2014–15 Big East Conference men's basketball season

August 2023 April 2019 2014–15 Big East Conference men's basketball season #1B3A68 #CD3237 NCAA Division I Basketball Big East Conference logo.svg 230px 10 CBS, CBSSN, FOX, FS1, FSN Regular Season Villanova Champions Georgetown Ryan Arcidiacono, Kris Dunn Big East Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year LaDontae Henton Tournament 2015 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament Villanova Xavier Josh Hart Basketball 2013–14 Big East Conference men's basketball season 2013–14 2015–16 Big East Conference men's basketball season 2015–16 The 2014–15 Big East Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2014, followed by the start of the followed by the start of the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. This is the 36th year in the conference's history, but the second as a non-football conference, which officially formed on July 1, 2013. While the first game involving two conference members took place during the Battle 4 Atlantis, it did not count in the Big East standings; conference play officially began on New Year's Eve 2014. The season concluded in March with the 2015 Big East tournament at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Preseason Mediahttp://www.bigeast.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/mbb-media-day-central.html Big East Media Days Big East Conference October 22, 2014 December 4, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141104061618/http://www.bigeast.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/mbb-media-day-central.html November 4, 2014 dead mdy-all 1. Villanova (9) 2. Georgetown (1) 3. St. John's 4. Xavier 5. Providence 6. Seton Hall 7t. Butler 7t. Marquette 9. Creighton 10. DePaul () first place votes Preseason All-Big East teams Media Kellen Dunham BUTLERD'Vauntes Smith-Rivera GEORGETOWND'Angelo Harrison ST. JOHN'SJayVaughn Pinkston VILLANOVAMatt Stainbrook XAVIER Coaches select 8 players Players in bold are choices for Big East Player of the Year Rankings + Legend   Increase in ranking   Decrease in ranking   Not ranked previous week 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings   Pre Wk2 Wk3 Wk4 Wk5 Wk6 Wk7 Wk8 Wk9 Wk10 Wk11 Wk12 Wk13 Wk14 Wk15 Wk16 Wk17 Wk18 Wk19 FinalButler AP 23 15 23 RV RV RV RV 25 22 18 19 23 21 22 24 23 Coaches RV 19 25 RV RV RV RV RV 22 18 19 23 21 22 23Creighton AP 23 RV RV C RV RV RV DePaul AP C Georgetown AP RV RV RV RV RV RV RV 25 RV RV RV 21 24 RV RV RV RV 23 22 RVC RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV 22 24 RV RV RV RV 23 24Marquette AP C Providence AP RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV 25 24 RV RV RVC RV 25 RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV 23 RV RVSeton Hall AP RV RV RV RV 19 21 24 RV RV C RV RV RV RV 19 21 24 RV St. John's AP RV 24 20 17 15 24 RV RV RV RV C RV RV 23 19 17 24 RV RV RV Villanova AP 12 12 12 10 7 7 7 6 8 5 4 7 7 6 6 6 4 4 2 9C 12 12 11 9 7 7 7 5 8 5 4 7 7 6 6 6 4 3 2Xavier AP RV RV RV RV RV 22C RV Regular season This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play.   ButlerCreightonDePaulGeorgetownMarquetteProvidenceSeton HallSt. John'sVillanovaXaviervs. Butler – 0–20–22-00–21–10–20–22–01–1vs. Creighton2–0 – 1–12–01–12–02–01–12–01–1vs. DePaul2–01–1 – 2–01–12–00–21–12–01–1vs. Georgetown0–20–20–2 – 0–22–00–21–11–12–0vs. Marquette2–01–11–12–0 – 1–11–12–02–02–0vs. Providence1–10–20–20–21–1 – 0–22–02–01–1vs. Seton Hall2–00–22–02–01–12–0 – 1–11–11–1vs. St. John's2–01–11–11–10–20–21–1 – 2–00–2vs. Villanova0–20–20–21–10–20–21–10–2 – 0–2vs. Xavier1–11–11–10–20–21–11–12–02–0 – Total 12–6 4–14 6–12 12–6 4–14 11–7 6–12 10–8 16–2 9–9 Honors and awards All-Americans 2015 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans All-Big East awards and teams Coaches 2015 Big East Men's Basketball Individual Awards Award Recipient(s)Player of the YearRyan