2012–13 Big East Conference men's basketball season

The 2012–13 Big East Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2012 and ended with the 2013 Big East men's basketball tournament at Madison Square Garden March 12–16, 2013 in Manhattan, New York. The regular season began in November, with the conference schedule starting on December 31, 2012. 2012-13 marked the 34th year of the Big East, and the 2013 men's basketball Championship marked the 31st anniversary of the Big East at Madison Square Garden, the longest-running conference tournament at one venue in the country. With West Virginia now in the Big 12, the 2012-13 Big East Conference schedule included 4 repeat games.

2012–13 Big East Conference men's basketball season
LeagueNCAA Division I
SportBasketball
DurationDecember 31, 2012
through March 9, 2013
Number of teams15
TV partner(s)ESPN, CBS
Regular Season
Co-ChampionsGeorgetown, Louisville, & Marquette
Season MVPOtto Porter
Tournament
ChampionsLouisville
  Runners-upSyracuse
Finals MVPPeyton Siva (LOU)
Big East Conference men's basketball seasons
2012–13 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Louisville†** 14 4   .778 35 5   .875
No. 8 Georgetown 14 4   .778 25 7   .781
No. 15 Marquette 14 4   .778 26 9   .743
No. 20 Pittsburgh 12 6   .667 24 9   .727
No. 16 Syracuse 11 7   .611 30 10   .750
No. 23 Notre Dame 11 7   .611 25 10   .714
Villanova 10 8   .556 20 14   .588
Connecticut* 10 8   .556 20 10   .667
Cincinnati 9 9   .500 22 12   .647
Providence 9 9   .500 19 15   .559
St. John's 8 10   .444 17 16   .515
Rutgers 5 13   .278 15 16   .484
Seton Hall 3 15   .167 15 18   .455
South Florida 3 15   .167 12 19   .387
DePaul 2 16   .111 11 21   .344
2013 Big East tournament winner
As of March 30, 2013[1]
Rankings from AP Poll
*Ineligible for postseason play due to APR penalties.

UConn was ineligible for postseason tournament participation due to low APR scores, The Huskies were also ineligible for the 2013 Big East tournament; the school unsuccessfully appealed the ruling.[2]

The 2012–13 season was the last for the Big East in its original form. In December 2012, the seven Big East schools that do not sponsor Division I FBS footballDePaul, Georgetown, Marquette, Providence, St. John's, Seton Hall, and Villanova, collectively called the "Catholic 7"—announced they would leave the Big East to start a new conference of their own.[3] On March 8, 2013, the "Catholic 7" and the remaining Big East schools announced a separation agreement.[4] Under the agreement, the "Catholic 7" purchased the Big East name and the contract with Madison Square Garden for the conference tournament, and began operating under the Big East name beginning on July 1, 2013.[4] The remaining schools, which kept the charter of the original Big East, announced on April 3 that they would operate as the American Athletic Conference (The American).[5] This was also the final season for Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, and Syracuse, all of which left for the ACC on July 1, 2013. On the same day, SMU, UCF, Memphis, Houston, and Temple became full members of The American.

Preseason

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Coaching changes

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Jim Calhoun of Connecticut announced his retirement on September 13, 2012. Kevin Ollie, an assistant under Calhoun for the previous two years, was named Calhoun's successor.[6]

Predicted Big East results

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At Big East media day on October 17, the conference released their predictions for standings and All-Big East teams.[7][8]

Big East Coaches[9] Big East Writers[10]
T-1. Louisville (14) Louisville (15)
2 Syracuse Syracuse
3. Notre Dame (1) Notre Dame
4. Cincinnati Cincinnati
5. Georgetown Pittsburgh
6. Pittsburgh Georgetown
7. Marquette Marquette
8. South Florida South Florida
9. Connecticut Connecticut
10. St. John's St. John's
11. Rutgers Rutgers
12. Villanova Villanova
13. DePaul Providence
14. Seton Hall Seton Hall
15. Providence DePaul

first place votes

2012-13 Preseason All-Big East Teams

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First Team Second Team Honorable Mention
Sean Kilpatrick, G., CIN
Otto Porter, G., GTWN
Gorgui Dieng, C., LOU
Jack Cooley, F., ND
Vincent Council, G., PROV
Shabazz Napier, G., UCONN
Cleveland Melvin, F., DEP
D'Angelo Harrison, G., STJ
Anthony Collins, G., USF
Brandon Triche, G., SYR
Chane Behanan, F., LOU
Jerian Grant, G., ND
Tray Woodall, G., PITT
C. J. Fair, F., SYR

Big East Preseason Player of the Year: Peyton Siva, Louisville
Big East Preseason Rookie of the Year: Steven Adams, Pittsburgh

