- Big East Conference Men's Basketball Rookie of the Year
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The Big East Conference Men's Basketball Rookie of the Year is a Rookie of the Year award given annually by the Big East Conference to one or more male basketball players in their first year of school. The award, like the other conference awards, is voted on by conference coaches. Coaches are not permitted to vote for players on their teams.[1] The recipient of the award is announced at a press conference immediately preceding the Big East Men's Basketball Tournament, at the same time as the Big East Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year award and the Scholar-Athlete of the Year award. The ceremony takes place at Madison Square Garden during the tournament.[1] The most recent award recipient was Cleveland Melvin of DePaul University.[2]
The award was introduced following the conference's first season in 1980, awarded to David Russell of St. John's.[3] Until the 1988–89 season, the award was known as the "Freshman of the Year."[4] Co-Rookie of the year awards have been presented twice over the course of thirty seasons: After the 2004–5 season to Rudy Gay and Jeff Green and again after the 2007–8 season to Jonny Flynn and DeJuan Blair. As such, the award has been presented thirty-two times. As only freshmen are eligible, it is impossible to win the award more than once. However, the coaches in the conference also award a Preseason Rookie of the Year to one or more players before the start of the NCAA basketball season.
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Winners
Season Player School 1979-1980 David Russell St. John's 1980-1981 Fred Brown Georgetown 1981-1982 Patrick Ewing Georgetown 1982-1983 Earl Kelley Connecticut 1983-1984 Dwayne Washington Syracuse 1984-1985 Charles Smith Pittsburgh 1985-1986 Dana Barros Boston College 1986-1987 Derrick Coleman Syracuse 1987-1988 Sean Miller Pittsburgh 1988-1989 Brian Shorter Pittsburgh 1989-1990 Nadav Henefeld Connecticut 1990-1991 Bill Curley Boston College 1991-1992 Lawrence Moten Syracuse 1992-1993 Othella Harrington Georgetown 1993-1994 Doron Sheffer Connecticut 1994-1995 Allen Iverson Georgetown 1995-1996 Scoonie Penn Boston College 1996-1997 Tim Thomas Villanova 1997-1998 Khalid El-Amin Connecticut 1998-1999 Troy Murphy Notre Dame 1999-2000 Troy Bell Boston College 2000-2001 Eddie Griffin Seton Hall 2001-2002 Chris Thomas Notre Dame 2002-2003 Carmelo Anthony Syracuse 2003-2004 Chris Taft Pittsburgh 2004-2005 Rudy Gay Connecticut 2004-2005 Jeff Green Georgetown 2005-2006 Dominic James Marquette 2006-2007 Scottie Reynolds Villanova 2007-2008 Jonny Flynn Syracuse 2007-2008 DeJuan Blair Pittsburgh 2008-2009 Greg Monroe Georgetown 2009-2010 Lance Stephenson Cincinnati 2010-2011 Cleveland Melvin DePaul Winners by school
Georgetown University leads the award count as of 2009 with six. Only ten of the twenty teams that have participated in Big East Conference men's basketball have had players win the Rookie of the Year award. School teams which have never won the award include Providence College, West Virginia University, DePaul University, the University of Louisville, and the University of South Florida. Schools which left the Big East conference without winning the award include the University of Miami, Rutgers University, and Virginia Tech. Boston College was a founding member in 1979, and left the Big East for the Atlantic Coast Conference in 2005.[5] Because the college basketball season spans the new year, the year awarded is the year in which that season ended.
School (year joined)[6] Winners Years Georgetown (1979) 6 1981, 1982, 1993, 1995, 2005, 2009 Connecticut (1982) 5 1983, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2005 Pittsburgh (1979) 5 1985, 1988, 1989, 2004, 2008 Syracuse (1979) 5 1984, 1987, 1992, 2003, 2008 Boston College (1979) 4 1986, 1991, 1996, 2000 Notre Dame (1995) 2 1999, 2002 Villanova (1980) 2 1997, 2007 Cincinnati (2005) 1 2010 DePaul (2005) 1 2011 Marquette (2005) 1 2006 St. John's (1979) 1 1980 Seton Hall (1979) 1 2001 See also
- Big East Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year
- Big East Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Year
References
- ^ a b Anthony, Mike (March 11, 2009). "Thabeet, Blair Share Big East Player Of Year Award". The Hartford Courant. http://www.courant.com/services/newspaper/printedition/sports/hc-bemenawards0311.art0mar11,0,7200865.story. Retrieved 2009-05-26.
- ^ Powers, Scott (March 8, 2011). "Cleveland Melvin named Big East ROY". ESPN. http://sports.espn.go.com/chicago/news/story?id=6195129. Retrieved March 15, 2011.
- ^ "Great Names In St. John's Basketball History". St. John's Red Storm. 2009. http://redstormsports.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/stjo-great-names.html. Retrieved 2009-05-26.
- ^ "Big East Basketball Rookie of the Year". Orange Hoops. March 11, 2009. http://www.orangehoops.org/BigEast/BE_Rookie_of_Year.htm. Retrieved 2009-05-26.
- ^ "About the ACC". Atlantic Coast Conference. http://www.theacc.com/this-is/acc-this-is.html. Retrieved March 12, 2009.
- ^ "The Big East Conference". Big East Conference. http://www.bigeast.org/ViewArticle.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=19400&ATCLID=1150057. Retrieved March 29, 2009.[dead link]
External links
Big East Conference men's basketball Teams Cincinnati Bearcats • Connecticut Huskies • DePaul Blue Demons • Georgetown Hoyas • Louisville Cardinals • Marquette Golden Eagles • Notre Dame Fighting Irish • Pittsburgh Panthers • Providence Friars • Rutgers Scarlet Knights • St. John's Red Storm • Seton Hall Pirates • South Florida Bulls • Syracuse Orange • Villanova Wildcats • West Virginia Mountaineers
Championships & awards Big East Men's Basketball Tournament • Player of the Year • Rookie of the Year
Categories:- Big East Conference men's basketball
- Awards established in 1980
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