Henry & Luke preseason All Big East

[IWB]

2015-16 BIG EAST Preseason Player of the Year
Kris Dunn, Providence, G, Jr., 6-4, 220, New London, Conn.

2015-16 BIG EAST Preseason Rookie of the Year
Jalen Brunson, Villanova, G, Fr., 6-2, 199, Lincolnshire, Ill.

2015-16 BIG EAST Preseason All-BIG EAST First Team
Kellen Dunham, Butler, G, Sr., 6-6, 200, Pendleton, Ind.
Roosevelt Jones, Butler, F, Sr., 6-4, 225, O’Fallon, Ill.
D’Vauntes Smith-Rivera, Georgetown, G, Sr., 6-3, 214, Indianapolis, Ind.
Ryan Arcidiacono, Villanova, G, Sr., 6-3, 195, Langhorne, Pa.
Jalen Reynolds, Xavier, F, Jr., 6-10, 232, Detroit, Mich.

2015-16 BIG EAST Preseason All-BIG EAST Second Team
Billy Garrett, Jr., DePaul, G, Jr., 6-6, 205, Chicago, Ill.
Henry Ellenson, Marquette, F, Fr., 6-10, 245, Rice Lake, Wis.
Angel Delgado, Seton Hall, F, So., 6-9, 230, Bajos De Haina, Dominican Republic
Isaiah Whitehead, Seton Hall, G, So., 6-4, 210, Brooklyn, N.Y.
Daniel Ochefu, Villanova, F, Sr., 6-11, 245, Baltimore, Md.

2015-16 Preseason All-BIG EAST Honorable Mention
Isaac Copeland, Georgetown, F, So., 6-9, 220, Raleigh, N.C.
Luke Fischer, Marquette, C, Jr., 6-11, 245, Germantown, Wis.
Jalen Brunson, Villanova, G, Fr., 6-2, 199, Lincolnshire, Ill.
Trevon Bluiett, Xavier, G, So., 6-6, 215, Indianapolis, Ind.

[Goose85]

So Dunn doesn't get listed as first team because he is preseason player of the year?

[Nukem2]

Intersting that Brunson is 3rd team and Henry is second team, but Brunson gets the nod as ROY....:confused:

[Djgoldnboy]

Interesting that our potential leading scorer, Duane Wilson, isn't mentioned.

[Markedman]

I prefer underated to overrated when it comes to sports. Keeps egos in check.

[mufan2003]

I prefer underated to overrated when it comes to sports. Keeps egos in check.

I agree. Some guys are motivated by being slighted and having a "chip on their shoulder." Just win and the individual accolades will come. End of the year awards are more important than preseason awards.

[mufan2003]

Intersting that Brunson is 3rd team and Henry is second team, but Brunson gets the nod as ROY....:confused:

Definitely odd. Probably because they were two separate votes, some coaches changed their minds between votes? They really should be CO-ROY, both highly talented and both will start for their teams.

[Goose85]

Intersting that Brunson is 3rd team and Henry is second team, but Brunson gets the nod as ROY....:confused:

Looks like for the first and second team they took 5 guards and 5 forwards.
It could just mean that Brunson may be considered the best rookie, but is still not considered one of the top 5 guards when compared to all of the other guards in the Big East, while Henry is not expected to be the top rookie, but is considered one of the top 5 forwards in the Big East.

[Markedman]

I agree. Some guys are motivated by being slighted and having a "chip on their shoulder." Just win and the individual accolades will come. End of the year awards are more important than preseason awards.

Right on cue....:cool:

Duane Wilson ‏@SwaggyDu1 13m13 minutes ago
Playing with a huge chip on my shoulder this season.

[Phantom Warrior]

For those who question the validity of high school ranking of recruits, it's interesting that 11 of the 13 non-freshmen on the list were Top 100 on RSCI with Reynolds and Jones the only two who were not.

Rankings are not the end-all, be-all that some think, but there is certainly quite a bit of validity. We'll see if there is much correlation at the end of the season for all-conference and Top 100 rankings.