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Big East Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year

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Big East Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year
Awarded forthe most outstanding male basketball player in the Big East Conference
CountryUnited States
History
First award1980
Most recentDevin Carter, Providence

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.[1]

The head coaches of the league's 11 teams 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.[2] A select media panel's votes are also counted.[2]

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), Kris Dunn (Providence), and Collin Gillespie (Villanova) each won the award twice, while Chris Mullin (St. John's) won three consecutive times from 1983 through 1985.[1] Four 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 (NBA) between 1985 and 2002.[3] Mullin followed in 2011 after a 16-year NBA career (1985–2001).[4] Georgetown's 1992 Player of the Year Alonzo Mourning entered the Hall in 2014 following a 16-year NBA career (1992–2008).[5] The most recent award winner to enter the Hall is Ray Allen from Connecticut, who won the Big East award in 1996 and went on to a 19-season NBA career (1996–2014), getting inducted in 2018.[6] There have been eight ties, the most recent instance was among Collin Gillespie and Jeremiah Robinson-Earl of Villanova along with Sandro Mamukelashvili of Seton Hall (2021).[1]

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.[7] The following year, Walter Berry of St. John's received the Wooden Award.[8] In 1996, Allen received the conference award and was also the final recipient of the UPI Player of the Year Award.[9] 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.[10] Creighton's Doug McDermott received all major national awards along with the conference award in 2014.[11] Lastly, Villanova's Jalen Brunson was the consensus national player of the year in 2018.[12]

Georgetown and Villanova are tied for the most winners with 8 selections each.[1] 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

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† 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)
Player (X) Denotes the number of times the player has been awarded the Big East Player of the Year award at that point

Winners

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Chris Mullin, St. John's, 1983 through 1985
Patrick Ewing, Georgetown, 1984 and 1985
Charles Smith, Pittsburgh, 1988
Derrick Coleman, Syracuse, 1990
Billy Owens (l), Syracuse, 1991
Alonzo Mourning, Georgetown, 1992
Donyell Marshall, UConn, 1994
Pat Garrity, Notre Dame, 1997
Richard Hamilton, UConn, 1998 and 1999
Brandin Knight, Pittsburgh, 2002
Jeff Green, Georgetown, 2007
Pat Garrity, Notre Dame, 1997
Jae Crowder, Marquette, 2012
Ryan Arcidiacono, Villanova, 2015
Kris Dunn, Providence, 2015 and 2016
Jalen Brunson, Villanova, 2018
Collin Gillespie, Villanova, 2021 and 2022
Sandro Mamukelashvili, Seton Hall, 2021
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl, Villanova, 2021
Tyler Kolek, Marquette, 2023
Season Player School Position Class Reference
1979–80 John Duren Georgetown G Senior [13]
1980–81 John Bagley Boston College PG Sophomore [14]
1981–82 Dan Callandrillo Seton Hall SG Senior [15]
1982–83 Chris Mullin St. John's SF Sophomore [16]
1983–84† Patrick Ewing Georgetown C Junior [17]
Chris Mullin (2) St. John's SF Junior [17]
1984–85† Patrick Ewing* (2) Georgetown C Senior [18]
Chris Mullin* (3) St. John's SF Senior [18]
1985–86 Walter Berry* St. John's PF Senior [19]
1986–87 Reggie Williams Georgetown SF Senior [20]
1987–88 Charles Smith Pittsburgh PF Senior [21]
1988–89 Charles Smith Georgetown G Senior [22]
1989–90 Derrick Coleman Syracuse PF Senior [23]
1990–91 Billy Owens Syracuse SF / SG Junior [24]
1991–92 Alonzo Mourning Georgetown C Senior [25]
1992–93 Terry Dehere Seton Hall SG Senior [26]
1993–94 Donyell Marshall UConn F Junior [27]
1994–95 Kerry Kittles Villanova SG Senior [28]
1995–96 Ray Allen* UConn SG Junior [29]
1996–97 Pat Garrity Notre Dame PF Junior [30]
1997–98 Richard Hamilton UConn SG / SF Sophomore [31]
1998–99† Richard Hamilton (2) UConn SG / SF Junior [32]
Tim James Miami SF Senior [32]
1999–00 Troy Murphy Notre Dame PF Sophomore [33]
2000–01† Troy Bell Boston College G Sophomore [34]
Troy Murphy (2) Notre Dame PF Junior [34]
2001–02† Caron Butler UConn SF Sophomore [35]
Brandin Knight Pittsburgh PG Junior [35]
2002–03 Troy Bell (2) Boston College G Senior [36]
2003–04 Emeka Okafor* UConn C Junior [37]
2004–05 Hakim Warrick Syracuse PF Senior [38]
2005–06 Randy Foye Villanova G Senior [39]
2006–07 Jeff Green Georgetown F Junior [40]
2007–08 Luke Harangody Notre Dame PF Sophomore [41]
2008–09† DeJuan Blair Pittsburgh C Sophomore [42]
Hasheem Thabeet UConn C Junior [42]
2009–10 Wesley Johnson Syracuse F Junior [43]
2010–11 Ben Hansbrough Notre Dame SG Senior [44]
2011–12 Jae Crowder Marquette PF Senior [45]
2012–13 Otto Porter Georgetown F Sophomore [46]
2013–14 Doug McDermott* Creighton F Senior [47]
2014–15† Ryan Arcidiacono Villanova PG Junior [48]
Kris Dunn Providence PG Sophomore [48]
2015–16 Kris Dunn (2) Providence PG Junior [49]
2016–17 Josh Hart Villanova SG Senior [50]
2017–18 Jalen Brunson* Villanova PG Junior [51]
2018–19 Markus Howard Marquette PG Junior [52]
2019–20 Myles Powell Seton Hall SG Senior [53]
2020–21† Collin Gillespie Villanova PG Senior [54]
Sandro Mamukelashvili Seton Hall PF Senior [54]
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl Villanova PF Sophomore [54]
2021–22 Collin Gillespie (2) Villanova PG Graduate [55]
2022–23 Tyler Kolek Marquette PG Junior [56]
2023–24 Devin Carter Providence SG Junior [57]

