2024–25 Big East Conference men's basketball season
| 2024–25 Big East Conference men's basketball season | |
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| League | NCAA Division I |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Number of teams | 11 |
| TV partner(s) | Fox, FS1, CBS, CBSSN, FSN |
| Regular Season | |
| Tournament | |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Butler | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 UConn | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 Creighton | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DePaul | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgetown | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 Marquette | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Providence | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seton Hall | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. John's | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Villanova | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Xavier | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2025 Big East tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2024–25 Big East men's basketball season is the current season for Big East Conference basketball teams that began with practices in October 2023, followed by the start of the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season which will begin in November 2024. Conference play will begin in December 2024 and ended in March 2025.
Head coaches
[edit]Coaching changes
[edit]DePaul
[edit]Following the end of the 2023–24 Matt Brady interim coach was replaced by Chris Holtmann who was named the 16th head coach of the Blue Demons.[1]
Coaches
[edit]| Team | Head coach | Previous job | Years at school | Overall record | Big East record | Big East titles | NCAA Tournaments | NCAA Final Fours | NCAA Championships |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butler | Thad Matta | Ohio State | 4 | 30–33 | 15–25 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 0 |
| UConn | Dan Hurley | Rhode Island | 7 | 106–29 | 71–41 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| Creighton | Greg McDermott | Iowa State | 15 | 245–130 | 123–82 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| DePaul | Chris Holtmann | Ohio State | 1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Georgetown | Ed Cooley | Providence | 2 | 9–23 | 2–18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marquette | Shaka Smart | Texas | 4 | 75–30 | 42–17 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| Providence | Kim English | George Mason | 2 | 21–14 | 10–10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Seton Hall | Shaheen Holloway | St. Peter's | 3 | 42–28 | 23–17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| St. John's | Rick Pitino | Iona | 2 | 20–13 | 11–9 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 1 |
| Villanova | Kyle Neptune | Fordham | 3 | 35–33 | 20–20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Xavier | Sean Miller | Arizona | 8 | 43–28 | 24–16 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
Notes:
- Years at school includes 2020–21 season.
- Overall and Big East records are from current school.
- NCAA Tournament appearances, Final Four & Championships include all schools.
- McDermott's MVC conference records, Matta's MCC records, Miller's A-10 records, Hurley's AAC records not included since team began play in the Big East, Pitino does not include vacated wins.
Preseason
[edit]Preseason Big East poll
[edit]Prior to the conference's annual media day, conference standings were projected by panel of writers.[2]
| Rank | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | UConn | 100 (10) |
| 2. | Creighton | 84 |
| 3. | Xavier | 82 |
| 4. | Marquette | 74 (1) |
| 5. | St. John's | 70 |
| 6. | Providence | 54 |
| 7. | Villanova | 44 |
| 8. | Butler | 36 |
| 9. | Georgetown | 25 |
| 10. | Seton Hall | 24 |
| 11. | DePaul | 12 |
| (first place votes) | ||
Preseason All-Big East
[edit]A select media panel named a preseason All-Big East team and player of the year.[3]
| Honor | Recipient |
|---|---|
| Preseason Player of the Year | Ryan Kalkbrenner, Creighton |
| Preseason Freshman of the Year | Liam McNeeley, UConn |
| Preseason All-Big East First Team | Alex Karaban, UConn |
| Kam Jones, Marquette | |
| Bryce Hopkins, Providence | |
| Kadary Richmond, St. John’s | |
| Eric Dixon, Villanova | |
| Preseason All-Big East Second Team | Pierre Brooks, Butler |
| Jahmyl Telfort, Butler | |
| Deivon Smith, St. John’s | |
| Zach Freemantle, Xavier | |
| Dayvion McKnight, Xavier | |
| Preseason All-Big East Third Team | Aidan Mahaney, UConn |
| Steven Ashworth, Creighton | |
| Jayden Epps, Georgetown | |
| Wooga Poplar, Villanova | |
| Ryan Conwell, Xavier |
Preseason All-American teams
[edit]| Player | AP |
Preseason watchlists
[edit]Below is a table of notable preseason watch lists.