Preseason Watchlists

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Naismith[12] John Wooden Award[13]
Chane Behanan, LOU
Michael Carter-Williams, SYR
Jack Cooley, ND
Gorgui Dieng, LOU
Sean Kilpatrick, CIN
Otto Porter, GTWN
Peyton Siva, LOU
Chane Behanan, F., LOU
Jack Cooley, F., ND
Vincent Council, G., PROV
Gorgui Dieng, C., LOU
Sean Kilpatrick, G., CIN
Otto Porter, F., GTWN
Peyton Siva, G., LOU

Regular season

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Head coaches

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Mick Cronin, Cincinnati
Kevin Ollie, Connecticut
Oliver Purnell, DePaul
John Thompson III, Georgetown
Rick Pitino, Louisville
Buzz Williams, Marquette
Mike Brey, Notre Dame
Jamie Dixon, Pittsburgh
Ed Cooley, Providence
Mike Rice, Rutgers
Steve Lavin, St. John's
Kevin Willard, Seton Hall
Stan Heath, South Florida
Jim Boeheim, Syracuse
Jay Wright, Villanova

Composite matrix

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This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play. (x) indicates games scheduled this season.

  Cincinnati Connecticut DePaul Georgetown Louisville Marquette Notre Dame Pittsburgh Providence Rutgers St. John's Seton Hall South Florida Syracuse Villanova
vs. Cincinnati 1–1 0–1 1–0 1–0 0–1 2–0 1–1 1–0 0–2 1–0 0–1 0-1 1–0 0–1
vs. Connecticut 1–1 0–2 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 0–2 0–1 1–0 0–1) 1–1 0–1 1–0
vs. DePaul 1–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 2–0 0–1 0–1 2–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0
vs. Georgetown 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–1 1–1 0–1 1–0 0–1 0–2 0–2 0–1 1–0 0–2 1–0
vs. Louisville 0–1 0–1 0–1 1–0 0–1 2–0 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–0
vs. Marquette 1–0 0–1 0–1 1–1 1–0 0–1 0–2 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–2 0–2 0–1 1–0
vs. Notre Dame 0–2 1–0 0–2 1–0 1–1 1–0 0–1 1–0 0–1 1–1 0–1 0–1 1–0 0–1
vs. Pittsburgh 1–1 0–1 0–2 0–1 1–0 2–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–2
vs. Providence 0–1 2–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 0–1 0–1 0–2 0–1 2–0 0–2
vs. Rutgers 2–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 1–1 0–2 0–1 1–0 1–0
vs. St. John's 0–1 0–1 0–2 2–0 1–0 1–0 1–1 1–0 1–0 1–1 0–1 0–1 1–0 1–0
vs. Seton Hall 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 2–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 2–0 2–0 1–0 0–1 1–0 0–1
vs. South Florida 1-0 1–1 0–1 0–1 2–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 2–0
vs. Syracuse 0–1 1–0 0–1 2–0 1–1 1–0 0–1 1–0 0–2 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–1 1–1
vs. Villanova 1–0 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–1 0–1 1–0 2–0 2–0 0–1 0–1 1–0 0–2 1–1
Total 9–9 10–8 2–16 14-4 14–4 14–4 11–7 12–6 9–9 5–13 8–10 3–15 3–15 11–7 10–8

As of completion of games on March 6th

Rankings

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Legend
    Improvement in ranking.
  Drop in ranking.
RV Received votes, but were not ranked.
AP AP Poll
C ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll
2012–13 Big East Conference Weekly Rankings
Pre Wk 1 Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 Wk 17 Wk 18 FINAL
Cincinnati AP 24 24 22 17 11 11 11 8 14 21 RV 21 24 17 RV RV
C RV 24 20 16 12 12 11 8 15 20 24 20 23 17 RV RV
Connecticut AP 23 21 RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV
C RV 23 RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV
DePaul AP
C
Georgetown AP RV 20 15 15 15 15 15 19 RV RV RV 20 15 11 7 5 (2) 5 (2) 8
C 25 23 21 21 18 16 22 RV RV RV 21 15 11 8 5 5 8
Louisville AP 2(20) 2 (18) 2 (19) 5 5 6 5 4 4 3 1 (36) 5 12 11 12 10 10 8 8 2 (20)
C 2 (5) 2 (4) 2 (5) 6 6 6 4 3 4 4 1 (18) 5 13 12 12 10 9 6 (1) 6 (1) 2 (1)
Marquette AP RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV 25 RV 25 24 18 17 22 15 15 15
C RV RV RV RV RV RV RV 25 RV 20 20 22 17 17 16
Notre Dame AP 22 20 RV RV 22 22 22 21 21 17 20 24 RV 25 21 25 21 24 24 23
C 23 21 RV RV 25 24 22 20 19 16 20 23 RV RV 21 25 20 24 24 RV
Pittsburgh AP RV RV RV RV RV RV RV 24 24 RV RV RV RV 23 16 20 23 20 22 20
C RV RV RV RV RV RV RV 24 22 RV RV RV 25 17 22 RV 22 22 22
Providence AP
C
Rutgers AP
C
St. John's AP
C
Seton Hall AP
C
South Florida AP
C
Syracuse AP 9 8 6 6 4 4 3 9 7 7 6 3 (8) 6 9 6 8 12 17 17 16
C 9 8 6 5 4 4 3 7 7 7 6 4 (2) 6 9 7 8 12 16 16 18
Villanova AP
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Weekly honors

