2018-19 Big East Preseason Polls Released in NYC
New York, NY- The 2018-19 Big East Preseason Awards list was released this morning from Madison Square Garden, as the no brainer award went to St. John’s Shamorie Ponds as the Preseason Player of the Year Award. The first accolade for a Johnnie in the category since Malik Sealy in 1991. The list also includes the preseason coaches poll of which leaders think each team will finish this season.
The remainder of the list includes the following list below:
Preseason Player of the Year
Shamorie Ponds (St. John’s)
Preseason All Big East First Team
Kamar Baldwin (Butler)
Jesse Govan (Georgetown)
Markus Howard (Marquette)
Alpha Diallo (Providence)
Eric Paschall (Villanova)
Preseason All Big East Second Team
Max Strus (DePaul)
Sam Hauser (Marquette)
Justin Simon (St. John’s)
Myles Powell (Seton Hall)
Phil Booth (Villanova)
Preseason Freshman of the Year (TIE)
David Duke (Providence)
Jahvon Quinerly (Villanova)
Preseason Honorable Mentions
Martin Krampelj (Creighton)
Naji Marshall (Xavier)
Preseason Coaches Poll
Villanova
Marquette
Providence
St. John’s
Butler
Georgetown
Xavier
Seton Hall
Creighton
DePaul