2020–21 Big East Conference men's basketball season

{{Infobox sports season

| title = 2020–21 Big East Conference men's basketball season

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| league = NCAA Division I

| sport = Basketball

| logo = Big East Conference logo.svg

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| no_of_teams = 11

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| TV = CBS, CBSSN, FOX, FS1

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| season = Regular Season

| season_champs = Villanova

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| second_place =

| MVP = Collin Gillespie, Jeremiah Robinson-Earl, Sandro Mamukelashvili

| MVP_link = Big East Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year

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| finals = Tournament

| finals_link = 2021 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament

| finals_champ = Georgetown

| finals_runner-up = Creighton

| finals_MVP = Dante Harris

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| seasonslist =

| seasonslistnames = Basketball

| prevseason_link = 2019–20 Big East Conference men's basketball season

| prevseason_year = 2019–20

| nextseason_link = 2021–22 Big East Conference men's basketball season

| nextseason_year = 2021–22

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The 2020–21 Big East Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2020, followed by the start of the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play began in January 2021.

Head coaches

= Coaching changes =

= Coaches =

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;font-size:90%;"
width="110" \| Team ! Head coach ! Previous job ! Years at school ! Overall record ! Big East record ! Big East titles ! NCAA Tournaments ! NCAA Final Fours ! NCAA Championships
style="{{NCAA color cell\|Butler Bulldogs}}" \|Butler \|LaVall Jordan \|Milwaukee \|4 \|50–32 \|17–20 \| 0 \| 1 \| 0 \|0
style="{{NCAA color cell\|UConn Huskies}}" \|UConn \|Dan Hurley \|Rhode Island \|3 \|42–30 \|0–0 \| 0 \| 0 \| 0 \|0
style={{NCAA color cell\|Creighton Bluejays}} \|Creighton \|Greg McDermott \|Iowa State \|10 \|217–111 \|56–52 \|0 \| 5 \| 0 \|0
style={{CollegePrimaryStyle\|DePaul Blue Demons}} \|DePaul \|Dave Leitao \|Tulsa (asst.) \|8 \|118–117 \|46–74 \| 0 \| 0 \| 0 \|0
style={{CollegePrimaryStyle\|Georgetown Hoyas}} \|Georgetown \|Patrick Ewing \|Charlotte Hornets (asst.) \|3 \|49–46 \|19–35 \| 0 \| 0 \| 0 \|0
style={{CollegePrimaryStyle\|Marquette Golden Eagles}} \|Marquette \|Steve Wojciechowski \|Duke (asst.) \|6 \|107–72 \|43–48 \| 0 \| 2 \| 0 \|0
style={{NCAA color cell\|Providence Friars}} \|Providence \|Ed Cooley \|Fairfield \|9 \|170–116 \|72–73 \| 1 \| 5 \| 0 \|0
style={{CollegePrimaryStyle\|Seton Hall Pirates}} \|Seton Hall \|Kevin Willard \|Iona \|10 \|179–131 \|70–90 \| 0 \| 3 \| 0 \|0
style="{{NCAA color cell\|St. John's Red Storm}}" \|St. John's \|Mike Anderson \|Arkansas \|1 \|11–3 \|0–0 \| 0 \| 0 \| 0 \|0
style="{{NCAA color cell\|Villanova Wildcats}}" \|Villanova \|Jay Wright \|Hofstra \|19 \|457–177 \|203–105 \|7 \| 14 \| 3 \|2
style="{{NCAA color cell\|Xavier Musketeers}}" \|Xavier \|Travis Steele \|Xavier (asst.) \|2 \|29–18 \|9–9 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|0

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;font-size:90%;"

width="110" | Team

! Head coach

! Previous job

! Years at school

! Overall record

! Big East record

! Big East titles

! NCAA Tournaments

! NCAA Final Fours

! NCAA Championships

style="{{NCAA color cell|Butler Bulldogs}}" |Butler

|LaVall Jordan

|Milwaukee

|50–32

|17–20

| 0

| 1

| 0

style="{{NCAA color cell|UConn Huskies}}" |UConn

|Dan Hurley

|Rhode Island

|42–30

|0–0

| 0

style={{NCAA color cell|Creighton Bluejays}} |Creighton

|Greg McDermott

|Iowa State

|10

|217–111

|56–52

| 5

| 0

style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|DePaul Blue Demons}} |DePaul

|Dave Leitao

|Tulsa
(asst.)

|118–117

|46–74

| 0

style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Georgetown Hoyas}} |Georgetown

|Patrick Ewing

|Charlotte Hornets (asst.)

|49–46

|19–35

| 0

style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Marquette Golden Eagles}} |Marquette

|Steve Wojciechowski

|Duke
(asst.)

