2011 Big East men's basketball tournament
2011 Big East men's basketball tournament | |
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Classification | Division I |
Season | 2010–11 |
Teams | 16 |
Site | Madison Square Garden New York City |
Champions | Connecticut (7th title) |
Winning coach | Jim Calhoun (7th title) |
MVP | Kemba Walker (Connecticut) |
Top scorer | Kemba Walker (Connecticut) (130 points) |
Television | ESPN |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 4 Pittsburgh | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 28 | – | 6 | .824 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 5 Notre Dame | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 27 | – | 7 | .794 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
*#12 Syracuse | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 27 | – | 8 | .771 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14 Louisville | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 25 | – | 10 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 18 St. John's | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cincinnati | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 26 | – | 9 | .743 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 22 West Virginia | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgetown | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 21 | – | 11 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 10 Connecticut† | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 32 | – | 9 | .780 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Villanova | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marquette | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 22 | – | 15 | .595 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seton Hall | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 13 | – | 18 | .419 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rutgers | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Providence | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Florida | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 10 | – | 23 | .303 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DePaul | 1 | – | 17 | .056 | 7 | – | 24 | .226 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2011 Big East tournament winner As of April 4, 2011[1] *Syracuse:: 7 wins vacated due to sanctions against the program; Disputed record: Syracuse–(27–8)(10–6) Rankings from AP Poll |
The 2011 Big East men's basketball tournament, a part of the 2010-11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, took place from March 8–12, 2011, at Madison Square Garden in New York City. This was the third Big East tournament to include all 16 of the conference's teams. The teams finishing 9 through 16 in the regular season standings played first-round games, while teams 5 through 8 received byes to the second round. The top 4 teams during the regular season received double-byes to the quarterfinals.[2] The tournament was won by Connecticut, their seventh title, tying Georgetown for the most championships in Big East Men's Basketball Tournament history. Connecticut guard Kemba Walker was named the tournament MVP.
Seeds
2011 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament seeds | ||||||
Seed | School | Conf. | Over. | Tiebreaker[3] | ||
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1. | ‡†Pittsburgh | 15–3 | 27–4 | |||
2. | †Notre Dame | 14–4 | 25–5 | |||
3. | †Louisville | 12–6 | 23–8 | 2–0 vs. SYR/SJU | ||
4. | †Syracuse | 12–6 | 25–6 | 1–1 vs. LOU/SJU | ||
5. | #St. John's | 12–6 | 20–10 | 0–2 vs. LOU/SYR | ||
6. | #West Virginia | 11–7 | 20–10 | 1–0 vs. CIN | ||
7. | #Cincinnati | 11–7 | 24–7 | 0–1 vs. WVU | ||
8. | #Georgetown | 10–8 | 21–9 | |||
9. | Connecticut | 9–9 | 21–9 | 2–1 vs. VILL/MARQ | ||
10. | Villanova | 9–9 | 21–10 | 1–1 vs. CONN/MARQ | ||
11. | Marquette | 9–9 | 18–13 | 1–2 vs. CONN/VILL | ||
12. | Seton Hall | 7–11 | 13–17 | |||
13. | Rutgers | 5–13 | 14–16 | |||
14. | Providence | 4–14 | 15–16 | |||
15. | South Florida | 3–15 | 9–23 | |||
16. | DePaul | 1–17 | 7–23 | |||
‡ – Big East regular season champions, and tournament No. 1 seed. † – Received a double-bye in the conference tournament. # – Received a single-bye in the conference tournament. Overall records are as of the end of the regular season. |
Bracket
First round Tuesday, March 8 | Second round Wednesday, March 9 | Quarterfinals Thursday, March 10 | Semifinals Friday, March 11 | Championship game Saturday, March 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
1 | #3 Pittsburgh | 74 | |||||||||||||||||||||
8 | #22 Georgetown | 62 | 9 | #21 Connecticut | 76 | ||||||||||||||||||
9 | #21 Connecticut | 97 | 9 | #21 Connecticut | 79 | 9 | #21 Connecticut | 76* | |||||||||||||||
16 | DePaul | 71 | 4 | #11 Syracuse | 71 | ||||||||||||||||||
