Per usual, some of my pre-season picks were a little off. I’m not going to count the Bryce Hopkins First Team All-Big East pick against me (how big of myself) since injuries should be taken into account. The best players in the conference all took a big step forward and although Kadary Richmond made a dramatic impact on St. John’s, contributing to them winning the conference regular season but it was R.J. Luis who really broke of for The Johnnies.

Without further ado, here are my selections for the All-Big East Teams for 2024-2025.

First Team

Ryan Kalkbrenner (Creighton)

Kam Jones (Marquette)

R.J. Luis (St. John’s)

Eric Dixon (Villanova)

Micah Peavy (Georgetown)

Second Team

Zach Freemantle (Xavier)

Kadary Richmond (St. John’s)

Steven Ashworth (Creighton)

Liam McNeely (UConn)

Thomas Sorber (Georgetown)

Third Team

Solo Ball (UConn)

Alex Karaban (UConn)

Jahmyl Telfort (Butler)

David Joplin (Marquette)

Dayvion McKnight (Xavier)

Honorable Mentions: Pierre Brooks (Butler), Isaiah Coleman (Seton Hall), Zuby Ejiofor (St. John’s), CJ Gunn (DePaul), Hassan Diarra (UConn), Bensley Joseph (Providence), Wooga Poplar (Villanova), Pop Isaacs (Creighton), & Jamiya Neal (Creighton)

Now, onto the individual awards. I listed my 2nd and 3rd options to let you know where your particular favorite player landed, because I obviously hate them.

Player of the Year: Kam Jones (Marquette); 2nd R.J. Luis (St. John’s); 3rd Ryan Kalkbrenner (Creighton)

Coach of the Year: Rick Pitino (St. John’s); 2nd Greg McDermott (Creighton); 3rd Sean Miller (Xavier)

Defensive Player of the Year (Big): Ryan Kalkbrenner (Creighton); 2nd Zuby Ejiofor (St. John’s); 3rd Oswin Erhunmwunse (Providence)

Defensive Player of the Year (Wing): Micah Peavy (Georgetown); 2nd Stevie Mitchell (Marquette); Kadary Richmond (St. John’s)

Most Improved Player: R.J. Luis (St. John’s)

6th Man of the Year: Taris Reed Jr. (UConn)

All-Freshman Team:

• Thomas Sorber (Georgetown) – Big East Freshman of the Year
• Liam McNeely (UConn)
• Oswin Erhunmwunse (Providence)
• Royce Parham (Marquette)
• Ryan Mela (Providence)

All-Transfer Team:

• Kadary Richmond (St. John’s)– Big East Transfer of the Year
• Micah Peavy (Georgetown)
• Pop Isaacs (Creighton)
• Deivon Smith (St. John’s)
• Ryan Conwell (Xavier)