The 2023–24 Big East men's basketball season began with practices in October 2023, followed by the start of the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November 2023. Conference play began in December 2023 and ended in March. The conference champions were the 2023-24 UConn Huskies men's basketball team and the season MVP was Devin Carter.
Head coaches
Coaching changes
Providence On March 20, 2023, Ed Cooley left Providence to become the new head coach of the Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team. On March 23, 2023, Kim English was named the head coach of the Friars.
Georgetown On March 9, 2023, Patrick Ewing was fired as the coach of the Georgetown men's basketball team after six years with the team. On March 20, 2023, Ed Cooley was named the new head coach of the Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team.
St. John's St. John's fired men's basketball coach Mike Anderson on March 10, 2023, after his fourth season. On March 20, 2023, Rick Pitino was named the head coach of the team.
Coaches Team Head coach Previous job Years at school Overall record Big East record Big East titles NCAA Tournaments NCAA Final Fours NCAA ChampionshipsButlerThad MattaOhio State232–3213–25 0 0 00UConnDan HurleyRhode Island6100–2955–41 1 3 1 1CreightonGreg McDermottIowa State13242–129123–820 8 00DePaulChris HoltmannOhio State1 0 0 00GeorgetownEd CooleyProvidence19–222–17 0 0 00MarquetteShaka SmartTexas373–2942–17 1 2 00ProvidenceKim EnglishGeorge Mason121–1310–10 0 0 00Seton HallShaheen HollowaySt. Peter's236–2822–17 0 0 00St. John'sRick PitinoIona120–1311–9 0 0 00VillanovaKyle NeptuneFordham235–3220–200 0 00XavierSean MillerArizona243–2724–160000 Notes: Years at school includes 2020–21 season. Overall and Big East records are from time at current school and are through week nine of the 2019–20 season. 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.
Preseason Preseason Big East poll Prior to the conference's annual media day, conference standings were projected by panel of writers.
RankTeam1Marquette (7)2Creighton (4)3UConn4Villanova5St. John's6Xavier7Providence8Georgetown9Seton Hall10Butler11DePaul(first place votes)
Preseason All-Big East A select media panel named a preseason All-Big East team and player of the year.
Honor RecipientPreseason Player of the YearTyler Kolek, MarquettePreseason All-Big East First TeamTrey Alexander, CreightonRyan Kalkbrenner, CreightonBryce Hopkins, ProvidenceJoel Soriano, St. John's,Justin Moore, VillanovaPreseason All-Big East Second TeamDonovan Clingan, UConnBaylor Scheierman, CreightonOso Ighodaro, MarquetteKam Jones, MarquetteEric Dixon, Villanova
Preseason All-American teams
PlayerAP Tyler Kolek 1st
Preseason watchlists Below is a table of notable preseason watch lists.
PlayerWoodenNaismithNaismith DPOY RobertsonCousyWestErving MaloneAbdul-Jabbar Trey Alexander, CreightonSteven Ashworth, CreightonStephon Castle, UConnDonovan Clingan, UConnJordan Dingle, St. John'sBryce Hopkins, ProvidenceOso Ighodaro, MarquetteKam Jones, MarquetteRyan Kalkbrenner, CreightonAlex Karaban, UConnTyler Kolek, MarquetteJustin Moore, VillanovaTristen Newton, UConnBaylor Scheierman, CreightonJoel Soriano, St. John's
Regular season Rankings
+ Legend 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
Pre/Wk 1 Wk2 Wk3 Wk4 Wk5 Wk6 Wk7 Wk8 Wk9 Wk10 Wk11 Wk12 Wk13 Wk14 Wk15 Wk16 Wk17 Wk18 Wk19 Wk20 FinalButler AP *CUConn AP6 (2)5 (1)5 (1)4 (2)5555441 (39)1 (44)1 (48)1 (45)1 (45)1 (62)3 (5)2 (6)2 (6)1 (61) *C5 (1)4445555441 (20)1 (24)1 (23)1 (25)1 (24)1 (32)2 (3)2 (3)21 (32) Creighton AP888151081222RV221817131917151210811 *C877141181420RV201516131816151210611 DePaul AP *CGeorgetown AP *CMarquette AP544387610711т1714974758108 *C7553776871218151074859108 Providence APRVRVRV2523RV *C2523RVSeton Hall APRVRV *CRVRVRV St. John's AP *C Villanova AP2221RV18RVRVRVRVRV *C2021RV15RVRVRVRVRV Xavier APRV *CRV * AP does not release a post-tournament poll.
Early season tournaments All 11 Big East teams participated in early season tournaments. Eight teams participated in the Gavitt Tipoff Games.
