2000-2001 Big East Standings & Post-Season Results --------------------------------------------------- [source: www.bigeast.org] East ------ Boston College 13-3 .813 27-5 .844 NCAA #3 seed 1-1 Providence 11-5 .688 21-10 .677 NCAA #10 seed 0-1 St. John's 8-8 .500 14-15 .483 Miami, Fl 8-8 .500 16-13 .552 NIT 0-1 Villanova 8-8 .500 18-13 .581 NIT 0-1 Connecticut 8-8 .500 20-12 .625 NIT 1-1 Virginia Tech 2-14 .125 8-19 .296 West Division ------------- Notre Dame 11-5 .688 20-10 .667 NCAA #6 seed 1-1 Georgetown 10-6 .625 25-8 .756 NCAA #10 seed 2-1 Sweet Sixteen Syracuse 10-6 .625 25-9 .735 NCAA #5 seed 1-1 West Virginia 8-8 .500 17-12 .586 NIT 0-1 Pittsburgh 7-9 .438 19-14 .576 NIT 1-1 Seton Hall 5-11 .312 16-15 .516 NIT 0-1 Rutgers 3-13 .188 11-16 .407 Big East Tournament (Madison Square Garden) ------------------------------------------- First round: E3 Villanova 82, W4 West Virginia 71 W6 Seton Hall 78, E3 St. John's 66 W5 Pittsburgh 78, E4 Miami 69 W3 Syracuse 86, E6 Connecticut 75 Quarterfinals: E1 Boston College 93, E3 Villanova 79 W6 Seton Hall 58, W2 Georgetown 40 W5 Pittsburgh 66, W1 Notre Dame 54 W3 Syracuse 55, E2 Providence 54 Semifinals: E1 Boston College 75, W6 Seton Hall 48 W5 Pittsburgh 55, W3 Syracuse 54 ot Championship: E1 Boston College 78, W5 Pittsburgh 57 NCAA ---- Round of 64 (3 ) Boston College 68, (14) S. Utah 65 (5 ) Syracuse 79, (12) Hawaii 69 (6 ) Notre Dame 83, (11) Xavier 71 (10) Georgetown 63 (7 ) Arkansas 61 (7 ) Penn St 69, (10) Providence 59 Round Of 32 (6 ) Southern Cal 74, (3 ) Boston College 71 (4 ) Kansas 87, (5 ) Syracuse 58 (3 ) Mississippi 59, (6 ) Notre Dame 56 (10) Georgetown 76, (15) Hampton 57 Sweet Sixteen (3 ) Maryland 76, (10) Georgetown 66 NIT ---- *Alabama 85, Seton Hall 79 *Connecticut 72, S. Carolina 65 Detroit 67, *Connecticut 61 *Minnesota 87, Villanova 78 *Auburn 60, Miami, Fl 58 *Pittsburgh 84, St. Bonaventure 75 Mississippi St. 66, *Pittsburgh 61 *Richmond 79, West Virginia 56 Conference Awards ------------------ Co-Players Of The Year: Troy Murphy (Notre Dame) Troy Bell (Boston College) Defensive Player Of The Year: John Linehan (Providence) Rookie Of The Year: Eddie Griffin (Seton Hall) Most Improved Player (tie): Preston Shumpert (Syracuse) Calvin Bowman (West Virginia) Coach Of The Year: Al Skinner (Boston College) First Team All Conference: (* = unanimous) *Troy Bell, Boston College, So., 6-1, 171, Minneapolis, Minn. *Troy Murphy, Notre Dame, Jr., 6-11, 245, Morristown, N.J. Preston Shumpert, Syracuse, Jr., 6-6, 188, Ft. Walton Beach, Fla. *Michael Bradley, Villanova, Jr., 6-10, 245, Worcester, Mass. Calvin Bowman, West Virginia, Sr., 6-9, 211, Brooklyn, N.Y. Second Team All Conference: Kevin Braswell, Georgetown, Jr., 6-2, 190, Baltimore, Md. Ricardo Greer, Pittsburgh, Sr., 6-5, 220, New York, N.Y. John Linehan, Providence, Jr., 5-9, 165, Chester, Pa. Eddie Griffin, Seton Hall, Fr., 6-9, 212, Philadelphia, Pa. Damone Brown, Syracuse, Sr., 6-9, 200, Buffalo, N.Y. Third Team All Conference: Caron Butler, Connecticut, Fr., 6-7, 225, Racine, Wisc. John Salmons, Miami, Jr., 6-7, 200, Philadelphia, Pa. Ryan Humphrey, Notre Dame, Jr., 6-8, 233, Tulsa, Okla. Todd Billet, Rutgers, So., 6-1, 180, Middletown, N.J. Omar Cook, St. John's, Fr., 6-1, 190, Brooklyn, N.Y. Honorable Mention Albert Mouring, Connecticut, Sr., 6-3, 190, Preston, Md. Michael Sweetney, Georgetown, Fr., 6-8, 260, Oxon Hill, Md. Darius Lane, Seton Hall, Jr., 6-4, 208, Brooklyn Center, Minn. All Rookie Team: (*=unanimous) *Caron Butler, Connecticut, Fr., 6-7, 225, Racine, Wisc. Michael Sweetney, Georgetown, Fr., 6-8, 260, Oxon Hill, Md. Darius Rice, Miami, Fr., 6-10, 205, Jackson, Miss. *Omar Cook, St. John's, Fr., 6-1, 190, Brooklyn, N.Y. Eddie Griffin, Seton Hall, Fr., 6-9, 212, Philadelphia, Pa. Tournament MOP: Troy Bell (Boston College) All Tournament Team: Eddie Griffin, Seton Hall Preston Shumpert, Syracuse Ricardo Greer, Pittsburgh Xavier Singletary, Boston College Jonathan Beerbohm, Boston College