2011–12 Big East Conference men's basketball season
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The 2011–12 Big East Conference
men's basketball season will be the 33rd season of competitive basketball
played by the Big East Conference
, since its inception in 1979, and will involve its 16 full-time member schools.
Big East Preseason Player of the Year: Ashton Gibbs
, G., Pittsburgh
Big East Preseason Rookie of the Year: Andre Drummond
, C., Connecticut
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.
Big East Conference
The Big East Conference is a collegiate athletics conference consisting of sixteen universities in the eastern half of the United States. The conference's 17 members participate in 24 NCAA sports...
men's basketball season will be the 33rd season of competitive basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
played by the Big East Conference
Big East Conference
The Big East Conference is a collegiate athletics conference consisting of sixteen universities in the eastern half of the United States. The conference's 17 members participate in 24 NCAA sports...
, since its inception in 1979, and will involve its 16 full-time member schools.
Coaching changes
Prior to the start of the 2011–12 season, one Big East programs hired a new coach, following the dismissal or resignation of their former coach:- ProvidenceProvidence Friars men's basketballThe Providence Friars men's basketball team represents Providence College in NCAA Division I competition, in which they are a founding member of the Big East Conference. They play their home games at the Dunkin' Donuts Center in Providence, Rhode Island...
: After three seasons, Providence fired Keno DavisKeno Davis-External links:*****...
on March 11, 2011, despite five years remaining on Davis' contract. After an NIT2009 National Invitation Tournament-Semifinals and finals:Played at Madison Square Garden in New York City on March 31 and April 2* denotes each overtime played-NIT Championship:...
berth in 2008–092008–09 Providence Friars men's basketball teamThe 2008–09 Providence Friars men's basketball team represented Providence College in the Big East Conference. The team finished with a 10–8 conference record and a 19–14 record overall....
, Davis' squad finished 15th and 14th in the conference in 2009–102009–10 Providence Friars men's basketball teamThe 2009–10 Providence Friars men's basketball team represented Providence College in the Big East Conference. The team finished with a 4–14 conference record and a 12–19 record overall....
and 2010–112010–11 Providence Friars men's basketball teamThe 2010–11 Providence Friars men's basketball team represented Providence College in the Big East Conference. The team finished with a 4–14 conference record and a 15–17 record overall....
, respectively. Davis finished with a 46–50 (.479) overall record and 18–36 (.333) record. He was replaced with FairfieldFairfield Stags men's basketballThe Fairfield Stags men's basketball team represents Fairfield University in Fairfield, Connecticut and competes in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference of NCAA Division I. The Stags play their home games in the 9,500 seat, state of the art Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Connecticut and plays...
head coach and Providence native Ed CooleyEd CooleyEd Cooley is an American college basketball coach and the current head coach of the Providence College Friars men's basketball team. Previously, Cooley had held the same position at Fairfield University from 2006–2011...
on March 22, 2011.
