2016 Big East men's basketball tournament

2016 Big East men's basketball tournament
ClassificationDivision I
Season2015–16
Teams10
SiteMadison Square Garden
New York City
ChampionsSeton Hall (3rd title)
Winning coachKevin Willard (1st title)
MVPIsaiah Whitehead (Seton Hall)
Attendance78,222
TelevisionFS1, FOX
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2015–16 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 Villanova 16 – 2   .889 35 – 5   .875
No. 9 Xavier 14 – 4   .778 28 – 5   .848
No. 20 Seton Hall † 12 – 6   .667 25 – 9   .735
Providence 10 – 8   .556 24 – 11   .686
Butler 10 – 8   .556 22 – 11   .667
Creighton 9 – 9   .500 20 – 15   .571
Marquette 8 – 10   .444 20 – 13   .606
Georgetown 7 – 11   .389 15 – 18   .455
DePaul 3 – 15   .167 9 – 22   .290
St. John's 1 – 17   .056 8 – 24   .250
† 2016 Big East tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll


The 2016 Big East men's basketball tournament, officially known as the 2016 Big East tournament, was a tournament held from March 9–12, at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The Big East Championship game returned to broadcast television for the first time in over twenty years and was televised on FOX. Seton Hall won their first Big East tournament since 1993 and received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.[1]

Seeds

All 10 Big East schools participate in the tournament. Teams were seeded by the 2015–16 Big East Conference season record. The top 6 teams received a first round bye.

Seeding for the tournament was determined at the close of the regular conference season.

Seed School Conference Tiebreaker
1 Villanova 16–2
2 Xavier 14–4
3 Seton Hall 12–6
4 Providence 10–8 2–0 vs. Butler
5 Butler 10–8 0–2 vs. Providence
6 Creighton 9–9
7 Marquette 8–10
8 Georgetown 7–11
9 DePaul 3–15
10 St. John's 1–17

Schedule

Game Time* Matchup# Television Attendance
First round – Wednesday, March 9
1 7:00 pm #9 DePaul 53 vs. #8 Georgetown 70 FS1 12,604
2 9:30 pm #10 St. John's 93 vs. #7 Marquette 101
Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 10
3 12:00 pm #8 Georgetown 67 vs. #1 Villanova 81 FS1 14,863
4 2:30 pm #5 Butler 60 vs. #4 Providence 74
5 7:00 pm #7 Marquette 72 vs. #2 Xavier 90 13,813
6 9:30 pm #6 Creighton 73 vs. #3 Seton Hall 81
Semifinals – Friday, March 11
7 6:30 pm #4 Providence 68 vs. #1 Villanova 76 FS1 17,130
8 9:30 pm #3 Seton Hall 87 vs. #2 Xavier 83
Championship – Saturday, March 12
9 5:30 pm #3 Seton Hall 69 vs. #1 Villanova 67 FOX 19,812
*Game times in Eastern Time. Tournament seed in parentheses. #-Rankings denote Associated Press Poll ranking.

Bracket

First round
March 9 		Quarterfinals
March 10 		Semifinals
March 11 		Championship
March 12
            
1 Villanova 81
8 Georgetown 67
8 Georgetown 70
9 DePaul 53
1 Villanova 76
4 Providence 68
4 Providence 74
5 Butler 60
1 Villanova 67
3 Seton Hall 69
2 Xavier 90
7 Marquette 72
7 Marquette 101
10 St. John's 93
2 Xavier 83
3 Seton Hall 87
3 Seton Hall 81
6 Creighton 73

Quarterfinals

FS1
Thursday, March 10
12:00 pm EST
#8 Georgetown Hoyas 67, #1 Villanova Wildcats 81
Scoring by half: 27–28, 40–53
Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York
Attendance: 14,863
Referees: Mike Roberts, Tony Chiazza, Tim Clougherty

Semifinals

FS1
Friday, March 11
6:30 pm EST
#4 Providence Friars 68, #1 Villanova Wildcats 76
Scoring by half: 27–32, 41–44
Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York
Attendance: 17,130
Referees: Jeff Anderson, Ed Corbett, Pat Driscoll

Championship

Fox
Saturday, March 12
5:30 pm EST
#3 Seton Hall Pirates 69, #1 Villanova Wildcats 67
Scoring by half: 40–29, 29–38
Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York
Attendance: 19,812
Referees: Mike Roberts, Brian O'Connell, John Gaffney

All-Tournament team

Dave Gavitt Trophy (Most Outstanding Player)

See also

Notes

References

  1. ^ "COLLEGE MEN'S BASKETBALL: Seton Hall wins Big East tourney, 69-67 over No. 3 Villanova". Savannah Morning News. March 12, 2016. Retrieved February 6, 2024.