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1 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 28, 2011 Contacts: John Paquette, Chuck Sullivan BIG EAST MEN S BASKETBALL STANDINGS BIG EAST OVERALL W-L Pct. H A W-L Pct. H A N Streak Pittsburgh (4/4) # ^ Lost 1 Notre Dame (5/6) ^ Lost 1 Louisville (14/11) ^ Lost 2 Syracuse (12/14) ^ Lost 1 St. John s (18/19) * Lost 2 West Virginia (22/rv) * Lost 1 Cincinnati (rv/rv) * Lost 1 Georgetown (rv/25) * Lost 5 Connecticut (9/8) & Won 9 Villanova (rv/-) Lost 6 Marquette (rv/-) Lost 1 Seton Hall Lost 1 Rutgers Lost 1 Providence Lost 8 USF Lost 1 DePaul Lost 6 (Rank in March 14 Associated Press Poll followed by rank in March 14 ESPN/USA Today Poll) ^ clinched bye to BIG EAST Championship quarterfinals # BIG EAST Regular Season Champion * clinched bye to BIG EAST Championship second round & BIG EAST Tournament Champion NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP Second Round March 17 East Region; Tampa, Fla. No. 5 West Virginia 84, No. 12 Clemson 76 Southwest Region; Denver, Colo. No. 13 Morehead State 62, No. 4 Louisville 61 Southeast Region; Washington, D.C. No. 1 Pittsburgh 74, No. 16 UNC-Asheville 51 Southeast Region; Denver, Colo. No. 11 Gonzaga 86, No. 6 St. John s 71 West Region; Washington, D.C. No. 3 Connecticut 81, No. 14 Bucknell 52 No. 6 Cincinnati 78, No. 11 Missouri 63 Second Round March 18 Southwest Region; Chicago, Ill. No. 2 Notre Dame 69, No. 15 Akron 56 No. 11 VCU 74, No. 6 Georgetown 56 East Region; Cleveland, Ohio No. 8 George Mason 61, No. 9 Villanova 57 East Region; Cleveland, Ohio No. 11 Marquette 66, No. 6 Xavier 55 No. 3 Syracuse 77, No. 14 Indiana State 60 POSTSEASON SCHEDULE Third Round March 19 East Region; Tampa, Fla. No. 4 Kentucky 71, No. 5 West Virginia 63 Southeast Region; Washington, D.C. No. 8 Butler 71, No. 1 Pittsburgh 70 West Region; Washington, D.C. No. 3 Connecticut 69, No. 6 Cincinnati 58 Third Round March 20 East Region; Cleveland, Ohio No. 11 Marquette 66, No. 3 Syracuse 62 Southwest Region; Chicago, Ill. No. 10 Florida State 71, No. 2 Notre Dame 57 Regional Semifinals March 24 West Region; Anaheim, Calif. No. 3 Connecticut 74, No. 2 San Diego State 67 Regional Semifinals March 25 East Region; Newark, N.J. No. 2 North Carolina 81, No. 11 Marquette 63 Regional Final March 26 West Region; Anaheim, Calif. No. 3 Connecticut 65, No. 5 Arizona 63 Final Four April 2 Houston, Texas No. 11 VCU vs. No. 8 Butler - CBS... 6:00 No. 4 Kentucky vs. No. 3 Connecticut - CBS... 8:45 Final Four April 4 Houston, Texas Semifinal winners... 9:20 POSTSEASON HONORS BIG EAST Player of the Year BEN HANSBROUGH Notre Dame, G, Sr. Oppenheimer Funds/ BIG EAST Coach of the Year MIKE BREY Notre Dame BIG EAST Rookie of the Year CLEVELAND MELVIN DePaul, F, Fr. BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year RICK JACKSON Syracuse, F, Jr. BIG EAST Most Improved Player DWIGHT HARDY St. John s, G, Sr. BIG EAST Sixth Man Award JUSTIN BURRELL St. John s, F, Sr. BIG EAST Sportsmanship Award BRAD WANAMAKER Pittsburgh, G, Jr. BIG EAST Scholar-Athlete of the Year TIM ABROMAITIS Notre Dame, F, Sr. 15 Park Row West Providence, Rhode Island Communications Office Phone: (401) Communications Fax: (401)

2 HUSKIES REACH FINAL FOUR Connecticut reached the 2011 Final Four after winning the West Regional. The Huskies are making their fourth Final Four trip since They won the title in 99 and In 2009, they lost to Michigan State in the semfinals. Since 99, only Michigan State has made more Final Four trips than UConn. The Spartans have gone six times. Among BIG EAST members, UConn has tied Georgetown for the most Final Four appearances with four. HUSKIES KEEP BIG EAST IN FINAL FOUR NEWS Connecticut s trip to the 2011 Final Four gives the BIG EAST five Final Four appearances in the last five seasons with four different teams Connecticut West Virginia Connecticut, Villanova Georgetown BIG EAST AND THE FINAL FOUR Including Connecticut this year, a BIG EAST team has made the Final Four 17 times in 32 years of competition. A BIG EAST squad has played in the national title game 10 times. The conference s NCAA champions are: Georgetown (1984), Villanova ( 85), Connecticut ( 99 & 04) and Syracuse ( 03). Recent additional appearances were made by Louisville and Marquette just before both schools began competing in the BIG EAST in Louisville made it in 2005 and Marquette in Fifteen of the 16 league schools have played in the Final Four. FINAL FOUR COACHES CLUB INCLUDES SIX In 2009, Villanova s Jay Wright became the sixth current BIG EAST head coach to participate in a Final Four. Connecticut s Jim Calhoun is making his fourth trip (2011, 2009, 2004, 1999). Louisville s Rick Pitino is one of only two coaches in NCAA history to lead three different teams to the Final Four: Providence (1987), Kentucky (1997, 96, 93) and Louisville (2005). Jim Boeheim has been to the Final Four three times with Syracuse (2003, 96, 87). West Virginia s Bob Huggins made it in 2010 and guided Cincinnati to the 1992 Final Four. Georgetown s John Thompson III led the Hoyas to the Final Four in BIG EAST MAINTAINED ELITE EIGHT STREAK The BIG EAST is the only conference to place at least one team in every NCAA Elite Eight since Seven different squads Connecticut (2011, 09, 04, 02), West Virginia (2010, 05), Louisville ( 09, 08), Georgetown ( 07, 06), Villanova ( 09, 06), Pittsburgh ( 09) and Syracuse ( 03) -- have reached the final eight over the last 10 seasons. HALF OF BIG EAST HAS BEEN TO SWEET 16 IN PAST FIVE YEARS With the addition of Marquette this year, eight BIG EAST teams have advanced to the NCAA Regional Semifinals over the past five years. Connecticut last made it to the Sweet 16 round in 2009 when it advanced to the Final Four. BIG EAST LEADS IN SWEET 16 APPEARANCES With two NCAA Sweet 16 teams this season (Connecticut and Marquette) the BIG EAST has had the most teams reach the regional semifinal round over the last nine seasons. REGIONAL SEMIFINALISTS ( ) BIG EAST 27 Big ACC 18 MARQUETTE IS ONLY THE SECOND LEAGUE NO. 11 SEED TO REACH THE SWEET 16 Marquette became only the second No. 11 seed from the BIG EAST to reach the NCAA Regional Semifinals. The only other league squad to make the Sweet 16 with a seed as low as 11 was Connecticut in BIG EAST RECEIVED 11 INVITATIONS The BIG EAST Conference received a record 11 bids to the NCAA Championship. The BIG EAST had held the previous record of eight in 2006, 08 and 10. Pittsburgh, the league regular-season champion, received a No. 1 seed in the Southeast Region. Nine of the 11 teams received a No. 6 seed or higher. 20 WINS REMAINS A GOOD YARDSTICK When a BIG EAST team reaches 20 wins by the end of conference tournament play, it has an excellent chance of receiving an NCAA invitation. Since the BIG EAST began in , 147 of 152 teams with 20 wins received NCAA bids. This year, all 11 BIG EAST teams in the NCAA Championship have at least 20 wins. Last season, the BIG EAST had nine 20-win squads. CONNECTICUT MADE EPIC JOURNEY TO WIN BIG EAST CHAMPIONSHIP The Connecticut Huskies did what no Division I team had ever done in a conference tournament. They won five games in five days to capture the tourney crown. Entering as a No. 9 seed, the Huskies defeated in order: DePaul (97-71), Georgetown (79-62), Pittsburgh (76-74), Syracuse (76-71, ot) and Louisville (69-66). All but DePaul were ranked last week in the national polls. UConn was only the second No. 9 seed to win the championship. Syracuse did it in WALKER LED UCONN IN NEW YORK Connecticut guard Kemba Walker shattered The BIG EAST Championship scoring record while leading the Huskies to the title. He scored 130 points in the five contests to average 26.0 ppg. in New York. Walker won the Dave Gavitt Trophy as the tourney s Most Outstanding Player. CLOSE GAMES AT THE GARDEN The BIG EAST Championship Presented by American Eagle Outfitters had plenty of drama throughout