2017–18 Big East Conference men's basketball season
Week Player of the week Freshman of the week
November 13 , 2017 Kelan Martin , Butler Omari Spellman , Villanova
November 20 , 2017 Trevon Bluiett , Xavier Ty-Shon Alexander , Creighton
November 27 , 2017 Jalen Brunson , Villanova Mitch Ballock , Creighton
December 4 , 2017 Desi Rodriguez , Seton Hall Omari Spellman ( 2 ) , Villanova
December 11 , 2017 Markus Howard , Marquette Mitch Ballock , Creighton
December 18 , 2017 Jalen Brunson ( 2 ) , Villanova Omari Spellman ( 3 ) , Villanova
December 26 , 2017 Marcus Foster , Creighton Mitch Ballock ( 2 ) , Creighton
January 2 , 2018 Kelan Martin ( 2 ) , Butler Jamal Cain , Marquette
January 8 , 2018 Markus Howard ( 2 ) , Marquette Jahvon Blair , Georgetown
January 15 , 2018 Kelan Martin ( 3 ) , Butler Naji Marshall , Xavier
January 22 , 2018 J. P. Macura , Xavier Omari Spellman ( 4 ) , Villanova
January 29 , 2018 Marcus Foster ( 2 ) , Creighton Naji Marshall ( 2 ) , Xavier
February 5 , 2018 Shamorie Ponds , St. John 's Omari Spellamn ( 5 ) , Villanova
February 12 , 2018 Shamorie Ponds ( 2 ) , St. John 's Jamorko Pickett , Georgetown
February 19 , 2018 Mikal Bridges , Villanova Naji Marshall ( 3 ) , Xavier
February 26 , 2018 Khadeen Carrington , Seton Hall Naji Marshall ( 4 ) , Xavier
Regular season -- Player of the week
Throughout the season , the Big East Conference named a player of the week and a freshman of the week each Monday .
The 2017-18 Big East Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 2017, followed by the start of the 2017-18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. This season marked the 39th year in the conference's history, but the fifth as a non-football conference, which officially formed on July 1, 2013. Conference play began in December 2017. For the first time since the reconfigured Big East formed, Villanova failed to win the regular-season title, with Xavier claiming the crown. The 2018 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament was held at Madison Square Garden in New York from March 7 through March 10, 2018. Villanova defeated Providence to win the tournament championship and receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Six Big East schools received bids to the NCAA Tournament (Butler, Creighton, Providence, Seton Hall, Villanova, and Xavier). Only Villanova won more than one game in the Tournament, but the Wildcats defeated Michigan to win the NCAA Championship for the second time in three years. Marquette received a bid to the National Invitation Tournament, where they advanced to the quarterfinals before losing to eventual NIT champions Penn State. Villanova guard Jalen Brunson was named the Big East Player of the Year and was consensus National Player of the Year. Villanova freshman forward Omari Spellman was named Big East Freshman of the Year. Xavier head coach Chris Mack was named Big East coach of the year.