2012-13 BIG EAST Men's Basketball Media Guide

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THE BIG EAST CONFERENCE

Table Of ContentsThe BIG EAST Conference Profile ....................................... 2Commissioner Mike Aresco ................................................ 3BIG EAST Conference Staff .............................................. 4-7A System of Success ........................................................... 8BIG EAST Scholar-Athletes of the Year ............................... 9All-Time BIG EAST Champions .....................................10-11BIG EAST Presidents ......................................................... 12BIG EAST Directors of Athletics ........................................ 13BIG EAST Officials Bureau ................................................. 14BIG EAST Notebook ..................................................... 15-17Preseason Honors ............................................................ 18Preseason Poll .................................................................. 19BIG EAST on Television ................................................20-222012-13 Composite Schedule .....................................23-282013 BIG EAST Championship .......................................... 29NCAA Championship ........................................................ 30

The TeamsCincinnati Bearcats ...................................................... 32-35 School Quick Facts ..................................................... 32 Storylines & Schedule ................................................ 32 Roster & Statistics ...................................................... 33 Coaching Staff ............................................................ 34 Coaching Records ....................................................... 34 2011-12 Results ......................................................... 35 Career Leaders ........................................................... 35Connecticut Huskies .................................................... 36-39DePaul Blue Demons ................................................... 40-43Georgetown Hoyas ...................................................... 44-47Louisville Cardinals ...................................................... 48-51Marquette Golden Eagles ............................................52-55Notre Dame Fighting Irish ...........................................56-59Pittsburgh Panthers ..................................................... 60-63Providence Friars ......................................................... 64-67Rutgers Scarlet Knights ...............................................68-71St. Johns Red Storm .................................................... 72-75Seton Hall Pirates ........................................................76-79USF Bulls ......................................................................80-83Syracuse Orange .......................................................... 84-87Villanova Wildcats ....................................................... 88-91BIG EAST Media Contacts ................................................. 92

2011-12 Year In ReviewFinal Standings & Postseason Results .............................. 94Award Winners ................................................................. 95Individual & Team Statistics ......................................96-101Individal & Team Superlatives .................................102-104

BIG EAST Record BookSingle-Game & Single-Season Records ....................106-108Top Performances ....................................................109-110Career Leaders ........................................................111-115Annual Leaders ........................................................116-120All-Time Coaching Records ......................................121-122BIG EAST Coaching Records ............................................ 123National Coaching Records ............................................ 124Championship Results .............................................125-126All-BIG EAST Honors ................................................127-131Year-By-Year Standings ............................................132-134NCAA Champions ....................................................135-136Postseason History ..................................................137-148Postseason Awards ......................................................... 149All-America Selections .................................................... 150Postseason Touranment Honors .................................... 151The BIG EAST & The NBA ........................................153-155Attendance History ..................................................156-157National Polls.................................................................. 158The BIG EAST By Season ................................................. 159

BIG EAST Media Services ................................................ 160

BIG EAST Conference StaffCommissioner ........................................................................................................ Mike ArescoSenior Associate Commissioner (Football & Marketing) ............................Nick Carparelli, Jr.Senior Associate Commissioner (Compliance & Governance) ................ Joseph DAntonio, Jr.Senior Associate Commissioner (Administration) ..................................Donna DeMarco EganAssociate Commissioner (Mens Basketball) ....................................................... To be namedAssociate Commissioner (Womens Basketball) ......................................... Danielle DonehewAssociate Commissioner (Compliance) ....................................................... Jennifer CondarasAssociate Commissioner (Television & Mens Basketball Scheduling) ............. Tom OdjakjianAssociate Commissioner (Communications) .....................................................John PaquetteAssociate Commissioner (Olympic Sports) ........................................................ James SiedliskiAssistant Commissioner (Womens Basketball Officiating) ..............................Barbara JacobsSenior Director of External Affairs ....................................................................Ben FaircloughDirector of Business Affairs .......................................................................................Sue EatonDirector of Communications ................................................................................. Sara NaggarDirector of Communications ..............................................................................Chuck SullivanDirector of Compliance .......................................................................................Kenny SchankDirector of Digital Media ................................................................................... Mark HodgkinDirector of Mens Basketball Operations ......................................................... Shawn MurphyDirector of Sport Administration ....................................................................... Kristen BrownDirector of Sport Administration ................................................................... Bobby WeygandAssistant Director of Communications.............................................................. Michael CoyneAssistant Director of Football & Video Administration ...................................... Michael Costa Assistant Director of Sport Administration ....................................................... Patrick ColbertCoordinator of Football Officiating ................................................................... Terry McAulayCoordinator of Mens Basketball Officiating ............................................................Art HylandAssistant to the Commissioner ..........................................................................Lisa ZanecchiaSenior Administrative Assistant for Basketball & Administration .........................Lois DeBloisAdministrative Assistant .................................................................................... Wanda FactorAdministrative Assistant .........................................................................................Linda YatesReceptionist................................................................................................... Kathy KirkpatrickAdministrative Fellow ........................................................................................ Roberto SassoCommunications Assistant ..............................................................................Michael OBrienCommunications Assistant ................................................................................ Brooke RayderSport Administration Assistant ...............................................................Catherine CarmignaniDigital Network Assistant ...................................................................................... Jamie Corun

Credits

Editors: John Paquette, Chuck SullivanEditorial Assistance: Sara Naggar, Michael Coyne, Mike OBrien, Brooke Rayder

Printing: Charles Guillette - Colonial Lithograph, Inc. Attleboro, Mass.

Photography: Associated Press, Tom Maguire, Mitchell Layton, Bruce Schwartzman, NBA Photos and school sports information offices.

Special Thanks: The BIG EAST would like to thank the sports information departments of its member schools for their valuable assistance and cooperation in pro-ducing this publication.

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The 2012-13 academic year is the 34th in the history of The BIG EAST Conference as the unique consortium marches on competing at the highest level with integrity and sportsman-ship.

The BIG EAST has gone through membership changes since its birth and continues to make strides in improving the quality and depth of the storied league.

The BIG EAST Conference has been always been driven by lofty goals. The outstanding performances of the student-athletes at BIG EAST schools are evidence of the leagues proud tradition of success. The league has always been able to boast that many of its best students are also its best athletes. The 2011-12 year was no different.

In the athletic arena, BIG EAST student-ath-letes again enjoyed success on the national stage. The Georgetown womens cross country team captured its first NCAA Championship. The win by the Hoyas marked the third-straight year a BIG EAST team has won the womens cross country championship, with Villanova winning the past two. The Louisville mens bas-ketball team advanced to the Final Four in New Orleans. Connecticut field hockey reached the NCAA semifinals, as did the Notre Dame mens lacrosse team. The Irish womens basketball team and Syracuse womens lacrosse team each reached the NCAA finals. USF softball reached the Womens College World Series in Oklahoma City, Okla., for the first time in program history.

The BIG EAST placed two teams in the NCAA Womens Final Four for the third time in the last four years as Connecticut joined Notre Dame in Denver, with the Fighting Irish advanc-ing to the national title game for the second-straight year.

BIG EAST student-athletes won five NCAA championships. Sheila Reid won her second-straight NCAA Womens Cross Country title. Syracuse hurdler Jarret Eaton won the 60-meter hurdle championship in the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championship. Notre Dame won the distance medley relay at the same champion-ship. Georgetowns Emily Infeld won the 3,000-meter run. Carlos Almeida of Louisville won the 200-yard breaststroke at the NCAA Swimming & Diving Championships.

BIG EAST football maintained its national pro-file as a competitively balanced group. Three BIG EAST teams won bowl games, while the BIG EAST representative in the Bowl Championship Series won its bowl game for the fourth time in the last seven years- a streak that includes wins against the ACC, Big 12 and SEC champions.

The BIG EAST became the nations larg-est Division I-A conference in 2005-06 when five new members began competing the University of Cincinnati, DePaul University, the

University of Louisville, Marquette University and the University of South Florida.

BIG EAST institutions reside in 18 of the nations top 50 largest media markets, including New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., Tampa, Pittsburgh, Hartford, Cincinnati and Milwaukee. With its newest members, BIG EAST markets contain more than one-fourth of all television households in the U.S. The BIG EAST will welcome UCF, Houston, Memphis, SMU and Temple in all sports in 2013-14. Temple football joned the league in 2012, with Boise State and San Diego State joining in 2013 and Navy in 2015.

Since opening its doors in 1979, the league has won 32 national championships in six dif-ferent sports and 137 student-athletes have won individual national titles through 2011-12.

BIG EAST basketball squads have captured 11 titles in the last 13 years. In 2003-04, Connecticut became the first school in NCAA history to win the mens and womens NCAA basketball titles in the same season. In 02-03, the BIG EAST became the first conference in NCAA history to win the mens and womens titles in the same year when the Syracuse men and the Connecticut women captured their respective national championships. The BIG EAST placed three mens basketball teams in the Final Four in 1985, the only time this has occurred in NCAA history.

Proactive movement has been a signature strategy for the conference that was born in 1979. The BIG EAST continually turns chal-lenges into opportunities to become stronger. The conference currently crowns champions in 24 sports.

The BIG EAST became a reality on May 31, 1979, following a meeting of athletic direc-tors from Providence College, St. Johns, Georgetown and Syracuse universities. Seton Hall, Connecticut and Boston College complet-ed the original seven school alliance.

While the membership has both increased and changed, the focus of the BIG EAST has not wavered. The conference reflects a tradition of broad based programs, led by administrators and coaches who place a constant emphasis on academic integrity. Its student athletes own significantly high graduation rates and their record of scholastic achievement notably show a balance between intercollegiate athletics and academics.

Any successful organization has had the good fortune to have outstanding leadership. The BIG EAST primarily was the brainchild of Dave Gavitt, who was the conferences first Commissioner. Michael Tranghese, the leagues first full-time employee, and for 11 years the associate to Gavitt, became Commissioner in 1990. In his first year, he administered the for-mation of The BIG EAST Football Conference. John Marinatto was the third commissioner of the BIG EAST, serving from 2009-2012, after seven years as the conferences senior associ-ate commissioner. Mike Aresco became the conferences fourth commissioner in 2012.

The league has long been considered a leader in innovative concepts in promotion and pub-licity, particularly regarding television. Those efforts have resulted in unparalleled visibility for BIG EAST student athletes. The conference has enjoyed longstanding relationships with CBS, ESPN, Inc. and ABC.

BIG EAST mens basketball games are regu-lar sellouts at campus and major public are-nas, including the annual mens BIG EAST Championship in Madison Square Garden. The womens basketball championship has led all conferences in attendance for the past nine years. Attendance figures also are significant in soccer and baseball.

The BIG EAST has its headquarters in Providence where the conference administers to more than 5,500 student-athletes.



Mike Aresco, one of the most influential lead-ers in collegiate sports television, was named Commissioner of The BIG EAST Conference on August 14, 2012.

