The Holy Land of Hoops

1st team All-Big East
Kellen Dunham, Butler, G, Jr., 6-6, 185, Pendleton, Ind.
D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera, Georgetown, G, Jr., 6-3, 214, Indianapolis, Ind.
*Kris Dunn, Providence, G, Jr., 6-3, 205, New London, Conn.
*LaDontae Henton, Providence, F, Sr., 6-6, 215, Lansing, Mich.
D'Angelo Harrison, St. John's, G, Sr., 6-4, 202, Missouri City, Texas
Ryan Arcidiacono, Villanova, G, Jr., 6-3, 195, Langhorne, Pa.
*Darrun Hilliard, Villanova, G, Sr., 6-6, 215, Bethlehem, Pa.

ALL-BIG EAST SECOND TEAM
Roosevelt Jones, Butler, F, Jr., 6-4, 227, O'Fallon, Ill.
Matt Carlino, Marquette, G, Gr., 6-2, 175, Arcadia, Ariz.
Sterling Gibbs, Seton Hall, G, Jr., 6-2, 185, Scotch Plains, N.J.
Sir'Dominic Pointer, St. John's, G/F, Sr., 6-6, 192, Detroit, Mich.
Matt Stainbrook, Xavier, C, Sr., 6-10, 270, Bay Village, Ohio

BIG EAST HONORABLE MENTION
Billy Garrett, Jr., DePaul, G, So., 6-6, 205, Chicago, Ill.
Daniel Ochefu, Villanova, F, Jr., 6-11, 245, Baltimore, Md.
JayVaughn Pinkston, Villanova, F, Sr., 6-7, 235, Brooklyn, N.Y.

BIG EAST ALL-ROOKIE TEAM
Isaac Copeland, Georgetown, F, Fr., 6-9, 220, Raleigh, N.C.
L.J. Peak, Georgetown, F, Fr., 6-5, 215, Gaffney, S.C.
Duane Wilson, Marquette, G, Fr., 6-2, 185, Milwaukee, Wis.
*Angel Delgado, Seton Hall, F, Fr., 6-9, 230, Bajos De Haina, Dominican Republic
Isaiah Whitehead, Seton Hall, G, Fr., 6-4, 210, Brooklyn, N.Y.
*Trevon Bluiett, Xavier, F, Fr., 6-6, 215, Indianapolis, Ind.

Is this a joke?

I'm assuming * means unanimous?

stever20 wrote:I'm assuming * means unanimous?

yes. and i just went to the conference article where it was noted that "Due to a tie in the voting, additional positions was named. " for the 1st team (normally 6)

TheBall, thoughts?

Seems fair enough to me. Personally, I wouldn't have put Isaiah Whitehead on the All-Rookie team, I'd have gone with a different SHU frosh in Khadeen Carrington, but hey. Overall, I don't have a major issue with anything here.

I would have switched Harrison and Pointer. But otherwise seems OK.

Did the BE change from 5 to 6 players per team back when the conference became huge, or is my memory off on this?

If so, I'd think it should be back to 5 on a team with a 10 team conference.

Also, did they used to do a Third Team All BE as well?

It was always going to be tough to put the Villanova kids on the list. Since they're all good, all the numbers are depressed. There's no way Villanova only has 2 of the top 12 players in the league.

In reality, Ochefu is the best big man in the conference, and he was just an honorable mention. He should have been 2nd team. I'd also put Phil Booth against any freshman in the league and feel comfortable, but he didn't play enough minutes where I understand why he didn't make it.

Now the question is Hilliard or Dunn for POY.

Stainbrook can probably thank Creighton for his second team spot. At times this year he has looked utterly lost, but CU managed to make him look like an All-American Saturday.