|107–72

|43–48

| 0

| 2

| 0

style={{NCAA color cell|Providence Friars}} |Providence

|Ed Cooley

|Fairfield

|170–116

|72–73

| 1

| 5

| 0

style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Seton Hall Pirates}} |Seton Hall

|Kevin Willard

|Iona

|10

|179–131

|70–90

| 0

| 3

| 0

style="{{NCAA color cell|St. John's Red Storm}}" |St. John's

|Mike Anderson

|Arkansas

|11–3

|0–0

| 0

style="{{NCAA color cell|Villanova Wildcats}}" |Villanova

|Jay Wright

|Hofstra

|19

|457–177

|203–105

| 14

| 3

style="{{NCAA color cell|Xavier Musketeers}}" |Xavier

|Travis Steele

|Xavier
(asst.)

|29–18

|9–9

Notes:

Years at school includes 2020–21 season.
Overall and Big East records are from time at current school and are through week nine of the 2019–20 season.
McDermott's MVC conference records and Hurley's AAC records not included since team began play in the 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.{{cite web|last=|first=|url=https://www.bigeast.com/news/2020/10/27/mens-basketball-villanova-selected-for-first-place-in-coaches-preseason-poll.aspx|title=Villanova Selected For First Place in Coaches' Preseason Poll|publisher=Big East Conference|date=October 28, 2020|accessdate=January 16, 2021}}

class=wikitable !Rank !Team
1. \| Villanova (9)
2. \| Creighton (2)
3. \| Providence
4. \| UConn
5. \| Seton Hall
6. \| Marquette
7. \| Xavier
8. \| Butler
9. \| St. John's
10. \| DePaul
11. \| Georgetown
colspan=3 valign=middle\|(first place votes)

class=wikitable

!Rank

!Team

| Villanova (9)

| Creighton (2)

| Providence

| UConn

| Seton Hall

| Marquette

| Xavier

| Butler

| St. John's

10.

| DePaul

11.

| Georgetown

colspan=3 valign=middle|(first place votes)

=Preseason All-Big East teams=

Honor ! Recipient
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Preseason Player of the Year \|Marcus Zegarowski, Creighton
Preseason Freshman of the Year \|Dawson Garcia, Marquette
rowspan=5 valign=middle \| Preseason All-Big East First Team \|Charlie Moore, DePaul
David Duke, Providence
Sandro Mamukelashvili, Seton Hall
Collin Gillespie, Villanova
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl, Villanova
rowspan=6 valign=middle \| Preseason All-Big East Second Team \|Bryce Nze, Butler
James Bouknight, UConn
Mitch Ballock, Creighton
Nate Watson, Providence
Justin Moore, Villanova
Paul Scruggs, Xavier
rowspan=3 valign=middle \| Preseason All-Big East Honorable Mention \|D. J. Carton, Marquette
Bryce Aiken, Seton Hall

*Schedule Source:{{cite web |title=Creighton's Zegarowski Named Big East Preseason Player of the Year|url=https://www.bigeast.com/news/2020/10/27/mens-basketball-creightons-zegarowski-named-big-east-preseason-player-of-the-year.aspx|publisher=Big East Conference|accessdate=January 16, 2021}}

