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2008-09 Big East Conference Season Summary

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Record: 335-214, .610 W-L% (4th of 32) (Schedule and Results)
*Record does not reflect forfeits or vacated games.
SRS: 11.82 (3rd of 32) ▪ SOS: 7.91 (2nd of 32)

Regular Season Champion: Louisville
Tournament Champion: Louisville

NCAA Tournament: 7 (Connecticut, Louisville, Marquette, Pittsburgh, Syracuse, Villanova and West Virginia)

Ranked in Preseason AP Poll: 7 (Connecticut, Georgetown, Louisville, Marquette, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh and Villanova)
Ranked in Final AP Poll: 6 (Connecticut, Louisville, Marquette, Pittsburgh, Syracuse and Villanova)

Standings

Conference Overall PTS/G SRS
Rk School W L W-L% W L W-L% Own Opp SRS SOS
1 Louisville* RT 16 2 .889 31 6 .838 74.3 61.8 20.9 8.4
2 Pittsburgh*  15 3 .833 31 5 .861 77.2 64.6 21.2 8.6
3 Connecticut* F 15 3 .833 31 5 .861 78.0 64.4 22.2 8.6
4 Villanova* F 13 5 .722 30 8 .789 76.4 67.6 17.5 8.7
5 Marquette*  12 6 .667 25 10 .714 77.6 70.4 15.1 7.9
6 Syracuse*  11 7 .611 28 10 .737 80.0 72.3 17.2 9.5
7 West Virginia*  10 8 .556 23 12 .657 72.0 61.8 18.6 8.3
8 Providence  10 8 .556 19 14 .576 77.7 77.1 7.8 7.2
9 Cincinnati  8 10 .444 18 14 .563 68.1 67.0 7.8 6.8
10 Notre Dame  8 10 .444 21 15 .583 74.4 70.9 12.3 8.7
11 Seton Hall  7 11 .389 17 15 .531 73.7 72.6 7.5 6.5
12 Georgetown  7 11 .389 16 15 .516 69.3 63.9 14.4 9.0
13 St. John's (NY)  6 12 .333 16 18 .471 65.5 68.0 4.3 6.8
14 South Florida  4 14 .222 9 22 .290 59.0 64.6 2.6 8.2
15 Rutgers  2 16 .111 11 21 .344 62.5 68.1 1.1 6.6
16 DePaul  0 18 .000 9 24 .273 64.3 72.4 -1.2 6.9

AP Poll Summary

School Pre 11/17 11/24 12/1 12/8 12/15 12/22 12/29 1/5 1/12 1/19 1/26 2/2 2/9 2/16 2/23 3/2 3/9 Final
Louisville 3 3 3 11 9 9 19 18 23 20 9 7 5 5 7 6 6 5 1
Pittsburgh 5 6 4 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 4 3 6 4 4 1 3 2 4
Connecticut 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 5 4 3 2 1 1 1 2 1 3 5
Villanova 23 23 20 17 15 18 18 15 18 23 20 21 17 13 12 10 11 10 11
Syracuse       16 13 11 17 13 11 8 8 15 20 23 24   25 18 13
Marquette 16 15 15 25 24 24     18 14 11 8 8 10 10 8 13 21 23
Georgetown 22 22 21 20 19 15 12 11 9 13 12 25              
Notre Dame 9 8 8 7 12 12 8 7 13 12 19                
West Virginia                 25                    

NCAA Tournament

First Round
Connecticut won (103-47) versus Chattanooga (West Regional)
Louisville won (74-54) versus Morehead State (Midwest Regional)
Marquette won (58-57) versus Utah State (West Regional)
Pittsburgh won (72-62) versus East Tennessee State (East Regional)
Syracuse won (59-44) versus Stephen F. Austin (South Regional)
Villanova won (80-67) versus American (East Regional)
West Virginia lost (68-60) versus Dayton (Midwest Regional)

Second Round
Connecticut won (92-66) versus Texas A&M (West Regional)
Louisville won (79-72) versus Siena (Midwest Regional)
Marquette lost (83-79) versus Missouri (West Regional)
Pittsburgh won (84-76) versus Oklahoma State (East Regional)
Syracuse won (78-67) versus Arizona State (South Regional)
Villanova won (89-69) versus UCLA (East Regional)

