Big East Weekly Honors 2/26

[elmcityboy]

starting a new thread because i know the moderators hate when we constantly bump old threads.

Marquette’s Jones Named Player of the Week

Marquette guard Kam Jones has been selected BIG EAST Player of the Week and Connecticut guard Stephon Castle is the BIG EAST Freshman of the Week. Jones takes Player honors for the second time this season. Castle wins Freshman honors for the eighth time in the last nine weeks.

www.bigeast.com

Tristen Newton, Connecticut, G, Jr. – Averaged 18.5 points, 14.0 boards and 7.0 assists in a 1-1 week. Had a triple-double in a win against Villanova with 10 points, 16 rebounds and 10 assists.

Stephon Castle, UConn, G, Fr. – Castle averaged 12.0 points and 4.0 rebounds in a 1-1 week that included 14 points, six rebounds and two blocks in a 78-54 victory over Villanova. His ninth Freshman of the Week honor ties for second place on the BIG EAST’s all-time list with Georgetown’s Allen Iverson, who was a freshman in 1994-95. Syracuse’s Carmelo Anthony is the all-time leader with 10 in 2002-03.

Player	Team	POTW	FOTW	Honor Role
Pierre Brooks	Butler			1
Jahmyl Telfort	Butler			3
Jalen Thomas	Butler			1
DJ Davis	Butler			2
Trey Alexander	Creighton	2		3
Baylor Scheierman	Creighton	1		3
Ryan Kalkbrenner	Creighton			2
Chico Carter	DePaul			1
Rowan Brumbaugh	Georgetown		1
Dontrez Styles	Georgetown			1
Jayden Epps	Georgetown			2
Kam Jones	Marquette	2
Tyler Kolek	Marquette	2		4
Oso Ighodaro	Marquette			2
Sean Jones	Marquette			1
Devin Carter	PeeCee	2		6
Bryce Hopkins	PeeCee			3
Rich Barron	PeeCee		1
Josh Oduro	PeeCee			1
Kadary Richmond	Seton Hall	2		4
Al-Amir Dawes	Seton Hall	1		1
Dre Davis	Seton Hall			1
Isaiah Coleman	Seton Hall		2
Joel Soriano	St. John's			5
Brady Dunlap	St. John's			1
Daniss Jenkins	St. John's			3
Donovan Clingan	UConn			2
Stephon Castle	UConn		9
Alex Karaban	UConn			4
Tristen Newton	UConn	1		5
Solomon Ball	UConn		1
Cam Spencer	UConn			2
Eric Dixon	Villanova	1		3
Tyler Burton	Villanova			1
TJ Bamba	Villanova			1
Desmond Claude	Xavier			3
Lazar Djokovic	Xavier		1
Quincy Olivari	Xavier	1		3

 

[elmcityboy]

it would be crazy if steph castle unseated carmelo anthony just because there isn't a single other decent freshman in the big east this year.

i mean, castle has been awesome, but there have been weeks where he straight up should not have won this award and still did, just because there was no one else who could reasonably claim it.

 

[CardiacAndre7]

Any other week Tristen would win POTW. But Kam went OFF.

 

[storrsroars]

Not starting a separate thread on coaches poll, but we're #2 by a single vote over Purdue at #3. Houston got 25 1st place votes, we got 3, Purdue got 4.

NCAA Men’s College Basketball Coaches Poll | USA Today Sports

Weekly results from the USA TODAY Sports NCAA Men’s College Basketball coaches poll, conducted weekly using a panel of head coaches at Division I schools.

sportsdata.usatoday.com

 

[HuskyInfinity]

How much do you think Big East award voters take these weekly honors into account at the end of the year in terms of POY and all conference teams? No one is doing what Tris and to an extent Cam are doing yet they don’t get the recognition that some other players do with these awards who are objectively not having as good as seasons.

 

[elmcityboy]

How much do you think Big East award voters take these weekly honors into account at the end of the year in terms of POY and all conference teams? No one is doing what Tris and to an extent Cam are doing yet they don’t get the recognition that some other players do with these awards who are objectively not having as good as seasons.

i am not sure! one of the reasons i wanted to keep track of everything throughout the year was to see how closely they aligned.

after the close of the regular season, i am going to tabulate every potw and honor role (will probably do straight-up and a weighted version where potw counts for more) and we will see whether it lines up with the all-conference teams.

 

[Jaydumo20]

it would be crazy if steph castle unseated carmelo anthony just because there isn't a single other decent freshman in the big east this year.

i mean, castle has been awesome, but there have been weeks where he straight up should not have won this award and still did, just because there was no one else who could reasonably claim it.

Good point. I may be way behind here, bet everyone already knew this, but seems like pre-season hype factors in to many media awards.
They were waiting to give steph this award, week after week.

Cam had no hype before he came here and isn't mentioned on many all-american lists that I've seen (1st team-honorable mention)

He is the most heady, consistent player on a top 3 team in the country

 

[Kolumbo]

If my information is correct:
Cam Spencer has 1,721 career points, 425 this year
Tristen Newton has 1,836 career points, 426 this year

for reference
Chris Smith had 2,145 career points, 637 his senior year

 

[HooperScooper]

Seems almost every week Spencer has 1 very good game and 1 average to below average game. If he puts together 2 very good games in the same week he might finally win the POTW award.

 

[AdamaNation]

i am not sure! one of the reasons i wanted to keep track of everything throughout the year was to see how closely they aligned.

after the close of the regular season, i am going to tabulate every potw and honor role (will probably do straight-up and a weighted version where potw counts for more) and we will see whether it lines up with the all-conference teams.