Regular season

=Rankings=

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|+ Legend

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| Increase in ranking

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| Decrease in ranking

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| Not ranked previous week

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| () First place votes

colspan=2 style="background:white; border-top-style:hidden; border-left-style:hidden;" \|	Pre	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	Wk 19	Final
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style="text-align:center;" ! rowspan=2 style={{NCAA color cell\|Butler Bulldogs}}\|Butler ! AP \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#d8ffeb;" \| \| style="background:#d8ffeb;" \| \| style="background:#d8ffeb;" \| \| style="background:#d8ffeb;" \| \| style="background:#d8ffeb;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \|
style="text-align:center;" !C \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#d8ffeb;" \| \| style="background:#d8ffeb;" \| \| style="background:#d8ffeb;" \| \| style="background:#d8ffeb;" \| \| style="background:#d8ffeb;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \|
style="text-align:center;" ! rowspan=2 style={{NCAA color cell\|Creighton Bluejays}}\|Creighton ! AP \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#ffF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \|
style="text-align:center;" !C \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#ffF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \|
style="text-align:center;" ! rowspan=2 style={{NCAA color cell\|DePaul Blue Demons}}\|DePaul ! AP \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \|
style="text-align:center;" !C \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \|
style="text-align:center;" ! rowspan=2 style={{NCAA color cell\|Georgetown Hoyas}}\|Georgetown ! AP \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \|
style="text-align:center;" !C \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \|
style="text-align:center;" ! rowspan=2 style={{CollegePrimaryStyle\|Marquette Golden Eagles}}\|Marquette ! AP \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \|
style="text-align:center;" !C \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \|
style="text-align:center;" ! rowspan=2 style={{NCAA color cell\|Providence Friars}}\|Providence ! AP \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#ffF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \|
style="text-align:center;" !C \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#ffF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \|
style="text-align:center;" ! rowspan=2 style={{NCAA color cell\|Seton Hall Pirates}}\|Seton Hall ! AP \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFe6e6;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFe6e6;" \| \| style="background:#FFe6e6;" \| \| style="background:#FFe6e6;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#ffF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \|
style="text-align:center;" !C \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFe6e6;" \| \| style="background:#FFe6e6;" \| \| style="background:#FFe6e6;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#ffF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \|
style="text-align:center;" ! rowspan=2 style={{NCAA color cell\|St. John's Red Storm}}\|St. John's ! AP \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \|
style="text-align:center;" !C \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \|
style="text-align:center;" ! rowspan=2 style={{NCAA color cell\|Villanova Wildcats}}\|Villanova ! AP \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFe6e6;" \| \| style="background:#FFe6e6;" \| \| style="background:#FFe6e6;" \| \| style="background:#d8ffeb;" \| \| style="background:#d8ffeb;" \| \| style="background:#d8ffeb;" \| \| style="background:#ffF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \|
style="text-align:center;" !C \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFe6e6;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFe6e6;" \| \| style="background:#FFe6e6;" \| \| style="background:#d8ffeb;" \| \| style="background:#d8ffeb;" \| \| style="background:#d8ffeb;" \| \| style="background:#ffF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \|
style="text-align:center;" ! rowspan=2 style={{NCAA color cell\|Xavier Musketeers}}\|Xavier ! AP \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFe6e6;" \| \| style="background:#d8ffeb;" \| \| style="background:#FFe6e6;" \| \| style="background:#FFe6e6;" \| \| style="background:#d8ffeb;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#ffF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \|
style="text-align:center;" !C \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFe6e6;" \| \| style="background:#FFe6e6;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#ffF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \| \| style="background:#FFF;" \|

=Conference matrix=

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

colspan=1 style="background:white; border-top-style:hidden; border-left-style:hidden;" width=75\| ! style={{NCAA color cell\|Butler Bulldogs}} width=75\|Butler ! style={{NCAA color cell\|UConn Huskies}} width=75\|UConn ! style={{NCAA color cell\|Creighton Bluejays}} width=75\|Creighton ! style={{NCAA color cell\|DePaul Blue Demons}} width=75\|DePaul ! style={{NCAA color cell\|Georgetown Hoyas}} width=75\|Georgetown ! style={{CollegePrimaryStyle\|Marquette Golden Eagles}} width=75\|Marquette ! style={{NCAA color cell\|Providence Friars}} width=75\|Providence ! style={{NCAA color cell\|Seton Hall Pirates}} width=75\|Seton Hall ! style={{NCAA color cell\|St. John's Red Storm}} width=75\|St. John's ! style={{NCAA color cell\|Villanova Wildcats}} width=75\|Villanova ! style={{NCAA color cell\|Xavier Musketeers}} width=75\|Xavier
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style="text-align:center;" !vs. Butler	–	2–0	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0
style="text-align:center;" !vs. UConn	0–2	–	2–0	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–0	1–0	0–1
style="text-align:center;" !vs. Creighton	1–1	0–2	–	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1
style="text-align:center;" !vs. DePaul	2–0	2–0	2–0	–	1–0	1–1	2–0	2–0	1–1	0–0	0–1
style="text-align:center;" !vs. Georgetown	1–1	2–0	1–1	0–1	–	1–0	0–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–0
style="text-align:center;" !vs. Marquette	0–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	0–1	–	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1
style="text-align:center;" !vs. Providence	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–0	1–1	–	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1
style="text-align:center;" !vs. Seton Hall	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	–	1–1	2–0	0–1
style="text-align:center;" !vs. St. John's	1–1	0–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	–	1–1	1–1
style="text-align:center;" !vs. Villanova	1–1	0–1	1–1	0–0	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	–	0–0
style="text-align:center;" !vs. Xavier	0–2	1–0	1–1	0–0	1–0	1–1	1–1	1–0	1–1	0–0	–
style="text-align:center;" !Total !8–12!!11–6!!14–6!!2–13!!7–9!!8–11!!9–10!!10–9!!10–9!!11–4!!6–7

=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.

