Villanova won the regular season championship by two games over Xavier with a 16 – 2 conference record . However , Seton Hall , who finished in third , won the Big East Tournament , defeating Villanova in the championship game . Providence 's Kris Dunn was named the conference 's player of the year for the second straight year , while Seton Hall coach Kevin Willard and Villanova coach Jay Wright shared coach of the year
Big East Tournament
2016 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament
2015–16 Big East Conference men's basketball season