The Big East completed a 12-2 run through this past weekend's games which will helped the overall record of the conference. Seton Hall's Herb Pope became the conference leader in rebounding this week, overtaking West Virginia's Kevin Jones. Pope now leads the conference in scoring and rebounding, averaging a double-double per contest. Jones also averages a double-double and isn't too far behind Pope. Now let's revisit the Big East player and team leaders.
First we start with the Big East as a conference:
Overall Record 2011-2012: 129-39 (.768), Vs. Top 25: 7-11 (.389).
Record Against Power Conferences (32-30, .516):
ACC: 6-2
Atlantic 10: 7-5
Big Ten: 1-4
Big 12: 3-6
Conference USA: 3-2
Missouri Valley: 0-2
Mountain West: 0-0
Pac-12: 3-1
SEC: 9-6
West Coast: 0-2
Now for Individual leaders:
Scoring
| Rank | Player | Team | Points Per Game |
| 1. |
Herb Pope |
Seton Hall |
22.1 |
| 2. |
Kevin Jones |
West Virginia |
20.3 |
| 3. |
Jeremy Lamb |
Connecticut |
19 |
Rebounds
|
| Rank | Player | Team | Rebounds Per Game |
| 1. |
Herb Pope |
Seton Hall |
11.8 |
| 2. |
Kevin Jones |
West Virginia |
11.0 |
| 3t |
Gorgui Dieng |
Louisville |
9.5 |
| 3t |
Yancy Gates |
Cincinnati |
9.5 |
Assists
|
| Rank | Player | Team | Assists Per Game |
| 1. |
Jordan Theodore |
Seton Hall |
7.4 |
| 2. |
Shabazz Napier |
Connecticut |
6.9 |
| 3. |
Peyton Siva |
Louisville |
6.8 |
Steals
|
| Rank | Player | Team | Steals Per Game |
| 1. |
Fuquan Edwin |
Seton Hall |
3.4 |
| 2t |
Jeremy Lamb |
Connecticut |
2.3 |
| 2t |
Dion Waiters |
Syracuse |
2.3 |
Blocks
|
| Rank | Player | Team | Blocks Per Game |
| 1. |
Andre Drummond |
Connecticut |
3.0 |
| 2. |
Gorgui Dieng |
Louisville |
2.7 |
| 3. |
Fabricio Melo |
Syracuse |
2.4 |
Now for the team leaders:
Points/Possession
|
| Rank | Team | Points Per Possession |
| 1. |
Pittsburgh |
1.199 |
| 2. |
Syracuse |
1.142 |
| 3. |
Marquette |
1.136 |
Points/Possession Defense
|
| Rank | Team | Points Per Possession |
| 1. |
Louisville |
.812 |
| 2. |
Syracuse |
.829 |
| 3. |
Marquette |
.840 |
Free Throws
|
| Rank | Team | Free Throw Percentage |
| 1. |
Villanova |
78.4 |
| 2. |
Georgetown |
74.5 |
| 3. |
Marquette |
72.3 |
Rebound Margin
|
| Rank | Team | Rebound Margin |
| 1. |
Pittsburgh |
+12.9 |
| 2. |
West Virginia |
+7.6 |
| 3. |
Connecticut |
+6.9 |
Turnover Margin
|
| Rank | Team | Turnover Margin |
| 1. |
Syracuse |
+8.64 |
| 2. |
Marquette |
+5.30 |
| 3. |
DePaul |
+4.55 |