the five days in New York in addition to the UConn/ Kemba Walker storyline. Three of the games went into overtime including both semfinal contests. The Huskies won the championship game against Louisville. PITT WON THE REGULAR SEASON Pittsburgh was the BIG EAST regular-season champion. The Panthers posted a 15-3 league mark which matched their 15-3 record in For the third time in league history, Pitt was the top seed at The BIG EAST Championship. The other No. 1-seed years were 2003 and SURPRISES FROM THE PRESEASON POLL Pitt was the preseason favorite in the BIG EAST Coaches Preseason Poll and the Panthers won the regular-season title. Not every finish followed the poll closely, however. Notre Dame finished second with a 14-4 record after being picked seventh. Louisville placed third after being picked in a tie for eighth place. Cincinnati finished tied for sixth after being tabbed for 12th. CINCINNATI, ST. JOHN S RETURN TO NCAAS Cincinnati and St. John s, two programs steeped in NCAA tradition, returned to the NCAA Championship after absences of several years. Cincinnati s last NCAA appearance was in This season, the Bearcats finished 26-9 under coach Mick Cronin. St. John s, which finished under first-year coach Steve Lavin, was in the NCAAs for the first time since BIG EAST 12-9 AGAINST RANKED OPPONENTS BIG EAST teams compiled a 12-9 record against ranked opponents during the regular season. They were 6-1 against top 10 squads. NON-LEAGUE RECORD BEST SINCE BIG EAST teams amassed a (.795) record against non-conference competition in the regular season. That is the league s best mark since BIG EAST HAD NINE IN AP POLL TWICE Twice this season, the BIG EAST tied its own record in the Associated Press poll with nine ranked teams. In the polls on Jan. 17 and March 7, the AP poll included nine teams in the top 25. That matched the record set in January, NATIONAL SEMIFINALS ARE STILL SPECIAL The BIG EAST has an 8-4 record in the Final Four semifinals against non-conference opposition. Two times BIG EAST teams have played each other in the Final Four semifinals -- Syracuse beat Providence in 87 (77-63) and Georgetown topped St. John s in 85 (77-59). ALL-TIME NCAA RECORDS Since the league began play in , BIG EAST teams own a (.622) record going into the 2011 NCAA Championship. The BIG EAST has had only one season when its teams had a combined losing record in the NCAAs. In , the league was 2-3. HANSBROUGH WAS PLAYER OF THE YEAR Notre Dame guard Ben Hansbrough was named BIG EAST Player of the Year. He finished his season with an 18.4 scoring average and helped the Irish to a surprising second-place finish in the regular season with a 14-4 mark.

3 cincinnati DE PAUL LOUISVILLE NOTRE DAME Overall: BIG EAST: Last Game:...Lost to Connecticut in NCAA Third Round Last Five Games: Overall: BIG EAST: Last Game:.Lost to Connecticut in first round of BIG EAST Championship Last Five Games: Overall: BIG EAST: Last Game:. Lost to Morehead State in NCAA Second Round Last Five Games: Overall: BIG EAST: Last Game:...Lost to Florida State in NCAA Third Round Last Five Games: Cincinnati fell to Connecticut in the third round of the NCAA Championship. It was the third straight NCAA appearance that ended in the round of 32 for the Bearcats (2004, 2005, 2011). All nine of Cincinnati s losses this season were to BIG EAST opponents. The 11-7 BIG EAST mark was the first winning season in UC s six years in the league. The Bearcats were first in the BIG EAST in scoring defense, allowing 59.6 ppg. Forward Yancy Gates averaged team highs of 11.9 points and 6.9 rebounds per game. Cleveland Melvin was named BIG EAST Rookie of the Year, though he missed the final four games of the season with a thumb injury. Brandon Young made the BIG EAST All- Rookie Team. Melvin was the BIG EAST s top freshman scorer with a 14.3 average. Young was the league s second top freshman scorer at 12.6 ppg. He reached double figures 20 times in the season. Another freshman, Moses Morgan, became a reliable scorer off the bench late in the season. He had 14 points against UConn in New York and reached double figures in his last four games. Louisville made its 17th NCAA Championship appearance. Coach Rick Pitino owns a record in NCAA games. Louisville s last three losses were by a combined six points. The Cardinals are one of nine teams nationally to win 20 or more games for the ninth straight season. Picked eighth in the BIG EAST Preseason Coaches Poll, the Cardinals went 12-6 in league play to finish third. Guard Preston Knowles averaged a team-high 14.6 points per game. Louisville led the BIG EAST in field goal percentage defense (.394). Notre Dame s 27 wins are the secondmost in school history, behind only the team, which was The Irish defeated Akron in the second round of the NCAA Championship before falling to Florida State in thirdround play. Ben Hansbrough was named BIG EAST Player of the Year. He averaged 18.4 ppg, good for third in the BIG EAST. The Irish, who finished second in the BIG EAST standings, matched their best BIG EAST win total by going 14-4 in league play. They were also 14-4 in Notre Dame was 17-0 at home and 10-7 away from Purcell Pavilion. CONNECTICUT GEORGETOWN MARQUETTE PITTSBURGH Overall: BIG EAST: Last Game:.. Beat Arizona in the NCAA West Region final Next Game:.Vs. Kentucky in NCAA Final Four Last Five Games: Overall: BIG EAST: Last Game:... Lost to VCU in NCAA Second Round Last Five Games: Overall: BIG EAST: Last Game:... Lost to North Carolina NCAA East Region semifinal Next Game:... Season completed Last Five Games: Overall: BIG EAST: Last Game:... Lost to Butler in NCAA Third Round Last Five Games: With the win over Arizona, the Huskies advanced to their fourth Final Four in school history. UConn won NCAA titles in 1999 and In 2009, they lost to Michigan State in the semifinals. Each time the Huskies made it to the Final Four, they have done it through the West Regional. Kemba Walker, the West Region MVP, is third in NCAA tourney scoring with a 26.8 average. Coach Jim Calhoun is all-time in the NCAA Championship. He is in fifth place in career tournament wins. UConn won five games in five days a first in NCAA conference tournament history to win The 2011 BIG EAST Championship. Georgetown s fifth NCAA tournament run in the last six years ended with a loss to VCU in the second round. The Hoyas are 7-5 in NCAA tournament play under John Thompson III. Forward Hollis Thompson scored a career-high 26 points in the loss to VCU. Guard Chris Wright, who had missed the Hoyas last three games with a hand injury, returned to the lineup against VCU and scored six points. Senior guard Austin Freeman scored 10 points in his final collegiate game, registering his 87th career game in double figures. Freeman, who is fifth in the league in scoring at 17.6 ppg, made the All-BIG EAST First Team. Marquette s season ended in a loss to North Carolina in the East Region semifinal. It was MU s first Sweet 16 appearance since Marquette owns a record in the NCAA tournament. The Golden Eagles made their sixth straight NCAA appearance. Darius Johnson-Odom an All-BIG EAST Second Team selection led the team in scoring with a 15.8 average. Senior Jimmy Butler scored two fewer points than Johnson-Odom and had a 15.7 scoring mark. The Golden Eagles were a No. 11 seed in the NCAA Championship and a No. 11 seed in the BIG EAST Championship. They were 2-1 in both tournaments. Pittsburgh made its 10th consecutive appearance in the NCAA Championship, but fell to Butler in third-round play. Pitt opened the tournament with a win against UNC-Asheville. The Panthers fell in their second NCAA tournament game for the second straight year. The Panthers were the BIG EAST regularseason champions. Their 15-3 record matched the school s best mark compiled in Ashton Gibbs, who was a first team All- BIG EAST pick, finished first in the BIG EAST in 3-point percentage (.490).