Aresco came to the BIG EAST from CBS Sports where he was Executive Vice President, Programming. He was responsible for all col-lege sports programming for CBS Sports and CBS Sports Network. Aresco oversaw the acqui-sition and management of CBS Sports col-lege properties, including the NCAA Mens Basketball Championship, regular-season col-lege basketball and football, conference bas-ketball championship games, football bowl games and other programming. His responsibil-ities included game selection and scheduling, day-to-day operations, contract negotiations, identification of future acquisitions, develop-ment of programming strategies and coordina-tion of new media and marketing initiatives.

Aresco played an integral role in the land-mark deal that created the CBS Sports-Turner Broadcasting partnership, which resulted in the acquisition of the NCAA Mens Division I Basketball Championship rights through 2024. He managed the complex 14-year agreement that provides expanded national broadcast and cable coverage of the NCAA basketball

championship. Aresco also was instrumental in the CBS Television Networks groundbreak-ing bundled rights agreement with the NCAA which granted CBS exclusive rights to the NCAA Tournament from 2003 through 2010. The 2010 NCAA Championship won a Sports Emmy in the Outstanding Playoff Coverage category. Aresco also played a key role in negotiating the marketing agreement that coincided with the original NCAA deal and was instrumental in creating a partnership with IMG and the NCAA to assist in acquiring new NCAA corporate sponsors. He also was a significant contributor in the development of new media platforms for the NCAA Championship, including March Madness on Demand, CBS highly successful streaming platform.

In 2008, Aresco negotiated a historic 15-year agreement with the Southeastern Conference to televise the leagues football and basketball games. The agreement also provided multiple new media rights for CBS, CBS Sports Network and CBS Interactive. He forged numerous bas-ketball agreements with major conferences, including the BIG EAST, ACC, Big Ten, Pac-12 and Big 12. Aresco recently negotiated 10-year extensions of the Army-Navy and Notre Dame-Navy football rivalries.

Aresco was the cre-ator and executive producer of The Tony Barnhart Show, the crit-ically- acclaimed college football show, as well as Courtside with Seth Davis, a highly-regarded weekly show devoted to college basketball, both of which air on the CBS Sports Network.

In 2004, he was appointed by the late NCAA President Myles Brand to the Basketball Partnership, a select panel whose mission was to explore ways to improve and promote col-lege basketball. He is a charter member of the steering committee of the Columbia University/New York City Chapter of the National Football Foundation and serves on the board of the National Sports Marketing Network.

Aresco joined CBS Sports from ESPN, where he was responsible for overseeing the acquisi-tion, scheduling and development of long-term strategies for all ESPN college sports proper-ties. Earlier in his tenure at ESPN, he was responsible for programming a wide variety of sports properties, including College Football Association, Big 10, and Pac-10 college foot-ball, NCAA events, including early rounds of the NCAA basketball tournament, the College World Series and various professional sports events, including thoroughbred racing, Top Rank Boxing, CFL football, Australian Rules Football, rodeo and yachting. He was the archi-tect of ESPNs signature Thursday night college football series and helped develop ESPNs Bowl Week. He joined ESPN in 1984 as Counsel and was named Assistant General Counsel in 1988 before moving to the programming depart-ment.

Aresco is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Tufts University (B.A., magna cum laude, history), the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts (M.A., international relations), where he held a John Moors Cabot Scholarship, and the University of Connecticut Law School (J.D.). He practiced law privately in Hartford, Conn., for several years.

Aresco, 62, and his wife, Sharon, have two adult sons, Matthew, an Emmy-nominated television producer who owns a production company in Connecticut, and Brett, an aspiring actor who lives in New York City.

Michael L. ArescoCommissioner


Joseph DAntonioSenior Associate Commissioner(Compliance & Governance)

Joe DAntonio is the Senior Associate Commissioner for Governance & Compliance at the BIG EAST Conference.

DAntonio oversees the conferences NCAA governance, legislative, enforcement, legal and compliance services. Additionally, he currently serves as the conferences representative to the NCAA Division I Legislative Council, and chaired the council during the 2008-09 and 2009-10 legislative cycles.

DAntonio came to the BIG EAST in 2005 from Providence College, where he served as the Associate Athletic Director of Compliance and Administration.

A 1993 graduate of the New England School of Law, DAntonio was admitted to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts State Bar in 1994 and worked in private practice prior to 1997. DAntonio accepted his undergraduate degree from Providence College in 1990.

Danielle DonehewAssociate Commissioner(Womens Basketball)

Danielle Donehew joined the BIG EAST staff in 2009 as Associate Commissioner for Womens Basketball.

Donehew oversees all aspects of BIG EAST womens basketball, including television, scheduling, branding and messaging, and management of the con-ference championship. She is the primary liaison between the conference and member institutions in womens basketball matters.

Before coming to the BIG EAST, Donehew had been Executive Vice President of the WNBAs Atlanta Dream, where she was involved with all areas of the franchises operations. She also spent seven years in various capacities at the University of Tennessee, most recently as Assistant Athletic Director for Womens Basketball.

Donehew is a graduate of Georgia Tech, where she was a member of the Yellow Jacket basketball team.

John PaquetteAssociate Commissioner(Communications)

John Paquette came to the BIG EAST in 1990 as the Director of Public Relations. He was elevated to Assistant Commissioner in 1992 and Associate Commissioner in 1996.

Paquette oversees all communications efforts, is the primary spokesman for the league and is the media coordinator for the BIG EAST Mens Basketball Championship in Madison Square Garden. He also negotiates national radio agreements for football and basketball.

Paquette was an Assistant Athletic Director for Communications at Seton Hall from 1986-90. Before Seton Hall, he served two-year terms as Assistant Commissioner of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, Sports Information Director at St. Peters College and Wagner College.

Paquette is a graduate of Marquette University where he was a journalism major.

Donna DeMarco EganSenior Associate Commissioner(Administration)

Donna DeMarco Egan has been part of the BIG EAST staff since 1988 and has been Senior Associate Commissioner for Administration since 2009.

She is responsible for the daily management of the conference office and represents and assists the commissioner with overall admin-istration and management of league matters.

Before taking on her current role, DeMarco had been Associate Commissioner for Womens Basketball from 2006-09 and was Associate Commissioner for Olympic Sports from 1996-2006. She began her career as an administrative assistant for Public Relations & Championships in 1988 before being promot-ed to Director of Championship Operations and subsequently Assistant Commissioner for Championships.

DeMarco is a 1987 graduate of the University of Connecticut with a bachelors degree in communications and journalism.

Tom OdjakjianAssociate Commissioner(Television & Mens Basketball Scheduling)

Tom Odjakjian has served as Associate Commissioner at the BIG EAST since 1995. His primary respon-sibilities include tele-vision negotiations for all sports, football television scheduling and assembly of the annual mens basketball schedule.

Before coming to the BIG EAST, Odjakjian served various roles at ESPN from 1981-94, including as the director of college sports. He was responsible for negotiation, acquisition, scheduling and budget supervision for the net-works collegiate sports programming.

Odjakjian also served as Associate Commissioner of the Eastern College Athletic Conference and Assistant Sports Information Director at Princeton University.

Odjakjian is a 1976 graduate of Lafayette College with a degree in economics and busi-ness.

Nick Carparelli, Jr.Senior Associate Commissioner(Football & Marketing)

Nick Carparelli joined the BIG EAST staff in 2002 as an associ-ate commissioner and was promoted to his current position in 2009. He is the confer-ences primary football administrator.

Carparelli also serves as the conferences liai-son with IMG Sports, the leagues sponsorship and marketing partner.

Before coming to the BIG EAST, Carparelli had been the director of operations for the New England Patriots during their first Super Bowl championship season. Before work-ing for the Patriots, Carparelli was a football administrator at the University of Notre Dame. He spent two years as a graduate assistant coach at Syracuse University.

Originally from Cheshire, Conn., Carparelli is a 1990 graduate of Worcester Polytechnic University with a bachelors degree in mechan-ical engineering. He added a masters degree from Syracuse in 1994.



James SiedliskiAssociate Commissioner(Olympic Sports)

James Siedliski was promoted to his current position of Associate Commissioner for Olympic Sports in 2006. He serves as the leagues primary Olympic sports admin-istrator, overseeing management and oper-ations of the conferences 21 Olympic sport programs.

Siedliski has been a member of the NCAA Divsion I Mens Lacrosse Committee for the past two years and will chair the committee in 2013.

Siedliski came to the BIG EAST in 1998 as Director of Sport Administration and was pro-moted to Assistant Commissioner for Sport Administration in 2000. Before coming to the conference, Siedliski had been Executive Director of the New Jersey Association of USA Track & Field.

Siedliski is a 1989 graduate of Rutgers University.

Jennifer CondarasAssociate Commissioner(Compliance)

Jennifer Condaras was promoted to her cur-rent role as Associate Commissioner for Compliance in 2012. She had been an Assistant Commissioner since she joined the confer-ence in 2006.

Condaras responsi-bilities include coordination and administra-tion of the conferences day-to-day compli-ance services with member institutions. She provides interpretative support and rules edu-cation and is a liaison to the Senior Woman Administrators Committee.

Before joining the BIG EAST staff, Condaras had served as Director of Compliance at Georgia Tech from 2001-05. She joined the Yellow Jacket staff as an assistant director in 1999.

A native of Charleston, W.Va., Condaras earned a bachelors degree in business admin-istration and a masters degree in sport man-agement from West Virginia University.

Ben FaircloughSenior Director of External Affairs

Ben Fairclough has been the BIG EASTs Senior Director of External Affairs since 2009 and has worked with the conference since the 2005-06 aca-demic year.

In his current role, Fairclough oversees the BIG EASTs web and digital media efforts, including the leagues website and production of video content spanning a variety of distribu-tion platforms.

Fairclough was promoted to his current posi-tion after he spent two years as Director of Marketing and Web Development at the BIG EAST. He began his career as a commu-nications assistant in 2005 and was named Assistant Director of Internet Publicity and Promotions in 2006.

A native of Newington, Conn., Fairclough earned his undergraduate degree at Thomas College and added a masters degree in sport management from Slippery Rock.

Shawn MurphyDirector of Mens Basketball Operations

Shawn Murphy joined the BIG EAST staff in 2002 and has been the conferences Director of Mens Basketball Operations since 2006.

Murphy serves as the tournament man-ager for the BIG EAST Mens Basketball Championship, administering all aspects of the nations largest and best-known confer-ence tournament. He assists in the inter-pretation and administration of tournament policies and is the primary liaison between the league office, member institutions and Madison Square Garden. He also assists in the construction of the annual mens basketball conference schedule.

Murphy had served as Football and Mens Basketball Assistant at the BIG EAST from 2001-06.

A native of Waterford, Conn., Murphy is a 2001 graduate of Connecticut with a degree in journalism.