| Player | Wooden | Naismith | Naismith DPOY | Robertson | Cousy | West | Erving | Malone | Abdul-Jabbar |
Regular season
[edit]Rankings
[edit]| Improvement in ranking | ||
| Drop in ranking | ||
| Not ranked previous week | ||
| RV | Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll | |
| (Italics) | Number of first place votes |
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| UConn | AP | 3 (11) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Creighton | AP | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Marquette | AP | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Providence | AP | RV | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| St. John's | AP | RV | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Xavier | AP | RV | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Early season tournaments
[edit]All 11 Big East teams participated in early season tournaments.[4]
| Team | Tournament | Finish |
|---|---|---|
| Butler | Arizona Tip-Off | TBD |
| UConn | Maui Invitational | TBD |
| Creighton | Players Era Festival | TBD |
| DePaul | – | – |
| Georgetown | – | – |
| Marquette | – | – |
| Providence | Battle 4 Atlantis | TBD |
| Seton Hall | Charleston Classic | TBD |
| St. John's | Bahamas Championship | TBD |
| Villanova | Empire Classic | TBD |
| Xavier | Fort Myers Tip-Off | TBD |
Players of the week
[edit]Throughout the conference regular season, the Big East offices named one or two players of the week and one or two freshmen of the week each Monday.
| Week | Player of the week | Freshman of the week |
|---|---|---|
| November 11, 2024 |
Conference matrix
[edit]This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. Each team is scheduled to play 20 conference games with at least one game against each opponent.
| Butler | UConn | Creighton | DePaul | Georgetown | Marquette | Providence | Seton Hall | St. John's | Villanova | Xavier | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs. Butler | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| vs. UConn | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| vs. Creighton | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| vs. DePaul | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| vs. Georgetown | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| vs. Marquette | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| vs. Providence | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| vs. Seton Hall | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| vs. St. John's | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| vs. Villanova | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – | 0–0 |
| vs. Xavier | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | – |
| Total | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 |
Honors and awards
[edit]All-Big East awards and teams
[edit]Will be announced at the end of the regular season in March.
Big East Awards
[edit]| 2024 Big East Men's Basketball Individual Awards | ||||||
| Award | Recipient(s) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player of the Year | ||||||
| Coach of the Year | ||||||
| Defensive Player of the Year | ||||||
| Freshman of the Year | ||||||
| Most Improved Player of the Year | ||||||
| Sixth Man Award | ||||||
| 2024 Big East Men's Basketball All-Conference Teams[5] | |||||
| First Team | Second Team | Honorable Mention | All-Freshman Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| † - denotes unanimous selection | |||||
Postseason
[edit]Big East tournament
[edit]2025 Big East men's basketball tournament
NCAA Tournament
[edit]The winner of the Big East Tournament will receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.
| Seed | Region | School | First round | Second round | Sweet Sixteen | Elite Eight | Final Four | Championship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East | UConn | ||||||
| W–L (%): | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) Total: 10–2 (.833) |
National Invitation Tournament
[edit]The following Big East teams will receive invitations to the National Invitation Tournament.
| Seed | School | First round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||||||
| W–L (%): | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) Total: 0–0 (–) |
References
[edit]- ^ "DePaul hires Chris Holtmann: Blue Demons tap ex-Ohio State coach to turn around floundering program". March 14, 2024.
- ^ "UConn Selected For First Place In Preseason Coaches' Poll". www.bigeast.com. October 23, 2024.
- ^ "Creighton's Kalkbrenner Named Preseason Player of the Year". www.bigeast.com. October 23, 2024.
- ^ Dobbertean, Chris. "2024-25 Men's College Basketball Early Season Tournaments and Exempt Multi-Team Events (MTEs)". Blogging the Bracket. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
- ^ "All-BIG EAST Teams Announced". www.bigeast.com. March 10, 2024.