4 PROVIDENCE ST. JOHN S USF VILLANOVA Overall: BIG EAST: Last Game:.. Lost to Marquette in first round of BIG EAST Championship Last Five Games: Overall: BIG EAST: Last Game:... Lost to Gonzaga in NCAA Second Round Last Five Games Overall: BIG EAST: Last Game:... Lost to Cincinnati in second round of BIG EAST Championship Last Five Games: Overall: BIG EAST: Last Game:...Lost George Mason in NCAA Second Round Last Five Games: On March 11, Providence announced that Keno Davis would not return as head coach. Vincent Council scored 21 points and Marshon Brooks added 20 points in the loss to Marquette at The BIG EAST Championship. Brooks, who was an All-BIG EAST First Team pick, broke the BIG EAST record for points in a season (league games) with 468. UConn s Donyell Marshall had the previous record with 462 points in Brooks led the BIG EAST in scoring in all games (24.6) and won the league scoring crown in league play (26.0). St. John s reached the NCAA Championship for the first time since 2002, but fell to Gonzaga in their opening game. Dwight Hardy was named BIG EAST Most Improved Player and to the All-BIG EAST First Team. Hardy averaged 18.3 ppg after averaging 10.5 ppg last season. Justin Burrell was named BIG EAST Sixth Man of the Year. The last time the Red Storm had as many as 12 BIG EAST wins was in , when they finished St. John s had four wins against top-10 teams in and six wins against top-25 programs. At The BIG EAST Championship, the 15th seeded Bulls overcame a halftime deficit and defeated No. 10 seed Villanova before being eliminated by No. 7 seed Cincinnati. Augustus Gilchrist was the only Bull who finished with a scoring average in double figures. He averaged 13.4 ppg. Gilchrist was second in rebounding at 6.0 rpg. Ron Anderson, Jr. was the top rebounder with a 6.4 average. Jarrid Famous was the only senior in the regular rotation. He averaged 8.7 ppg and 5.4 rpg. The Bulls are 2-2 in the last two BIG EAST Championships. Villanova, which started the season with 16 wins in 17 games, ended the year with a six-game losing streak after falling to George Mason in the NCAA tournament. Guard Corey Fisher was an All-BIG EAST Second Team selection after averaging a team-high 15.6 points per game. Guard Corey Stokes led the BIG EAST in free throw shooting (89.4 percent) and was an All-BIG EAST Third Team pick. Villanova loses three senior starters from this year s team (Fisher, Stokes and forward Antonio Pena), but expects five sophomores to return to next year s lineup. RUTGERS SETON HALL SYRACUSE WEST VIRGINIA Overall: BIG EAST: Last Game:... Lost to St. John s in second round of BIG EAST Championship Last Five Games: Overall: BIG EAST: Last Game:.Lost to Rutgers (ot) in first round of BIG EAST Championship Last Five Games: Overall: BIG EAST: Last Game:...Lost to Marquette in NCAA Third Round Last Five Games: Overall: BIG EAST: Last Game:... Lost to Kentucky in NCAA Third Round Last Five Games: The Scarlet Knights defeated No. 12 seed Seton Hall in overtime before falling to No. 5 seed St. John s in the second round of The BIG EAST Championship. RU was the 13th seed. Gilvydas Biruta made the BIG EAST All- Rookie Team. He finished second on the team in scoring with a 9.6 average tied for second in rebounding at 5.6. Biruta scored in double figures in the seven of the final eight games of the season. Senior Jonathan Mitchell was RU s top scorer at 14.4 ppg. He also averaged 5.6 rpg. Nine of the last 11 games of the season were decided by seven points or less. Two were decided in overtime. The Pirates, who were the No. 12 seed at The BIG EAST Championship, lost to No. 13 seed Rutgers in overtime. Jeremy Hazell finished his career with a game-high 27 points. Hazell ended his BIG EAST career with a conference record point baskets in league regular-season play. This season, he was the steals leader in BIG EAST games with a 2.4 average. Hazell was the team s leading scorer at 19.8 ppg. The Pirates also will lose Herb Pope who averaged 9.8 ppg and was third in the BIG EAST with a 7.9 rebounding average. The top returning scorer will be Jordan Theodore who averaged 11.0 points and 4.4 assists. Syracuse fell to all-time in NCAA tournament play after the third-round loss to Marquette. Coach Jim Boeheim made his 28th NCAA tournament appearance, tying Bob Knight for the most all-time. Syracuse s second-round win against Indiana State was Boeheim s 45th NCAA victory, tying Knight and Jim Calhoun for sixth all-time and third among active coaches. Rick Jackson was named BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year. He led the league in rebounding (10.3) and blocked shots (2.5). Under Boeheim, SU has produced win seasons, the most in college basketball history under one coach. West Virginia s 24th NCAA tournament appearance ended with a third-round loss to Kentucky. The Mountaineers had defeated the Wildcats in last year s East Region final. Coach Bob Huggins made his 19th NCAA tournament appearance, which ranks fifth among active coaches. Guard Joe Mazzulla scored a career-high 20 points against Kentucky in his final collegiate game. Mazzulla, John Flowers and Cam Thoroughman tied a school record by playing in their 10th NCAA tournament game. WVU registered its seventh straight 20-win season.