Chuck SullivanDirector of Communications

Chuck Sullivan was named Director of Communications at the BIG EAST Conference in August 2007. He serves as a primary external relations contact for football and mens basketball and is the media relations coor-dinator for the conferences annual baseball championship.

Sullivan served as Director of Athletic Communications at Harvard from 2003-07, where he managed the external and internal communications efforts for the nations larg-est intercollegiate athletics program.

Sullivan also served as Assistant Director of Athletics for Communications at Bryant from 1999-2003. He was Sports Information Director at the UMass Boston from 1995-99 and served as an Athletic Communications Assistant at Princeton from 1993-95.

Sullivan is a 1993 graduate of Boston University with a degree in broadcasting and film.

Art HylandCoordinator of Mens Basketball Officiating

Art Hyland, one of the most respected figures in college basketball, has been the BIG EASTs Coordinator of Mens Basketball Officiating since 1984. He over-sees the recruitment, assignment and evalu-ation of basketball offi-cials for both conference and nonconference games.

In addition to his role with the BIG EAST, Hyland has served as the secretary-rules editor for the NCAA Mens Basketball Rules Committee since 2010. He formerly chaired the rules committee from 2002-03 and was a member of that committee from 1998-2003.

A 1963 graduate from Princeton, where he was a three-year member of the basketball team, Hyland served as an assistant coach at his alma mater from 1966-72. He served as associate commissioner for football and basketball at the Eastern College Athletic Conference from 1972-74.



Barbara JacobsAssistant Commissioner,

Womens Basketball Officiating

Joined BIG EAST Staff: 1995

Patrick ColbertAssistant Director of

Sport Administration


Kristen BrownDirector of Sport Administration


Director of Sport AdministrationBobby Weygand

Director of Sport Administration


Director of Sport Administration

Susan EatonDirector of Business Affairs


Mark HodgkinDirector of Digital Media


Sara NaggarDirector of Communications


Kenny SchankDirector of Compliance


Michael CoyneAssistant Director

of Communications


Terry McAulayCoordinator of

Football Officiating


Lisa ZanecchiaAssistant to the Commissioner


Michael CostaAssistant Director of

Football & Video Administration


Football & Video Administration



Lois DeBloisSenior Administrative Assistant for Basketball & Administration


Linda YatesAdministrative Assistant


Kathy KirkpatrickReceptionist


Roberto SassoAdministrative Fellow


Brooke RayderCommunications Assistant


Mike OBrienCommunications Assistant


Catherine CarmignaniSport Administration Assistant


BIG EAST Headquarters

The BIG EAST administers to its member-ship from a state-of-the-art office located in Providence, Rhode Island. The location of the conference headquarters situated just steps from the citys Amtrak station and 10 minutes from T.F. Green International Airport gives the conference easy access to its member schools and a direct connection to all of the major cities in the Northeast.

The BIG EAST has been housed in Providence since the formation of the league in 1979 and has been in its current location since 2010. The office is equipped with a complete video production studio, and small- and large-scale meeting rooms to easily accommodate the many coaches and administrators meetings held on-site each year.

Jamie CorunDigital Netowrk Assistant


Wanda FactorAdministrative Assistant




2011-12 Highlights NCAAchampionshipinwomenscrosscountry(Georgetown).Thewinbythe

Hoyas marked the third-straight year a BIG EAST team has won the womens cross country championship, with Villanova winning the past two.

NCAArunner-upfinishesinwomensbasketball(NotreDame)andwomenslacrosse (Syracuse).

TheBIGEASThadtwowomensbasketballteams(NotreDame,Connecticut)in the Final Four for the third time in the last four years.

NCAA semifinal appearancesbyConnecticut fieldhockeyandNotreDamemens lacrosse.

For the first time in program history, USF reached the Womens CollegeWorld Series.

Villanovas Sheila Reid won the NCAA womens cross country title for thesecond-straight year, giving her five career NCAA individual titles in cross country and track & field.

BIGEASTfootballteamswonthreebowlgames,winningagainstopponentsfrom the ACC, Big 12 and SEC.

AttheNCAAIndoorTrackandFieldChampionships,SyracusesJarretEatonwon the 60-meter hurdle, Georgetowns Emily Infield won the 3,000-meter run and the Notre Dame mens distance medley relay won the national title.

LouisvillesCarlosAlmeidawonthenationaltitleinthe200-yardbreaststrokeat the NCAA Swimming & Diving Championships. Almeida also finished as the national runner-up in the 100 breaststroke.

Villanovas Sheila Reid (cross country) won Honda Sports Awards as the topperformer in cross country.

The BIG EAST had 19 Capital One Academic All-America selections. EricFinan (Cincinnati track & field), Peter Bolgert (Marquette track & field), Kevyn Smith (Syracuse football), Sheila Reid (Villanova track & field), Kaitlyn Gillespie (West Virginia track & field) and Kate Harrison (West Virginia track & field) were all first team selections.

Overall Highlights Thirty-twonationalteamchampionsand138NCAAindividualchampions

EighteenFinalFourappearances inmensbasketball,includingNCAAtitlesbyConnecticut in 1999, 2004 and 2011, Syracuse in 2003, Villanova in 1985 and Georgetown in 1984.

NCAA womens basketball titles by Connecticut in 1995, 2000, 2002, 2003,2004, 2009 and 2010 and Notre Dame in 2001.

Twenty Final Four appearances in womens basketball (Connecticut 1991,1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012; Notre Dame 1997, 2001, 2011, 2012; Rutgers 2000, 2007; Louisville 2009).

NationalchampionshipsinfootballbyMiamiin1991and2001.

ElevenNCAAwomenscrosscountrytitles(nineforVillanova,includingthe2009 and 2010 championships, and an NCAA-record six straight from 1989 94; one for Providence in 1995; one for Georgetown in 2011).

NCAAmenssoccertitlesbySt.Johnsin1996andConnecticutin2000.

NCAAwomenssoccertitlesbyNotreDamein1995,2004and2010.

AppearancesintheNCAAMensCollegeWorldSeriesbyNotreDamein2002and Louisville in 2007.

NCAA Womens College World Series appearances by Connecticut in 1993,DePaul in 2007 and USF in 2012.

Two NCAAWoman of the Year award winners (Nnenna Lynch, Villanova,1993; Rebecca Lobo, Connecticut, 1995).

SixHonda-BroderickCupwinnersrecognizingcollegiateathleticachievementamong women (Vicki Huber, Villanova, 1988-89; Rebecca Lobo, Connecticut, 1994-95; Jennifer Rizzotti, Connecticut, 1995-96; Cindy Daws, Notre Dame, 1996-97; Maya Moore, Connecticut, 2009-10 and 2010-11).

Eight womens basketball Wade Trophy winners (Shelly Pennefather,Villanova, 1987; Rebecca Lobo, Connecticut, 1995; Jennifer Rizzotti, Connecticut, 1996; Sue Bird, Connecticut, 2002, Diana Taurasi, 2003; Maya Moore, Connecticut, 2009, 2010 and 2011).

Two consensus National Players of the Year in mens basketball (WalterBerry, St. Johns, 1986; Patrick Ewing, Georgetown, 1985).

A System Of Success - BIG EAST Conference Achievements Since 1979-80

BIG EAST national champions in 2011-12 included Louisville swimmer Carlos Almeida (left) and the Georgetown womens cross country team. USFs softball team, meanwhile, advanced to the Womens College World Series for the first time.BIG EAST national champions in 2011-12 included Louisville swimmer Carlos Almeida (left) and the Georgetown womens cross country team. USFs softball team, meanwhile, advanced BIG EAST national champions in 2011-12 included Louisville swimmer Carlos Almeida (left) and the Georgetown womens cross country team. USFs softball team, meanwhile, advanced



Basketball Scholar-Athletes of the Year2012 TimAbromaitis,NotreDame

DaShena Stevens, St. Johns2011 TimAbromaitis,NotreDame MayaMoore,Connecticut2010 TimAbromaitis,NotreDame MayaMoore,Connecticut2009 AlexRuoff,WestVirginia JillStephens,Cincinnati2008 Ted Talkington, West Virginia

Allie Quigley, DePaul2007 AaronGray,Pittsburgh

Jenna Rubino, DePaul2006 Johannes Herber, West Virginia

MeganDuffy,NotreDame2005 Craig Forth, Syracuse

Ashley Bush, Seton Hall2004 EmekaOkafor,Connecticut

Courtney Mix, Villanova2003 EmekaOkafor,Connecticut Alicia Ratay, Notre Dame

2002 Carlton Carter, Virginia TechNicole Conway, Boston College

2001 Ruben Boumtje Boumtje, GeorgetownRuth Riley, Notre Dame

2000 Lavor Postell, St. JohnsCal Bouchard, Boston College

1999 Rob Hodgson, RutgersRebecca Burbridge, West Virginia

1998 Pat Garrity, Notre DameRaquel Nurse, Syracuse

1997 Ya Ya Dia, GeorgetownKristyn Cook, Syracuse

1996 AdrianGriffin,SetonHall JenniferRizzotti,Connecticut1995 Marc Molinsky, Boston College RebeccaLobo,Connecticut1994 Arturas Karnishovas, Seton Hall RebeccaLobo,Connecticut1993 Arturas Karnishovas, Seton Hall

Erin Kenneally, Syracuse1992 DarrenMorningstar,Pittsburgh WendyDavis,Connecticut1991 Greg Woodard, Villanova

Carla Wenger, Boston College1990 Stephen Thompson, Syracuse

Angela Alston, Syracuse1989 Ramon Ramos, Seton Hall GeraldineSaintilus,SetonHall1988 Mark Plansky, Villanova

Vera Jones, Syracuse1987 Harold Jensen, Villanova

Kathy Sweet, Boston College1986 Ron Rowan, St. Johns

Joannie Powers, Providence1985 Michael Moses, St. Johns LeighCurl,Connecticut

Football Scholar-Athletes of the Year2011 JKSchaffer,Cincinnati2010 JohnGoebel,Cincinnati2009 Reed Williams, West Virginia2008 ConorLee,Pittsburgh2007 Brian Brohm, Louisville2006 Jay Henry, West Virginia2005 GarinJustice,WestVirginia2004 VinceCrochunis,Pittsburgh2003 Nate Jones, Rutgers2002 MattWalters,Miami2001 Kyle Johnson, Syracuse2000 RaMon Johnson, Boston College

Scholar-Athletes of the Year2012 EricFinan,Cincinnati(CrossCountry) NatalieKulla,Marquette(Soccer)2011 Brian Karalunas, Villanova (Lacrosse) MayaMoore,Connecticut(Basketball)2010 Francisco Aristeguieta, USF (Soccer) MeaganDooley,Pittsburgh(Volleyball)2009 Zak Boggs, USF (Soccer)

JenniferKleinhans,Connecticut(FieldHockey)2008 JeremyStultz,Pittsburgh(Swimming&Diving)

Jillian Drouin, Syracuse (Track & Field)2007 Drew Eckman, Villanova (Track & Field)

