Day 1 of the 2025 Big East Tournament concludes with the Seton Hall Pirates (7-24, 2-18) taking the court against the Villanova Wildcats (18-13, 11-9). Villanova saw their NCAA Tournament hopes extinguished with a 75-73 loss to Georgetown eight days ago.

St. John's enters the tournament as the favorite, with Pitino's Red Storm priced at +140 at FanDuel Sportsbook. Next up are No. 2 Creighton and No. 3 UConn, as both are +410 to win the Big East Tournament. No. 5 Marquette is +600, No. 4 Xavier is +850 and No. 6 Villanova is +1600.

Big East men’s conference tournament kicks off Wednesday with first round play at Madison Square Garden. And if last weekend’s overtime thriller between St. John’s and Marquette is any indication, this year’s tournament is going to be must-see television.

Check out everything you need to know from the 2025 Men's Big East Basketball Tournament including schedule, times, dates and more.

Even the man who hired Rick Pitino to turn St. John’s around didn’t expect it to happen so quickly. When Pitino famously guaranteed at his introductory press conference in March of 2023 that St. John’s was “going to be back,

St. John's University coach Rick Pitino was named Big East Coach of the Year for 2025 after he lead St. John's to the conference title in what his boss says is a "redemption story."

Rick Pitino has won his first Big East Coach of the Year award and RJ Luis Jr. took Player of the Year honors after they propelled a resurgent St.