5 AWARD WINNERS BIG EAST Player of the Year Ben Hansbrough Notre Dame, Sr., G Oppenheimer Funds/BIG EAST Coach of the Year Mike Brey Notre Dame BIG EAST Rookie of the Year Cleveland Melvin DePaul, Fr., F BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year Rick Jackson Syracuse, Sr., C BIG EAST Most Improved Player Dwight Hardy St. John s, Sr., G BIG EAST Sixth Man Award Justin Burrell St. John s, Sr., F BIG EAST Sportsmanship Award Brad Wanamaker Pittsburgh, Sr., G BIG EAST Scholar-Athlete of the Year Tim Abromaitis Notre Dame, Sr., F ALL-BIG EAST FIRST TEAM Kemba Walker, Connecticut, G, Jr., 6-1, 172, Bronx, N.Y. Austin Freeman, Georgetown, G, Sr., 6-3.5, 227, Mitchellville, Md. *Ben Hansbrough, Notre Dame, G, Sr., 6-3, 206, Poplar Bluff, Mo. Ashton Gibbs, Pittsburgh, G, Jr., 6-2, 190, Scotch Plains, N.J. Marshon Brooks, Providence, G-F, Sr., 6-5, 200, Stone Mountain, Ga. Dwight Hardy, St. John s, G, Sr., 6-2, 195, Bronx, N.Y. ALL-BIG EAST SECOND TEAM Preston Knowles, Louisville, G, 6-1, 190, Winchester, Ky. Darius Johnson-Odom, Marquette, G, Jr., 6-2, 215, Raleigh, N.C. Brad Wanamaker, Pittsburgh, G, Sr., 6-4, 210, Philadelphia, Pa. Rick Jackson, Syracuse, F, Sr., 6-9, 240, Philadelphia, Pa. Corey Fisher, Villanova, G, Sr., 6-1, 200, Bronx, N.Y. ALL-BIG EAST THIRD TEAM Chris Wright, Georgetown, G, Sr., 6-1, 208, Washington, D.C. Tim Abromaitis, Notre Dame, F, Sr., 6-8, 235, Unionville, Ct. Jeremy Hazell, Seton Hall, G, Sr., 6-5, 188, Bronx, N.Y. Kris Joseph, Syracuse, F, Jr., 6-7, 207, Montreal, Quebec Corey Stokes, Villanova, G, Sr., 6-5, 220, Bayonne, N.J. BIG EAST HONORABLE MENTION Peyton Siva, Louisville, G, So., 5-11, 180, Seattle, Wash. Jimmy Butler, Marquette, F, Sr., 6-7, 220, Tomball, Texas Scoop Jardine, Syracuse, G, So., 6-2, 190, Philadelphia, Pa. Kevin Jones, West Virginia, F, Jr., 6-8, 255, Mount Vernon, N.Y. BIG EAST ALL-ROOKIE TEAM Sean Kilpatrick, Cincinnati, G, Fr., 6-4, 215, White Plains, N.Y. Jeremy Lamb, Connecticut, G-F, 6-5, 185, Norcross, Ga. Shabazz Napier, Connecticut, G, Fr., 6-0, 170, Randolph, Mass. *Cleveland Melvin, DePaul, F, Fr., 6-8, 210, Baltimore, Md. Brandon Young, DePaul, G, Fr., 6-3, 175, Washington, D.C. Gilvydas Biruta, Rutgers, F, Fr., 6-8, 230, Jonava, Lithuania * unanimous selection

6 BIG BIG EAST EAST IN IN THE THE POLLS POLLS Associated Press Poll March 14 School Record Pts 1. Ohio State (51) , Kansas (14) , Duke , Pittsburgh , Notre Dame , San Diego State , North Carolina , Texas , Connecticut , Brigham Young Kentucky Syracuse Purdue Louisville Florida Wisconsin Arizona St. John s Utah State Xavier Kansas State West Virginia Washington Texas A&M Vanderbilt Receiving Votes: Georgetown 129, Temple 124, Cincinnati 115, Old Dominion 65, Rhicmond 47, UNLV 38, Gonzaga 30, Butler 18, Villanova 17, Missouri 13, Belmont 13, George Mason 10, Memphis 7, Clemson 4, Colorado 3, Marquette 3, UCLA 3, Long Island 1. ESPN/USA Today Poll March 14 School Record Pts 1. Ohio State (26) Kansas (5) Duke Pittsburgh San Diego State Notre Dame North Carolina Connecticut Texas Kentucky Louisville Brigham Young Florida Syracuse Purdue Wisconsin Utah State Arizona St. John s Texas A&M Vanderbilt Xavier Washington Kansas State Georgetown Receiving Votes: Temple 46, West Virginia 42, Richmond 35, Cincinnati 25, Old Dominion 18, Gonzaga 17, Missouri 16, George Mason 14, UCLA 10, UNLV 9, Butler 5, Penn State 3, Princeton 3, Memphi 2, Saint Mary s BIG EAST Preseason Poll School Points 1. Pittsburgh (12) Villanova (1) Syracuse (2) Georgetown West Virginia St. John s (1) Notre Dame Louisville 121 Marquette Connecticut Seton Hall Cincinnati USF Providence Rutgers DePaul 26 First-place votes in parentheses WEEK-BY-WEEK IN THE NATIONAL POLLS Week CIN UCONN DPU GU LOU MU ND PITT PC RU STJ SHU USF SU VU WVU Preseason -/- rv/- -/- 20/21 -/rv -/rv -/- 5/4 -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- 10/13 6/6 rv/rv Nov. 15 -/- rv/- -/- 20/21 -/- -/rv -/- 5/4 -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- 10/11 6/7 rv/rv Nov. 22 -/- rv/- -/- 16/16 rv/rv -/rv -/- 5/5 -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- 9/10 7/7 rv/rv Nov. 29 rv/rv 7/9 -/- 16/14 rv/rv -/- 25/rv 3/3 -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- 8/7 12/12 rv/rv Dec. 6 rv/- 6/6 -/- 9/10 24/rv -/- 23/23 3/3 -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- 8/7 12/12 -/rv Dec. 13 rv/rv 4/4 -/- 15/13 20/21 -/- 24/23 8/8 -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- 5/5 10/11 rv/rv Dec. 20 rv/rv 4/4 -/- 10/9 rv/25 -/- 22/20 6/6 -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- 5/5 8/8 rv/rv Dec. 27 rv/rv 4/4 -/- 9/9 22/20 -/- 15/15 6/6 -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- 5/5 8/8 rv/rv Jan. 3 24/25 8/9 -/- 13/13 rv/23 -/- 14/15 5/5 -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- 4/4 7/7 -/- Jan /rv 10/9 -/- 22/19 18/17 -/- 9/11 5/5 -/- -/- rv/- -/- -/- 4/4 7/7 rv/rv Jan /rv 8/ /23 19/15 rv/- 16/16 5/4 -/- -/- rv/- -/- -/- 3/3 7/7 21/rv Jan. 24 rv/rv 5/5 -/- 21/20 23/19 -/- 15/14 2/2 -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- 9/10 8/7 rv/rv Jan. 31 rv/- 6/7 -/- 13/14 15/13 rv/rv 9/8 4/4 -/- -/- rv/- -/- -/- 17/17 12/12 25/rv Feb. 7 rv/- 10/9 -/- 11/11 16/15 rv/rv 8/7 4/4 -/- -/- -/- -/- -/- 12/13 9/10 25/rv Feb. 14 -/- 13/12 -/- 9/9 16/16 rv/- 8/7 4/4 -/- -/- rv/rv -/- -/- 17/20 15/14 rv/rv Feb. 21 -/- 14/15 -/- 11/11 16/16 -/- 9/9 4/6 -/- -/- 23/25 -/- -/- 17/20 15/14 rv/rv Feb. 28 rv/- 16/16 -/- 17/17 11/11 -/- 8/7 4/5 -/- -/- 15/15 -/- -/- 12/12 19/19 rv/- March 7 25/rv 21/19 -/- 22/22 14/14 -/- 4/4 3/3 -/- -/- 17/18 -/- -/- 11/11 rv/rv 20/rv March 14 rv/rv 9/8 -/- rv/25 14/11 rv/- 5/6 4/4 -/- -/- 18/19 -/- -/- 12/14 rv/- 22/rv Final

7 THE BIG EAST AGAINST THE CONFERENCES Conference Record Pct America East Atlantic Coast Atlantic Sun Atlantic Big Sky 0-0 Big South Big Ten Big Big West Colonial Conference USA Great West Horizon Ivy Metro Atlantic Athletic Mid-American Mid-Eastern Athletic Missouri Valley Mountain West Northeast Ohio Valley Pacific Patriot Southeastern Southern Southland Southwestern Athletic Summit Sun Belt West Coast Western Athletic Independents Division I Provisional 0-0 Non-Division I 0-0 Total: Home: Away: Neutral: Home endance TEAM Dates Total Avg Sellouts High Cincinnati , , ,176 Connecticut , , ,294 DePaul , , ,982 Georgetown , , ,276 Louisville , , ,803 Marquette , , ,074 Notre Dame , , ,149 Pittsburgh , , ,925 Providence , , ,410 Rutgers , , ,024 St. John s , , ,353 Seton Hall , , ,862 USF , , ,051 Syracuse , , ,736 Villanova , , ,477 West Virginia , , ,175 Totals ,003, , , games decided by... OT or Total Cincinnati Connecticut DePaul Georgetown Louisville Marquette Notre Dame Pittsburgh Providence Rutgers St. John s Seton Hall Syracuse USF Villanova West Virginia Total Overtime Records Cincinnati (1-0), Connecticut (3-2) DePaul (0-3), Georgetown (1-0), Louisville (3-1), Marquette (1-0), Notre Dame (2-1), Pittsburgh (0-1), Providence (0-1), Rutgers (1-2), St. John s (1-0), Seton Hall (0-2), USF (1-2), Syracuse (1-1), Villanova (1-0), West Virginia (0-0) games AGAINST TOP 25 (15-11,.577) DATE TEAM OPPONENT RANK* RESULT Nov. 12 Seton Hall Temple 22/22 L, Nov. 16 Louisville Butler 16/18 W, Nov. 19 Pittsburgh Texas rv/22 W, Nov. 22 Marquette Duke 1/1 L, Nov. 23 Connecticut Michigan State 2/2 W, Marquette Gonzaga 22/18 L, Nov. 24 Connecticut Kentucky 8/9 W, Nov. 26 USF Brigham Young 23/rv L, ot Villanova Tennessee 24/24 L, Nov. 30 Georgetown Missouri 9/8 W, ot Dec. 8 Syracuse Michigan State 7/8 W, Dec. 9 Notre Dame Kentucky 17/16 L, Dec. 11 Louisville UNLV 20/19 W, Pittsburgh Tennessee 11/13 L, Dec. 23 Georgetown Memphis 16/17 W, Dec. 29 Marquette Vanderbilt 24/rv L, Dec. 30 Villanova Temple 25/rv W, Dec. 31 Louisville Kentucky 12/12 L, Jan. 8 Connecticut Texas 12/12 W, ot Jan. 16 West Virginia Purdue 8/8 W, Jan. 30 St. John s Duke 3/3 W, March 18 Marquette Xavier 20/22 W, March 20 West Virginia Kentucky 11/10 L, March 24 Connecticut San Diego State 6/5 W, March 25 Marquette North Carolina 7/7 L, March 26 Connecticut Arizona 17/18 W, * Rank in Associated Press poll followed by rank in ESPN/USA Today poll

8 BIG EAST Weekly Honors DATE PLAYER OF THE WEEK ROOKIE OF THE WEEK Nov. 22 Ashton Gibbs, Pittsburgh, G, Jr. Sean Kilpatrick, Cincinnati, G, Fr. Nov. 29 Kemba Walker, Connecticut, G, Jr. Gerard Coleman, Providence, G, Fr. Dec. 6 Chris Wright, Georgetown, G, Sr. Brandon Young, DePaul, G, Fr. Dec. 13 Marshon Brooks, Providence, G Sr. Vander Blue, Marquette, G, Fr. Dec. 20 Gilbert Brown, Pittsburgh, F, Sr. Fuquan Edwin, Seton Hall, F, Fr. Dec. 27 Peyton Siva, Louisville, G, So. Cleveland Melvin, DePaul, F, Fr. Jan. 3 Dwight Hardy, St. John s, G, Sr. Cleveland Melvin, DePaul, F, Fr. Jan. 10 Ben Hansbrough, Notre Dame, G, Sr. Shabazz Napier, Connecticut, G, Fr. Jan. 17 Kemba Walker, Connecticut, G, Jr. Cleveland Melvin, DePaul, F, Fr. Jan. 24 Austin Freeman, Georgetown, G, Sr. Gerard Coleman, Providence, G, Fr. Jan. 31 Peyton Siva, Louisville, G, So. Jeremy Lamb, Connecticut, G, Fr. Feb. 7 Marshon Brooks, Providence, G, Sr. Jeremy Lamb, Connecticut, G, Fr. Feb. 14 Dwight Hardy, St. John s, G, Sr. Sean Kilpatrick, Cincinnati, G, Fr. Feb. 21 Dwight Hardy, St. John s, G, Sr. Cleveland Melvin, DePaul, F, Fr. Feb. 28 Marshon Brooks, Providence, G, Sr. Brandon Young, DePaul, G, Fr. March 7 Jeremy Hazell, Seton Hall, G, Sr. Gilvydas Biruta, Rutgers, F BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll APPEARANCES DATE WEEKLY HONOR ROLL Nov. 22 Kemba Walker, Connecticut, G, Jr.; Chris Wright, Georgetown, G, Sr.; Ben Hansbrough, Notre Dame, G, Sr.; Marshon Brooks, Providence, F, Sr.; Casey Mitchell, West Virginia, G, Sr. Nov. 29 Dion Dixon, Cincinnati, G, Jr.; Austin Freeman, Georgetown, G, Sr.; Tim