neutral game and 29 total games with attendance figures.^ – due to games without attendance figures, overall averages are therefore calculated based on the 34 neutral games and 481 total games with attendance figures. Postseason Big East tournament 2012 Big East men's basketball tournament For the fourth straight year, all 16 teams in the conference participated in the Big East tournament.2012 Championship Bracket https://web.archive.org/web/20120306154610/http://www.bigeast.org/portals/5/fls/19400/ChampionshipCentral/Big%20East%20Men%27s%20Basketball/2012/2012_bracket.pdf 2012-03-06 BigEast.org. Retrieved 2012-03-03. 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. The five-round tournament spanned five consecutive days, from Tuesday, March 6, through Saturday, March 10, at Madison Square Garden in New York City. 2012 Big East men's basketball tournament seeds and results Seed School Conf. Over. TiebreakerCHAMPIONSHIP SEEDING FORMULA http://bigeast.org/fls/19400/pdfs/men_basketball/tiebreaker11.pdf bigeast.org 16 February 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20110725073329/http://www.bigeast.org/fls/19400/pdfs/men_basketball/tiebreaker11.pdf 25 July 2011 dead dmy-all First roundTuesday, March 6 Second roundWednesday, March 7 QuarterfinalsThursday, March 8 SemifinalsFriday, March 9 ChampionshipSaturday, March 101. ‡†Syracuse 17–1 31–2 BYE BYE #9 CONN – W, 58–55Connecticut vs. Syracuse – March 8, 2012 – Box Score. ESPN.com. Published 2012-03-08. Retrieved 2012-03-08. #4 CIN – L, 68–71Cincinnati vs. Syracuse – March 9, 2012 – Box Score. ESPN.com. Published 2012-03-09. Retrieved 2012-03-09.2. †Marquette 14–4 25–7 BYE BYE #7 LOU – L, 71–84Louisville vs. Marquette – March 8, 2012 – Box Score. ESPN.com. Published 2012-03-08. Retrieved 2012-03-08.3. †Notre Dame 13–5 22–11 BYE BYE #6 USF – W, 57–53OTSouth Florida vs. Notre Dame – March 8, 2012 – Box Score. ESPN.com. Published 2012-03-08. Retrieved 2012-03-08. #7 LOU – L, 50–64Louisville vs. Notre Dame – March 9, 2012 – Box ScoreJuly 2024 medicmedic. ESPN.com. Published 2012-03-09. Retrieved 2012-03-09. 4. †Cincinnati 12–6 24–10 1–1 vs. USF/GTWN; 0–1 vs. SYR; 1–1 vs. MARQ; 1–0 vs. ND; 1–0 vs. GTWN BYE BYE #5 GTWN – W, 72–702OTGeorgetown vs. Cincinnati – March 8, 2012 – Box Score. ESPN.com. Published 2012-03-08. Retrieved 2012-03-08. #1 SYR – W, 71–68 #7 LOU – L, 44–50Louisville vs. Cincinnati – March 10, 2012 – Box Score. ESPN.com. Published 2012-03-10. Retrieved 2012-03-10.5. #Georgetown 12–6 23–8 1–1 vs. USF/CIN; 0–1 vs. SYR; 1–1 vs. MARQ; 1–0 vs. ND; 0–1 vs. CIN BYE #13 PITT – W, 64–52Pittsburgh vs. Georgetown – March 7, 2012 – Box Score. ESPN.com. Published 2012-03-07. Retrieved 2012-03-07. #4 CIN – L, 70–722OT6. #South Florida 12–6 20–13 1–1 vs. CIN/GTWN; 0–1 vs. SYR; 0–1 vs. MARQ; 0–1 vs. ND BYE #14 VILL – W, 56–47Villanova vs. South Florida – March 7, 2012 – Box Score. ESPN.com. Published 2012-03-07. Retrieved 2012-03-07. #3 ND – L, 53–57OT7. #Louisville 10–8 26–9 BYE #10 HALL – W, 61–55Seton Hall vs. Louisville – March 7, 2012 – Box Score. ESPN.com. Published 2012-03-07. Retrieved 2012-03-07. #2 MARQ – W, 84–71 #3 ND – W, 64–50 #4 CIN – W, 50–448. #West Virginia 9–9 19–13 BYE #9 CONN – L, 67–71OTConnecticut vs. West Virginia – March 7, 2012 – Box Score. ESPN.com. Published 2012-03-07. Retrieved 2012-03-07.9. Connecticut 8–10 20–13 1–1 vs. HALL; 0–2 vs. SYR; 0–1 vs. MARQ; 1–1 vs. ND; 1–2 vs. GTWN/CIN/USF; 0–1 vs. LOU; 1–0 vs. WVU; 2–1 vs. SJU/RUT; 2–0 vs. PITT/VILL #16 DEP – W, 81–67DePaul vs. Connecticut – March 6, 2012 – Box ScoreJuly 2024 medicmedic. ESPN.com. Published 2012-03-06. Retrieved 2012-03-06. #8 WVU – W, 71–67OT #1 SYR – L, 55–58 10. Seton Hall 8–10 20–12 1–1 vs. CONN; 0–1 vs. SYR; 0–1 vs. MARQ; 0–1 vs. ND; 1–2 vs. GTWN/CIN/USF; 0–1 vs. LOU; 1–0 vs. WVU; 1–1 vs. SJU/RUT; 1–1 vs. PITT/VILL #15 PROV – W, 79–47Providence vs. Seton Hall – March 6, 2012 – Box Score. ESPN.com. Published 2012-03-06. Retrieved 2012-03-06. #7 LOU – L, 55–6111. Rutgers 6–12 14–18 1–0 vs. SJU #14 VILL – L, 49–70Villanova vs. Rutgers – March 6, 2012 – Box Score. ESPN.com. Published 2012-03-06. Retrieved 2012-03-06. 