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Week

! Player of the week

! Freshman of the week

November 30, 2020

|Jeremiah Robinson-Earl, Villanova

|Dawson Garcia, Marquette

December 7, 2020

|Zach Freemantle, Xavier

|Justin Lewis, Marquette

December 14, 2020

|David Duke, Providence

|Dante Harris, Georgetown

December 21, 2020

|Paul Scruggs, Xavier

|Posh Alexander, St. John's

December 28, 2020

|Myles Cale, Seton Hall

|Chuck Harris, Butler

January 4, 2021

|Sandro Mamukelashvili, Seton Hall

|Dawson Garcia (2), Marquette

January 11, 2021

|Tyler Polley, Connecticut

|Colby Jones, Xavier

January 18, 2021

|Julian Champagnie, St. John's

|Dawson Garcia (3), Marquette

January 25, 2021

|Jermaine Samuels, Villanova

|Posh Alexander (2), St. John's

February 1, 2021

|Marcus Zegarowski, Creighton

|Posh Alexander (3), St. John's

February 8, 2021

|Sandro Mamukelashvili (2), Seton Hall

|Posh Alexander (4), St. John's

February 15, 2021

|David Duke (2), Providence

|Adama Sanogo, Connecticut

February 22, 2021

|Charlie Moore

|Colby Jones (2), Xavier

March 1, 2021

|R. J. Cole, Connecticut

|Chuck Harris (2), Butler

March 7, 2021

|Julian Champagnie (2), St. John's

|Adama Sanogo (2), Connecticut

Honors and awards

=Big East Awards=

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colspan="7" style="text-align:center; background:#ddd;"| 2021 Big East Men's Basketball Individual Awards{{cite press release|url= https://www.bigeast.com/news/2021/3/10/mens-basketball-mamukelashvili-robinson-earl-gillespie-share-big-east-player-of-the-year.aspx|title= Mamukelashvili, Robinson-Earl, Gillespie Share BIG EAST Player of the Year|publisher=Big East Conference |date=March 10, 2021 |accessdate=March 10, 2021}}

style="text-align:right;"| Award

! style="text-align:left;"| Recipient(s)

style="text-align:right;"|Player of the Year

| style="text-align:left;"|Sandro Mamukelashvili, F., Seton Hall
Collin Gillespie, G., Villanova
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl, F., Villanova

style="text-align:right;"|Coach of the Year

| style="text-align:left;"|Mike Anderson, St. John's

style="text-align:right;"|Defensive Player of the Year

| style="text-align:left;"|Isaiah Whaley, F., Connecticut
Posh Alexander, G., St. John's

style="text-align:right;"|Freshman of the Year

| style="text-align:left;"|Posh Alexander, G., St. John's

style="text-align:right;"|Most Improved Player of the Year

| style="text-align:left;"|Julian Champagnie, G./F., St. John's
Zach Freemantle, F., Xavier

style="text-align:right;"|Scholar-Athlete of the Year

| style="text-align:left;"|Ike Obiagu, C., Seton Hall

style="text-align:right;"|Sixth Man Award

| style="text-align:left;"|Tyler Polley, F., Connecticut

style="text-align:right;"|Sportsmanship Award

| style="text-align:left;"|Mitch Ballock, G., Creighton

First Team ! Second Team ! Honorable Mention ! All-Freshman Team
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colspan="7" style="text-align:center; background:#ddd;"\| 2021 Big East Men's Basketball All-Conference Teams{{cite web \|title=Seton Hall’s Mamukelashvili, Villanova’s Robinson-Earl Named Unanimously To All-BIG EAST First Team \|url=https://www.bigeast.com/news/2021/3/7/mens-basketball-seton-halls-mamukelashvili-villanovas-robinson-earl-named-unanimously-to-all-big-east-first-team.aspx \|website=Big East Conference \|accessdate=March 23, 2020 \|date=March 7, 2021}}
Marcus Zegarowski – Creighton James Bouknight – Connecticut Julian Champagnie – St. John's Sandro Mamukelashvili* – Seton Hall Jeremiah Robinson-Earl* – Villanova Collin Gillespie – Villanova \| Damien Jefferson – Creighton David Duke – Providence Nate Watson – Providence Zach Freemantle – Xavier Paul Scruggs – Xavier \| Denzel Mahoney - Creighton Jahvon Blair - Georgetown Jermaine Samuels - Villanova \| Chuck Harris* – Butler Adama Sanogo – Connecticut Dawson Garcia* – Marquette Posh Alexander* – St. John's Colby Jones – Xavier
colspan="5" style="text-align:left;\| * - denotes unanimous selection † - Due to a tie in the voting, an additional position was added

References

External links

[http://www.bigeast.com/index.aspx?path=mbball& Big East website]

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