Big East Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year

Big East Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year
Given for the most outstanding male basketball player in the Big East Conference
Country United States
History
First award 1980
Most recent Jalen Brunson, Villanova

The Big East Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year award is given to the men's basketball player in the Big East Conference voted as the top performer by the conference coaches. It was first awarded at the end of the league's inaugural season of 1979–80.

The head coaches of the league's teams (currently 10) submit their votes following the end of the regular season and before the conference's tournament in early March. The coaches cannot vote for their own players.[1]

The award was introduced following the conference's first season in 1980, in which it was presented to John Duren of Georgetown. Patrick Ewing (Georgetown), Richard Hamilton (Connecticut), Troy Bell (Boston College), Troy Murphy (Notre Dame) and Kris Dunn (Providence) each won the award twice, and Chris Mullin (St. John's) won three consecutive times from 1983 through 1985.[2][3] Three award winners have been inducted as players to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Ewing, who shared the award in 1984 and 1985 with Mullin, was inducted in 2008 after playing 17 years in the National Basketball Association between 1985 and 2002.[4] Mullin followed in 2011 after a 16-year NBA career (1985–2001).[5] Most recently, Georgetown's 1992 Player of the Year Alonzo Mourning entered the Hall in 2014 following a 16-year NBA career (1992–2008).[6] There have been seven ties; the most recent instance was that between Dunn and Ryan Arcidiacono of Villanova in 2015.[7]

Seven players have been awarded a major national player of the year award in the same year that they received a Big East Player of the Year award. In 1985, Ewing and Mullin shared the conference award, while Ewing was named Naismith College Player of the Year and Mullin was given the John R. Wooden Award. The following year, Walter Berry of St. John's received the Wooden Award and the Big East Player of the Year award.[8][9] In 1996, Ray Allen of Connecticut received the conference award and was also the final recipient of the UPI Player of the Year Award.[10] In 2004, Connecticut's Emeka Okafor won the conference award while sharing NABC Player of the Year honors with Jameer Nelson of Saint Joseph's.[11] Creighton's Doug McDermott received all major national awards[11][12][13] along with the conference award in 2014.[14] Finally, Villanova's Jalen Brunson was the national player of the year as well in 2018.[11] Georgetown has had the most winners, with eight. The only current Big East members without a winner are Butler and Xavier, both of which joined the conference at its relaunch following its 2013 split into two leagues, and DePaul, members since 2005.

Key

† Co-Players of the Year
* Awarded a national Player of the Year award:
UPI College Basketball Player of the Year (1954–55 to 1995–96)
Naismith College Player of the Year (1968–69 to present)
John R. Wooden Award (1976–77 to present)
NABC Player of the Year (1974–75 to present)
Player (X) Denotes the number of times the player has been awarded the Big East Player of the Year award at that point