Jessica Javelet, Louisville (Field Hockey)2006 Trevor OGrady, Rutgers (Track & Field) Kelly Harrigan, Rutgers (Swimming & Diving)2005 Guy Melamed, Boston College (Soccer)

Nicole Lee, Georgetown (Cross Country/Track & Field)2004 Chris Wingert, St. Johns (Soccer)

Vanessa Pruzinsky, Notre Dame (Soccer)2003 Casey Schmidt, Boston College (Soccer) Erin McIntyre, Rutgers (Swimming)

2002 Gregory Strohmann, Seton Hall (Soccer) JarrahMyers,NotreDame(Softball)2001 Chris Hamblin, Boston College (Soccer)

Ruth Riley, Notre Dame (Basketball)2000 ScottVanEpps,Pittsburgh(Swimming) JennyStreiffer,NotreDame(Soccer)1999 Angelo Ciminiello, Providence (Baseball)

Gladys Ganiel, Providence (Cross Country/Track & Field)

1998 Errol Williams, Notre Dame (Track & Field)Charity Wachera, West Virginia (Track & Field)

1997 ChristianFogarazzo,St.Johns(Track&Field)Jen Renola, Notre Dame (Soccer)

1996 Gil Kovalski, Miami (Tennis) NajumaFletcher,Pittsburgh(Track&Field 1995 Kevin Lyles, Seton Hall (Track & Field)

Becky Spies, Villanova (Cross Country/Track & Field)

1994 SebastienGoulet,Syracuse(Swimming) AllisonWilliams,Pittsburgh(Track&Field)1993 Nnenna Lynch, Villanova (Track & Field)

Hector Zamora, Seton Hall (Soccer)1992 Steve Holman, Georgetown (Track & Field)

Kelly Larkin, Syracuse (Field Hockey)1991 David Honor, St. Johns (Baseball)

Cami White, Providence (Field Hockey)1990 Siobhan Gallagher, Providence (Track & Field)

Pat OKelly, Seton Hall (Soccer)1989 ChrisCraft,Villanova(Swimming)

Vicki Huber, Villanova (Track & Field)1988 NoreenCoughlin,Pittsburgh(Volleyball)

Dave Echeverria, Villanova (Diving)1987 Karen Ferreria, Providence (Volleyball)

Harold Jensen, Villanova (Basketball)1986 Joanne Kehs, Villanova (Track & Field) JohnPrior,Connecticut(Track&Field)1985 LeighCurl,Connecticut(Basketball) JoeyDavid,Pittsburgh(Basketball)

American Eagle Outfitters Scholar-Athlete of the YearThe American Eagle Outfitters BIG EAST Scholar-Athlete of the Year award is one of a number of scholarships presented bytheBIGEASTConferenceandAmericanEagleOutfittersduringtheacademicyear.Thirtystudent-athletes(onemaleandonefemalefromeachoftheBIGEASTs15memberinstitutions)willbenamedasthewinnersoftheAmericanEagleOutfittersBIGEASTInstitutionalScholar-AthleteScholarships.TheconferencealsonamesmaleandfemaleAmericanEagleOutfittersBIGEAST BasketballScholar-AthletesoftheYearandanAmericanEagleOutfittersBIGEASTFootballScholar-AthleteoftheYear.

2012-13 BIG EAST Championships

Mens & Womens Cross CountryOct. 26 Van Cortland Park, Bronx, N.Y.

Hosted by St. Johns University

Womens SoccerNov. 2 & 4 Morrone Stadium, Storrs, Conn. HostedbytheUniversityofConnecticut

Field HockeyNov. 2 & 4 Trager Stadium, Louisville, Ky.

Hosted by the University of Louisville

Mens SoccerNov. 9 & 11 Red Bull Arena, Harrison, N.J.

Hosted by the BIG EAST Conference

Womens VolleyballNov. 16-18 Al McGuire Center, Milwaukee, Wis.

HostedbyMarquetteUniversity

Mens & Womens Indoor Track & FieldFeb.16-17 SPIREInstitute,Geneva,Ohio


Mens & Womens Swimming & DivingFeb. 27-March 2 IUPUI Natatorium, Indianapolis, Ind.


Womens BasketballMarch8-12 XLCenter,Hartford,Conn.


Mens BasketballMarch 12-16 Madison Square Garden, New York, N.Y.


Mens TennisApril 18-21 Courtney Tennis Center, South Bend, Ind.

Hosted by the University of Notre Dame

Womens TennisApril 18-21 Varsity Courts, Tampa, Fla.

Hosted by the University of South Florida

Womens GolfApril 21-23 Reunion Resort & Golf Club, Orlando, Fla.

Hosted by Reunion Resort

Mens GolfApril 28-30 Reunion Resort & Golf Club, Orlando, Fla.

Hosted by Reunion Resort

Mens LacrosseMay 2 & 4 Villanova Stadium, Villanova, Pa.

Hosted by Villanova University

Womens LacrosseMay2&4 Multi-SportField,Washington,D.C.

Hosted by Georgetown University

Mens & Womens Outdoor Track & FieldMay 3-5 Bauer Track & Field Complex, Piscataway, N.J.

Hosted by Rutgers University

SoftballMay9-11 USFSoftballStadium,Tampa,Fla.

Hosted by the University of South Florida

Womens RowingMay 19 Mercer Lake, West Windsor, N.J.


BaseballMay 22-26 Bright House Field, Clearwater, Fla.



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BASEBALL1985 St. Johns1986 St. Johns1987 Seton Hall1988 St. Johns1989 Villanova1990 Connecticut1991 Villanova1992 Providence1993 St. Johns1994 Connecticut1995 Pittsburgh1996 West Virginia1997 St. Johns1998 Rutgers1999 Providence2000 Rutgers2001 Seton Hall2002 Notre Dame2003 Notre Dame2004 Notre Dame2005 Notre Dame2006 Notre Dame2007 Rutgers2008 Louisville2009 Louisville2010 St. Johns2011 Seton Hall2012 St. JohnsTotals: St. Johns 7, Notre Dame 5, Rutgers 3, Seton Hall 3, Villanova 2,Connecticut2,Louisville2,WestVirginia1,Pittsburgh1.

MENS BASKETBALL1980 Georgetown1981 Syracuse1982 Georgetown1983 St. Johns1984 Georgetown1985 Georgetown1986 St. Johns1987 Georgetown1988 Syracuse1989 Georgetown1980 Connecticut1991 Seton Hall1992 Syracuse1993 Seton Hall1994 Providence1995 Villanova1996 Connecticut1997 Boston College1998 Connecticut1999 Connecticut2000 St. Johns20011 Boston College2002 Connecticut2003 Pittsburgh2004 Connecticut2005 Syracuse2006 Syracuse2007 Georgetown2008 Pittsburgh2009 Louisville20100 West Virginia2011 Connecticut2012 LouisvilleTotals: Georgetown7,Connecticut6, Syracuse 5, St. Johns 3, Seton Hall 2, Boston College 2, Louisville 2,Pittsburgh2,Providence1,Vil-lanova 1, West Virginia 1.

WOMENS BASKETBALL1983 St. Johns1984 St. Johns1985 Syracuse1986 Villanova1987 Villanova1988 St. Johns1989 Connecticut1990 Providence1991 Connecticut1992 Miami1993 Miami1994 Connecticut1995 Connecticut1996 Connecticut1997 Connecticut1998 Connecticut1999 Connecticut2000 Connecticut2001 Connecticut2002 Connecticut2003 Villanova2004 Boston College2005 Connecticut2006 Connecticut2007 Rutgers2008 Connecticut2009 Connecticut2010 Connecticut2011 Connecticut2012 ConnecticutTotals: Connecticut18,St.Johns3, Villanova 3, Miami 2, Rutgers 1, Syracuse 1, Providence 1, Boston College 1.

MENS CROSS COUNTRY1979 Providence1980 Providence1981 Providence1982 Providence1983 Villanova1984 Providence1985 Providence1986 Georgetown1987 Georgetown1988 Providence1989 Georgetown1990 Providence1991 Providence1992 Providence1993 Villanova1994 Georgetown1995 Providence1996 Providence1997 Notre Dame1998 Providence1999 Notre Dame2000 Providence2001 Notre Dame2002 Villanova2003 Georgetown2004 Notre Dame2005 Notre Dame2006 Providence2007 Louisville2008 Georgetown2009 Syracuse2010 Syracuse2011 VillanovaTotals: Providence 15, Notre Dame 5, Georgetown 6, Villanova 4, Syracuse 2, Louisville 1.

WOMENS CROSS COUNTRY1982 Boston College1983 Boston College1984 Villanova1985 Boston College1986 Villanova1987 Villanova1988 Georgetown1989 Villanova1990 Villanova1991 Villanova1992 Villanova1993 Villanova1994 Villanova1995 Providence1996 Providence1997 Providence1998 Villanova1999 Georgetown2000 Boston College2001 Georgetown2002 Notre Dame2003 Notre Dame2004 Providence2005 Notre Dame2006 Providence2007 West Virginia2008 Villanova2009 Villanova2010 Villanova2011 VillanovaTotals: Villanova 14, Providence 5, Boston College 4, Georgetown 3, Notre Dame 3, West Virginia 1.

FIELD HOCKEY1989 Providence1990 Villanova1991 Providence1992 Connecticut1993 Syracuse1994 Boston College1995 Syracuse1996 Connecticut1997 Boston College1998 Connecticut1999 Connecticut2000 Connecticut2001 Syracuse2002 Connecticut2003 Boston College2004 Connecticut2005 Connecticut2006 Connecticut2007 Connecticut2008 Syracuse2009 Connecticut2010 Syracuse2011 SyracuseTotals: Connecticut11,Syracuse6, Boston College 3, Providence 2, Villanova 1.

FOOTBALL1991 Miami1992 Miami1993 West Virginia1994 Miami1995 Virginia Tech1996 Virginia Tech Miami1997 Syracuse1998 Syracuse1999 Virginia Tech2000 Miami2001 Miami2002 Miami2003 Miami West Virginia2004 Pittsburgh Boston College West Virginia Syracuse2005 West Virginia2006 Louisville2007 West Virginia Connecticut2008 Cincinnati2009 Cincinnati2010 Connecticut Pittsburgh West Virginia2011 Cincinnati Louisville West VirginiaTotals: Miami 8, West Virginia 7, Syracuse4,Cincinnati3,VirginiaTech3,Pittsburgh2,Connecticut2, Louisville 2, Boston College 1

MENS GOLF1979 St. Johns 1980 Providence 1981 St. Johns 1982 St. Johns 1983 St. Johns 1984 St. Johns 1985 Villanova 1986 St. Johns 1987 St. Johns 1988 St. Johns 1989 St. Johns 1990 Villanova 1991 Miami 1992 Seton Hall 1993 Providence 1994 Connecticut1995 Notre Dame 1996 Notre Dame 1997 Notre Dame 1998 Georgetown2000 Seton Hall 2001 Virginia Tech 2002 Virginia Tech 2003 Virginia Tech 2004 Notre Dame 2005 Notre Dame 2006 Notre Dame2007 Louisville2008 Marquette2009 Louisville2010 Georgetown2011 Notre Dame2012 Notre DameTotals: St. Johns 9, Notre Dame 8, Virginia Tech 3, Georgetown 2, Louisville 2, Providence 2, Seton Hall2,Villanova2,Connecticut1,Marquette1,Miami1.