Winners by school

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School (year joined) Winners Years
Georgetown (1979) 8 1980, 1984†, 1985†, 1987, 1989, 1992, 2007, 2013
Villanova (1980) 8 1995, 2006, 2015†, 2017, 2018, 2021 (×2)†, 2022
UConn (1979/2020)[a 1][a 2] 7 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999†, 2002†, 2004, 2009†
Notre Dame (1995)[a 3] 5 1997, 2000, 2001†, 2008, 2011
Seton Hall (1979) 4 1982, 1993, 2020, 2021†
St. John's (1979) 4 1983, 1984†, 1985†, 1986
Syracuse (1979)[a 3] 4 1990, 1991, 2005, 2010
Boston College (1979)[a 4] 3 1981, 2001†, 2003
Marquette (2005) 3 2012, 2019, 2023
Pittsburgh (1982) [a 5] 3 1988, 2002†, 2009†
Providence (1979) 3 2015†, 2016, 2024
Creighton (2013) 1 2014
Miami (1991)[a 6] 1 1999†
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 7] 0 —
West Virginia (1995)[a 8] 0 —
Xavier (2013) 0 —
  1. ^ a b c d e Following the split of the original Big East in 2013, Cincinnati, Louisville, Rutgers, South Florida, and UConn remained in the football-sponsoring portion now known as the American Athletic Conference.
  2. ^ UConn joined the current Big East in 2020.
  3. ^ a b Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, and Syracuse left for the ACC in 2013.
  4. ^ Boston College was a founding member in 1979, and left the Big East for the ACC in 2005.
  5. ^ Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, and Syracuse left for the ACC in 2013.
  6. ^ Miami joined the conference in 1991 and left for the ACC in 2004.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ 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

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