The 2019–20 Big East Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2019, followed by the start of the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play began in January 2020.

Head coaches

Coaching changes In April 2019, Chris Mullin resigned as the head coach of St. John's, leaving the program after four seasons. On April 19, Arkansas head coach Mike Anderson was hired by St. John's as Mullin's replacement.

Coaches Team Head coach Previous job Years at school Overall record Big East record Big East titles NCAA Tournaments NCAA Final Fours NCAA ChampionshipsButlerLaVall JordanMilwaukee350–3217–20 0 1 00CreightonGreg McDermottIowa State10217–11156–520 5 00DePaulDave LeitaoTulsa(asst.)8118–11746–74 0 0 00GeorgetownPatrick EwingCharlotte Hornets (asst.)349–4619–35 0 0 00MarquetteSteve WojciechowskiDuke(asst.)6107–7243–48 0 2 00ProvidenceEd CooleyFairfield9170–11672–73 1 5 00Seton HallKevin WillardIona10179–13170–90 1 3 00St. John'sMike AndersonArkansas111–30–0 0 0 00VillanovaJay WrightHofstra19457–177203–1057 14 32XavierTravis SteeleXavier(asst.)229–189–90000 Notes: Years at school includes 2019–20 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 not included since team began play in the Big East.

Preseason

Preseason poll Prior to the season, the Big East conducted a poll of Big East coaches. Coaches do not place their own team on their ballots. RankTeam 1. Seton Hall (5) 2. Villanova (5) 3. Xavier T-4. Marquette T-4. Providence 6. Georgetown 7. Creighton 8. Butler 9. St. John's 10. DePaul(first place votes)

Preseason All-Big East teams

Honor Recipient Preseason Player of the YearMyles Powell, Seton Hall Preseason Freshman of the YearJeremiah Robinson-Earl, Villanova Preseason All-Big East First TeamKamar Baldwin, ButlerTy-Shon Alexander, CreightonMarkus Howard, MarquetteAlpha Diallo, ProvidenceNaji Marshall, Xavier Preseason All-Big East Second TeamPaul Reed, DePaulJames Akinjo, GeorgetownL. J. Figueroa, St. John'sMustapha Heron, St. John'sCollin Gillespie, VillanovaJermaine Samuels, Villanova Preseason All-Big East Honorable MentionÖmer Yurtseven, GeorgetownPaul Scruggs, Xavier

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Conference matrix This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play.   ButlerCreightonDePaulGeorgetownMarquetteProvidenceSeton HallSt. John'sVillanovaXaviervs. Butler – 1–11–11–11–11–12–00–11–10–2vs. Creighton1–1 – 0–21–10–21–10–11–11–10–2vs. DePaul1–12–0 – 1–11–11–02–02–02–02–0vs. Georgetown1–11–11–1 – 2–02–02–00–21–02–0vs. Marquette1–12–01–10–2 – 2–02–00–11–10–2vs. Providence1–11–10–10–20–2 – 1–11–11–11–1vs. Seton Hall0–21–00–20–20–21–1 – 0–21–11–1vs. St. John's2–01–10–22–01–01–12–0 – 2–02–0vs. Villanova1–11–10–20–11–11–11–10–2 – 0–2vs. Xavier1–02–00–20–22–01–11–10–22–0 –Total9-812-53-145-128-911-613-44-1312-58-10

Player of the week Throughout the season, the Big East Conference named a player of the week and a freshman of the week each Monday. Week Player of the week Freshman of the week November 11, 2019Markus Howard, MarquetteJeremiah Robinson-Earl, Villanova November 18, 2019Myles Powell, Seton HallRomeo Weems, DePaul November 25, 2019Collin Gillespie, VillanovaRomeo Weems (2), DePaul December 2, 2019Markus Howard (2), MarquetteJustin Moore, Villanova December 9, 2019Mac McClung, GeorgetownJustin Moore (2), Villanova December 16, 2019Mac McClung (2), GeorgetownJustin Moore (3), Villanova December 23, 2019Markus Howard (3), MarquetteZach Freemantle, Xavier January 6, 2020Myles Powell (2), Seton HallJustin Moore (4), Villanova January 13, 2020Myles Powell (3), Seton HallJeremiah Robinson-Earl (2), Villanova January 20, 2020Markus Howard (4), MarquetteJeremiah Robinson-Earl (3), Villanova January 27, 2020Kamar Baldwin, ButlerJeremiah Robinson-Earl (4), Villanova February 3, 2020Tyrique Jones, XavierJeremiah Robinson-Earl (5), Villanova February 10, 2020Myles Powell (4), Seton HallKyKy Tandy, Xavier February 17, 2020Alpha Diallo, ProvidenceJeremiah Robinson-Earl (6), Villanova February 24, 2020Marcus Zegarowski, CreightonJustin Moore (5), Villanova March 2, 2020Markus Howard (5), MarquetteJulian Champagnie, St. John's March 8, 2020Kamar Baldwin (2), ButlerJulian Champagnie (2), St. John's

Honors and awards Big East Awards

2020 Big East Men's Basketball Individual Awards Award Recipient(s)Player of the YearMyles Powell, G., Seton HallCoach of the YearGreg McDermott, CreightonDefensive Player of the YearRomaro Gill, C., Seton HallFreshman of the YearJeremiah Robinson-Earl, F., VillanovaMost Improved Player of the YearRomaro Gill, C., Seton HallScholar-Athlete of the YearKamar Baldwin, G., ButlerSixth Man AwardDenzel Mahoney, G., CreightonSportsmanship AwardKamar Baldwin, G., ButlerJagan Mosely, G., GeorgetownEmmitt Holt, F., Providence

2020 Big East Men's Basketball All-Conference Teams First Team Second Team Honorable Mention All-Freshman TeamMarkus Howard* – Marquette Myles Powell* – Seton Hall Saddiq Bey* – Villanova Kamar Baldwin – Butler Ty-Shon Alexander – Creighton Naji Marshall – XavierMarcus Zegarowski* – Creighton Paul Reed – DePaul Collin Gillespie – Villanova Alpha Diallo – Providence Tyrique Jones – XavierÖmer Yurtseven - Georgetown Quincy McKnight - Seton HallJeremiah Robinson-Earl* – Villanova Justin Moore* – Villanova Romeo Weems – DePaul Julian Champagnie – St. John's Zach Freemantle – Xavier KyKy Tandy – Xavier * - denotes unanimous selection † - Due to a tie in the voting, an additional position was added

References

External links Big East website