Team Tournament FinishButlerESPN Events Invitational5thCreightonHall of Fame Classic2ndDePaulArizona Tip-Off4thGeorgetownGeorgetown MTE1stMarquetteMaui Invitational2ndProvidenceBaha Mar Hoops Bahamas Championship3rdSeton HallRady Children's Invitational4thSt. John'sCharleston Classic3rdUConnEmpire Classic1stVillanovaBattle 4 Atlantis1stXavierContinental Tire Main Event3rd
Players of the week 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 weekNovember 13, 2023Kam Jones, MarquetteStephon Castle, UConnNovember 20, 2023Trey Alexander, CreightonIsaiah Coleman, Seton HallNovember 27, 2023Eric Dixon, VillanovaLazar Djokovic, XavierDecember 4, 2023Baylor Scheierman, CreightonIsaiah Coleman, Seton Hall (2)December 11, 2023Tyler Kolek, MarquetteSolomon Ball, UConnDecember 18, 2023Al-Amir Dawes, Seton HallRowan Brumbaugh, GeorgetownDecember 27, 2023Devin Carter, ProvidenceStephon Castle, UConn (2)January 8, 2024Kadary Richmond, Seton HallStephon Castle, UConn (3)January 15, 2024Kadary Richmond, Seton Hall (2)Stephon Castle, UConn (4)January 22, 2024Tristen Newton, UConnRich Barron, ProvidenceJanuary 29, 2024Trey Alexander, Creighton (2)Stephon Castle, UConn (5)February 5, 2024Quincy Olivari, XavierStephon Castle, UConn (6)February 12, 2024Tyler Kolek, Marquette (2)Stephon Castle, UConn (7)February 19, 2024Devin Carter, Providence (2)Stephon Castle, UConn (8)February 26, 2024Kam Jones, Marquette (2)Stephon Castle, UConn (9)March 4, 2024Baylor Scheierman, Creighton (2)Stephon Castle, UConn (10)March 10, 2024Dre Davis, Seton HallStephon Castle, UConn (11)
Conference matrix 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.
ButlerUConnCreightonDePaulGeorgetownMarquetteProvidenceSeton HallSt. John'sVillanovaXaviervs. Butler – 2–01–10–20–21–11–12–02–01–11–1vs. UConn0–2 – 1–10–20–20–20–21–10–20–20–2vs. Creighton1–11–1 – 0–20–21–11–10–21–11–10–2vs. DePaul2–02–02–0 – 2–02–02–02–02–02–02–0vs. Georgetown2–02–02–00–2 – 2–02–02–02–02–02–0vs. Marquette1–12–01–10–20–2 – 1–11–10–20–20–2vs. Providence1–12–01–10–20–21–1 – 1–11–12–01–1vs. Seton Hall0–21–12–01–10–21–11–1 – 0–21–11–1vs. St. John's0–22–01–10–20–22–01–12–0 – 0–21–1vs. Villanova1–12–01–10–20–22–00–21–12–0 – 1–1vs. Xavier1–12–02–00–20–22–01–11–11–11–1 –Total9–1118-214–60–202–1814–610–1013–711–910–109–11
Honors and awards All-Big East awards and teams On March 13, 2024, the Big East announced most of its conference awards.
Big East Awards
2024 Big East Men's Basketball Individual Awards Award Recipient(s)Player of the YearDevin Carter, ProvidenceCoach of the YearDan Hurley, UConnDefensive Player of the YearRyan Kalkbrenner, CreightonFreshman of the YearStephon Castle, UConnMost Improved Player of the YearDesmond Claude, XavierSixth Man AwardHassan Diarra, UConn
2024 Big East Men's Basketball All-Conference Teams First Team Second Team Honorable Mention All-Freshman TeamTristen Newton† – UConn Cam Spencer - UConn Baylor Scheierman† – Creighton Tyler Kolek† – Marquette Devin Carter† – Providence Kadary Richmond – Seton HallTrey Alexander – Creighton Ryan Kalkbrenner – Creighton Oso Ighodaro – Marquette Daniss Jenkins – St. Johns Eric Dixon – VillanovaDonovan Clingan - UConn Josh Oduro - Providence Quincy Olivari – XavierFinley Bizjack – Butler Stephon Castle† – UConn Rich Barron – Providence Isaiah Coleman – Seton Hall Trey Green – Xavier Dailyn Swain – Xavier † - denotes unanimous selection
Postseason Big East tournament
NCAA Tournament
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 UConnDefeated (16) Stetson, 91–52Defeated (9) Northwestern, 75–58Defeated (5) San Diego State, 82–52Defeated (3) Illinois, 77–52Defeated (W4) Alabama, 86–72Defeated (MW1) Purdue, 75-60 2 South MarquetteDefeated (15) Western Kentucky, 87–69Defeated (10) Colorado, 81–77Lost to (11) NC State, 58–67 3 Midwest CreightonDefeated (14) Longwood, 77–60Defeated (11) Oregon, 86–73 (2OT)Lost to (2) Tennessee, 75–82 W–L (%):Total:
National Invitation Tournament
The following Big East teams will receive invitations to the National Invitation Tournament.
Seed School First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals 1 Seton HallDefeated Saint Joseph's, 75–72 (OT)Defeated North Texas, 72–58 Defeated UNLV, 91–68Defeated (4) Georgia, 84–67Defeated (1) Indiana State, 79–77 1 VillanovaLost to VCU, 61–70 3 ProvidenceLost to Boston College, 57–62 4 ButlerLost to Minnesota, 72–73 – XavierLost to (4) Georgia, 76–78 W–L (%):Total:
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