2015 Big East men's basketball tournament

2015 Big East men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2014–15
Teams10
SiteMadison Square Garden
New York City
ChampionsVillanova (2nd title)
Winning coachJay Wright (1st title)
MVPJosh Hart (Villanova)
TelevisionFS1
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2014–15 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Villanova † 16 – 2   .889 33 – 3   .917
No. 22 Georgetown 12 – 6   .667 22 – 11   .667
No. 24 Butler 12 – 6   .667 23 – 11   .676
Providence 11 – 7   .611 22 – 12   .647
St. John's 10 – 8   .556 21 – 12   .636
Xavier 9 – 9   .500 23 – 14   .622
DePaul 6 – 12   .333 12 – 20   .375
Seton Hall 6 – 12   .333 16 – 15   .516
Marquette 4 – 14   .222 13 – 19   .406
Creighton 4 – 14   .222 14 – 19   .424
† 2015 Big East tournament winner
As of April 6, 2015
Rankings from AP poll


The 2015 Big East men's basketball tournament, officially known as the 2015 Big East tournament, was a tournament played from March 11–14, at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

Seeds

Seed School Conference Overall Tiebreaker
1 Villanova‡† 16–2 29–2
2 Georgetown† 12–6 20–9 2–1 vs Butler[nb 1]
3 Butler† 12–6 22–9 1–2 vs. Georgetown
4 Providence† 11–7 21–10
5 St. John's† 10–8 21–10
6 Xavier† 9–9 19–12
7 DePaul 6–12 12–19 2–0 vs. Seton Hall
8 Seton Hall 6–12 16–14 0–2 vs. DePaul
9 Marquette 4–14 13–18 1–1 vs. Providence
10 Creighton 4–14 12–18 0–2 vs. Providence
‡ – 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.

Schedule

Game Time* Matchup# Television Attendance
First round – Wednesday, March 11
1 7:00 pm (8) Seton Hall vs. (9) Marquette FS1 12,588
2 9:30 pm (7) DePaul vs. (10) Creighton FS1
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 12
3 12:00 pm (1) #4 Villanova vs. (9) Marquette FS1 15,197
4 2:30 pm (4) Providence vs. (5) St. John's FS1
5 7:00 pm (2) #23 Georgetown vs. (10) Creighton FS1 13,245
6 9:30 pm (3) #22 Butler vs. (6) Xavier FS1
Semifinals – Friday, March 13
7 7:00 pm (1) #4 Villanova vs. (4) Providence FS1 15,194
8 9:45 pm (2) #23 Georgetown vs. (6) Xavier FS1 15,194
Championship – Saturday, March 14
9 8:00 pm (1) #4 Villanova vs. (6) Xavier FS1 13,471
*Game times in Eastern Time. Tournament seed in parentheses. #-Rankings denote Associated Press Poll ranking.

Bracket

First round
March 11 		Quarterfinals
March 12 		Semifinals
March 13 		Championship
March 14
            
1 #4 Villanova 84
9 Marquette 49
8 Seton Hall 56
9 Marquette 78
1 #4 Villanova 63
4 Providence 61
4 Providence 74
5 St. John's 57
1 #4 Villanova 69
6 Xavier 52
2 #23 Georgetown 60
10 Creighton 55
7 DePaul 63
10 Creighton 78
2 #23 Georgetown 63
6 Xavier 65
3 #22 Butler 61
6 Xavier 67*

All-Tournament team

Dave Gavitt Trophy (Most Outstanding Player)

  • Josh Hart, Villanova

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See also

Notes

  1. ^ Butler and Georgetown played three times during the regular season, as they met during the Battle 4 Atlantis. Per Big East tie breaking rules, all regular season games are considered when breaking ties.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Big East Conference Men's Basketball Tie-Breaker Procedures" (PDF). BigEast.org. Big East Conference. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2015. Retrieved March 7, 2015.
  2. ^ "Big East Men's Basketball Tournament Brackets – 2014-2015 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament Information". RealGM.