Here are the preseason rankings and All-Conference teams for the Big East and American Athletic Conference.
The Big East Preseason Player of the Year, Doug McDermott, is a kid from Iowa who’s never played a game in the Big East or Madison Square Garden.
The AAC Preseason Player of the Year, Russ Smith, is a kid from Brooklyn who’s never played a game in the AAC or a conference tournament game in Memphis.
BIG EAST PRESEASON POLL (1st place votes in parens)
1. Marquette (5)
2. Georgetown (2)
3. Creighton (1)
4. Villanova
5. St. John’s (2)
6. Providence
7. Xavier
8. Seton Hall
9. Butler
10. Depaul
BIG EAST PRESEASON PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Doug McDermott, Creighton
BIG EAST PRESEASON ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
Rysheed Jordan, St. John’s
ALL-BIG EAST FIRST TEAM
Markel Starks, Georgetown
Davante Gardner, Marquette
Bryce Cotton, Providence
D’Angelo Harrison, St. John’s
Semaj Christon, Xavier
ALL-BIG EAST SECOND TEAM
Cleveland Melvin, DePaul
Jamil Wilson, Marquette
JaKarr Sampson, St. John’s
Fuquan Edwin, Seton Hall
Ryan Arcidiacono, Villanova
JayVaughn Pinkston, Villanova
BIG EAST PRESEASON HONORABLE MENTION
Kadeem Batts, Providence
Chris Obekpa, St. John’s
AAC PRESEASON POLL
1. Louisville (9)
2. UConn (1)
3. Memphis
4. Cincinnati.
5. Temple
6. SMU
7. Houston
8. USF
9. UCF
10. Rutgers
AAC PRESEASON PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Russ Smith, Louisville
AAC PRESEASON ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
Keith Frazier, SMU
AAC FIRST TEAM
Sean Kilpatrick, Cincinnati
Shabazz Napier, UConn
Chane Behanan, Louisville
Russ Smith, Louisville
Joe Jackson, Memphis
AAC SECOND TEAM
Isaiah Sykes, UCF
Ryan Boatright, UConn
TaShawn Thomas, Houston
Montrezl Harrell, Louisville
Anthony Collins, USF
Victor Rudd, USF
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