Abromaitis, Notre Dame, F, Sr.; Justin Brownlee, St. John s, F, Sr.; Rick Jackson, Syracuse, C, Sr. Dec. 6 Kemba Walker, Connecticut, G, Jr.; Chris Otule, Marquette, C., So.; Marshon Brooks, Providence, G-F, Sr.; Rick Jackson, Syracuse, C, Sr.; Casey Mitchell, West Virginia, G, Sr. Dec. 13 Chris Smith, Louisville, G, Jr.; Dane Miller, Rutgers, G, So.; Jordan Theodore, Seton Hall, G, Jr.; Rick Jackson, Syracuse, C, Sr.; Corey Stokes, Villanova, G, Sr. Dec. 20 Carleton Scott, Notre Dame, F, Sr.; Jonathan Mitchell, Rutgers, F, Sr.; Kris Joseph, Syracuse, F, Sr.; Corey Fisher, Villanova, G, Sr.; Kevin Jones, West Virginia, F, Jr. Dec. 27 Austin Freeman, Georgetown, G, Sr.; Jae Crowder, Marquette, F, Jr.; Tim Abromaitis, Notre Dame, F, Sr.; Marshon Brooks, Providence, G-F, Sr.; Rick Jackson, Syracuse, C, Sr. Jan. 3 Kemba Walker, Connecticut, G, Jr.; Jae Crowder, Marquette, F, Jr.; Ashton Gibbs, Pittsburgh, G, Jr.; Kris Joseph, Syracuse, F, Jr.; Corey Stokes, Villanova, G, Jr. Jan. 10 Darius Johnson-Odom, Marquette, G, Jr.; Gilbert Brown, Pittsburgh, F, Sr.; Marshon Brooks, Providence, F, Sr.; Corey Fisher, Villanova, G, Sr.; Casey Mitchell, West Virginia, G, Sr. Jan. 17 Austin Freeman, Georgetown, G, Sr.; Preston Knowles, Louisville, G, Sr.; Gary McGhee, Pittsburgh, C, Sr.; Rick Jackson, Syracuse, F, Sr.; John Flowers, West Virginia, F, Sr. Jan. 24 Jeremy Lamb, Connecticut, G, Fr.; Ben Hansbrough, Notre Dame, G, Sr.; Nasir Robinson, Pittsburgh, F, Jr.; Marshon Brooks, Providence, F, Sr.; Corey Fisher, Villanova, G, Sr. Jan. 31 Austin Freeman, Georgetown, G, Sr.; Jimmy Butler, Marquette, F, Sr.; Ben Hansbrough, Notre Dame, G, Sr.; Dwight Hardy, St. John s, G, Sr.; Jeremy Hazell, Seton Hall, G, Sr. Feb. 7 Chris Wright, Georgetown, G, Sr.; Ben Hansbrough, Notre Dame, G, Sr.; Ashton Gibbs, Pittsburgh, G, Jr.; Rick Jackson, Syracuse, F, Sr.; Corey Fisher, Villanova, G, Sr. Feb. 14 Chris Wright, Georgetown, G, Sr.; Kyle Kuric, Louisville, G, Jr.; Carleton Scott, Notre Dame, F, Jr.; Brad Wanamaker, Pittsburgh, G, Sr.; Jonathan Mitchell, Rutgers, F, Sr. Feb. 21 Kemba Walker, Connecticut, G, Jr.; Jeremiah Kelly, DePaul, G, Jr.; Chris Wright, Georgetown, G, Sr.; Kris Joseph, Syracuse, F, Sr.; Corey Fisher, Villanova, G, Sr. Feb. 28 Darius Johnson-Odom, Marquette, G, Jr.; Ben Hansbrough, Notre Dame, G, Sr.; Dwight Hardy, St. John s, G, Sr.; Augustus Gilchrist, USF, F, Jr.; Scoop Jardine, Syracuse, G, Jr. March 7 Kyle Kuric, Louisville, G, Jr.; Ben Hansbrough, Notre Dame, G, Sr.; Ashton Gibbs, Pittsburgh, G, Jr.; Marshon Brooks, Providence, G/F, Sr.; Kevin Jones, West Virginia, F, Jr. ACTIVE CAREER PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Name, School No. Kemba Walker, Connecticut 3 Marshon Brooks, Providence 3 Dwight Hardy, St. John s 3 Peyton Siva, Louisville 2 Ashton Gibbs, Pittsburgh 2 Jeremy Hazell, Seton Hall 2 Austin Freeman, Georgetown 1 Chris Wright, Georgetown 1 Ben Hansbrough, Notre Dame 1 Gilbert Brown, Pittsburgh 1 Rick Jackson, Syracuse 1 TRIPLE-Double Leaders Player Career Kemba Walker, Connecticut 1 1 Double-Double Leaders Player Career Rick Jackson, Syracuse Herb Pope, Seton Hall 6 19 Yancy Gates, Cincinnati 7 14 D.J. Kennedy, St. John s 4 14 Antonio Pena, Villanova 5 12 Alex Oriakhi, Connecticut Kevin Jones, West Virginia 8 11 Jarrid Famous, USF 4 11 Sean Evans, St. John s 1 11 Carleton Scott, Notre Dame 7 10 Justin Burrell, St. John s 1 10 Bilal Dixon, Providence 4 9 Gary McGhee, Pittsburgh 5 8 Brad Wanamaker, Pittsburgh 2 8 Marshon Brooks, Providence 7 7 Kemba Walker, Connecticut 4 7 Nasir Robinson, Pittsburgh 4 6 Jeff Robinson, Seton Hall 4 6 Jimmy Butler, Marquette 2 6 Mouphtaou Yarou, Villanova 5 5 Tyrone Nash, Notre Dame 4 5 Dane Miller, Rutgers 3 5 Jonathan Mitchell, Rutgers 2 5 Vincent Council, Providence 4 4 John Flowers, West Virginia 4 4 Augustus Gilchrist, USF 3 4 Julian Vaughn, Georgetown 3 3 Ibrahima Thomas, Cincinnati 2 3 Rakeem Buckles, Louisville 2 3 Tim Abromaitis, Notre Dame 2 3 Toarlyn Fitzpatrick, USF 2 3 Jeremy Hazell, Seton Hall 1 3 Kris Joseph, Syracuse 1 3 Chris Wright, Georgetown 2 2 Jae Crowder, Marquette 2 2 Kadeem Batts, Providence 2 2 Gilvydas Biruta, Rutgers 2 2 Ben Hansbrough, Notre Dame 1 2 Justin Brownlee, St. John s 2 Cashmere Wright, Cincinnati 1 1 Roscoe Smith, Connecticut 1 1 Cleveland Melvin, DePaul 1 1 Jason Clark, Georgetown 1 1 Hollis Thompson, Georgetown 1 1 Terrence Jennings, Louisville 1 1 Peyton Siva, Louisville 1 1 Gorgui Dieng, Louisville 1 1 Preston Knowles, Louisville 1 1 Stephan Van Treese, Louisville 1 1 Junior Cadougan, Marquette 1 1 Scott Martin, Notre Dame 1 1 Dante Taylor, Pittsburgh 1 1 Talib Zanna, Pittsburgh 1 1 Mike Poole, Rutgers 1 1 Ron Anderson Jr., USF 1 1 Hugh Robertson, USF 1 1 Scoop Jardine, Syracuse 1 1 Isaiah Armwood, Villanova 1 1 Corey Fisher, Villanova 1 1 Maalik Wayns, Villanova 1 1 Deniz Kilicli, West Virginia 1 1 Casey Mitchell, West Virginia 1 1 Dion Dixon, Cincinnati 1 Jared Swopshire, Louisville 1 Dwight Buycks, Marquette 1 Joseph Fulce, Marquette 1 Travon Woodall, Pittsburgh 1 Malik Boothe, St. John s 1 Joe Mazzulla, West Virginia 1

