2015 Big East men's basketball tournament

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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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Dave Gavitt Trophy (Most Outstanding Player)

  • Josh Hart, Villanova

[2]

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  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[edit]

  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.

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