WOMENS GOLF2003 Notre Dame2004 Notre Dame2005 St. Johns2006 Louisville2007 Louisville2008 Notre Dame2009 Louisville2010 Louisville2011 Notre Dame2012 USFTotals: Louisville 4, Notre Dame 4, St. Johns 1, USF 1.

MENS LACROSSE2010 Syracuse2011 Syracuse2012 SyracuseTotals: Syracuse 3

WOMENS LACROSSE2001 Georgetown2002 Georgetown2003 Georgetown2004 Georgetown2005 Georgetown2006 Georgetown Syracuse2007 Syracuse2008 Syracuse2009 Notre Dame2010 Georgetown2011 Loyola2012 LoyolaTotals: Georgetown 7, Loyola 2, Syracuse 3, Notre Dame 1

ROWING2004 Notre Dame2005 Notre Dame2006 Notre Dame2007 Notre Dame2008 Notre Dame2009 Notre Dame2010 Notre Dame2011 Notre Dame2012 Notre DameTotals: Notre Dame 9.

MENS SOCCER 1982 Syracuse1983 Connecticut1984 Connecticut1985 Syracuse1986 Seton Hall1987 Seton Hall1988 Seton Hall1989 Connecticut1990 Boston College1991 Seton Hall1992 St. Johns1993 St. Johns1994 St. Johns1995 St. Johns1996 Notre Dame1997 Rutgers1998 St. Johns1999 Connecticut2000 Boston College2001 St. Johns2002 Boston College2003 Notre Dame2004 Connecticut2005 Connecticut2006 St. Johns2007 Connecticut2008 USF2009 St. Johns2010 Louisville2011 St. JohnsTotals: St.Johns9,Connecticut7, Seton Hall 4, Boston College 3, Notre Dame 2, Syracuse 2, Louis-ville 1, Rutgers 1, USF 1.


All-Time BIG EAST ChampionsAyear-by-yearandsport-by-sportlistofBIGEASTchampionssincetheconferencesinceptioninthe1979-80academicyear.TeamslistedarethosethatwontherespectiveBIGEASTpostseasontournamentoreventwiththefollowingexceptions:allfootballchampionsarebasedonregular-seasonstandings;menslacrossechampionsarebasedonregular-seasonstandingsin2010and2011; womens lacrosse champions are based on regular-season standings from 2001-06.

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WOMENS SOCCER1993 Providence1994 St. Johns1995 Notre Dame1996 Notre Dame1997 Notre Dame1998 Notre Dame1999 Notre Dame2000 Notre Dame2001 Notre Dame2002 Connecticut2003 Villanova2004 Connecticut2005 Notre Dame2006 Notre Dame2007 West Virginia2008 Notre Dame2009 Notre Dame2010 West Virginia2011 West VirginiaTotals: Notre Dame 11, West Vir-ginia3,Connecticut2,Providence1, St. Johns 1, Villanova 1.

SOFTBALL1990 Connecticut1991 Connecticut1992 Connecticut1993 Connecticut1994 Providence1995 Connecticut1996 Connecticut1997 Boston College1998 Boston College1999 Notre Dame2000 Notre Dame2001 Connecticut2002 Notre Dame2003 Notre Dame2004 Seton Hall2005 Seton Hall2006 Notre Dame2007 Louisville2008 DePaul2009 Notre Dame2010 Syracuse2011 Syracuse2012 LouisvilleTotals: Connecticut7,NotreDame6, Louisville 2, Seton Hall 2, Syra-cuse 2, Providence 1, DePaul 1.

MENS SWIMMING & DIVING1980 Syracuse1981 Villanova1992 Syracuse1983 Pittsburgh1984 Pittsburgh1985 Pittsburgh1986 Pittsburgh1987 Pittsburgh1988 Pittsburgh1989 Pittsburgh1990 Pittsburgh1991 Pittsburgh1992 Pittsburgh1993 Villanova1994 Pittsburgh1995 Miami1996 Syracuse1997 Pittsburgh1998 Pittsburgh1999 Pittsburgh2000 Pittsburgh2001 Pittsburgh2002 Pittsburgh2003 Pittsburgh2004 Pittsburgh2005 Notre Dame2006 Notre Dame2007 West Virginia2008 Notre Dame2009 Notre Dame2010 Louisville2011 Louisville2012 Notre DameTotals: Pittsburgh19,NotreDame5, Syracuse 3, Villanova 2, Louis-ville 2, West Virginia 1, Miami 1.

WOMENS SWIMMING & DIVING1983 Pittsburgh1984 Pittsburgh1985 Pittsburgh1986 Pittsburgh1987 Pittsburgh1988 Pittsburgh1989 Pittsburgh1990 Pittsburgh1991 Pittsburgh1992 Villanova1993 Villanova1994 Villanova1995 Villanova1996 Villanova1997 Notre Dame1998 Notre Dame1999 Notre Dame2000 Notre Dame2001 Notre Dame2002 Notre Dame2003 Notre Dame2004 Notre Dame2005 Notre Dame2006 Notre Dame2007 Notre Dame2008 Notre Dame2009 Notre Dame2010 Notre Dame2011 Louisville2012 LouisvilleTotals: NotreDame14,Pittsburgh9, Villanova 5, Louisville 2.

MENS TENNIS1979 Boston College1980 St. Johns1981 Boston College1982 Boston College1983 Boston College1984 Boston College1985 Boston College1986 Boston College1987 Boston College1988 Boston College1989 Georgetown1990 Boston College1991 St. Johns1993 Miami1994 Miami1995 Miami1996 Notre Dame1997 Miami1998 Miami1999 Notre Dame2000 Miami2001 Miami2002 Notre Dame2003 Miami2004 Notre Dame2005 Notre Dame2006 Louisville2007 Notre Dame2008 Notre Dame2009 USF2010 Louisville2011 Louisville2012 LouisvilleTotals: Boston College 10, Miami 8, Notre Dame 7, Louisville 4, St. Johns 2, Georgetown 1, USF 1.

WOMENS TENNIS1982 Syracuse 1983 Boston College1984 Syracuse 1985 Syracuse1986 Boston College1987 Boston College1988 Boston College1989 Boston College1990 Boston College1991 Miami1992 Miami1993 Miami1995 Miami1996 Notre Dame1997 Notre Dame1998 Miami1999 Notre Dame2000 Miami2001 Notre Dame 2002 Miami2003 Notre Dame2004 Miami2005 Notre Dame2006 Notre Dame2007 USF2008 Notre Dame2009 Notre Dame2010 Notre Dame2011 Notre Dame2012 Notre DameTotals: Notre Dame 12, Miami 8, Boston College 6, USF 1, Syracuse 1.

MENS INDOOR TRACK & FIELD1980 Connecticut1981 Seton Hall1982 Seton Hall1983 Villanova1984 Seton HalL1985 Villanova1986 Villanova1987 Pittsburgh1988 Georgetown1989 Georgetown1990 Georgetown1991 Georgetown1992 Syracuse1993 Seton Hall1994 Georgetown1995 Georgetown1996 Georgetown1997 Connecticut1998 Georgetown1999 Georgetown2000 Georgetown2001 Georgetown2002 Connecticut2003 Notre Dame2004 Connecticut2005 Notre Dame2006 Connecticut2007 Notre Dame2008 Connecticut2009 Connecticut2010 Notre Dame2011 Connecticut2012 Notre DameTotals: Georgetown 11, Con-necticut8,NotreDame5,SetonHall4,Villanova3,Pittsburgh1,Syracuse 1.

WOMENS INDOOR TRACK & FIELD1983 Villanova1984 Villanova1985 Villanova1986 Villanova1987 Villanova1988 Villanova1989 Pittsburgh1990 Villanova1991 Villanova1992 Georgetown1993 Villanova1994 Seton Hall1995 Georgetown1996 Georgetown1997 Villanova1998 Georgetown1999 Pittsburgh2000 Villanova2001 Georgetown2002 Notre Dame2003 Miami2004 Miami2005 Pittsburgh2006 Notre Dame2007 Georgetown2008 Connecticut2009 Connecticut2010 Villanova2011 Louisville2012 GeorgetownTotals: Villanova 11, Georgetown 7,Pittsburgh3,Connecticut2,Miami 2, Notre Dame 2, Louisville 1, Seton Hall 1.

MENS OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD1981 Villanova1982 Connecticut1983 Villanova1984 Villanova1985 Villanova1986 Villanova1987 St. Johns1988 Georgetown1989 Pittsburgh1990 Georgetown1991 Georgetown1992 Georgetown1993 Georgetown1994 Pittsburgh1995 Georgetown1996 Georgetown1997 Georgetown1998 Georgetown1999 Georgetown2000 Notre Dame2001 Georgetown2002 Connecticut2003 Notre Dame2004 Notre Dame2005 Rutgers2006 Notre Dame2007 Louisville2008 Notre Dame2009 Notre Dame2010 Notre Dame2011 Connecticut2012 Notre DameTotals: Georgetown 11, Notre Dame8,Villanova5,Connecticut3,Pittsburgh2,St.Johns2,Louis-ville 1, Rutgers 1.

WOMENS OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD1983 Villanova1984 Villanova1985 Villanova1986 Connecticut1987 Villanova1988 Villanova1989 Villanova1990 Pittsburgh1991 Pittsburgh1992 Georgetown1993 Seton Hall1994 Pittsburgh1995 Connecticut1996 Georgetown1997 Villanova1998 Miami1999 Miami2000 Villanova2001 Miami2002 Miami2003 Miami2004 Miami2005 Pittsburgh2006 Pittsburgh2007 Notre Dame2008 Louisville2009 Louisville2010 Louisville2011 Louisville2012 LouisvilleTotals: Villanova 8, Miami 6, Lou-isville5,Pittsburgh5,Connecticut2, Georgetown 2, Notre Dame 1, Seton Hall 1.

WOMENS VOLLEYBALL1982 Pittsburgh1983 Providence1984 Pittsburgh1985 Providence1986 Pittsburgh1987 Providence1988 Pittsburgh1989 Pittsburgh1990 Pittsburgh1991 Pittsburgh1992 Pittsburgh1993 Pittsburgh1994 Pittsburgh1995 Notre Dame1996 Notre Dame1997 Notre Dame1998 Notre Dame1999 Georgetown2000 Notre Dame2001 Notre Dame2002 Notre Dame2003 Pittsburgh2004 Notre Dame2005 Notre Dame2006 Louisville2007 St. Johns2008 Louisville2009 Louisville2010 Louisville2011 CincinnatiTotals: Pittsburgh11,NotreDame9, Louisville 4, Providence 3, Cincinnati1,Georgetown1,St.Johns 1.