12. St. John's 6–12 13–19 0–1 vs. RUT #13 PITT – L, 59–73Pittsburgh vs. St. John's – March 6, 2012 – Box ScoreJuly 2024 medicmedic. ESPN.com. Published 2012-03-06. Retrieved 2012-03-06.13. Pittsburgh 5–13 17–15 1–0 vs. VILL #12 SJU – W, 73–59 #5 GTWN – L, 52–6414. Villanova 5–13 13–19 0–1 vs. PITT vs. #11 RUT – W, 70–49 #6 USF – L, 47–5615. Providence 4–14 15–17 #10 HALL – L, 47–79 16. DePaul 3–15 12–19 #9 CONN – L, 67–81‡ – 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 played in the Big East tournament. Highlights The Championship match-up between Louisville and Cincinnati was the first time in the 34-year history of the tournament that at least one of the original seven members of the conference wasn't involved in the title game. NCAA tournament 2012 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The official tournament selection process took place on Sunday, March 11, and the following nine Big East teams received bids into the tournament: Seed Region School First Four Round of 64 Round of 32 Sweet 16 Elite Eight Final Four Championship 4 West Louisville n/a #13 Davidson – W, 69–62 #5 New Mexico – W, 59–56 #1 Michigan State – W, 57–44 #7 Florida – W, 72–68 #1 Kentucky - L, 61–69   1 East Syracuse n/a #16 UNC Asheville – W, 72–65 #8 Kansas State – W, 75–59 #4 Wisconsin – W, 64–63 #2 Ohio State – L, 70–77     3 West Marquette n/a #14 BYU – W, 88–68 #6 Murray State – W, 62–53 #7 Florida – L, 58–68       6 East Cincinnati n/a #11 Texas – W, 65–59 #3 Florida State – W, 62–56 #2 Ohio State – W, 81–66       3 Midwest Georgetown n/a #14 Belmont – W, 74–59 #11 NC State – L, 63–66         12 Midwest South Florida #12 California – W, 65–54 #5 Temple – W, 58–44 #13 Ohio – L, 56–62         7 South Notre Dame n/a #10 Xavier – L, 63–67           9 South Connecticut n/a #8 Iowa State – L, 64–77           10 East West Virginia n/a #7 Gonzaga – L, 54–77          9 BidsW-L (%):1–0 (1.000)6–3 (.667)4–2 (.667)2–2 (.500)1–1 (.500)0–1 (.000)TOTAL: 14–9 (.609) After winning the 2012 Big East men's basketball tournament, Louisville continued its winning streak all the way to the Final Four in New Orleans, Louisiana, but was defeated by Kentucky, who then defeated Kansas for the national championship. Louisville guard Peyton Siva, forward Chane Behanan, and center Gorgui Dieng were named to the West All-Regional team,http://www.mlive.com/spartans/index.ssf/2012/03/michigan_states_draymond_green_22.html Michigan State's Draymond Green honored for NCAA tournament performance MLive.com Diamond Leung March 24, 2012 October 17, 2012 with Siva tapped as the Most Outstanding Player of the region. Syracuse guard Scoop Jardine was named to the East All-Regional team.http://blog.syracuse.com/orangebasketball/2012/03/ohio_states_jared_sullinger_na.html Ohio State's Jared Sullinger named East Region's Most Outstanding Player The Post-Standard Mike Waters March 25, 2012 October 17, 2012 National Invitation tournament 2012 National Invitation Tournament After not receiving a bid to the 2012 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, Seton Hall was selected as a top seed to the 2012 National Invitation Tournament. They defeated Stony Brook in the first round before losing to Massachusetts in the second round.https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=320732550 Seton Hall 63, Stony Brook 61 Associated Press ESPN.com March 13, 2012 March 18, 2012July 2024 medicmedichttps://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=320772550 https://web.archive.org/web/20241130232123/https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=320772550 dead November 30, 2024 UMass 77, Seton Hall 67 Associated Press ESPN.com March 17, 2012 March 18, 2012 Rankings 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings + Legend     Improvement in ranking.   