2001-2002 Big East Standings & Post-Season Results --------------------------------------------------- East ----- Connecticut 13-3 .813 27-7 .794 NCAA #2 seed 3-1 Elite 8 Miami 10-6 .625 24-8 .750 NCAA #5 seed 0-1 St. John's 9-7 .563 20-12 .625 NCAA #9 seed 0-1 Boston College 8-8 .500 20-12 .625 NCAA #11 seed 0-1 Villanova 7-9 .438 19-13 .594 NIT 2-1 Providence 6-10 .375 15-16 .484 Virginia Tech 4-12 .250 10-18 .357 West ---- Pittsburgh 13-3 .813 29-6 .829 NCAA #3 seed 2-1 Sweet Sixteen Notre Dame 10-6 .625 22-11 .667 NCAA #8 seed 1-1 Syracuse 9-7 .563 23-13 .639 NIT 3-2 4th Place Georgetown 9-7 .563 19-11 .633 Rutgers 8-8 .500 18-13 .581 NIT 0-1 Seton Hall 5-11 .313 12-18 .400 West Virginia 1-15 .063 8-20 .286 Statistical Leaders (All Games): -------------------------------- Points Per Game Rebounds Per Game Assists Per Game 1. Troy Bell, BC 21.6 1. Ryan Humphrey, ND 10.9 1. Chris Thomas, ND 7.6 2. Preston Shumpert, Syr 20.7 2. Rashod Kent, Rutg 10.2 2. Brandin Knight, Pitt 7.2 3. Caron Butler, Conn 20.3 3. Mike Sweetney, GT 10.0 3. John Salmons, Mia 6.1 4. Marcus Hatten, SJ 20.1 4. Brooks Sales, Vill 9.1 4. Kevin Braswell, GT 5.8 5. Mike Sweetney, GT 19.0 5. Emeka Okafor, Conn 9.0 5. Taliek Brown, Conn 5.1 6. Ryan Humphrey, ND 18.9 6. Carlton Carter, VT 8.2 6. Andre Barrett, SetH 5.0 7. Gary Buchanana, WV 17.8 7. Ricky Wright, Vill 8.0 7. James Thues, Syr 4.9 8. Chris Moss, WV 17.5 8. Chris Moss, WV 8.0 8. Jonathan Hargett, WV 4.6 9. Andre Barrett, SetH 16.9 9. Ryan Gomes, Prov 7.8 9. Marcus Hatten, SJ 4.5 10. Jerome Coleman, Rutg 16.8 10. Ryan Sidney, BC 7.8 10. John Linehan, Prov 4.4 Steals Per Game: John Linehan, Prov 4.48 Blocks Per Game: Emeka Okofor, Conn 4.06 FG% (min 5.0 made): Mike Sweetney, GT .567 FT% (min 2.5 made): Gary Buchanan, GT .911 3FG% (min 2.0 made): Brian Chase, VT .423 3FGM: Jerome Coleman, Rutg 3.19 A/TO (min 3 a pg): Chris Thomas, ND 2.47 Big East Tournament (Madison Square Garden) ------------------------------------------- First Round (March 6) E4 Boston College 60, W5 Rutgers 55 W3 Georgetown 68, E6 Providence 67 E5 Villanova 78, W4 Syracuse 63 E3 St. John's 64 W6 Seton Hall 58 Quarterfinals (March 7) W1 Pittsburgh 76, E4 Boston College 62 E2 Miami 84, W3 Georgetown 76 E1 Connecticut 72, E5 Villanova 70 W2 Notre Dame 83, E3 St. John's 63 Semifinals (March 8) W1 Pittsburgh 76, E2 Miami 71 E1 Connecticut 82, W2 Notre Dame 77 Championship (March 9) E1 Connecticut 74, W1 Pittsburgh 65 2ot NCAA Tournament ------------------------------ Round of 64 ----------- #2 Connecticut 78, #15 Hampton 67 #3 Pittsburgh 71, #14 Cent. Conn. St 54 #12 Missouri 92, #5 Miami, Fl 80 #8 Notre Dame 82, #9 UNC-Charlotte 63 #8 Wisconsin 80, #9 St. John's 70 #6 Texas 70, #11 Boston College 57 Round of 32 ----------- #2 Connecticut 