Regional Semifinal
Connecticut won (72-60) versus Purdue (West Regional)
Louisville won (103-64) versus Arizona (Midwest Regional)
Pittsburgh won (60-55) versus Xavier (East Regional)
Syracuse lost (84-71) versus Oklahoma (South Regional)
Villanova won (77-54) versus Duke (East Regional)

Regional Final
Connecticut won (82-75) versus Missouri (West Regional)
Louisville lost (64-52) versus Michigan State (Midwest Regional)
Pittsburgh lost (78-76) versus Villanova (East Regional)
Villanova won (78-76) versus Pittsburgh (East Regional)

National Semifinal
Connecticut lost (82-73) versus Michigan State
Villanova lost (83-69) versus North Carolina

Conference Leaders

Minimum Stat Requirements ▪ Stats include all games played
Games
1. Dante Cunningham-NOVA 38
  Reggie Redding-NOVA 38
  Corey Stokes-NOVA 38
  Corey Fisher-NOVA 38
  Scottie Reynolds-NOVA 38
  Rick Jackson-SYR 38
  Jonny Flynn-SYR 38
  Arinze Onuaku-SYR 38
9. Antonio Pena-NOVA 37
  Samardo Samuels-LOU 37
  Terrence Williams-LOU 37
  Andre McGee-LOU 37
  Edgar Sosa-LOU 37
  Paul Harris-SYR 37
  Earl Clark-LOU 37
  Andy Rautins-SYR 37
  Jerry Smith-LOU 37
  Jared Swopshire-LOU 37
  Preston Knowles-LOU 37
Field Goals
1. Luke Harangody-NDAME 300
2. Sam Young-PITT 261
3. Dante Cunningham-NOVA 244
4. Jerel McNeal-MARQ 236
5. Jeremy Hazell-SH 235
6. DeJuan Blair-PITT 226
7. Jonny Flynn-SYR 219
8. Da'Sean Butler-WV 212
9. Lazar Hayward-MARQ 204
10. Dar Tucker-DEPAUL 203
Field Goal Attempts
1. Luke Harangody-NDAME 653
2. Jeremy Hazell-SH 550
3. Jerel McNeal-MARQ 534
4. Dar Tucker-DEPAUL 520
  Sam Young-PITT 520
6. Da'Sean Butler-WV 494
7. Jonny Flynn-SYR 476
8. Mike Rosario-RUT 470
9. Dante Cunningham-NOVA 465
10. Dominique Jones-SFL 461
Field Goal Percentage
1. DeJuan Blair-PITT .593
2. Dante Cunningham-NOVA .525
3. Jeff Adrien-CT .505
4. Sam Young-PITT .502
5. Wesley Matthews-MARQ .475
6. Lazar Hayward-MARQ .469
7. Weyinmi Efejuku-PROV .467
8. Jonny Flynn-SYR .460
9. Luke Harangody-NDAME .459
10. Earl Clark-LOU .457
3-Point Field Goals
1. Kyle McAlarney-NDAME 124
2. Jeremy Hazell-SH 105
3. Andy Rautins-SYR 102
4. Ryan Ayers-NDAME 94
5. Alex Ruoff-WV 88
6. Jerel McNeal-MARQ 86
7. A.J. Price-CT 82
  Eric Devendorf-SYR 82
9. Deonta Vaughn-CIN 81
10. Mike Rosario-RUT 76
  Corey Stokes-NOVA 76
3-Point Field Goal Attempts
1. Kyle McAlarney-NDAME 293
2. Jeremy Hazell-SH 290
3. Andy Rautins-SYR 279
4. Mike Rosario-RUT 252
5. Deonta Vaughn-CIN 240
6. Alex Ruoff-WV 236
7. Ryan Ayers-NDAME 219
8. Jerel McNeal-MARQ 216
9. Scottie Reynolds-NOVA 215
10. Eric Devendorf-SYR 210
3-Point Field Goal Percentage
1. Ryan Ayers-NDAME .429
2. Kyle McAlarney-NDAME .423