9 The BIG EAST Among The NCAA Division I Statistical Leaders As of March 27, 2011 Individual Team SCORING G PTS. AVG 2. Marshon Brooks, PC Kemba Walker, UConn Ben Hansbrough, ND FIELD GOAL PCT FG FGA PCT 13. Rick Jackson, Syr PT FIELD GOALS PER GAME G 3FG AVG 5. Ashton Gibbs, Pitt Corey Stokes, VU Preston Knowles, UofL PT FIELD GOAL PCT 3FG 3FGA PCT 3. Ashton Gibbs, Pitt Ben Hansbrough, ND Corey Stokes, VU Preston Knowles, UofL FREE THROW PCT FTM FTA PCT 14. Corey Stokes, VU Ashton Gibbs, Pitt Austin Freeman, GU REBOUNDING G REB AVG 17. Rick Jackson, Syr ASSISTS G A AVG 18. Vincent Council, PC Scoop Jardine, Syr Chris Wright, GU Peyton Siva, UofL Brad Wanamaker, Pitt BLOCKED SHOTS G B AVG 21. Rick Jackson, Syr t33. John Flowers, WVU STEALS G S AVG 25. Duke Mondy, PC Peyton Siva, UofL Kemba Walker, UConn ASSIST/TURNOVER RATIO A T RATIO 21. Eric Atkins, ND Travon Woodall, Pitt Brad Wanamaker, Pitt Joe Mazzulla, WVU DOUBLE DOUBLES G NO t15. Rick Jackson, Syr SCORING OFFENSE G PTS PPG 31. Providence Notre Dame Marquette Louisville Pittsburgh SCORING DEFENSE G PTS AVG 9. Cincinnati Pittsburgh SCORING MARGIN APF APA MAR. 7. Pittsburgh Louisville Syracuse Notre Dame Cincinnati Connecticut FIELD GOAL PCT FG FGA PCT 14. Georgetown Pittsburgh Syracuse Marquette FIELD GOAL PCT DEFENSE FG FGA PCT 12. Louisville Syracuse Pittsburgh Connecticut Villanova Rutgers PT FIELD GOALS PER GAME G 3FG 3PG 9. Louisville Notre Dame PT FIELD GOAL PCT 3FG 3FGA PCT 12. Pittsburgh Notre Dame PT FIELD GOAL DEFENSE 3FG 3FGA PCT 4. West Virginia Louisville Seton Hall Syracuse Villanova FREE THROW PCT FT FTA PCT 16. Connecticut Villanova ASSISTS G A AVG 3. Pittsburgh Louisville Notre Dame Syracuse Marquette Georgetown West Virginia ASSIST TURNOVER RATIO A/G TO/G RATIO 4. Notre Dame Pittsburgh Louisville Syracuse Marquette Cincinnati West Virginia BLOCKED SHOTS G B AVG 2. Syracuse Connecticut t27. Louisville STEALS G S AVG 7. Louisville Syracuse St. John s Rutgers t47. Providence TURNOVERS PER GAME G TO AVG 13. Notre Dame Connecticut Cincinnati Pittsburgh Villanova TURNOVER MARGIN OppTO/G TO/G AVG 12. St. John s Louisville Cincinnati Seton Hall REBOUND MARGIN ARF ARA MAR. 2. Pittsburgh Villanova Notre Dame Cincinnati Connecticut

10 CINCINNATI (26-9, 11-7 BIG EAST) (Home: 15-3/Away: 8-4/Neutral: 4-1) Global Sports Main Event 15 Mount St. Mary s W, ,083 Kilpatrick 21/Gates IPFW W, ,491 Gates, Kilpatrick 13/Thomas 9 Global Sports Main Event 22 Florida A&M W, ,116 Wright 18/Gates Savannah State W, ,949 Gates 12/Gates 9 27 vs Dayton ^ W, ,016 Dixon 20/Thomas 8 1 Wright State W, ,871 Kilpatrick 26/Gates, Bishop 7 4 at Toledo W, ,332 Dixon 17/Thomas 8 11 Utah Valley State W, ,054 Bishop 17/Thomas Georgia Southern W, ,516 Four with 12/Wilks 8 All-College Classic, Oklahoma City, Okla. 18 vs Oklahoma - ESPNU W, ,625 Wright, Dixon 12/Gates 7 21 at Miami (Ohio) W, ,297 Dixon 23/Thomas Saint Francis (Pa.) W, ,504 Kilpatrick 21/Parker 8 28 DE PAUL W, ,795 Davis 20/Thomas SETON HALL - ESPN2 W, ,530 Kilpatrick 14/Thomas 9 6 Xavier - ESPN2 W, ,176 Gates 22/Gates 14 9 at VILLANOVA L, ,500 Bishop 14/Gates 9 12 USF W, ,201 Kilpatrick 18/Dixon 6 15 at SYRACUSE L, ,338 Dixon 18/Thomas 8 19 at NOTRE DAME - ESPN2 L, ,309 Kilpatrick 16/Thomas, Gates 5 22 at ST. JOHN S W, ,602 Gates 13/Gates 8 26 RUTGERS W, ,404 Bishop 20/Gates WEST VIRGINIA L, ,176 Wright 24/Kilpatrick 6 5 at PITTSBURGH L, ,615 Davis 13/Jackson, Thomas 6 8 at DE PAUL - ESPN2 W, ,643 Kilpatrick 19/Thomas 7 13 ST. JOHN S L, ,374 Kilpatrick 15/Thomas 8 16 LOUISVILLE - ESPN W, ,511 Wright 20/Gates, Bishop 6 19 at PROVIDENCE - ESPNU ot W, ,432 Bishop 23/Gates 8 23 at GEORGETOWN W, ,241 Gates, Dixon 17/Gates CONNECTICUT - ESPNU L, ,246 Gates 14/Gates 8 2 at MARQUETTE W, ,538 Wright 15/Gates 11 5 GEORGETOWN W, ,197 Dixon 14/Bishop, Wilks 6 9 vs USF - ESPN W, ,375 Gates 25/Dixon 6 10 vs Notre Dame - ESPN L, ,375 Dixon 15/Gates 9 NCAA Championship 17 vs Missouri # - TNT W, ,706 Gates 18/Gates vs Connecticut # - TBS L, ,684 Bishop 22/Gates 6 ^ U.S. Bank Arena, Cincinnati, Ohio # Verizon Center, Washington, D.C. CONNECTICUT (30-9, 9-9 BIG EAST) (Home: 13-4/Away: 5-5/Neutral: 12-0) 12 Stony Brook W, ,319 Walker 18/Oriakhi Vermont (XL) W, ,216 Walker 42/Walker 8 EA Sports Maui Invitational, Lahania, Hawaii 22 vs Wichita State - ESPN2 W, ,400 Walker 31/Lamb 8 23 vs Michigan State - ESPN W, ,400 Walker 30/Oriakhi vs Kentucky - ESPN W, ,400 Walker 29/Oriakhi New Hampshire W, ,558 Walker 30/Oriakhi 10 3 Maryland-Baltimore County W, ,591 Walker 24/Walker 13 8 Fairleigh Dickinson W, ,241 Walker 21/Smith Coppin State - ESPNU (XL) W, ,193 Walker 20/Smith Harvard (XL) W, ,255 Walker 