77, #7 N.C. State 74 #3 Pittsburgh 63, #6 California 50 #1 Duke 84, #8 Notre Dame 77 Sweet Sixteen ------------- #2 Connecticut 71, #11 S. Illinois 59 #10 Kent St 78, #3 Pittsburgh 73 ot Elite Eight ----------- #1 Maryland 90, #2 Connecticut 82 NIT --- *Villanova 84, Manhattan 69 *Villanova 67, Louisiana Tech 64 *Temple 63, Villanova 57 *Syracuse 76, St. Bonaventure 66 *Syracuse 66, Butler 65 ot Syracuse 62, *Richmond 46 S. Carolina 66, Syracuse 59 Temple 65, Syracuse 64 Yale 67, *Rutgers 65 Conference Awards ------------------ Co-Players Of The Year: Caron Butler (Connecticut) Brandin Knight (Pittsburgh) Defensive Player Of The Year: John Linehan (Providence) Rookie Of The Year: Chris Thomas (Notre Dame) Most Improved Player: Brandin Knight (Pittsburgh) Sportsmanship Award: John Salmons (Miami) Coach Of The Year: Ben Howland (Pittsburgh) First Team All Conference: (* = unanimous) Troy Bell, Boston College, Jr., 6-1, 171, Minneapolis, Minn. *Caron Butler, Connecticut, So., 6-7, 235, Racine, Wisc. Mike Sweetney, Georgetown, So., 6-8, 260, Oxon Hill, Md. Ryan Humphrey, Notre Dame, Sr., 6-8, 233, Tulsa, Okla. Brandin Knight, Pittsburgh, Jr., 6-0, 175, East Orange, N.J. Marcus Hatten, St. John’s, Jr., 6-3, 225, Baltimore, Md. Preston Shumpert, Syracuse, Sr., 6-6, 198, Fort Walton Beach, Fla. Second Team All Conference: Darius Rice, Miami, So., 6-10, 205, Jackson, Miss. John Salmons, Miami, Sr., 6-7, 200, Philadelphia, Pa. John Linehan, Providence, Sr., 5-9, 165, Chester, Pa. Rashod Kent, Rutgers, Sr., 6-6, 265, Fairmont, W. Va. Ricky Wright, Villanova, Jr., 6-7, 215, East Chicago, Ind. Third Team All Conference: Emeka Okafor, Connecticut, Fr., 6-9, 240, Bellaire, Texas Kevin Braswell, Georgetown, Sr., 6-2, 190, Baltimore, Md. James Jones, Miami, Jr., 6-8, 211, Miami, Fla. Chris Thomas, Notre Dame, Fr., 6-1, 165, Indianapolis, Ind. DeShaun Williams, Syracuse, Jr., 6-3, 202, Paterson, N.J. Chris Moss, West Virginia, Sr., 6-8, 225, Chesterfield, Va Honorable Mention David Graves, Notre Dame, Sr., 6-6, 208, Lexington, Ky. Jaron Brown, Pittsburgh, So., 6-4, 225, Lexington, Ky. Julius Page, Pittsburgh, So., 6-3, 180, Buffalo, N.Y. Jerome Coleman, Rutgers, Jr., 6-2, 190, Brooklyn, N.Y. Gary Buchanan, Villanova, Jr., 6-3, 205, St. Louis, Mo. All Rookie Team: (*=unanimous) Ben Gordon, Connecticut, Fr., 6-2, 185, Mount Vernon, N.Y. *Emeka Okafor, Connecticut, Fr., 6-9, 240, Bellaire, Texas *Chris Thomas, Notre Dame, Fr., 6-1, 165, Indianapolis, Ind. *Ryan Gomes, Providence, Fr., 6-7, 235, Waterbury, Conn. John Allen, Seton Hall, Fr., 6-5, 197, Coatesville, Pa. Tournament MOP: Caron Butler (Connecticut) All Tournament Team: Ben Gordon (Connecticut) Brandin Knight (Pittsburgh) Ontario Lett (Pittsburgh) Chris Thomas (Notre Dame) Marcus Barnes (Miami)