Friar fans, the wait is almost over. The 2025–26 NCAA basketball season is nearly here, and the excitement is building on Federal Hill and beyond. As we get ready for another wild ride through the Big East, I figured now’s the perfect time to roll out my highly speculative picks for the All-Big East Teams and individual awards.

Will these predictions hold up come March? Probably not. But I’ll own every hit and miss when we circle back at the end of the season. For now, let’s embrace the optimism, talk some hoops, and see how many Friars make the cut.

Without further ado, here are my preseason selections…with none of the nonsensical 6 or 7 man teams…

1st Team

Zuby Ejiofor (St. John’s) – Player of the Year

Solo Ball (UConn)

Chase Ross (Marquette)

Alex Karaban (UConn)

Jason Edwards (Providence)

2nd Team

Jackson McAndrew (Creighton)

Tarris Reed (UConn)

Dillon Mitchell (St. John’s)

Oswin Erhunmwunse (Providence)

Finley Bizjack (Butler)

3rd Team

Ben Gold (Marquette)

Acaden Lewis (Villanova)

Joson Sanon (St. John’s)

Owen Freeman (Creighton)

CJ Gunn (DePaul)

Honorable Mentions: Braylon Mullins (UConn), Bryce Hopkins (St. John’s), Josh Dix (Creighton), Tre Carroll (Xavier), All Wright (Xavier), Bryce Lindsay (Villanova), Jaylin Sellers (Providence), Malik Mack (Georgetown), Jalen Jackson (Butler), Devin Askew (Villanova), Corey Floyd Jr. (Providence), Kaleb Banks (DePaul), Adam Clark (Seton Hall), Ian Jackson (St. John’s), KJ Lewis (Georgetown), & Silas DeMary Jr. (UConn)

All-Freshman Team

Acaden Lewis (Villanova) – Freshman of the Year

Braylon Mullins (UConn)

Hudson Greer (Creighton)

Jamier Jones (Providence)

Eric Reibe (UConn)

All-Transfer Team

Jason Edwards (Providence) – Transfer of the Year

Dillon Mitchell (St. John’s)

Joson Sanon (St. John’s)

Owen Freeman (Creighton)

Silas DeMary Jr. (UConn)

Coach of the Year

Kim English (Providence)

6th Man of the Year

Jaylin Stewart (UConn)

Defensive Player of the Year (Big)

Zuby Ejiofor (St. John’s)

Defensive Player of the Year (Wing)

Daquan Davis (Providence)