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In March 2013, the new conference purchased the Big East Conference name, logos, basketball records, and the rights to the men's basketball tournament at Madison Square Garden from the football-playing members of the old Big East, who formed the American Athletic Conference (AAC), which is the old conference's legal successor. [4]
The Big East, often referred to as the Classic Big East, was founded in 1979 after new NCAA basketball scheduling requirements caused the athletic directors of independent schools Providence, St. John's, Georgetown, and Syracuse to discuss the creation of a conference centered in the Northeast. [5]
From the 1995–96 season through the 1997–98 season, and again from the 2000-01 through the 2002–03 seasons, the Big East was divided into two divisions, each awarding regular-season championships to the teams with the best records in their respective divisions.
The final Big East tournament held by the original Big East Conference, which took place in 2013, saw only 14 teams compete—West Virginia had left the Big East for the Big 12 Conference after the 2011–12 season, and Connecticut was barred from the tournament due to an NCAA postseason ban for academic reasons. In that tournament, the teams ...
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 2024 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament was the postseason men's basketball tournament for the Big East Conference held March 13–16, 2024, at Madison Square Garden in New York City. [1] The winner received the conference's automatic bid to the 2024 NCAA Tournament.
The All-Big East men's basketball team is an annual Big East Conference honor bestowed on the best players in the conference following every college basketball season. [1] Players are listed by number of votes, with the player who received the most votes listed first.
The 2003 Big East men's basketball tournament, a part of the 2002–03 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, took place from March 12–15, 2003, at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Its winner will receive the Big East Conference 's automatic bid to the 2003 NCAA tournament .