Drop in ranking. RV Received votes, but were not ranked. AP AP Poll.http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/polls?poll=1 AP Top 25 2011-03-07 Rivals.com https://web.archive.org/web/20110227000212/http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/polls?poll=1 27 February 2011 live C ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll.http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/polls?poll=3 USA Today/ESPN Coaches Poll 2011-03-07 Rivals.com https://web.archive.org/web/20110125022145/http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/polls?poll=3 25 January 2011 live + 2011–12 Big East Conference Weekly Rankings 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 FINAL Cincinnati AP 21 20 RV RV RV RV RV RV RV n/a C 22 20 RV RV RV RV RV 18 Connecticut AP 4 4 4 8 9 9 8 9 8 17 13 24 RV n/a C 4 4 4 10 9 10 9 9 8 16 11 19 RV RV DePaul AP n/a C Georgetown AP RV RV 18 16 16 12 9 11 10 9 14 12 10 9 11 13 15 n/a C RV RV 21 17 16 12 9 11 12 10 14 11 9 8 12 14 15 17 Louisville AP 9 8 7 6 5 4 4 4 11 14 23 RV RV 24 19 17 19 RV 17 n/a C 8 7 7 6 4 4 4 4 10 15 21 25 25 23 18 17 18 RV 18 4 Marquette AP 22 21 16 16 11 11 10 14 20 25 21 17 15 18 12 10 8 9 11 n/a C 21 19 17 16 11 11 10 13 20 24 22 18 15 19 13 10 7 9 11 10 Notre Dame AP RV RV RV 23 20 20 23 RV n/a C RV RV RV RV 25 18 19 23 RV RV Pittsburgh AP 10 9 17 17 15 15 15 22 RV n/a C 11 9 16 17 14 14 13 22 RV RV Providence AP n/a C Rutgers AP n/a C St. John's AP n/a C RV RV Seton Hall AP RV 24 RV n/a C RV RV RV RV South Florida AP n/a C RV Syracuse AP 5 5 5 4 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 n/a C 5 5 5 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 5 Villanova AP RV RV RV RV n/a C RV RV RV West Virginia AP RV RV RV RV RV RV RV n/a C RV RV RV RV RV RV RV Awards and honors Conference awards and teams The following individuals received postseason honors after having been chosen by the Big East Conference coaches. 2012 Big East Men's Basketball Individual Awards Award Recipient(s)Player of the Yearhttp://bigeast.org/News/tabid/435/Article/232358/Marquette-s-Crowder-Named-BIG-EAST-Player-of-the-Year.aspx Marquette's Crowder Named BIG EAST Player of the Year Big East Conference 2012-03-06 2012-03-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20120308223115/http://bigeast.org/News/tabid/435/Article/232358/Marquette-s-Crowder-Named-BIG-EAST-Player-of-the-Year.aspx 2012-03-08 deadJae Crowder, F., MARQUETTECoach of the YearStan Heath, SOUTH FLORIDADefensive Player of the Yearhttp://bigeast.org/News/tabid/435/Article/232284/Melo-Named-BIG-EAST-Defensive-Player-of-the-Year.aspx Melo Named BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year Big East Conference 2012-03-05 2012-03-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20120307150041/http://www.bigeast.org/News/tabid/435/Article/232284/Melo-Named-BIG-EAST-Defensive-Player-of-the-Year.aspx 2012-03-07 deadFab Melo, C., SYRACUSERookie of the YearMoe Harkless, F., ST. JOHN'SScholar-Athlete of the Yearhttp://bigeast.org/News/tabid/435/Article/232357/Notre-Dame-s-Tim-Abromaitis-Named-American-Eagle-Outfitters-BIG-EAST-Scholar-Athlete-of-the-Year.aspx Notre Dame's Tim Abromaitis Named American Eagle Outfitters BIG EAST Scholar-Athlete of the Year Big East Conference 2012-03-06 2012-03-06 https://archive.today/20130414074556/http://bigeast.org/News/tabid/435/Article/232357/Notre-Dame-s-Tim-Abromaitis-Named-American-Eagle-Outfitters-BIG-EAST-Scholar-Athlete-of-the-Year.aspx 2013-04-14 deadTim Abromaitis, F., NOTRE DAMEMost Improved PlayerJack Cooley, F., NOTRE DAMESixth Man AwardDion Waiters, G., SYRACUSESportsmanship AwardJason Clark, G., GEORGETOWN The Player of the Year, Coach of the Year, Rookie of the Year, and Scholar Athlete of the Year awards were announced on Tuesday, March 6, after the post-game interviews of the first session of the first round of the Big East tournament. The remainder of the individual awards were announced on Monday, March 5, while the All-Big East Men's Basketball Teams were announced on Sunday, March 4. 