Conference predictions
At Big East media day on October 19, the conference released their predictions for standings and All-Big East teams.Predicted Big East results
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| T-1. | Connecticut 2011–12 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team The 2011–12 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represents the University of Connecticut in the 2011–2012 NCAA Division I basketball season. The Huskies are coached by Jim Calhoun and play their home games at the XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut, and on campus at the Harry A. Gampel... (7*) |
Syracuse (6) | Connecticut |
| T-1. | Syracuse 2011–12 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team The 2011–12 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team represented Syracuse University in the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Jim Boeheim, serving for his 36th year... (5) |
Connecticut (8) | Syracuse |
| 3. | Louisville 2011–12 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team The 2011–12 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team represent the University of Louisville during the 2011–2012 college basketball season. The team's head coach is Rick Pitino, who is in his eleventh season... (3) |
Louisville (2) | Pittsburgh |
| 4. | Pittsburgh 2011–12 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team The 2011–12 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 2011-12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their Head Coach was Jamie Dixon, who was in his 9th year as head coach at Pittsburgh and 13th overall at the University... (1) |
Pittsburgh | Marquette |
| 5. | Cincinnati 2011–12 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team The 2011–12 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represents the University of Cincinnati during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team plays its home games in Cincinnati, Ohio at the Fifth Third Arena, which has a capacity of 13,176... |
Marquette | Louisville |
| 6. | Marquette 2011–12 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team The 2011–12 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented Marquette University in the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Marquette was coached by Buzz Williams and played their home games at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee, WI... |
Cincinnati | Cincinnati |
| 7. | West Virginia | West Virginia | |
| 8. | Villanova 2011–12 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team The 2011–12 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team represented Villanova University in the 2011–12 college basketball season. Villanova was led by head coach Jay Wright... |
Villanova | Villanova |
| 9. | Notre Dame | Notre Dame | |
| 10. | Georgetown 2011–12 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team The 2011–12 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team represents Georgetown University in the 2011–2012 NCAA Division I basketball season. They are led by John Thompson III and play their home games at the Verizon Center. They are a member of the Big East Conference. Prior to the season, the Hoyas... |
Georgetown | Georgetown |
| 11. | Rutgers | Rutgers | |
| 12. | St. John's 2011–12 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team The 2011–12 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team represents Saint John's University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team is coached by Steve Lavin in his second year at the school... |
St. John's | DePaul |
| 13. | Seton Hall | Seton Hall | |
| 14. | South Florida 2011–12 South Florida Bulls men's basketball team __FORCETOC__The 2011–12 South Florida Bulls men's basketball team represented the University of South Florida Bulls during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This will mark the 41st season of basketball for USF. The team was coached by Stan Heath in his fifth year at the... |
South Florida | St. John's |
| 15. | Providence 2011–12 Providence Friars men's basketball team The 2011–12 Providence Friars men's basketball team will represent Providence College in the Big East Conference.After finishing with a 4–14 conference record for the second straight season in 2010–11, head coach Keno Davis was fired in March 2011 after three seasons with the team... |
DePaul | Providence |
| 16. | Providence | South Florida | |
| *first place votes |
Preseason All-Big East teams
| First Team | Second Team | Honorable Mention |
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| Ashton Gibbs Ashton Gibbs Ashton Gibbs is an American college basketball player with the Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team. In 2010-11, Gibbs was an All-Big East First Team selection and an Associated Press Honorable Mention All-American, while in 2009-10, he was named Big East Conference Most Improved Player and... , G., PITT Jeremy Lamb Jeremy Lamb Jeremy Emmanuel Lamb is an American college basketball player. He is a shooting guard for the Connecticut Huskies. As a freshman, he was a the second-leading scorer on the 2011 Huskies team that won the National Championship.-High school:... , G., CONN Darius Johnson-Odom Darius Johnson-Odom Darius Johnson-Odom, born in 1989, is an American basketball player for the Marquette Golden Eagles. Johnson-Odom was born in Raleigh, North Carolina and is currently a junior. He plays the shooting guard position. He stands at 6-2 and weighs in at 200 pounds. He wears the number 1... , G., MARQ Tim Abromaitis, F., ND Kris Joseph Kris Joseph Kris Joseph is a Canadian basketball player who currently plays for the Syracuse Orange men's basketball team. Kris is the brother of University of Vermont Catamounts' basketball player, Maurice Joseph.- High school :... , F., SYR Kevin Jones Kevin Jones (basketball) Kevin Jones is an American college basketball player for the West Virginia Mountaineers.-High school:... , F., WVU |
Yancy Gates, F., CIN Alex Oriakhi, F., CONN Peyton Siva Peyton Siva Peyton Siva is a Sophomore point guard for the 2010-11 University of Louisville men's basketball team. Siva attended Franklin High School in Seattle where, as a senior, he averaged 18.1 points, 5.3 assists, 3.4 rebounds, and 2.3 steals... , G., LOU Scoop Jardine, G., SYR Maalik Wayns Maalik Wayns Maalik Wayns is an American college basketball point guard who attends Villanova University near his home town of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Wayns played high school basketball for Roman Catholic High School in Philadelphia, where he was a Parade All-American as well as a McDonald's All-American... , G., VILL |
Andre Drummond Andre Drummond Andre Jamal Drummond is an American college basketball player for the University of Connecticut. He was one of the top rated basketball players in the class of 2012, but announced his intention to attend the University of Connecticut in the fall of 2011.-High school career:From St... , C., CONN Shabazz Napier, G., CONN Cleveland Melvin, F., DEP Jae Crowder Jae Crowder Jae Crowder is an American college basketball player. Listed at 6'6" , the forward currently plays for the Marquette Golden Eagles in the Big East Conference.... , F., MARQ Augustus Gilchrist, F., USF |
Big East Preseason Player of the Year: Ashton Gibbs
Ashton Gibbs
Ashton Gibbs is an American college basketball player with the Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team. In 2010-11, Gibbs was an All-Big East First Team selection and an Associated Press Honorable Mention All-American, while in 2009-10, he was named Big East Conference Most Improved Player and...