3. Alex Ruoff-WV .373
4. Andy Rautins-SYR .366
5. Jeremy Hazell-SH .362
6. Deonta Vaughn-CIN .338
Free Throws
1. Wesley Matthews-MARQ 213
2. Jonny Flynn-SYR 180
3. Luke Harangody-NDAME 178
4. Scottie Reynolds-NOVA 167
5. Jeremy Hazell-SH 151
6. Weyinmi Efejuku-PROV 147
7. D.J. Kennedy-STJOHN 137
8. Jerel McNeal-MARQ 135
9. Hasheem Thabeet-CT 133
10. Dar Tucker-DEPAUL 128
Free Throw Attempts
1. Wesley Matthews-MARQ 257
2. Luke Harangody-NDAME 229
  Jonny Flynn-SYR 229
4. Hasheem Thabeet-CT 212
5. Scottie Reynolds-NOVA 205
6. Jeremy Hazell-SH 204
7. D.J. Kennedy-STJOHN 187
8. Weyinmi Efejuku-PROV 186
  Jeff Adrien-CT 186
10. Jerel McNeal-MARQ 183
Free Throw Percentage
1. Wesley Matthews-MARQ .829
2. Lazar Hayward-MARQ .820
3. Scottie Reynolds-NOVA .815
4. Deonta Vaughn-CIN .808
5. Alex Ruoff-WV .798
6. Eugene Harvey-SH .797
7. Eric Devendorf-SYR .795
8. Weyinmi Efejuku-PROV .790
9. Jonny Flynn-SYR .786
10. Corey Fisher-NOVA .778
Total Rebounds
1. DeJuan Blair-PITT 432
2. Luke Harangody-NDAME 401
3. Hasheem Thabeet-CT 388
4. Jeff Adrien-CT 358
5. Earl Clark-LOU 322
6. Terrence Williams-LOU 317
7. Mac Koshwal-DEPAUL 308
8. Lazar Hayward-MARQ 302
9. Paul Harris-SYR 298
10. Dante Cunningham-NOVA 284
Assists
1. Levance Fields-PITT 270
2. Jonny Flynn-SYR 254
3. Terrence Williams-LOU 185
4. Tory Jackson-NDAME 177
5. A.J. Price-CT 164
6. Eugene Harvey-SH 158
7. Deonta Vaughn-CIN 149
8. Dominic James-MARQ 144
9. Sharaud Curry-PROV 139
10. Jerel McNeal-MARQ 137
Steals
1. Terrence Williams-LOU 86
2. Paul Gause-SH 85
3. Jerel McNeal-MARQ 71
4. Dominic James-MARQ 62
5. Scottie Reynolds-NOVA 59
6. Greg Monroe-GTWN 57
7. Jeremy Hazell-SH 56
8. Alex Ruoff-WV 55
  Will Walker-DEPAUL 55
10. Jonny Flynn-SYR 54
  DeJuan Blair-PITT 54
Blocks
1. Hasheem Thabeet-CT 152
2. Gregory Echenique-RUT 78
3. Hamady N'Diaye-RUT 71
4. Rick Jackson-SYR 60
5. Terrence Jennings-LOU 53
  Wellington Smith-WV 53
  Arinze Onuaku-SYR 53
8. Earl Clark-LOU 51
9. Samardo Samuels-LOU 49
  John Garcia-SH 49
Turnovers
1. Jonny Flynn-SYR 129
2. Earl Clark-LOU 119
3. Deonta Vaughn-CIN 107
  Eric Devendorf-SYR 107
5. Jerel McNeal-MARQ 103
6. Scottie Reynolds-NOVA 100
7. Geoff McDermott-PROV 96
8. A.J. Price-CT 94
  Mike Rosario-RUT 94
10. Eugene Harvey-SH 92
Points
1. Luke Harangody-NDAME 792
2. Jeremy Hazell-SH 726
3. Jerel McNeal-MARQ 693
4. Sam Young-PITT 690
5. Jonny Flynn-SYR 663
6. Wesley Matthews-MARQ 641
7. Dante Cunningham-NOVA 612
8. Da'Sean Butler-WV 600
9. Dar Tucker-DEPAUL 592
10. Scottie Reynolds-NOVA 578
Points Per Game
1. Luke Harangody-NDAME 23.3
2. Jeremy Hazell-SH 22.7
3. Jerel McNeal-MARQ 19.8
4. Sam Young-PITT 19.2
