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Big East Conference Men's Basketball Player Of The Year
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 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. A select media panel's votes are also counted.

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. 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. Mullin followed in 2011 after a 16-year NBA career (1985–2001). Georgetown's 1992 Player of the Year Alonzo Mourning entered the Hall in 2014 following a 16-year NBA career (1992–2008). 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. 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).

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. In 1996, Allen received the conference award and was also the final recipient of the UPI Player of the Year Award. 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. Creighton's Doug McDermott received all major national awards along with the conference award in 2014. Lastly, Villanova's Jalen Brunson was the consensus national player of the year in 2018.

Georgetown and Villanova are tied for the most winners with 8 selections each. 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)
Player (X) Denotes the number of times the player has been awarded the Big East Player of the Year award at that point

Winners

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

Winners by school

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) 7 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2009
Notre Dame (1995) 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) 4 1990, 1991, 2005, 2010
Boston College (1979) 3 1981, 2001, 2003
Marquette (2005) 3 2012, 2019, 2023
Pittsburgh (1982) 3 1988, 2002, 2009
Providence (1979) 3 2015, 2016, 2024
Creighton (2013) 1 2014
Miami (1991) 1 1999
Butler (2013) 0 —
Cincinnati (2005) 0 —
DePaul (2005) 0 —
Louisville (2005) 0 —
Rutgers (1995) 0 —
South Florida (2005) 0 —
Virginia Tech (2000) 0 —
West Virginia (1995) 0 —
Xavier (2013) 0 —
  1. ^ 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. ^ 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

References

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