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. Marquette senior forward Jae Crowder was named Player of the Year. Crowder finished the regular season averaging 17.6 points per game, third in the conference, while ranking ninth in the conference in rebounds (7.9 per game). He also ranked second in the Big East in steals (2.4 per game) and recorded seven double-doubles for a Marquette squad that finished second in the conference. South Florida head coach Stan Heath was named Coach of the Year, after leading the Bulls to their first winning conference record (12–6) in the school's seven seasons in the league. Notre Dame's Tim Abromaitis, a graduate forward, became the first player to receive the Scholar Athlete of the Year award for the third year in a row. He was limited to two games in 2011–12 due to injury. Defensive Player of the Year Feb Melo, a sophomore center from Syracuse, led the conference in blocks, averaging 3.7 blocks per game during the conference season. St. John's freshman forward Moe Harkless was named Rookie of the Year, after averaging 15.5 points per game, second highest among conference freshmen and sixth among freshmen nationally, and 8.5 rebounds per game, also second among Big East freshmen. Other awardees included most improved player Jack Cooley, a junior forward from Notre Dame, who went from playing 10.3 minutes per game in 2010–11 to leading the conference in field goal percentage (.621) and finishing fourth in rebounds per game (9.2) in both conference and non-conference play in 2011–12. Syracuse sophomore guard Dion Waiters was honored with the Sixth Man Award, coming off the bench but serving as the Orange's second-leading scorer (11.9 points per game) and team leader in steals (1.9 per game). Finally, Georgetown senior guard Jason Clark received the Sportsmanship Award. 2012 All-Big East Men's Basketball Teamshttp://bigeast.org/News/tabid/435/Article/232234/Marquette-Places-Two-On-All-BIG-EAST-First-Team.aspx Marquette Places Two On All-BIG EAST First Team Big East Conference 2012-03-04 2012-03-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20120306084257/http://bigeast.org/News/tabid/435/Article/232234/Marquette-Places-Two-On-All-BIG-EAST-First-Team.aspx 2012-03-06 dead First Team Second Team Third Team Honorable Mention All-Rookie TeamJeremy Lamb, G., CONNJason Clark, G., GTWNJae Crowder†, F., MARQDarius Johnson-Odom, G., MARQKris Joseph, F., SYRKevin Jones, F., WVUSean Kilpatrick, G., CINJack Cooley, F., NDJordan Theodore, G., HALLScoop Jardine, G., SYRMaalik Wayns, G., VILLHenry Sims, C., GTWNVincent Council, G., PROVHerb Pope, F., HALLDion Waiters, G., SYRDarryl Bryant, G., WVUCleveland Melvin, F., DEPHollis Thompson, F., GTWNKyle Kuric, G/F., LOUAshton Gibbs, G., PITTMoe Harkless, F., SJUAndre Drummond, C., CONNChane Behanan, F., LOUJerian Grant, G., NDLaDontae Henton, F., PROVMoe Harkless, F., SJUD'Angelo Harrison, G., SJUAnthony Collins, G., USF † - denotes unanimous selection On the All-Big East Men's Basketball Teams, notable members of the first team included Clark, who was given no all-conference consideration prior to the start of the season, and Crowder, who was an honorable mention in the preseason. Crowder was the only unanimous selection for the first team, teaming up with Marquette guard Darius Johnson-Odom, who was also named to the first team, to form the highest-scoring pair in the conference. In conference games, Crowder finished fourth with 18.0 points per game and tied for first with 2.9 steals per contest. Selected as an honorable mention was Pittsburgh guard Ashton Gibbs, who was selected to the preseason first-team and was named the Preseason Player of the Year. Meanwhile, St. John's placed two players on the All-Rookie Team, guard D'Angelo Harrison and forward Moe Harkless, who were the top two freshman scorers in the conference. National awards and teams Players 2012 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans West Virginia forward Kevin Jones was recognized as a consensus Second Team All-American after being named to the second team All-American lists by the Associated Press,http://washingtonexaminer.com/sports/2012/03/2011-12-ap-all-america-teams/408371 2011-12 AP All-America Teams Washington Examiner March 26, 2012 March 26, 2012 June 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes the USBWA,http://www.sportswriters.net/usbwa/news/2012/allamerica120312.html USBWA NAMES 2011-12 ALL-AMERICANS Sportswriters.net March 12, 2012 March 12, 2012 and the NABC,http://www.goduke.com//ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4200&ATCLID=205400642 Rivers