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Throughout the conference regular season, the Big East names a player of the week and rookie of the week each Monday.

Week Player of the week Rookie of the week
November 19, 2012 Shabazz Napier, G, Connecticut Ryan Arcidiacono, G, Villanova
November 26, 2012 Sean Kilpatrick, G, Cincinnati JaKarr Sampson, F, St. John's
December 3, 2012 James Southerland, G, Syracuse James Robinson, G, Pittsburgh
December 10, 2012 Fuquan Edwin, G, Seton Hall JaKarr Sampson, F, St. John's
December 17, 2012 Chane Behanan, F, Louisville JaKarr Sampson, F, St. John's
December 23, 2012 Victor Rudd, F, South Florida Omar Calhoun, G, Connecticut
December 31, 2012 Russ Smith, G, Louisville Ryan Arcidiacono, G, Villanova
January 7, 2013 Brandon Triche, G, Syracuse Ryan Arcidiacono, G, Villanova
January 14, 2013
January 21, 2013
January 28, 2013
February 4, 2013
February 11, 2013
February 18, 2013
February 25, 2013
March 3, 2013

Postseason

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Big East tournament

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2013 Big East men's basketball tournament seeds and results
Seed School Conf. Over. Tiebreaker First Round
March 12
Second Round
March 13
Quarterfinals
March 14
Semifinals
March 15
Championship
March 16
1. Georgetown
14–4 24–5 2-1 vs. LOU and MARQ Bye Bye vs. Cincinnati W 43–62 vs. Syracuse L 58–55
2. Louisville
14–4 26–5 1-1 vs. GTWN and MARQ Bye Bye vs Villanova W 74–55 vs Notre Dame W 69–57 vs Syracuse W 78–61
3. Marquette
14–4 23–7 1-2 vs. GTWN and LOU Bye Bye vs Notre Dame L 73–65
4. Pittsburgh
12–6 24–7 Bye Bye vs Syracuse L 59–62
5. Syracuse# 11–7 23–8 1-0 vs ND Bye vs Seton Hall W 75–63 vs Pittsburgh W 62–59 vs Georgetown W 58–55 vs Louisville L 61–78
6. Notre Dame# 11–7 23–8 0-1 vs SYR Bye vs Rutgers W 69–61 vs Marquette W 73–65 vs Louisville L 57–69
7. Villanova# 10–8 19–12 Bye vs St. John's W 66–53 vs Louisville L 55–74
8. Providence# 9-9 17–13 1-0 vs CIN Bye vs Cincinnati L 44–61
9. Cincinnati 9-9 21–10 0-1 vs. PROV Bye vs Providence W 61–44 vs Georgetown L 43–62
10. St. John's 8–10 16–14 Bye vs Villanova L 53–66
11. Rutgers 5–13 14–15 vs DePaul W 76–57 vs Notre Dame L 61–69
12. Seton Hall 3–15 14–17 vs South Florida W 46-42 OT vs Syracuse L 63–75
13. South Florida 3–15 12–18 vs Seton Hall L 42-46 OT
14. DePaul 2–16 11–20 vs Rutgers L 57–76
‡ – Big East regular season champions, and tournament No. 1 seed.
† – Received a double-bye in the conference tournament.
# – Received a single-bye in the conference tournament.
Overall records include all games played in the Big East tournament.
Connecticut is ineligible due to Academic Progress Rate violations.