20/Oriakhi 9 27 at PITTSBURGH - ESPN2 L, ,725 Walker 31/Lamb, Smith 8 31 USF - ESPNU (XL) ot W, ,599 Walker 24/Walker 8 4 at NOTRE DAME L, ,291 Walker 19/Walker 7 8 at Texas - ESPN ot W, ,734 Walker 22/Oriakhi RUTGERS (XL) W, ,527 Walker 18/Oriakhi at DE PAUL W, ,581 Walker 31/Smith 7 17 VILLANOVA - ESPN W, ,167 Walker 24/Oriakhi Tennessee - CBS (XL) W, ,294 Walker, Lamb 16/Oriakhi at MARQUETTE W, ,476 Lamb 24/Okwandu LOUISVILLE 2ot L, ,167 Napier 23/Smith 12 2 SYRACUSE - ESPN (XL) L, ,294 Lamb 22/Okwandu 8 5 at SETON HALL - ESPNU W, ,001 Walker 19/Lamb 7 10 at ST. JOHN S - ESPN L, ,652 Smith 16/Oriakhi 8 13 PROVIDENCE W, ,167 Coombs-McDaniel 25/Okwandu GEORGETOWN (XL) W, ,294 Walker 31/Oriakhi 8 18 at LOUISVILLE - ESPN L, ,776 Walker, Coombs-McDaniel 16/Oriakhi 8 24 MARQUETTE - ESPN (XL) L, ,622 Walker 27/Oriakhi at CINCINNATI - ESPNU W, ,246 Lamb 17/Lamb, Smith 5 2 at WEST VIRGINIA - ESPN2 L, ,241 Walker 22/Oriakhi 9 5 NOTRE DAME - ESPN L, ,167 Walker 34/Walker 6 8 vs DePaul - ESPN2 W, ,375 Walker 26/Oriakhi 19 9 vs Georgetown - ESPN W, ,375 Walker 28/Walker 6 10 vs Pittsburgh - ESPN W, ,375 Walker 24/Oriakhi 7 11 vs Syracuse - ESPN ot W, ,375 Walker 33/Walker vs Louisville - ESPN W, ,375 Walker 19/Oriakhi 8 NCAA Championship 17 vs Bucknell ^ - TNT W, ,706 Walker 18/Oriakhi vs Cincinnati ^- TBS W, ,684 Walker 33/Oriakhi vs San Diego State # - CBS W, ,890 Walker 36/Oriakhi 9 26 vs Arizona # - CBS W, ,856 Walker 20/Oriakhi 6 APRIL 2 vs Kentucky * - CBS 8:49 p.m. (XL) XL Center, Hartford, Conn. * Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas ^ Verizon Center, Washington, D.C. # Honda Center, Anaheim, Calif. DE PAUL (7-23, 1-17 BIG EAST) (Home: 6-11/Away: 1-9/Neutral: 0-3) 14 Chicago State (MA) W, ,501 Freeland 21/Drew 8 16 Western Carolina L, ,021 Young 16/Freeland 6 76 Classic, Anaheim, Calif. 25 vs. Oklahoma State ESPN2 L, ,581 Stovall 13/Young 6 26 vs. Cal State Northridge ESPNU L, ,107 Young 14/Faber 7 28 vs. Stanford ot L, ,307 Young 15/Faber 8 2 Northern Illinois W, ,044 Freeland 25/Freeland 9 5 Central Michigan W, ,467 Young 31/Freeland 9 8 at Indiana State L, ,879 Melvin 15/Faber 7 11 Ball State (MA) ot L, ,454 Young 23/ Faber 9 14 Milwaukee W, ,612 Freeland 14/Faber 8 18 Loyola-Chicago W, ,154 Freeland 16/Faber 8 22 Florida Atlantic W, ,823 Melvin 23/Faber 8 28 at CINCINNATI L, ,795 Melvin 24/Melvin, Freeland 8 1 at GEORGETOWN L, ,718 Melvin 29/Freeland 8 4 WEST VIRGINIA L, ,189 Melvin 17/Drew 6 12 SETON HALL L, ,211 Melvin 21/Melvin 9 15 CONNECTICUT L, ,581 Mevlin 25/Mevlin at MARQUETTE - ESPNU L, ,091 Melvin 20/Drew 8 22 PITTSBURGH L, ,325 Melvin 11/Faber 7 27 at USF - ESPNU L, ,465 Melvin 17/Faber 6 3 NOTRE DAME ESPN L, ,982 Young 16/Melvin 10 5 at LOUISVILLE L, ,704 Young 15/Faber 6 8 CINCINNATI ESPN2 L, ,643 Melvin 20/Freeland, Melvin 6 12 at WEST VIRGINIA L, ,210 Young 14/Melvin 7 17 at PROVIDENCE ESPN2 W, ,021 Kelly 23/Drew 8 19 VILLANOVA ot L, ,854 Kelly 25/Faber, Freeland 9 23 at ST. JOHN S L, ,602 Melvin 16/Freeland 8 26 USF L, ,422 Young 23/Freeland 7 2 RUTGERS L, ,203 Young 21/Faber 8 5 at SYRACUSE L, ,086 Freeland 25/Freeland 6 8 vs Connecticut - ESPN L, ,375 Young 20/Young, Freeland 4 (MA) McGrath Arena, Chicago, Ill. GEORGETOWN (21-11, 10-8 BIG EAST) (Home: 10-4/Away: 7-5/Neutral: 4-2) 12 at Old Dominion W, ,457 Wright 19/Vaughn 7 15 Tulane W, ,031 Freeman 23/Clark11 Charleston Classic, Charleston, S.C. 18 vs. Coastal Carolina W, ,977 Clark 22/Vaughn 7 19 vs. Wofford - ESPNU W, ,148 Wright 18/Vaughn vs. North Carolina State - ESPNU W, ,631 Thompson 18/Thompson, Sims 9 27 North Carolina-Asheville W, ,354 Freeman 32/Thompson vs. Missouri ESPNU ot W, ,647 Freeman 31/Sims 7 4 Utah State - ESPNU W, ,106 Wright 21/Sims 6 9 at Temple ESPN L, ,509 Clark 15/Vaughn 8 12 Appalachian State W, ,765 Clark 15/Vaughn 8 18 Loyola (Md.) W, ,745 Freeman, Thompson 14/Thompson 4 23 at Memphis ESPN2 W, ,842 Freeman 24/Vaughn at NOTRE DAME ESPN2 L, ,149 Freeman 21/Sims 7 1 DE PAUL W, ,718 Clark, Freeman 21/Vaughn 10 3 at ST. JOHN S ESPN2 L, ,897 Thompson 16/Thompson, Clark 7 8 WEST VIRGINIA ESPN2 L, ,603 Clark 16/Clark 5 12 PITTSBURGH ESPN L, ,712 Wright 14/Vaughn 7 15 at RUTGERS - ESPNU W, ,122 Freeman 25/Freeman 9 18 at SETON HALL W, ,593 Freeman 28/Three with 6 26 ST. JOHN S W, ,160 Clark 16/Vaughn 8 29 at VILLANOVA - ESPN W, ,914 Freeman 30/Sims 5 31 LOUISVILLE - ESPN W, ,164 Wright 24/Three with 5 5 PROVIDENCE W, ,289 Freeman 23/Vaughn 11 9 at SYRACUSE ESPN W, ,904 Freeman 14/Vaughn 8 13 MARQUETTE - ESPN W, ,284 Wright 20/Thompson at CONNECTICUT L, ,294 Wright 19/Lubick 8 19 at USF W, ,190 Wright 26/Freeman 8 23 CINCINNATI L, ,241 Freeman 19/Vaughn 8 26 SYRACUSE - CBS L, ,076 Freeman 16/Clark 8 5 at CINCINNATI L, ,197 Freeman 21/Sims, Thompson 4 9 vs Connecticut - ESPN ,375 Clark 23/Clark 8 NCAA Championship 18 vs. VCU ^ - TNT L, ,369 Thompson 26/Vaughn 8 ^ United Center, Chicago, Ill.