BIG EAST PRESIDENTS

Santa J. Ono Ph.D.University of Cincinnati

Interim President

Santa J. Ono Ph.D. Susan Herbst, Ph.D.University of Connecticut

President

Susan Herbst, Ph.D. John J. DeGioia, Ph.D.Georgetown University

President

John J. DeGioia, Ph.D.

Dr. James RamseyUniversity of Louisville

President

Dr. James Ramsey Mark Nordenberg, JDUniversity of Pittsburgh

Chancellor

Mark Nordenberg, JDRev. Scott R. Pilarz, S.J.Marquette University

President

Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C.University of Notre Dame

President

Rev. Dennis H. Holtschneider, C.M., Ed.D.DePaul University

President

Rev. Dennis H. Holtschneider, C.M., Ed.D.

Rev. Brian J. Shanley, O.P.Providence College

President

Robert L. Barchi, M.D., Ph.D.Rutgers University

President

Rev. Donald J. Harrington, C.M.St. Johns University

President

A. Gabriel Esteban, Ph.D.Seton Hall University

President

A. Gabriel Esteban, Ph.D.

Dr. Judy GenshaftUniversity of South Florida

President

Dr. Judy Genshaft Dr. Nancy CantorSyracuse University

Chancellor

Rev. Peter M. Donahue, O.S.A.Villanova University

President


BIG EAST DIRECTORS OF ATHLETICS

Whit BabcockUniversity of Cincinnati

Whit Babcock Warde ManuelUniversity of Connecticut

Warde Manuel Lee ReedGeorgetown University

Lee Reed

Tom JurichUniversity of Louisville

Tom Jurich Steve PedersonUniversity of Pittsburgh

Steve PedersonLarry WilliamsMarquette University

Jack SwarbrickUniversity of Notre Dame

Larry Williams

Jean Lenti Ponsetto DePaul University

Jean Lenti Ponsetto

Robert Driscoll, Jr.Providence College

Tim PernettiRutgers University

Chris MonaschSt. Johns University

Pat LyonsSeton Hall University

Pat Lyons

Doug WoolardUniversity of South Florida

Doug Woolard Dr. Daryl GrossSyracuse University

Vince NicastroVillanova University



JeffreyAndersonWestHenrietta,N.Y.

Clarence ArmstrongNew Castle, Del.

Roger Ayers, Jr.Roanoke, Va.

Chris BeaverCincinnati,Ohio

Bo BoroskiIndianapolis, Ind.

James BreedingLouisville, Ky.

Jim BurrLatham, N.Y.

Evon BurroughsWest Roxbury, Mass.

John CahillAlbany, N.Y.

Tony ChiazzaWheeling, W.Va.

JeffClarkCheltenham, Pa.

Bernard ClintonBrandywine, Md.

Tim CloughertyRaleigh, N.C.

EdCorbettYonkers, N.Y.

Pat DriscollSyracuse, N.Y.

Michael EadesPrinceton, W.Va.

Paul FaiaYonkers, N.Y.

JohnGaffneyWest Roxbury, Mass.

Tony GreeneAtlanta, Ga.

Brent HamptonLexington, Ky.

Karl HessForest, Va.

John HigginsOmaha, Neb.

Ed HightowerEdwardsville, Ill.

Les JonesChesapeake, Va.

Bryan KerseyCarrollton, Va.

Joe LindsayHarleysville, Pa.

Jamie LuckieCharlotte,N.C.

Bill McCarthyStamford, Conn.

Steve McJunkinsBedford, Ohio

Mike NanceAtlanta, Ga.

RaymondNatiliGalveston, Texas

Brian OConnellMiddletown, N.J.

MattPotterBeaver Falls, Pa.

Gary PragerStaten Island, N.Y.

Rob RileyHamilton, N.J.

Mike RobertsAtlanta, Ga.

Wally RuteckiSpringfield,Pa.

Doug ShowsRome, Ga.

Lamar SimpsonWheaton, Ill.

Alfred SmithLouisville, Ky.

Michael StephensCranston, R.I.

Gene SteratoreWashington, Pa.

Mike StuartMaryville, Tenn.

Paul SzelcWauwatosa, Wis.

Earl WaltonBowie, Md.

BIG EAST Officials BureauTheBIGEASTConferencehasoperated itsownofficialsbureausince1983underthedirectionofCooridnatorofMensBasketballOfficiatingArtHyland.TheBIGEASTretainsthenationstopofficialsforbothconferenceandnonconferencegames.OfficialsaffiliatedwiththeBIGEASTCon-ference include the following:


BIG EAST NOTEBOOK

BIG EAST AND THE FINAL FOURIncluding Louisville in 2012, a BIG EAST team has made the Final Four 18 times in 33 years of competition. ABIG EAST squad has played in the national title game10 times. The conferences NCAA champions are:Georgetown (1984), Villanova (1985), Connecticut(1999, 2004 and 2011) and Syracuse (2003). Recent additional appearances were made by Louisville andMarquette just before both schools began competingin the BIG EAST in 2005-06. Louisville made it in 2005 and Marquette in 2003. Fourteen of the 15 leagueschools have played in the Final Four.

LOUISVILLE KEPT BIG EAST IN FINAL FOUR NEWSLouisvilles trip to the 2012 Final Four gives the BIG EAST six Final Four appearances in the last seven seasons with five different teams.

2012 Louisville 2011 Connecticut

2010 West Virginia 2009 Connecticut, Villanova

2007 Georgetown

ALL-TIME NCAA RECORDSBIG EAST teams finished 14-9 in the 2012 NCAAChampionship. BIG EAST teams compiled a 13-10 record in the 2011 NCAA Championship. Since the league began play in 1979-80, BIG EAST teams own a 290-179 (.618) record in NCAA play. The BIG EAST has had only one season when its teams had a combined losing record in the NCAAs. In 1992-93, the league was 2-3.

FINAL FOUR COACHES CLUB INCLUDES FOURFour BIG EAST head coaches have reached the Final Four at least once. In 2009, Villanovas Jay Wright was the latest to join the elite group. Louisvilles Rick Pitinois one of only two coaches in NCAA history to lead three different teams to the Final Four: Providence(1987), Kentucky (1997, 1996, 1993) and Louisville (2012, 2005). Jim Boeheim has been to the Final Four three times with Syracuse (2003, 1996, 1987).Georgetowns John Thompson III led the Hoyas to the Final Four in 2007.

LOUISVILLE WINS THE WESTLouisville won the 2012 NCAA West Regional with a come-from-behind 72-68 victory against Florida in Phoenix, Ariz. The Cardinals, who were seeded fourth, overcame an 11-point deficit in the final 8:16.In the regional semifinals, UofL eliminated No. 1seed Michigan State 57-44. Freshman forward Chane Behanan was the West Regional MVP.

BIG EAST LOVES THE WEST REGIONALLouisvilles road to the Final Four through the West Regional has been a common path for BIG EAST Final Four teams. Eighteen BIG EAST teams have reached the Final Four and 10 have been West Regional champions. Additionally,whentheCardinals reached theFinal Fourin 2005, though not BIG EAST members yet, they also advanced through the West.

NBA TAKES EIGHT FROM BIG EASTEight BIG EAST players were chosen in the 2012 NBA Draft,includingfivefirst-roundselections.DionWaitersof Syracuse was taken fourth overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers,whileConnecticuthadapairoflotterypicks Andre Drummond, who went ninth to the Detroit Pistons,andJeremyLamb,whowastheNo.12selectionby the Houston Rockets. Maurice Harkless of St. Johns was the No. 15 pick, going to the Philadelphia 76ers, whiletheBostonCelticstabbedSyracusesFabMelowiththeNo.22selection.Forthepast12years,atleastone BIG EAST player has been a top-10 pick.

THREE BIG EAST NEWCOMERS WIN GOLD WITH USA BASKETBALL U18 NATIONAL TEAMThree freshmen on BIG EAST rosters were part of the 12-manUSABasketballMensU18NationalTeam,whichwon the gold medal at the FIBA Americas Championship in June. Forward Montrezl Harrell of Louisville, forward Jerami Grant from Syracuse and guard James Robinson ofPittsburghwereallpartoftheU.S.team,whichwonitsfivegamesbyanaverageof38.6points,includingan81-56winagainstBrazilinthefinal.

BIG EAST MAINTAINED ITS ELITE EIGHT STREAKThe BIG EAST is the only conference to place at least one team in every NCAA Elite Eight since 2002. Seven different squads Louisville (2012, 2009, 2008),Syracuse(2012,2003),Connecticut(2011,2009,2004,2002), West Virginia (2010, 2005), Georgetown (2007, 2006),Villanova(2009,2006),andPittsburgh(2009)havereachedthefinaleightoverthelast10seasons.

BIG EAST LEADS IN SWEET 16 APPEARANCESWith four NCAA Sweet 16 teams last season (Syracuse, Marquette,LouisvilleandCincinnati)theBIGEASThashadthemostteamsreachtheregionalsemifinalroundover the last 10 seasons.

Regional Semifinalists (2003-12)BIG EAST 31Big 12 21ACC 20Big Ten 20

BIG EAST GRABBED NINE NCAA BIDSThe BIG EAST received nine NCAA tournament invitations, the second highest total in NCAAChampionship history, eclipsed only by last years BIG EAST total of 11. The BIG EAST earned eight NCAA bids in 2006, 2008 and 2010.

Most NCAA Tournament Bids, Season 11 BIG EAST .............................................. 2011 9 BIG EAST .............................................. 2012 8 BIG EAST .......................... 2006, 2008, 2010 7 BIG EAST .................................... 1991, 2009 ACC ............................................ 2007, 2009 Big Ten 1990, 1994, 1999, 2001, 2009, 2011 Big 12 ................................................... 2010

MARQUETTE, CINCINNATI ALSO MADE SWEET 16MarquetteandCincinnatijoinedLouisvilleandSyracuseas NCAA Sweet 16 teams last March. The Golden Eagles made their second straight appearance in the regional semifinalswhiletheBearcatsweremakingtheirfirstSweet 16 trip since 2001.

Louisville became the sixth BIG EAST team to play in the Final Four in the last seven years


BIG EAST NOTEBOOK

SEC/BIG EAST CHALLENGE RESUMES IN NOVEMBERThe SEC/BIG EAST Challenge returns for the 2012-13 season. ESPN will provide exclusive coverage across ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU. All 12 games will be played athomesiteswitheachconferencehostingsixgamesper year. TheBIGEAST took thefirst editionof theChallenge, winning eight of the 12 games in 2011.

