2015 – 16 Big East Conference men 's basketball season began with practices in October 2015 , followed by the start of the followed by the start of the 2015 – 16 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season in November . The season marked the 37th year in the conference 's history , but the third as a non-football conference , which officially formed on July 1 , 2013 . Conference play began on December 30 , 2015 , and concluded in March with the 2016 Big East Men 's Basketball Tournament at Madison Square Garden in New York
2016 Big East Men 's Basketball Tournament
2016 Big East Men's Basketball Tournament
2015–16 Big East Conference men's basketball season