Jon Rothstein’s Big East Predictions

Big East Offseason Power Rankings:

1. Villanova
2. Marquette
3. St. John's
4. Xavier
5. Georgetown
6. Seton Hall
7. Providence
8. Creighton
9. Butler
10. DePaul

— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) July 2, 2018

Big East Preseason Player of the Year:

Shamorie Ponds, St. John's#SJUBB

— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) July 2, 2018

Big East Preseason First Team:

Markus Howard, Marquette
Shamorie Ponds, St. John's
Kamar Baldwin, Butler
Eric Paschall, Villanova
Jessie Govan, Georgetown

— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) July 2, 2018

Big East Preseason Sleeper:

Seton Hall#shbb

— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) July 2, 2018

10 Big East Impact Freshmen:

Jahvon Quinerly, Villanova
Cole Swider, Villanova
Brandon Slater, Villanova
Joey Hauser, Marquette
David Duke, Providence
A.J. Reaves, Providence
Marcus Zegarowski, Creighton
James Akinjo, Georgetown
Josh LeBlanc, Georgetown
Anthony Nelson, SHU

— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) July 2, 2018

5 Under-The-Radar Big East Freshmen:

Sam Froling, Creighton
Brendan Bailey, Marquette
Josh Roberts, St. John’s
Greg Williams, St. John’s
Saddiq Bey, Villanova

— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) July 2, 2018

10 Impact Big East Transfers:

Joe Cremo, Villanova
Joseph Chartouny, Marquette
Ed Morrow, Marquette
Mikey Dixon, St. John’s
Sedee Keita, St. John’s
Quincy McKnight, Seton Hall
Taurean Thompson, Seton Hall
Jalen Coleman-Lands, DePaul
Jordan Tucker, Butler
Ryan Welage, Xavier

— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) July 2, 2018

5 Big East Breakout Players:

Myles Cale, Seton Hall
Collin Gillespie, Villanova
Naji Marshall, Xavier
Nate Watson, Providence
Mitch Ballock, Creighton

— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) July 2, 2018