5. Dar Tucker-DEPAUL 18.5
6. Wesley Matthews-MARQ 18.3
7. Dominique Jones-SFL 18.1
8. Jonny Flynn-SYR 17.4
9. Da'Sean Butler-WV 17.1
10. Lazar Hayward-MARQ 16.3
Total Rebounds Per Game
1. DeJuan Blair-PITT 12.3
2. Luke Harangody-NDAME 11.8
3. Hasheem Thabeet-CT 10.8
4. Jeff Adrien-CT 9.9
5. Mac Koshwal-DEPAUL 9.6
6. Earl Clark-LOU 8.7
7. Lazar Hayward-MARQ 8.6
8. Terrence Williams-LOU 8.6
9. Geoff McDermott-PROV 8.5
10. Gregory Echenique-RUT 8.4
Assists Per Game
1. Levance Fields-PITT 7.5
2. Jonny Flynn-SYR 6.7
3. Terrence Williams-LOU 5.0
4. Dominic James-MARQ 5.0
5. Eugene Harvey-SH 4.9
6. Tory Jackson-NDAME 4.9
7. A.J. Price-CT 4.7
8. Deonta Vaughn-CIN 4.7
9. Sharaud Curry-PROV 4.2
10. Chris Howard-SFL 4.1
Steals Per Game
1. Paul Gause-SH 2.7
2. Terrence Williams-LOU 2.3
3. Dominic James-MARQ 2.1
4. Jerel McNeal-MARQ 2.0
5. Greg Monroe-GTWN 1.8
6. Jeremy Hazell-SH 1.8
7. Alex Ruoff-WV 1.7
  Will Walker-DEPAUL 1.7
9. Dwayne Anderson-NOVA 1.6
10. Paris Horne-STJOHN 1.6
Blocks Per Game
1. Hasheem Thabeet-CT 4.2
2. Gregory Echenique-RUT 2.4
3. Hamady N'Diaye-RUT 2.2
4. John Garcia-SH 1.8
5. Terrence Jennings-LOU 1.6
6. Rick Jackson-SYR 1.6
7. Wellington Smith-WV 1.5
8. Greg Monroe-GTWN 1.5
9. Arinze Onuaku-SYR 1.4
10. Earl Clark-LOU 1.4
Effective Field Goal Percentage
1. DeJuan Blair-PITT .593
2. Sam Young-PITT .554
3. Alex Ruoff-WV .544
4. Eric Devendorf-SYR .538
5. Lazar Hayward-MARQ .530
6. Wesley Matthews-MARQ .527
7. Dante Cunningham-NOVA .525
8. Weyinmi Efejuku-PROV .524
9. Jeremy Hazell-SH .523
10. Jerel McNeal-MARQ .522
True Shooting Percentage
1. Hasheem Thabeet-CT .646
2. Greg Monroe-GTWN .612
3. Wesley Matthews-MARQ .607
4. Samardo Samuels-LOU .605
5. Arinze Onuaku-SYR .603
6. Ryan Ayers-NDAME .602
7. DeJuan Blair-PITT .601
8. DaJuan Summers-GTWN .598
9. Weyinmi Efejuku-PROV .586
10. Alex Ruoff-WV .584
Offensive Win Shares
1. Wesley Matthews-MARQ 4.1
2. Sam Young-PITT 3.9
3. Hasheem Thabeet-CT 3.8
4. DeJuan Blair-PITT 3.5
5. Jeremy Hazell-SH 3.4
6. Jonny Flynn-SYR 3.3
7. Alex Ruoff-WV 3.2
8. Jerel McNeal-MARQ 3.2
9. Samardo Samuels-LOU 2.9
10. Lazar Hayward-MARQ 2.9
Defensive Win Shares
1. Hasheem Thabeet-CT 5.6
2. DeJuan Blair-PITT 4.8
3. Terrence Williams-LOU 4.6
4. Earl Clark-LOU 4.2
5. Devin Ebanks-WV 3.8
6. Luke Harangody-NDAME 3.7
7. Dante Cunningham-NOVA 3.6
8. Jeff Adrien-CT 3.5
9. Wellington Smith-WV 3.4
10. Sam Young-PITT 3.1
Win Shares
1. Hasheem Thabeet-CT 9.4
2. DeJuan Blair-PITT 8.2
3. Sam Young-PITT 6.9
4. Wesley Matthews-MARQ 6.4
5. Dante Cunningham-NOVA 6.3
6. Terrence Williams-LOU 6.2
7. Alex Ruoff-WV 6.1
8. Luke Harangody-NDAME 5.9
9. Jerel McNeal-MARQ 5.9
10. Earl Clark-LOU 5.8