Named NABC Third Team All-America GoDuke.com March 19, 2012 March 20, 2012 while the Sporting News named him to their third team.http://aol.sportingnews.com/ncaa-basketball/story/2012-03-05/anthony-davis-kentucky-wildcats-sporting-news-player-of-the-year-march-madness Anthony Davis named Sporting News' 2012 College Basketball Player of the Year Sportingnews.com March 6, 2012 March 6, 2012 In addition, Marquette forward Jae Crowder was selected as a Second Team All-American by the Associated Press and the Sporting News, as well as to the third team by the NABC. The NABC also named Syracuse forward Kris Joseph to their second team. Award finalists On March 6, the Wooden Award final ballot was released, and included three Big East players.http://www.woodenaward.com/?p=1171 2011-2012 Men's John R. Wooden Award Final Ballot 2012-03-06 2012-03-06 John R. Wooden Award https://web.archive.org/web/20190201065445/http://www.woodenaward.com/?p=1171 2019-02-01 dead The list was composed of 15 players, reduced from the midseason list of 25. Marquette forward Jae Crowder was the newcomer to the list, while two Big East players who were on the midseason list did not appear on the final ballot: Darius Johnson-Odom and Jeremy Lamb. No Big East players were among the four finalists for the Naismith Award, announced on March 19.http://www.naismithawards.com/PressBox/ArticleView/tabid/209/ArticleId/41/Anthony-Davis-Vies-to-Become-First-Player-from-Kentucky-and-Second-Freshman-Ever-to-Win-the-Naismith.aspx Anthony Davis Vies to Become First Player from Kentucky and Second Freshman Ever to Win the Naismith Trophy Naismith Award March 19, 2012 March 23, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120403202007/http://www.naismithawards.com/PressBox/ArticleView/tabid/209/ArticleId/41/Anthony-Davis-Vies-to-Become-First-Player-from-Kentucky-and-Second-Freshman-Ever-to-Win-the-Naismith.aspx April 3, 2012 dead mdy-all WoodenNaismith Jae Crowder, MARQ Kevin Jones, WVU Kris Joseph, SYR Kentucky forward Anthony Davis was chosen as both the 2012 Wooden Award and 2012 Naismith Award recipient.http://www.wkyt.com/sports/headlines/Davis_wins_Wooden_National_Player_of_the_Year_Award_145407795.html Davis wins Wooden National Player of the Year Award 2012-03-31 2012-03-31 WKYT-TV December 25, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141225081346/http://www.wkyt.com/sports/headlines/Davis_wins_Wooden_National_Player_of_the_Year_Award_145407795.html deadhttp://collegebasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/01/anthony-davis-win-naismith-trophy-closes-in-on-awards-sweep/ Anthony Davis wins Naismith, closes in on awards sweep 2012-04-02 2012-04-01 NBC Sports Miller, Mike Coaches Notre Dame head coach Mike Brey was selected for the Jim Phelan Award for the nation's top head coach. Mike Brey Named Jim Phelan National Coach Of The Year University of Notre Dame 30 March 2012 http://www.und.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/033012aaa.html 2 April 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20160306173802/http://www.und.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/033012aaa.html 6 March 2016 dead See also 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season 2011–12 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team 2011–12 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team 2011–12 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team 2011–12 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team 2011–12 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team 2011–12 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team 2011–12 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team 2011–12 Providence Friars men's basketball team 2011–12 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team 2011–12 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team 2011–12 South Florida Bulls men's basketball team 2011–12 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team 2011–12 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team 2011–12 West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball team Notes and references 3