Winners

Patrick Ewing (#33 jersey) won a share of the award in 1984 and 1985.
Alonzo Mourning was the third Georgetown center to win the award.
Chris Mullin is the only player to win the award three times, winning in 1983, 1984, and 1985.
Ray Allen was the second Connecticut player to win the award.
Luke Harangody won the award in 2008.
Season Player School Position Class Reference
1979–80John DurenGeorgetownGuardSenior[15][16]
1980–81John BagleyBoston CollegePoint guardSophomore[17]
1981–82Dan CallandrilloSeton HallShooting guardSenior[18]
1982–83Chris MullinSt. John'sSmall forwardSophomore[3][19]
1983–84†Patrick EwingGeorgetownCenterJunior[15][16]
1983–84†Chris Mullin (2)St. John'sSmall forwardJunior[3][19]
1984–85†Patrick Ewing* (2)GeorgetownCenterSenior[15][16]
1984–85†Chris Mullin* (3)St. John'sSmall forwardSenior[3][19]
1985–86Walter Berry*St. John'sPower forwardSenior[20]
1986–87Reggie WilliamsGeorgetownSmall forwardSenior[15][16]
1987–88Charles D. SmithPittsburghPower forwardSenior[21][22]
1988–89Charles E. SmithGeorgetownGuardSenior[15][16]
1989–90Derrick ColemanSyracusePower forwardSenior[19]
1990–91Billy OwensSyracuseSmall forward/Shooting guardJunior[23]
1991–92Alonzo MourningGeorgetownCenterSenior[15][16]
1992–93Terry DehereSeton HallShooting guardSenior[18]
1993–94Donyell MarshallConnecticutForwardJunior[2]
1994–95Kerry KittlesVillanovaShooting guardSenior[24]
1995–96Ray Allen*ConnecticutShooting guardJunior[2]
1996–97Pat GarrityNotre DamePower forwardJunior[25]
1997–98Richard HamiltonConnecticutShooting guard/Small forwardSophomore[2]
1998–99†Richard Hamilton (2)ConnecticutShooting guard/Small forwardJunior[2]
1998–99†Tim JamesMiami (FL)Small forwardSenior[26]
1999–00Troy MurphyNotre DamePower forwardSophomore[25]
2000–01†Troy Murphy (2)Notre DamePower forwardJunior[25]
2000–01†Troy BellBoston CollegeGuardSophomore[27]
2001–02†Caron ButlerConnecticutSmall forwardSophomore[2]
2001–02†Brandin KnightPittsburghPoint guardJunior[21][28]
2002–03Troy Bell (2)Boston CollegeGuardSenior[27]
2003–04Emeka Okafor*ConnecticutCenterJunior
2004–05Hakim WarrickSyracusePower forwardSenior[29]
2005–06Randy FoyeVillanovaGuardSenior[30]
2006–07Jeff GreenGeorgetownForwardJunior[15][31]
2007–08Luke HarangodyNotre DamePower forwardSophomore[25][32]
2008–09†DeJuan BlairPittsburghCenterSophomore[21]
2008–09†Hasheem ThabeetConnecticutCenterJunior[2]
2009–10Wesley JohnsonSyracuseForwardJunior[33]
2010–11Ben HansbroughNotre DameShooting guardSenior[34]
2011–12Jae CrowderMarquettePower forwardSenior[35]
2012–13Otto PorterGeorgetownForwardSophomore[36]
2013–14Doug McDermott*CreightonForwardSenior[14]
2014–15†Ryan ArcidiaconoVillanovaPoint guardJunior[7]
2014–15†Kris DunnProvidencePoint guardSophomore[7]
2015–16Kris Dunn (2)ProvidencePoint guardJunior[37]
2016–17Josh HartVillanovaShooting guardSenior[38]
2017–18Jalen Brunson*VillanovaPoint guardJunior[39]

Winners by school

School (year joined)[40]WinnersYears
Georgetown (1979)81980, 1984†, 1985†, 1987, 1989, 1992, 2007, 2013
Connecticut (1979)[a 1]71994, 1996, 1998, 1999†, 2002†, 2004, 2009†
Notre Dame (1995)[a 2]51997, 2000, 2001†, 2008, 2011
Villanova (1980)51995, 2006, 2015†, 2017, 2018
St. John's (1979)41983, 1984†, 1985†, 1986
Syracuse (1979)[a 2]41990, 1991, 2005, 2010
Boston College (1979)[a 3][41]31981, 2001†, 2003
Pittsburgh (1982)[a 2]31988, 2002†, 2009†
Providence (1979)22015†, 2016
Seton Hall (1979)21982, 1993
Creighton (2013)12014
Marquette (2005)12012
Miami (1991)[a 4]11999†
Butler (2013)0—
Cincinnati (2005)[a 1]0—
DePaul (2005)0—
Louisville (2005)[a 1]0—
Rutgers (1995)[a 1]0—
South Florida (2005)[a 1]0—
Virginia Tech (2000)[a 5]0—
West Virginia (1995)[a 6]0—
Xavier (2013)0—

Footnotes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Following the split of the original Big East in 2013, Cincinnati, Connecticut, Louisville, Rutgers, and South Florida remained in the football-sponsoring portion now known as the American Athletic Conference.
  2. 1 2 3 Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, and Syracuse left for the ACC in 2013.
  3. ↑ Boston College was a founding member in 1979, and left the Big East for the ACC in 2005.
  4. ↑ Miami joined the conference in 1991 and left for the ACC in 2004.
  5. ↑ Virginia Tech became an all-sports member of the Big East in 2000; it had joined for football in 1991. The Hokies left for the ACC in 2004.
  6. ↑ West Virginia became an all-sports member of the Big East in 1995; it had also joined for football in 1991. The Mountaineers left for the Big 12 in 2012.

See also

References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Hasheem Thabeet Named 2008-09 Big East Co-Player of the Year". University of Connecticut. March 10, 2009. Archived from the original on 16 March 2009. Retrieved March 12, 2009.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "St. John's Basketball All-Time Honors". St. John's Red Storm. Retrieved March 13, 2009.
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  5. ↑ "Hall of Famers: Chris Mullin". Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on February 29, 2012. Retrieved March 3, 2012.
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