John Fanta
Announcer and correspondent in basketball
After the UNCONN basketball team in the Great East and all over the country last year with 37-3 and the second national championship in a row, the conference holds more conspiracies at the summit this season.
With the weekend heading, there are four teams with seven or more conference victories, which were achieved for the normal competitive season title, and at least one team of the NCAA championship. Last season, only three teams from Big East – Uconn, Marquette and Creightton – large dance, raised the three until the second weekend.
With the season of non -conference, which he felt was somewhat similar to last year, things seemed to be heading in a similar direction this season, but the last Creighton series winning in six games and a hoax offered to the victory over Kansas and the victory of the road to Uconn Jays in a good place, along with No. 9 Market, No. 15 St. Jones and No. 25 Uconn.
The lights are now in the conference in New York City, where basketball is located in St. John in the second year of the Rick Betino era. The Johnnies is 18-3 in general and 9-1 in Big East Play, which is good for her best in playing the conference since 1984-1985. That year, Lou Carneseca took the program to the last four.
How did this shift happen quickly? The second year of Beitino era has achieved throughout the Celebrity Hall of the Fame Hall of the Famie Hall Hall, a large leaps from the time he was at Boston University to Provence, when he took the program to the fourth final in 1987, to Kentucky to Louisville and even INA.
“Many people ask me about the secret around which the truly successful second year is going on during my work period and they think it was a kind of private science,” Betino told Fox SPORTS. “It is really just a matter of men who completely understand what I am, after that year under their belt and understand how much you have to hate the loss to play for me.”
The Johnnies team has shown that the urgency throughout this season, especially in the defensive end of the land, is ranked fourth in the country in efficiency and were the best defensive team in the conference, allowing only 63.3 points per game and forcing 17 points per year a competition. It may end with a shoulder injury in Devon Smith, which has missed three of the last four competitions, until it is a convincing blessing, provided that he returns in good health, because it allowed Siton Hall to transfer Kadari Richmond to find his foot without looking at his shoulder. Collect Smith and Rijmond with RJ Luis and Big Man Zuby Ejiofor, Johnnies make a defensive difference and can reach the edge and apostasy at a high level, and wearing a difference in the second half.
The red storm sits at the top of the league in 9-1, tied with the Marquette team that should not be considered a matter of it. It is amazing what Shaka Smart did four years ago in Milwoki, where the program was transferred to the first 16 sweet since 2013 and cried a record from 40 to 10 in the last 50 courses in Eagles in Eagles.
Marquette is the only high -wheel program in men’s basketball for men who does not lose anyone or takes anyone from the transfer gate in the last three seasons.
The continuity of the list led to the fact that the golden eagles to strong shows other than conferences, as they published a victory over Bordeaux, Maryland and Georgia. While many other teams are trying to know what they have, Marquit knows who is and plays his strengths. This team also contains all-aerrican in Kam Jones, which was exciting, with an average of 19 points, six decisive passes and five rebound balls for each game, while Steve Mitchell is one of the most indispensable players in the league, and makes a lot of He is smart.
Cam Jones ends up with the amazing throwing of the ball, Marquette’s progress over Villanova

The beginning of Golden Eagles’ was 6-0 in the conference game their best since 2008-2009, and they now find themselves searching for a large crown in the normal season of Big East three years ago.
This leads us to Cretton Blogiz, who started season 4-3 and lost one of the top scorers, Pop Isaac, due to hip injury at the end of the season. But Greg Macdirmot, coach of the fifteenth year, once again proved the reason that he was one of the best managers in the country, as Ryan Calcarner was shipping Jays at home, and Stephen Ashworth directs the ship at a point guard, and Jimia Neil discovers how the fixed wing is.
But the most convincing question in this league: What does the rest of the year carry Hurley and Oukun?
The strong structure was inconsistent, as he was 4-3 without a prominent student Liam McKinley, who was suffering from ankle injury. The team’s schedule is about to back down from the best 25 confrontations in Milwoki against Marcity on Saturday (8 pm East on Fox and Fox Sports App) before hosting St. John on Friday, February 7 (8 pm EST on Fox and the Fox SPORTS application ).
The Huskies team has moved from being a defense between 10 of Kinbum in each of the past two years to a team under 12 years of this column, while Alex Karaban and Hassan Diarara are somewhat dilapidated now. Solo Ball has jumped a nice leap, and Tarris Reed Transfer Michigan has come sometimes promising, but Connecticut is closer to 7 or 8 seeds at the present time more than 4 seed in the bow. Huskies can descend somewhere in the 5 or 6 seeds, but they need the return of McNeley to get any snapshot to create something.
Below are some of the fast honors of big things and other big things to see:
NCAA championship locks: Marketand Uconnand St. John
It should be in preventing something extremist: Creton
bubble: Kazavier
The Maskens do not lose a bad loss in their CV and attribute them to Market and at home against Uconn, but this victory in Milwocke is their only quadruple victory 1. However, the date of this team was determined correctly and has nothing on its autobiography and is a great negative. They can only bear the February loss based on their league table, if that. Next up: George Town at 8:30 pm East on Tuesday on FS1. This is a must.
Player of the year: Cam Jonesand Market
He got the best season for any league player, and the golden eagles are the highest -ranked team in the conference because of the great goalkeeper.
The dark horse for the public player: RJ Lewisand St. John
Its average is 17 points, seven rebound balls and three passes for each game, which is the wing of 6 feet and 7 feet is a dynamic player in two directions that embody what is going on around Rick Betino.
Student General: Thomas Sorbarand George Town
All new students have been driving seven, and he is the first student in Georgetown since Othila Harrington to lead the program at points, bounces and blocs.
Defense player for this year: Ryan Kamarnerand Creton
Dan Hurley told me about the Big East defensive player in Big East: “He has changed your entire plan because of his presence.” The 7-1 position can join Patrick Iwing as another player who won honor four times.
General Trainer: Rick Betino and Saka Smart
Do you know Beetino? never She won the award? What his team is doing is magic, but the lost smart Tyler Coleik and Osu Agodaro, one of the 10 best teams in America. And do not sleep on MCDERMOTT to be in this mix, especially if Creightton is challenges for the conference crown.
Large eastern dates to celebrate the calendar:
February 1: Uconn @ Marquette (Fox)
February 4: Marquette @ st. John’s (FS1)
February 7: Saint John @ Uconn (Fox)
February 8: Marquette @ Creighton (Fox)
February 11: Uconn @ Creighton (CBS Sports Network)
February 16: Creighton @ st. John’s (FS1)
February 23: Uconn @ st. John’s (Fox)
March 5: Marquette @ Uconn (FS1)
March 8: St. John @ Marcket (Fox)
John Vanta is an anchor and national basketball writer in Fox Sports. It covers sport in a variety of capabilities, from connecting to the FS1 games to working as a major host on the Big East Digital Network to provide comments in the field of 68 media networks. Follow it in john_fanta.
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