The 2017–18 Big East Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2017, followed by the start of the

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in November. This season marked the 39th year in the conference's history, but the fifth as a non-football conference, which officially formed on July 1, 2013. Conference play began in December 2017. For the first time since the reconfigured Big East formed, Villanova failed to win the regular-season title, with Xavier claiming the crown. The 2018 Big East men's basketball tournament was held at

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from March 7 through March 10, 2018. Villanova defeated

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to win the tournament championship and receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Six Big East schools received bids to the NCAA tournament (

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, Creighton, Providence,

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, Villanova, and Xavier). Only Villanova won more than one game in the Tournament, but the Wildcats defeated

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to win the NCAA Championship for the second time in three years. Marquette received a bid to the

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, where they advanced to the quarterfinals before losing to eventual NIT champions

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. Villanova guard

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was named the Big East Player of the Year and was consensus National Player of the Year. Villanova freshman forward Omari Spellman was named Big East Freshman of the Year. Xavier head coach Chris Mack was named Big East coach of the year.

Head coaches

Coaching changes

On March 23, 2017, Georgetown officials announced that

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had been fired. On April 2, it was reported that

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would replace Thompson as head coach. On June 9, 2017, Butler head coach

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left to become the head coach at

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. On June 12, the school hired

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head coach and Bulter alum

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as head coach.

Coaches

''Notes:'' * Years at school includes 2017–18 season. * Overall and Big East records are from time at current school and are through the end of the 2017–18 season. * Mack's A-10 and McDermott's MVC conference records not included since teams began play in Big East.

Preseason

Preseason poll

Prior to the season, the Big East conducted a poll of Big East coaches, coaches do not place their own team on their ballots.

Preseason All-Big East teams

Source

Regular season

Rankings

Conference matrix

This table summarizes the head-to-head results between teams in conference play.

Player of the week

Throughout the season, the Big East Conference named a player of the week and a freshman of the week each Monday.

Honors and awards

Big East Awards

Postseason

2018 Big East tournament

NCAA tournament

The winner of the Big East tournament, Villanova, received the conference's automatic bid to the

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National Invitation tournament

Marquette received an invitation to the National Invitation Tournament.

References

External links

Big East website
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