, G., Pittsburgh
Big East Preseason Rookie of the Year: Andre Drummond
Andre Drummond
Andre Jamal Drummond is an American college basketball player for the University of Connecticut. He was one of the top rated basketball players in the class of 2012, but announced his intention to attend the University of Connecticut in the fall of 2011.-High school career:From St...
, C., Connecticut
Preseason national polls
| AP | Coaches | Athlon | Lindy's | Sporting News | Fox Sports | CBS Sports CBS Sports CBS Sports is a division of CBS Broadcasting which airs sporting events on the American television network. Its headquarters are in the CBS Building on West 52nd Street in midtown Manhattan, New York City, with programs produced out of Studio 43 at the CBS Broadcast Center on West 57th Street.CBS... |
Rivals.com Rivals.com Rivals.com is a network of websites that focus mainly on college football and basketball recruiting. The network was started in 1996 and currently employs more than 300 personnel.-Schools:The individual collegiate sites can be found... |
Blue Ribbon Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook The Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook is an annual publication which includes preseason previews of every NCAA Division I men's college basketball team in the United States. Created in 1981 by future Boston Celtics general manager Chris Wallace, it is currently compiled by a team of college... |
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| Cincinnati | 22 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 16 | 23 | ||
| Connecticut | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
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| Louisville | 8 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 13 |
| Marquette | 21 | 22 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 14 | 22 | ||
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| Pittsburgh | 11 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
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| Syracuse | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| Villanova | RV | RV | 25 | ||||||
| West Virginia | RV | RV | |||||||
Watchlists
On October 3, the Wooden AwardJohn R. Wooden Award
The John R. Wooden Award is an award given annually to the most outstanding men's and women's college basketball players. The program consists of the men's and women's Player of the Year awards, the Legends of Coaching award and recognizes the All–America Teams.The awards, given by the Los...
preseason watch list included ten Big East players. The watchlist was composed of 50 players who were not transfers, freshmen or medical redshirts
Redshirt (college sports)
Redshirt is a term used in American college athletics that refers to a delay or suspension of an athlete's participation in order to lengthen his or her period of eligibility...
. On November 7, the Naismith College Player of the Year
Naismith College Player of the Year
The Naismith College Player of the Year is an annual basketball award given by the Atlanta Tipoff Club to the top men's and women's collegiate basketball players. It is named in honor of the inventor of basketball , Dr. James Naismith....
watchlist of 50 players was announced, which included nine Big East names.
