Big East Awards Announced - Sanogo and Hawkins All Big East First Team (Merged Threads)

[HooperScooper]

Junior Adama Sanogo and sophomore Jordan Hawkins earned the honors, as the conference announced its all-league teams on Sunday. The teams are selected by a vote of the 11 head coaches, who are not allowed to vote for their own players.

In addition, UConn freshmen Alex Karaban and Donovan Clingan were named to the BIG EAST All-Freshman Team. Karaban was a unanimous choice.

Sanogo, Hawkins Named First Team All-BIG EAST - University of Connecticut Athletics

UConn Athletic Communications / March 5, 2023

uconnhuskies.com

Didn't they always wait until the BET started before announcing all the awards?

 

[Brochacho]

Clingan & Karaban All-Freshman team too.

 

[husky429]

Veru surprised by this. I figured they'd only give us one guy on First Team because of our conference rank. Both deserve the recognition--congrats fellas!

 

[Palatine]

UConn freshmen Alex Karaban and Donovan Clingan were named to the BIG EAST All-Freshman Team. Karaban was a unanimous choice.

 

[navery12]

Well deserved for all 4 guys. I suspect it won't be the last one of these press releases coming out about our guys

 

[August_West]

UConn freshmen Alex Karaban and Donovan Clingan were named to the BIG EAST All-Freshman Team. Karaban was a unanimous choice.

Coaches know what karaban is.

 

[SoFla Steve]

The cynic in me says we got two first teamers and two freshmen because we will get screwed out of the PoY and FoY honors. I hope Karaban wins, but I have no faith in the BE coaches to be objective. Afterall, we are spoiled and arrogant.

More awards are to be announced on March 6th and 8th.

 

[ctchamps]

UConn freshmen Alex Karaban and Donovan Clingan were named to the BIG EAST All-Freshman Team. Karaban was a unanimous choice.

So was Whitmore. Between the two for freshman of the year. Hopefully this last game was the tiebreaker.

 

[superjohn]

The cynic in me says we got two first teamers and two freshmen because we will get screwed out of the PoY and FoY honors. I hope Karaban wins, but I have no faith in the BE coaches to be objective. Afterall, we are spoiled and arrogant.

More awards are to be announced on March 6th and 8th.

We wouldn't be getting screwed out of POY, Kolek definitely deserves POY. Karaban deserves FOY.

 

[August_West]

We wouldn't be getting screwed out of POY, Kolek definitely deserves POY. Karaban deserves FOY.

That should be exactly how it goes

 

[SoFla Steve]

We wouldn't be getting screwed out of POY, Kolek definitely deserves POY. Karaban deserves FOY.

We can only hope. We'll find out on the 8th at 12:30p. They'll announce PoY, FoY, CoY and the scholar-athlete awards at that time.

 

[August_West]

We can only hope. We'll find out on the 8th at 12:30p. They'll announce PoY, FoY, CoY and the scholar-athlete awards at that time.

coy is Shaka. That’s a no brainer

 

[WhereistheDove?]

coy is Shaka. That’s a no brainer

That and Kolek as POY feel like total locks for me. I think Karaban deserves FOY but I could at least entertain an argument for Whitmore. I couldn’t even entertain an argument for POY/COY.

 

[HooperScooper]

We can only hope. We'll find out on the 8th at 12:30p. They'll announce PoY, FoY, CoY and the scholar-athlete awards at that time.

Defensive POY also.

 

[Viet Vet]

Six players on the first team is a pet peeve of mine. I suspect it is done to yield five after a POY is chosen, but in my view the POY should be selected from the top five vote getters, remaining on the first team.

 

[SoFla Steve]

Defensive POY also.

They're announcing that and some others on Monday. From the Big East:

The BIG EAST Player of the Year will come from the All-BIG EAST First Team. The conference will announce Player of the Year, Coach of the Year, Freshman of the Year and Scholar-Athlete of the Year on Wednesday, March 8, at Madison Square Garden at 12:30 p.m. ET. Other league individual awards, including BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year, Most Improved Player, Sixth Man Award and Sportsmanship Award will be announced Monday, March 6, at 11 a.m. ET.

 

[tcf15]

Wouldn’t be surprised if Hawkins gets Most Improved.

 

[HU5KIES]

Wouldn’t be surprised if Hawkins gets Most Improved.

As of 2/22

 

[RipCity]

Wouldn’t be surprised if Hawkins gets Most Improved.

Soriano will win it but Hawkins did see the biggest jump. I think the difference was that everyone expected Hawkins to do so, and Soriano was more of a sleeper

 

[ElGreco]

Defensive POY also.

Andre!!

 

[ToolzieFan]

UConn freshmen Alex Karaban and Donovan Clingan were named to the BIG EAST All-Freshman Team. Karaban was a unanimous choice.

I “liked” this before realizing it meant Clingan was not unanimous. Let’s hope it provides just a little more motivation, although I’m sure none is needed. I’m so happy for both these guys, and for the program.

 

[UConnSwag11]

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Can we get a flame like button?

 

[MexicoHusky]

Kinda impressive, interesting and odd for the 4th place team to be represented so well on the All Big East first team and freshman team.

 

[ElGreco]

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I say Hawkins cause he improved to a sure bet for the NBA .

 

[BarkingDog]

So happy for Jordan and Adama. Being selected all big east is well deserved for both players.

As a two time selection, Sanogo is in very elite company. This from the article linked:

Sanogo joins an elite group of UConn players who have been named First Team All-BIG EAST twice in their careers. He joins six others – Corny Thompson ('81,'82), Donyell Marshall ('93, '94), Ray Allen ('95. '96), Richard Hamilton ('98, '99), Emeka Okafor ('03, '04), and Shabazz Napier ('13 BIG EAST, '14 American Athletic).

I think a deep run in the tournament and some good games from Adama easily puts him in the Huskies Ring of Honor, joining everyone else on that list.