I’d think 8 fotw would make a strong case for an all conference spot.

 

[elmcityboy]

I’d think 8 fotw would make a strong case for an all conference spot.

i actually disagree. castle had weeks where he won fotw while averaging, like, 5 ppg. as i mentioned above, he won these awards by virtue of the fact that there are just ZERO other significant freshmen contributors in the league.

we know that newton is basically assured a spot. would you put castle above our other candidates (karaban, spencer, and clingan) just because he won these honors?

 

[Chin Diesel]

it would be crazy if steph castle unseated carmelo anthony just because there isn't a single other decent freshman in the big east this year.

i mean, castle has been awesome, but there have been weeks where he straight up should not have won this award and still did, just because there was no one else who could reasonably claim it.

This the mindset. Just to erase another 'cuse player from the record books. Continue driving them in to a graveyard.

 

[Jim]

First, thanks to @elmcityboy for the updated table. Second, the fact that UConn has six players on the list (two more than any other school) means that on any given night we have different players stepping up. The downside of that is that BE end-of-year honors get diluted as votes get spread over more UConn teammates. Don't be surprised to see a bunch of 2nd team and honorable mentions instead of bringing home individuals' hardware.

 

[gtcam]

i actually disagree. castle had weeks where he won fotw while averaging, like, 5 ppg. as i mentioned above, he won these awards by virtue of the fact that there are just ZERO other significant freshmen contributors in the league.

we know that newton is basically assured a spot. would you put castle above our other candidates (karaban, spencer, and clingan) just because he won these honors?

I guess defense doesn't count - and I highly doubt there have been multiple weeks when he averaged 5 ppg and won the award

 

[elmcityboy]

I guess defense doesn't count - and I highly doubt there have been multiple weeks when he averaged 5 ppg and won the award

if you are talking about big east weekly honors, you are kind of correct -- they only really seem to look at basic counting stats. so defense is only accounted for in terms of steals, blocks, and rebounds. it's why andre jackson wasn't recognized nearly as often as he should have been.

and i just double checked. castle won the award the week of january 1st while averaging 6 ppg and won it last week averaging 9 ppg, including the game against marquette where he scored 3 points on 15% shooting. so i was being a little extreme, but the point remains that in a typical big east year, he would not have nearly as many fotw honors.

 

[upstater]

Tristen Newton is having one of the greatest seasons by a UConn player ever. I'm glad the Naismith people are seeing it:

 

[HooperScooper]

March 13 could be a big day for the UConn men's basketball team, with prime candidates for all four awards. Or, it could provide Dan Hurley & Co. with plenty of ammunition if the Huskies don't get much love.

Let's take a look at the Big East's upcoming awards, who are the favorites to win, and how the Huskies may or may not clean up.

Will UConn men's basketball team sweep Big East awards? Or will Dan Hurley have more ammunition?

UConn men's basketball team has strong candidates for Big East Player, Coach and Freshman of the Year awards. Will Huskies sweep?

www.nhregister.com

Alternate access:

Will UConn men's basketball team sweep Big East awards? Or will Dan Hurley have more ammunition?​

 

[gsmooth]

March 13 could be a big day for the UConn men's basketball team, with prime candidates for all four awards. Or, it could provide Dan Hurley & Co. with plenty of ammunition if the Huskies don't get much love.

Let's take a look at the Big East's upcoming awards, who are the favorites to win, and how the Huskies may or may not clean up.

Will UConn men's basketball team sweep Big East awards? Or will Dan Hurley have more ammunition?

UConn men's basketball team has strong candidates for Big East Player, Coach and Freshman of the Year awards. Will Huskies sweep?

www.nhregister.com

Alternate access:

Will UConn men's basketball team sweep Big East awards? Or will Dan Hurley have more ammunition?​

I have not read the article yet, but I actually hope UConn doesn't win all of the awards. I hope some players win an award here or there, but I think the chip on their shoulders helps. Go back to 2011. Ben Hansborough won BEPOY over Kemba. It was a joke, but I wouldn't change it for anything. I think Kemba was irked and he played with a vengeance which benefitted UConn as a whole as they won it all.

Also, look at the Detroit Pistons in 2006 when they started out the season like 37-5 or something like that. After four of their starters were named to the all star team, Bill Simmons wrote that it civilized them and they lost that irritability and edge that made them so good. I am sure there were other factors, but I think that edge they played with was a big factor and that was lost.

 

[HooperScooper]

I have not read the article yet, but I actually hope UConn doesn't win all of the awards. I hope some players win an award here or there, but I think the chip on their shoulders helps. Go back to 2011. Ben Hansborough won BEPOY over Kemba. It was a joke, but I wouldn't change it for anything. I think Kemba was irked and he played with a vengeance which benefitted UConn as a whole as they won it all.

Also, look at the Detroit Pistons in 2006 when they started out the season like 37-5 or something like that. After four of their starters were named to the all star team, Bill Simmons wrote that it civilized them and they lost that irritability and edge that made them so good. I am sure there were other factors, but I think that edge they played with was a big factor and that was lost.

Only has Castle winning FOTY (no brainer) and Hurley winning COTY.

 

[dennismenace]

Scholar Athlete:

This is really impressive. Perhaps I have led a sheltered life but I have never heard of anyone who was a triple major.

But Alex Karaban, a triple-major in statistics, computer science and sports management, has to be a candidate, right?