Last season, the Big East took a jump in the right direction. While most media members shared the same thought that it was a young conference with Villanova as the only true contender, these ten teams thought otherwise. Sure, Villanova was dominant, but Markus Howard and Marquette proved their worth on the national stage, while Myles Powell led a deep
FIRST TEAM Cassius Winston (178 Total Votes) (10 First Place Votes), Michigan State Myles Powell (157) (2 First Place Votes), Seton Hall Markus Howard (141), Marquette Jordan Nwora (122), Louisville James Wiseman (120), Memphis SECOND TEAM Cole Anthony (99), North Carolina Tre Jones (93), Duke Udoka Azubuike (76), Kansas Kerry Blackshear Jr. (76), Floria Anthony Cowan Jr. (64), Maryland
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Team (Votes) (First Place Votes) Michigan State (300) (12) Kentucky (279) Kansas (258) Louisville (252) Duke (247) Florida (234) Maryland (227) Villanova (199) Gonzaga (184) North Carolina (182) Virginia (181) Seton Hall (174) Texas Tech (166) Oregon (141) Memphis (129) Utah State (103) Arizona (92) Xavier (91) LSU (84) Ohio State (72) Saint Mary’s (49) Baylor (44) Auburn (43) Washington (36) Tennessee
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The Big East is a conference with a rich history in great players and coaches. Here’s what an all-time team for this storied conference might look like. Starting Five: Point Guard – Pearl Washington (Syracuse) There’s no other way to put it. Dwayne ‘Pearl’ Washington brought excitement to the game of college basketball like never before, and in doing so,
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Which freshman will have the biggest impact in 2019/20? Mat: James Wiseman, Memphis. He is the leader on this young team which already has a ton of hype around them. Look to see the frosh on ESPN highlights very early in the season. Matt: James Wiseman, Memphis. If Memphis looks to make the jump back into the NCAA tournament since
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MIDWEST: Michigan State North Carolina Villanova Virginia Providence BYU UCLA North Carolina State Texas Auburn Syracuse / Temple Liberty New Mexico State Harvard Bowling Green Wright State East: Kentucky Maryland Kansas Cincinnati Washington Xavier West Virginia Michigan Davidson Arizona State Wisconsin / Fresno State Colgate Western Kentucky North Dakota State Charleston Quinnipiac / LIU-Brooklyn South: Duke Florida Memphis Arizona Baylor
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At 6-4, 227 Larry McKnight Jr. is the type of guard you want on your team in college basketball. He could score the ball, dish out dimes, and also pull down rebounds from the shooting guard position. Not only that, but he was a smart player, rarely committing more than three fouls in a game, and could be counted on
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At 6-feet-8-inches, Ja’Von Benson has been flying under the radar of most college basketball teams. The forward also weighs in at 220 pounds, and looks like the type of player who can body up anyone in his way and be a tough guy to box out for rebounds. However, past that, Benson also has the ability to score from the perimeter
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At 18-17, the Robert Morris Colonials shocked a few people last season, as they finished with an above .500 record, going 11-7 in conference play as well. Even more interesting? They did that without a single player above 6’8″. Now, as the Colonials return a decent amount of production from a year ago, they bring in incoming freshman Ngonadi Olisa,
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Well, it’s finally official. The ‘Board of Trustees’ at the University of Connecticut have voted on allowing the UConn Huskies to re-join the Big East Conference (minus their football team). While this news doesn’t really come as a shock, it does come in a moment where not a lot of people were expecting it. After all, with Villanova taking home
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