Nov. 29 Kentucky at Notre Dame MarquetteatFlorida South Carolina at St. Johns Seton Hall at LSU

Nov. 30 Syracuse at Arkansas Tennessee at Georgetown DePaul at Auburn Georgia at USF

Dec.1 AlabamaatConnecticut Villanova at Vanderbilt Mississippi State at Providence Rutgers at Mississippi PITT, SETON HALL ALSO REACHED POSTSEASONPittsburgh captured the 2012 College BasketballInvitationaltitle.ThePanthersdefeatedWashingtonState, two games to one, in a best-of-three format inthefinals.SetonHallwasoneoffourNo.1seedsin the National Invitation Tournament. The PiratesdefeatedStonyBrookinthefirstroundbeforelosingtoMassachusetts.Forthesecondconsecutiveseason,11BIGEASTteamsparticipatedinthepostseason.

LOUISVILLE WON BIG EAST TOURNAMENTThey entered The BIG EAST Championship as the No. 7 seed,buttheLouisvilleCardinalsleftMadisonSquareGarden in New York with the championship trophy.

Louisville started with a 61-55 second-round win against

SetonHall.Inthequarterfinals,theCardinalsstoppedsecond-seeded Marquette 84-71. In the semifinals,UofL knockedoffNo. 3 seedNotreDame64-50. Inthechampionshipgame,theCardinalsheldCincinnatitoonly14pointsinthefirsthalfandprevailed50-44.

JuniorguardPeytonSivawontheDaveGavittTrophyas the Most Outstanding Player.

NATIONAL SEMIFINALS ARE STILL SPECIALAfterLouisvilleslosstoKentuckyinthe2012nationalsemifinals,theBIGEASThasan8-5recordintheFinalFour semifinals against non-conference opposition.BIG EAST teams have played each other in the Final Four semifinals on two occasions Syracuse beatProvidence in 1987 (77-63) and Georgetown topped St. Johns in 1985 (77-59).

SYRACUSE WON THE REGULAR SEASONThe Syracuse Orange won the BIG EAST regular season with a 17-1 conference record. They are only the second team to post a 17-1mark. Connecticut didit 1995-96. No BIG EAST team has gone undefeated in league play. At 31-2 entering the 2012 NCAA tournament, the Orange became the third team in BIG EAST history to enter NCAA play with only two losses, joining Georgetowns 1985 team and Connecticuts1996 squad.

20 WINS REMAINS A GOOD YARDSTICKWhen a BIG EAST team reaches 20 wins by the end of conference tournament play, it has an excellent chanceofreceivinganNCAAinvitation.SincetheBIGEAST began in 1979-80, 155 of 161 teams with 20 wins received NCAA bids (96.3 percent). This year, eight of the nine 20-win teams made the NCAA Championship. SetonHall,whichplayedintheNIT,wastheexception.

USF WAS BACK IN THE NCAAS TheUSFBullsmadetheirfirstNCAAappearanceasaBIG EAST member in 2012. Their last NCAA trip came in 1992 when they lost a first-round game againstGeorgetown. Last season, the Bulls, as a No. 12 seed, beatCaliforniainafirst-roundgamebeforeeliminatingNo. 5 seed Temple in the second round. The Bulls finished22-14overalland12-6inBIGEASTplay.StanHeath was named BIG EAST Coach of the Year.

CROWDER WAS PLAYER OF THE YEAR MarquetteforwardJaeCrowderwasnamedBIGEASTPlayer of the Year. The 6-foot-6 senior was one of the leagues most productive and versatile players. Hefinished the season fifth in the BIG EAST in scoringat 17.5 ppg, eighth in rebounding at 8.4 and second instealsat2.5.CrowderhelpedleadMarquettetoasecond-placefinishintheBIGEASTwitha14-4record.

SYRACUSE, LOUISVILLE WERE SECOND, THIRD IN NCAA ATTENDANCESyracuse and Louisville ranked second and third, respectively, in national attendance last season.

Syracuse averaged 23,618 fans in 19 home dates at the Carrier Dome. Louisville averaged 21,503 in 20 dates at the KFC Yum! Center. Three other BIG EAST teams ranked inthetop40:Marquettewas13th(15,138),Connecticutwas26th(12,640),Georgetownwas35th(11,283).Additionally,theBIGEASTChampionshipatMadison Square Garden led all conference tournaments in both total (160,456) and average attendance(20,057). All eight sessions of the championship were advance sellouts.

NON-LEAGUE RECORD STRONG ONCE AGAINBIG EAST teams amassed a 175-58 (.751) record against non-conference competition in the 2011-12season. Itwas the fourthconsecutiveyear inwhichBIG EAST teams won more than 75 percent of their nonconference games and the 20th straight year with at least a .700 winning percentage.

Annual Nonconference Records Year W L Pct. 2008-09 175 53 .768 2009-10 168 51 .750 2010-11 170 49 .776 2011-12 175 58 .751

BIG EAST PREVALENT IN NATIONAL POLLSBIG EAST teams once again were prevalent in the nationaltop25pollslastseason.Theconferencehadatleastfiveteamsrankedineachweekoftheseasonand saw 13 of its 16 teams receive votes in at least one of the two major polls during the course of the year. Syracuse was ranked no lower than No. 5 through the entireseasonandspentsixweeksasthenationstop-rankedteam.Marquettewasrankedinthetop25allyear, while Louisville had a top-25 ranking in all but one weekoftheseason.SixBIGEASTteams(Connecticut,Georgetown, Louisville, Marquette, Pittsburgh,Syracuse)spenttimeinthetop10duringtheseason.USF reached the NCAA Championship for the first

time since 1992

Mick Cronin took Cincinnati to the NCAA Sweet 16 last season


BIG EAST NOTEBOOK

BIG EAST Returning Career LeadersEnteringthe2012-13season,thefollowingplayershavethehighestcareertotalsintheirrespectivecategories(conferencegamesonly):

Points ........................................................680 ....................................Vincent Council, ProvidenceScoring Average ....................................... 17.0 ........................................Cleveland Melvin, DePaulRebounds ..................................................348 ................................................ Dane Miller, RutgersRebounding Average ................................. 7.2 .........................................Cleveland Melvin, DePaul3-Point Field Goals .....................................65 ........................................ SeanKilpatrick,Cincinnati3-Point Field Goal Percentage .................. .431 .................................LaDontae Henton, ProvidenceField Goal Percentage .............................. .478 ........................................Cleveland Melvin, DePaulFree Throw Percentage ............................ .798 ........................................ Brandon Triche, SyracuseAssists .......................................................324 ....................................Vincent Council, ProvidenceAssists Average .......................................... 6.1 .....................................Vincent Council, ProvidenceBlocks .........................................................82 ............................................Gorgui Dieng, LouisvilleBlocks Average .......................................... 1.4 ................................................. Dane Miller, RutgersSteals ..........................................................81 .....................................Vincent Council, ProvidenceSteals Average ........................................... 2.0 .........................................Fuquan Edwin, Seton Hall

2012-13 In-Season TournamentsManyBIGEASTschoolswillparticipateinatleastonein-seasontournamentthisyear.Hereisalookattheschedule:Team Event First Game Other TeamsCincinnati GlobalSportsInvitational Nov.18 NorthCarolinaA&T,Campbell,IowaState,

Oregon, UNLV

Connecticut ParadiseJam Nov.16 GeorgeMason,Iona,Mercer,NewMexico,Quinnipiac, Illinois-Chicago, Wake Forest

DePaul CancunChallenge Nov.20 AustinPeay,Gardner-Webb,Howard,Iowa,Western Carolina, Western Kentucky, Wichita State

Georgetown Legends Classic Nov. 19 Indiana, UCLA, Georgia, Duquesne,North Dakota State, James Madison, Liberty,

UC Irvine, Sam Houston State

Louisville Battle 4Atlantis Nov.22 NorthernIowa,Missouri,Stanford,Memphis,Virginia Commonwealth, Duke, Minnesota

Marquette EASportsMauiInvitational Nov.19 Butler,Chaminade,Illinois,MississippiState,North Carolina, Texas, USC

Notre Dame Coaches vs. Cancer Classic No. 16 Brigham Young, Florida State, Saint Josephs

Pittsburgh NITSeasonTip-Off Nov.21 Michigan,KansasState,Virginia,Fordham,BowlingGreen,Delaware,Fairfield,Lamar,

Cleveland State, Robert Morris, North Texas

Providence PuertoRicoTip-Off Nov.15 Akron,Massachusetts,UNC-Asheville,North Carolina State, Oklahoma State,

Penn State, Tennessee

St. Johns Charleston Classic Nov. 15 Auburn, Baylor, Boston College, CharlestonColorado, Dayton, Murray State

SetonHall HallofFameTipoff Nov.17 NorfolkState,Loyola(Md.),UMKC,Albany, Ohio State, Rhode Island, Washington

Syracuse Gotham Classic Dec. 22 Temple Villanova 2KSportsClassicBenefitting Nov.15 Purdue,Alabama,OregonState,Hofstra, the Wounded Warrior Project Niagara, Bucknell, South Dakota State

The BIG EAST is Doing Big Things

The BIG EAST has been a leader in major college basketballsinceitsformationin1979.Theleaguehas produced six NCAA championship teams and 18 Final Four teams.

The league will take on a new look in the 2013-14 seasonwiththeadditionoffiveinstitutions,allwitha strong pedigree in mens basketball.

UCF SincemovingtotheDivisionIlevelin1984,

the Knights have made four trips to the NCAA Championship (list the years) and played in the 2011 NIT.

TheKnightshavehadfive20-winseasonsinthelast 10 years.

UCFplaysinthestate-of-the-artUCFArena,a10,000-seat facility.

Houston TheCougarprogramhasmade19NCAA

Championshipappearances,includingfivetripsto the Final Four and two appearances in the nationalchampionshipgame.

TheCougarsproducedthreeplayerswhoareontheNBAsAll-timeTop50GreatestPlayerslist. They have three members of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and seven Olympians.

Houstonhasmade30postseasonappearances,has won seven conference championships and six conference tournament crowns.

Memphis TheTigershavewonatleast20gamesineach

of the past 12 seasons. They had four straight 30-win seasons from 2006-09.

MemphishasthesecondhighestwintotalinDivision I since 2005-06 with 212 victories.

TheTigershavemade24NCAAChampionshipappearances, including eight since 2003, three Final Fours and two championship game appearances.

Memphishashad50NBAdraftpicks,includingsixfirst-roundselectionssince2002.

SMU TheMustangsareledbyHallofFamecoach

Larry Brown. The 2012-13 season will be his 38th as a head coach and the eighth at the collegiate level. In seven seasons as a college coach, his record is 177-61. He reached the FinalFourthreetimes.HecoachedKansastoanNCAAtitlein1988andintotheFinalFourin 1986. He guided UCLA to the championship game in 1980.

TheMustangshaveparticipatedin10NCAAChampionships.