4 | #11 Syracuse | 79 | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 | #17 St. John's | 65 | 5 | #17 St. John's | 73 | ||||||||||||||||||
12 | Seton Hall | 70 | 13 | Rutgers | 63 | 9 | #21 Connecticut | 69 | |||||||||||||||
13 | Rutgers | 76* | 3 | #14 Louisville | 66 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | #4 Notre Dame | 89 | |||||||||||||||||||||
7 | #25 Cincinnati | 87 | 7 | #25 Cincinnati | 51 | ||||||||||||||||||
10 | Villanova | 69 | 15 | South Florida | 61 | 2 | #4 Notre Dame | 77 | |||||||||||||||
15 | South Florida | 70 | 3 | #14 Louisville | 83* | ||||||||||||||||||
3 | #14 Louisville | 81 | |||||||||||||||||||||
6 | #20 West Virginia | 61 | 11 | Marquette | 56 | ||||||||||||||||||
11 | Marquette | 87 | 11 | Marquette | 67 | ||||||||||||||||||
14 | Providence | 66 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Championship game
ESPN |
March 12 9:00 pm |
(9) #21 Connecticut Huskies 69, (3) #14 Louisville Cardinals 66 | ||
Pts: K. Walker 19 Rebs: A. Oriakhi 8 Asts: J. Lamb, K. Walker 3 |
Pts: P. Knowles 18 Rebs: P. Siva 7 Asts: P. Siva 7 Halftime Score: Connecticut, 38-32 |
Madison Square Garden - New York, NY Attendance: 19,375 Referees: Mike Roberts, Ed Corbett, John Gaffney |
* Denotes Overtime Game
Rutgers–St. John's controversy
- In a controversial finish to a second round game, St. John's defeated Rutgers, 65–63, allowing the Red Storm to advance to the quarterfinals for the first time since 2003.[4] The final seconds of the game were heavily criticized by analysts, including the live ESPN crew, for a lack of officiating that appeared to hinder the Scarlet Knights' late rally, including two uncalled personal fouls against Red Storm players, and an incident in which St. John's forward Justin Brownlee appeared to prematurely celebrate by traveling, stepping out of bounds, and throwing the ball into the stands with more than a second remaining in the game.[4][5][6][7] Rutgers' head coach Mike Rice Jr. could be seen screaming frantically for an explanation for the missed calls, while officials Jim Burr, Tim Higgins and Earl Walton had already left the court.[4] At end of the game, ESPN analyst Doris Burke was quoted as saying, "this was the bizarrest ending of a game I've ever seen," and in a later post-game analysis that "the officials won't sleep tonight."[8][9] Analyst Fran Fraschilla also added that the officiating "crew lost its composure."[8] Following the game, the head of the NCAA's officiating arm, John Adams, who is in charge of selecting 98 officials for the NCAA tournament, called the lack of officiating "unacceptable," but would still consider the overall body of work of each official throughout the season to determine whether or not they would be invited to the tournament.[10] Big East commissioner John Marinatto released a statement acknowledging "two separate officiating errors" that occurred at the end of the game, but conceded that "neither error is reviewable or correctable under NCAA playing rules."[10] The following day, the conference announced that all three officials had voluntarily withdrawn themselves from the remainder of the tournament, which was, according to Marinatto, "in the best interests of everyone involved — including coaches, student-athletes, game officials and Big East member institutions."[11]
See also
References
- ^ "Big East Conference Standings - 2010-11." ESPN.com. Retrieved March 9, 2011.
- ^ "16-Team Men's Championship Format" (PDF) (Press release). Big East Conference. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 6, 2009. Retrieved March 13, 2009.
- ^ "CHAMPIONSHIP SEEDING FORMULA" (PDF). bigeast.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 25, 2011. Retrieved February 16, 2012.
- ^ a b c "St. John's holds on to beat Rutgers in Big East tournament second round". ESPN.com. Published 2011-03-09. Retrieved 2011-03-09.
- ^ "Colossal officiating mistakes create uproar off St. John's-Rutgers". SI.com. Published 2011-03-09. Retrieved 2011-03-09.
- ^ "What they're saying about the ending to the St. John's-Rutgers Big East basketball game". Syracuse.com. Published 2011-03-09. Retrieved 2011-03-09.
- ^ "Spotlight glares at officials after blunder in Big East tournament". USA Today. Published 2011-03-09. Retrieved 2011-03-09.
- ^ a b "NCAAM: Rutgers vs #18 St. John's (second round)". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2011-03-09.
- ^ "Controversial End To St. John's-Rutgers"[dead link ]. ESPN.com. Retrieved 2011-03-09.
- ^ a b "Ref head: St. John's end 'unacceptable'". ESPN.com. Published 2011-03-09. Retrieved 2011-03-09.
- ^ "Officials withdraw from Big East tourney ". ESPN.com. Published 2011-03-10. Retrieved 2011-03-10.
External links
- "The 11-Game Run That Immortalized Kemba Walker and the 2011 UConn Huskies". SB Nation. March 30, 2016. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021 – via YouTube.