The 2017 Big East men's basketball tournament was the postseason tournament men's basketball tournament for the Big East Conference. It was held from March 8 through March 11, 2017 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The championship was won by Villanova who defeated Creighton in the championship game. The tournament win was Villanova's third all-time tournament championship and second in the prior three years.[1] As a result, Villanova received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.
| 2017 Big East men's basketball tournament | |
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| Classification | Division I |
| Season | 2016–17 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Site | Madison Square Garden New York City |
| Champions | Villanova Wildcats (3rd title) |
| Winning coach | Jay Wright (2nd title) |
| MVP | Josh Hart (Villanova) |
| Television | FS1, FOX |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 Villanova † | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 32 | – | 4 | .889 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 21 Butler | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 25 | – | 9 | .735 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Creighton | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 25 | – | 10 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seton Hall | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Providence | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marquette | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 19 | – | 13 | .594 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Xavier | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 24 | – | 14 | .632 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint John's | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 14 | – | 19 | .424 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgetown | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DePaul | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 9 | – | 23 | .281 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2017 Big East tournament winner Rankings from AP poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seeds edit
All 10 Big East schools participated in the tournament. Teams were seeded by the conference record with tie-breaking procedures to determine the seeds for teams with identical conference records.[2] The top six teams received first-round byes. Seeding for the tournament was determined at the close of the regular conference season.
| Seed | School | Conference | Tiebreaker 1 | Tiebreaker 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Villanova | 15–3 | ||
| 2 | Butler | 12–6 | ||
| 3 | Providence | 10–8 | 4–2 vs Marq/SHU/Creighton | |
| 4 | Marquette | 10–8 | 3–3 vs. Prov/SHU/Creighton | 1–1 vs Villanova |
| 5 | Seton Hall | 10–8 | 3–3 vs Prov/Marq/Creighton | 0–2 vs Villanova |
| 6 | Creighton | 10–8 | 2–4 vs Prov/Marq/SHU | |
| 7 | Xavier | 9–9 | ||
| 8 | St. John's | 7–11 | ||
| 9 | Georgetown | 5–13 | ||
| 10 | DePaul | 2–16 |
Schedule edit
| Game | Time* | Matchup | Score | Television | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round – Wednesday, March 8 | |||||
| 1 | 7:00 pm | No. 9 Georgetown vs. No. 8 St. John's | 73–74 | FS1 | 14,830 |
| 2 | 9:30 pm | No. 10 DePaul vs. No. 7 Xavier | 64–75 | ||
| Quarterfinals – Thursday, March 9 | |||||
| 3 | 12:00 pm | No. 8 St. John's vs. No. 1 Villanova | 67–108 | FS1 | 17,324 |
| 4 | 2:30 pm | No. 5 Seton Hall vs. No. 4 Marquette | 82–76 | ||
| 5 | 7:00 pm | No. 7 Xavier vs. No. 2 Butler | 62–57 | 16,003 | |
| 6 | 9:30 pm | No. 6 Creighton vs. No. 3 Providence | 70–58 | ||
| Semifinals – Friday, March 10 | |||||
| 7 | 6:30 pm | No. 5 Seton Hall vs. No. 1 Villanova | 53–55 | FS1 | 19,812 |
| 8 | 9:30 pm | No. 7 Xavier vs. No. 6 Creighton | 75–72 | ||
| Championship – Saturday, March 11 | |||||
| 9 | 5:30 pm | No. 6 Creighton vs. No. 1 Villanova | 60–74 | FOX | 19,812 |
| *Game times in Eastern Time. Tournament seed in parentheses. Rankings denote Associated Press Poll ranking. | |||||
Bracket edit
| First round March 8 | Quarterfinals March 9 | Semifinals March 10 | Championship March 11 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Villanova | 108 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | St. John's | 67 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | St. John's | 74 | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Georgetown | 73 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Villanova | 55 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Seton Hall | 53 | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Marquette | 76 | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Seton Hall | 82 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Villanova | 74 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Creighton | 60 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Butler | 57 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Xavier | 62 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Xavier | 75 | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | DePaul | 64 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Xavier | 72 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Creighton | 75 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Providence | 58 | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Creighton | 70 | |||||||||||||||||
All-Tournament team edit
- Trevon Bluiett, Xavier
- Jalen Brunson, Villanova
- Ángel Delgado, Seton Hall
- Marcus Foster, Creighton
- Josh Hart, Villanova
- Kris Jenkins, Villanova[3]
Dave Gavitt Trophy (Most Outstanding Player)
- Josh Hart, Villanova[4]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "'Hart' of a Champion: Villanova Wins Big East Championship". NBC 10 Philadelphia. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
- ^ "Big East Conference Men's Basketball Championship Tie-Breaker Procedures 2014-15" (PDF). Big East Conference. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 19, 2019. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
- ^ "All-Big East Conference tournament". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
- ^ "Big East Conference tournament MVP Winner". Sports Reference. Retrieved April 29, 2022.