MoodyColiseum,theMustangshome,isundergoing a$40millionrenovationthatisscheduled to completed in December, 2013.

Temple TheOwlsenterthe2012-13seasonsixthinall-

timevictoriesattheDivisionIlevelwith1,790wins.

Templeisoneofonly13programstohavecompetedineachofthelastfiveNCAAChampionships.

TheOwlshavemade30NCAAappearancesandhave advanced to the Final Four twice.

TemplehashadtwoHallofFamecoaches,JohnChaney and Harry Litwack.


PRESEASON HONORS

2012-13 BIG EASTPreseason Player of the Year

Peyton Siva, Louisville

2012-13 BIG EASTPreseason Rookie of the YearStevenAdams,Pittsburgh

2012-13 Preseason All-BIG EAST First TeamSeanKilpatrick,Cincinnati

G, Jr., 6-4, 221, White Plains, N.Y.

OttoPorter,GeorgetownF, So., 6-8, 205, Sikeston, Mo.

Gorgui Dieng, LouisvilleC, Jr., 6-10, 225, Dakar, Senegal

Jack Cooley, Notre DameF, Sr., 6-9, 244, Glenview, Ill.

Vincent Council, ProvidenceG, Sr., 6-2, 180, Brooklyn, N.Y.

2012-13 Preseason All-BIG EAST Second TeamShabazzNapier,Connecticut

G, Jr., 6-1, 171, Roxbury, Mass.

Cleveland Melvin, DePaulF,Jr.,6-8,208,Baltimore,Md.

DAngelo Harrison, St. JohnsG, So., 6-3, 202, Missouri City, Texas

Anthony Collins, USFSo., G, 6-1, 175, Houston, Texas

Brandon Triche, SyracuseG, Sr., 6-4, 205, Jamesville, N.Y.

2012-13 Preseason BIG EAST Honorable Men-tion

Chane Behanan, LouisvilleF,So.,6-7,250,Cincinnati,Ohio

Jerian Grant, Notre DameG, Jr., 6-5, 185, Bowie, Md.

TrayWoodall,PittsburghG, Sr., 5-11, 190, Brooklyn, N.Y.

C.J. Fair, Syracuse, FJr.,6-8,212,Baltimore,Md.

Louisvilles Siva Named BIG EAST Preseason Player of the Year

Louisville guard Peyton Siva has been named 2012-13 BIG EAST Preseason Player of the Year by a vote of the leagues head coaches. It is the firsttimeaLouisvilleplayerhasearnedBIGEAST Preseason Player of the Year hon-ors.

Steven Adams, a 7-foot freshman cen-ter from Pittsburgh, was named BIGEAST Preseason Rookie of the Year.

Siva, a 5-foot-11 senior, helped lead Louisville to the NCAA Final Four last year season. He averaged 9.1 points per game and was fourth in the BIG EAST in assists with a 5.6 mark. Siva also led the Cardinals to The BIG EAST Championshiptitle andwon theDaveGavitt Trophy as the tournamentsMostOutstanding Player. A native ofSeattle,Wash.,SivawasnamedtotheNCAA West Regional All-Tournament Team.

Adams is a nativeofWellington,NewZealand. He played prep school basket-ball at Notre Dame Prep in Fitchburg, Mass., last season. Adams was among thetop10recruitsnationallybyseveralnationalrecruitingservices.

The 2011-12 Preseason All-BIG EAST Team has two seniors, two juniors and a sophomore. The seniors are Notre Dames Jack Cooley and Providences Vincent Council. Cooley, the BIG EAST Most Improved Player last season, averaged 12.3 points and 8.9 rebounds. The rugged 6-9 forward helped the Irish to a 21-12 record and 13-5 BIG EAST mark.

Council emerged as an elite BIG EAST player last season. The 6-2 guard averaged a team-leading 15.9 ppg and wasfirstintheleagueinassistswitha7.5average.CouncilalsoledtheBIGEASTinminutesplaying,seeing38.7minutesofactioneachgame.

Thefirstteamalso includesCincinnatisSeanKilpatrick,a6-4 juniorfromWhitePlains,N.Y. Oneofthetopshooters in the BIG EAST, Kilpatrick owned a 14.3 scoring average and made a league-high 92 3-point baskets. The other junior on the preseason team is Louisvilles Gorgui Dieng. A 6-10 center from Dakar, Senegal, Dieng led the BIG EAST in blocked shots with a 3.2 average. He also averaged 9.1 points and 9.1 rebounds.

Thelonesophomoretoearnfirst-teamhonorsisGeorgetownforwardOttoPorter.A6-8nativeofSikeston,Mo., Porter averaged nearly 30 minutes per game as a rookie, though he started only eight games. He averaged 9.7 points and a team-leading 6.8 rebounds.

The Preseason All-BIG EAST Second Team includes DePaul junior forward Cleveland Melvin, who is the leagues topreturningscorerwitha17.4scoringaverage.Healsoaveraged7.4rebounds.AfterMelvin,thesecondteamisbackcourtheavy.ConnecticutguardShabazzNapierwas thesecondhighestscorerfor theHuskieswitha 13.0 average. St. Johns guard DAngelo Harrison was the BIG EASTs top freshman scorer with a 17.0 aver-age. USF point guard Anthony Collins was the glue behind the Bulls breakout season last year. He averaged 9.0pointsand3.4assists.SyracuseseniorguardBrandonTricheoffersSyracusethesamestabilityasCollins.Triche averaged 9.4 points.

The2012-13PreseasonAll-BIGEASTHonorableMentiongroup includes Louisville forwardChaneBehanan,NotreDameguardJerianGrant,PittsburghguardTrayWoodallandSyracuseforwardC.J.Fair.


PRESEASON HONORS

Louisville Chosen Unanimously For First Place In Preseason Coaches Poll

Louisville is the unanimous choice to win the 2012-13 BIG EAST mens basketball regular-season crown in the BIG EAST Preseason Coaches Poll. The Cardinals, who have three starters back from last years team that reachedtheNCAAFinalFour,received14first-placevotesandatotalof196points.Theleaguesheadcoachesdo not place their own teams on their ballots.

UndercoachRickPitinolastseason,LouisvillealsowonTheBIGEASTChampionshipPresentedbyAmericanEagleOutfittersandfinishedwitha31-6record.SeniorguardPeytonSiva,whowasselected2012-13BIGEASTPreseasonPlayeroftheYear, isthefloorleaderfortheCardinals.Heaveraged9.1pointsandwasfourthinthe league in assists with a 5.6 mark last year. Center Gorgui Dieng averaged 9.1 points, 9.1 rebounds and a league-leading3.2blockedshots.ForwardChaneBehananmadetheBIGEASTAll-RookieTeamafteraveraging9.5 points and 7.5 rebounds. Syracusewastabbedforsecondplacewith175points.TheOrangearecomingoffa34-3mark,thebestrecordin schoolhistory.TheywontheBIGEASTregular-seasoncrownwitha17-1recordandstayedinthetopfiveofthenationalpollseveryweekoftheseason.SyracusereachedtheNCAAEastRegionalfinal.SeniorguardBrandonTricheandjuniorforwardC.J.FairfiguretoleadtheOrangethisseason.BothearnedAll-BIGEASTpreseasonrecognition.

Notre Dame was picked for third place with 166 points. Coach Mike Brey may have the most experienced team intheleague.TheIrishreturnallfivestarters,including6-9seniorJackCooley,theBIGEASTMostImprovedPlayer last season. He helped Notre Dame post a 21-12 overall record and a 13-5 conference mark.

Cincinnatiwaspickedfourth,theBearcatshighestpreseasonpositionsincejoiningtheBIGEASTin2005-06.Coach Mick Cronins club has won 26 games in each of the past two seasons. Last year, the Bearcats made it to The BIGEASTChampionshiptitlegameandtheNCAASweet16.Thisseason,theywilldependonjuniorguardSeanKilpatrick,aPreseasonAll-BIGEASTFirstTeamselection. The league coaches placed Georgetown infifthplace. TheHoyasfinished24-9 last yearunder coach JohnThompson III and were 12-6 in the BIG EAST. Thompson has to replace three starters, but has a solid young nucleusthatincludessophomoreforwardOttoPorter,aPreseasonAll-BIGEASTFirstTeampick.

Pittsburghisthepickforsixthplace.After10straightNCAAChampionshipappearances,thePanthersslippedto22-17overalllastyear,thoughtheydidwintheCollegeBasketballInvitational.Theywere5-13inBIGEASTplay.SeniorpointguardTrayWoodallhopestoavoidtheinjurybugwhichcontributedtoPittsslippagelastyear.

Marquette,whichplacedseventhinthepoll,iscomingoffitssecondstraightNCAASweet16appearance.TheGoldenEaglesseasonendedwitha27-8overallmarkandasecond-placeBIGEASTfinishat14-4.For2012-13,coach Buzz Williams has three returning starters including a strong backcourt that includes Vander Blue, Junior Cadougan and Todd Mayo.

The coaches tabbed USFforeighth,byfaritshighestpositioninthepollsincejoiningtheBIGEASTin2005-06.Lastyear,theBullshadabreakthroughseason,earningtheirfirstNCAAbidsince1993andwontwoNCAAgamesforthefirsttimeinschoolhistory.StanHeath,theBIGEASTCoachoftheYear,ledtheBullstoa22-14finishanda12-6mark inBIGEASTplay.SophomorepointguardAnthonyCollins,acriticalcontributorasafreshmanlastyear,returnstodirecttheattack.

Connecticut is the pick for ninth place. New head coach Kevin Ollie, a former Husky player, follows Hall of Fame coach Jim Calhoun. Ollie will depend on the talented backcourt of Shabazz Napier, a Preseason All-BIG EAST SecondTeamselection,andRyanBoatright.Lastyearssquadfinished20-14andearnedanNCAAChampion-ship bid.

The coaches have St. Johns 10th. Coach Steve Lavin missed most of the games last season during his recovery period from cancer surgery. He will have a young team again in 2012-13 led by guard DAngelo Harrison, a Pre-seasonAll-BIGEASTSecondTeamselection.

Rutgersisslottedfor11thplace.TheScarletKnightsarebuildingunderthird-yearcoachMikeRice.Hecanbuildaround the sophomore backcourt trio of Eli Carter, Myles Mack and Jerome Seagears.

Villanova is picked 12th. The Wildcats want to bounce back from last years 13-19 record. DePaul is 13th. The Blue Demons will be led by junior forward Cleveland Melvin, a Preseason All-BIG EAST Second Team pick. Seton Hallwasvoted14th.ThePiratesarecomingoffanNITberthlastseason.Providence is 15th. Second-year coach Ed Cooley expects improvement as he builds the Friar program.

2012-13Preseason Coaches Poll

1. Louisville (14) 196

2. Syracuse 175

3. Notre Dame (1) 166

4 Cincinnati 152

5. Georgetown 136

Documents

2012-13 BIG EAST Men's Basketball Media Guide