Global InformationPhiladelphia Big 5 information
 Philadelphia Big 5 | |
| Sport | Basketball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1955 |
| No. of teams | 6 |
| Country | United States |
| Headquarters | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Most recent champion(s) | Saint Joseph's |
| Most titles | Villanova (29) |
| Related competitions | A-10, AAC, Big East, City 6, CAA and Ivy League basketball |
| Official website | www.philadelphiabig5.org |
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The Big 5 is an informal association of six college athletic programs in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is not a conference, but rather a group of NCAA Division I basketball schools who compete for the city’s collegiate championship.
The Big 5 originally consisted of the University of Pennsylvania, La Salle University, Saint Joseph's University, Temple University, and Villanova University. At the start of the 2023–24 season, the Big 5 expanded to include Drexel University.[1] Drexel, La Salle, Penn, Saint Joseph's, and Temple are located in Philadelphia proper and Villanova is in a nearby Main Line suburb. Three of the six schools (La Salle, Saint Joseph's and Villanova) are Catholic while Temple is the only public university in the Big 5.
Big 5 schools represent some of the oldest and most successful men's basketball programs in the nation. Three of the six teams—Temple (6th), Villanova (18th), and Penn (22nd)—are in the top-50 for all-time Division I basketball victories. From 1977 to 2022, at least one team from the Big 5 made it to the NCAA Tournament.
Each year the Herb Good Basketball Club selects All-Big 5 teams, as well as a coach of the year, and the most outstanding player in Big 5 competition receives the Robert V. Geasey Trophy.
The Big 5 creed reads: "They say there's no trophy for winning the Big Five. They must not be from Philadelphia."
- ^ "Big 5 schools agree to new format starting in 2023-24 season: Source". The Athletic. 2023-01-27.