The Player of the Year , Coach of the Year , Rookie of the Year , and Scholar Athlete of the Year awards were announced on Tuesday , March 6 , after the post-game interviews of the first session of the first round of the Big East Tournament . The remainder of the individual awards were announced on Monday , March 5 , while the All-Big East Men 's Basketball Teams were announced on Sunday , March 4 . Awardees are chosen by a simple ballot , in which coaches are not allowed to vote for their players or themselves ( in the case of the Big East Coach of the Year ) . Coaches voted for Big East Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year from the first team and all-rookie lists , respectively
Big East Tournament
2012 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament
2011–12 Big East Conference men's basketball season