NCAA tournament

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Seed Region School Second Round Third Round Sweet 16 Elite Eight Final Four Championship
1 Midwest Louisville #16 North Carolina A&T - Mar. 21, Lexington - W, 79–48 #8 Colorado State - Mar. 23, Lexington - W, 82–56 #12 Oregon - Mar. 29, Indianapolis - W, 77–69 #2 Duke - Mar. 31, Indianapolis - W, 85–63 #9 Wichita State - Apr. 6, Atlanta - W, 72–68 #4 Michigan - Apr. 8, Atlanta - W, 82–76
2 South Georgetown #15 Florida Gulf Coast - Mar. 22, Philadelphia - L, 68–78
3 East Marquette #14 Davidson - Mar. 21, Lexington - W, 59–58 #6 Butler - Mar. 23, Lexington - W, 74–72 #2 Miami - Mar. 28, Washington, D.C. - W, 71–61 #4 Syracuse - Mar. 30, Washington, D.C. - L, 39–55
4 East Syracuse #13 Montana - Mar. 21, San Jose - W, 81–34 #12 California - Mar. 23, San Jose - W, 66–60 #1 Indiana - Mar. 28, Washington, D.C. - W, 61–50 #3 Marquette - Mar. 30, Washington, D.C. - W, 55–39 #4 Michigan - Apr. 6, Atlanta - L, 56–61
7 West Notre Dame #10 Iowa State - Mar. 22, Dayton - L, 58–76
8 West Pittsburgh #9 Wichita State - Mar. 21, Salt Lake City - L, 55–73
9 South Villanova #8 North Carolina - Mar. 22, Kansas City - L, 71–78
10 Midwest Cincinnati #7 Creighton - Mar. 22, Philadelphia - L, 63–67
8 Bids W-L (%): 3–5 .375 3–0 1.000 3–0 1.000 2–1 .667 1–1 .500 TOTAL: 13–7 .650

National Invitation tournament

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Seed Bracket School First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
4 Kentucky Providence #5 Charlotte - Mar. 20, Providence - W, 75–66 #8 Robert Morris - Mar. 25, Providence - W, 77–68 #2 Baylor - Mar. 27, Waco - L, 68–79
5 Virginia St. John's #4 St. Joseph's - Mar. 19, Philadelphia - W, 63–61 #1 Virginia - Mar. 24, Charlottesville - L, 50–68
2 Bids W-L (%): 2–0 1.000 1–1 .500 0–1 .000 0–0 – TOTAL: 3–2 .600

Awards and honors

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Conference awards and teams

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The Player of the Year, Coach of the Year, Rookie of the Year, and Scholar Athlete of the Year awards are announced, after the conclusion of the first session of the Big East tournament. The remainder of the individual awards are announced at the conclusion of the regular season.

2013 Big East Men's Basketball Individual Awards
Award Recipient(s)
Player of the Year Otto Porter, Georgetown
Coach of the Year John Thompson III, Georgetown
Defensive Player of the Year Gorgui Dieng, Louisville
Rookie of the Year JaKarr Sampson, St. John's
Scholar-Athlete of the Year Peyton Siva, Louisville
Most Improved Player Kadeem Batts, Providence; Michael Carter-Williams, Syracuse
Sixth Man Award Davante Gardner, Marquette
Sportsmanship Award Junior Cadougan, Marquette
2013 All-Big East Men's Basketball Teams[15]
First Team Second Team Third Team Honorable Mention All Rookie Team
Shabazz Napier, G., CONN
Otto Porter†, F., GEO
Gorgui Dieng, F./C., LOU
Russ Smith, F., LOU
Jack Cooley, F./C., ND
Bryce Cotton, G., PROV
Sean Kilpatrick, G., CINC
Vander Blue, G., MAR
Jerian Grant, G., ND
Michael Carter-Williams, G., SYR
C. J. Fair, F., SYR
Markel Starks, G., GTWN
Peyton Siva, G., LOU
Tray Woodall, F./C., PITT
Brandon Triche, G., SYR
JayVaughn Pinkston, F., PRI
Davante Gardner, F., MARQ
Kadeem Batts, G., PROV
JaKarr Sampson, F., SJU
Fuquan Edwin, G., SET
Omar Calhoun, G., CONN
D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera, G., GTWN
Steven Adams, C., PITT
Chris Obekpa, C., SJU
JaKarr Sampson†, F., SJU
Ryan Arcidiacono†, G., VILL
- denotes unanimous selection

National awards and teams

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Players

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Award finalists
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Wooden Naismith

NBA draft

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Several players from the conference declared early for the NBA draft.[16] Several players were among the 60 players invited to the 2013 NBA Draft Combine.[17]

The following list includes all Big East players who were drafted in the 2013 NBA draft.

Player Position School Round Pick Team
Otto Porter SF Georgetown 1 3 Washington Wizards
Michael Carter-Williams PG Syracuse 1 11 Philadelphia 76ers
Steven Adams C Pittsburgh 1 12 Oklahoma City Thunder
Gorgui Dieng C Louisville 1 21 Utah Jazz
Ricky Ledo SG Providence 2 43 Milwaukee Bucks
Peyton Siva PG Louisville 2 56 Detroit Pistons

See also

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References

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