| Wooden John R. Wooden Award The John R. Wooden Award is an award given annually to the most outstanding men's and women's college basketball players. The program consists of the men's and women's Player of the Year awards, the Legends of Coaching award and recognizes the All–America Teams.The awards, given by the Los... |
Naismith Naismith College Player of the Year The Naismith College Player of the Year is an annual basketball award given by the Atlanta Tipoff Club to the top men's and women's collegiate basketball players. It is named in honor of the inventor of basketball , Dr. James Naismith.... |
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| Tim Abromaitis, ND | ||
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| 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 | ||
Rankings
| Improvement in ranking. | ||
| Drop in ranking. | ||
| RV | Received votes, but were not ranked. | |
| AP | AP Poll AP Poll The Associated Press College Poll refers to weekly rankings of the top 25 NCAA teams in one of three Division I college sports: football, men's basketball and women's basketball. The rankings are compiled by polling sportswriters across the nation... . |
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| C | ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll Coaches Poll The USA Today Coaches' Poll is the current name for a weekly ranking of the top 25 NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision college football and Division I college basketball teams.... . |
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| Cincinnati | AP | 21 | 20 | RV | n/a | ||||||||||||||||
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| Connecticut | AP | 4 | 4 | 4 | n/a | ||||||||||||||||
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| Georgetown | AP | RV | n/a | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Louisville | AP | 9 | 8 | 7 | n/a | ||||||||||||||||
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| Marquette | AP | 22 | 21 | 16 | n/a | ||||||||||||||||
| C | 21 | 19 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Notre Dame | AP | RV | n/a | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Pittsburgh | AP | 10 | 9 | 17 | n/a | ||||||||||||||||
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| Providence | AP | n/a | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Syracuse | AP | 5 | 5 | 5 | n/a | ||||||||||||||||
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| Villanova | AP | RV | RV | RV | n/a | ||||||||||||||||
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| West Virginia | AP | RV | RV | RV | n/a | ||||||||||||||||
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See also
- 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball seasonThe 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 7, 2011 with the and will end with the 2012 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament's championship game on April 2, 2011 at Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans...
- 2011–12 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team2011–12 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball teamThe 2011–12 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represents the University of Cincinnati during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team plays its home games in Cincinnati, Ohio at the Fifth Third Arena, which has a capacity of 13,176...
- 2011–12 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team2011–12 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball teamThe 2011–12 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represents the University of Connecticut in the 2011–2012 NCAA Division I basketball season. The Huskies are coached by Jim Calhoun and play their home games at the XL Center in Hartford, Connecticut, and on campus at the Harry A. Gampel...
- 2011–12 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team2011–12 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball teamThe 2011–12 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team represents Georgetown University in the 2011–2012 NCAA Division I basketball season. They are led by John Thompson III and play their home games at the Verizon Center. They are a member of the Big East Conference. Prior to the season, the Hoyas...
- 2011–12 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team2011–12 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball teamThe 2011–12 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team represent the University of Louisville during the 2011–2012 college basketball season. The team's head coach is Rick Pitino, who is in his eleventh season...
- 2011–12 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team2011–12 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball teamThe 2011–12 Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball team represented Marquette University in the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Marquette was coached by Buzz Williams and played their home games at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee, WI...
- 2011–12 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team2011–12 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball teamThe 2011–12 Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball team represented the University of Pittsburgh in the 2011-12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their Head Coach was Jamie Dixon, who was in his 9th year as head coach at Pittsburgh and 13th overall at the University...
- 2011–12 Providence Friars men's basketball team2011–12 Providence Friars men's basketball teamThe 2011–12 Providence Friars men's basketball team will represent Providence College in the Big East Conference.After finishing with a 4–14 conference record for the second straight season in 2010–11, head coach Keno Davis was fired in March 2011 after three seasons with the team...
- 2011–12 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team2011–12 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball teamThe 2011–12 St. John's Red Storm men's basketball team represents Saint John's University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team is coached by Steve Lavin in his second year at the school...
- 2011–12 South Florida Bulls men's basketball team2011–12 South Florida Bulls men's basketball team__FORCETOC__The 2011–12 South Florida Bulls men's basketball team represented the University of South Florida Bulls during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This will mark the 41st season of basketball for USF. The team was coached by Stan Heath in his fifth year at the...
- 2011–12 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team2011–12 Syracuse Orange men's basketball teamThe 2011–12 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team represented Syracuse University in the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Jim Boeheim, serving for his 36th year...
- 2011–12 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team2011–12 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball teamThe 2011–12 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team represented Villanova University in the 2011–12 college basketball season. Villanova was led by head coach Jay Wright...