Arcidiacono, G., VillanovaKris Dunn, G., ProvidenceCoach of the YearJay Wright, VillanovaDefensive Player of the YearKris Dunn, G., ProvidenceSir'Dominic Pointer, G/F., St. John'sSixth Man AwardJosh Hart, G., VillanovaMost Improved Player the YearSir'Dominic Pointer, G/F., St. John'sFreshman of the YearAngel Delgado, F., Seton Hall 2015 Big East Men's Basketball All–Conference Teamshttps://www.bigeast.com/news/2015/3/8/MBB_All_BIG_EAST_Teams_Announced.aspx?path=mbball MBB: All-BIG EAST Teams Announced bigeast.com March 8, 2015 April 14, 2020 † First Team Second Team Honorable Mention All–Rookie TeamKellen Dunham, Sr., G., ButlerD'Vauntes Smith-Rivera, Jr., G., Georgetown ‡ Kris Dunn, So., G., Providence ‡ LaDontae Henton, Sr., F., ProvidenceD'Angelo Harrison, Sr., G., St. John'sRyan Arcidiacono, Jr., G., Villanova ‡ Darrun Hilliard, Sr., G., VillanovaRoosevelt Jones, Jr., F., ButlerMatt Carlino, Sr., G., MarquetteSterling Gibbs, Jr., G., Seton HallSir'Dominic Pointer, Sr., G/F., St. John'sMatt Stainbrook, Sr., C., XavierBilly Garrett Jr., So., G., DePaulDaniel Ochefu, Jr., F., VillanovaJayVaughn Pinkston, Sr., F., VillanovaIsaac Copeland, Fr., F., GeorgetownL. J. Peak, Fr., F., GeorgetownDuane Wilson, Fr., G., Marquette ‡ Angel Delgado, Fr., F., Seton HallIsaiah Whitehead, Fr., G., Seton Hall ‡ Trevon Bluiett, Fr., F., Xavier‡ – Denotes unanimous selection.† – Due to a tie in the voting, additional positions was named. Postseason Big East tournament 2015 Big East men's basketball tournament March 11–14, 2015 Big East Conference Basketball Tournament, Madison Square Garden, New York City. 2015 Big East men's basketball tournament seeds and results Seed School Conf. Over. Tiebreaker First roundMarch 11 QuarterfinalsMarch 12 SemifinalsMarch 13 ChampionshipMarch 141. ‡† Villanova 16–2 32–2 Bye #9 Marquette #4 Providence #6 Xavier2. † Georgetown 12–6 21–10 2–0 vs. Butler Bye #10 Creighton #6 Xavier 3. † Butler 12–6 22–10 0–2 vs. Georgetown Bye #6 Xavier 4. † Providence 11–7 22–11 Bye #5 St. John's #1 Villanova 5. † St. John's 10–8 21–11 Bye #4 Providence 6. † Xavier 9–9 21–13 Bye #3 Butler #2 Georgetown #1 Villanova7. DePaul 6–12 12–20 2–0 vs. Seton Hall #10 Creighton 8. Seton Hall 6–12 16–15 0–2 vs. DePaul #9 Marquette 9. Marquette 4–14 13–15 1–1 vs. Providence #8 Seton Hall #1 Villanova 10. Creighton 4–14 14–19 0–2 vs. Providence #7 DePaul #2 Georgetown ‡ – Big East regular season champions, and tournament No. 1 seed.† – Received a single-bye in the conference tournament.Overall records include all games played in the Big East tournament. Bracket First RoundWednesday, March 11 QuarterfinalsThursday, March 12 SemifinalsFriday, March 13 ChampionshipSaturday, March 14 8 Seton Hall 56 9 Marquette 78 7 DePaul 63 10 Creighton 78 1 Villanova 84 9 Marquette 49 4 Providence 74 5 St. John's 57 2 Georgetown 60 10 Creighton 55 3 Butler 61 6 Xavier 67* 1 Villanova 63 4 Providence 61 2 Georgetown 63 6 Xavier 65 1 Villanova 69 6 Xavier 52 * denotes overtime game NCAA tournament 2015 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament Seed Region School Second round Third round Sweet 16 Elite Eight Final Four Championship 1 East Villanova #16 Lafayette - March 19, Pittsburgh - W, 93–52 #8 NC State - March 21, Pittsburgh - L, 68–71 4 South Georgetown #13 Eastern Washington - March 19, Portland - W, 84–74 #5 Utah - March 21, Portland - L, 64–75 6 East Providence #11 Dayton - March 22, Columbus - L, 53–66 6 Midwest Butler #11 Texas - March 19, Pittsburgh - W, 56–48 #3 Notre Dame - March 21, Pittsburgh - L, *64–67 6 West Xavier #11 Ole Miss - March 19, Jacksonville - W, 76–57 #14 Georgia State - March 21, Jacksonville - W, 75–67 #2 Arizona - March 26, Los Angeles - L, 60–68 9 South St. John's #8 San Diego State - March 20, Charlotte - L, 64–76 6 BidsW-L (%):4–2 4 21–3 1 30–1 0 10–0 0 00–0 0 0TOTAL: 5–6 5 6 * denotes overtime game References External links Big East website