No I haven’t forgotten about the UConn men’s and women’s basketball teams with the Red Sox in the World Series occupying most of the blog space lately. I was waiting for both Big East media days to happen and they did. The men’s media day was held Wednesday and the women’s on Thursday. Both were held at the ESPN Zone in New York.
The UConn men were picked to finish sixth in the Big East this year. Louisville and Georgetown were picked as the co-favorites to win the Big East. Here is a look at the complete pre-season coaches poll in the Big East.
| 1. Georgetown (8) 217 | 9. Notre Dame 122 |
| Louisville (8) 217 | 10. West Virginia 112 |
| 3. Marquette 191 | 11. DePaul 79 |
| 4. Pittsburgh 170 | 12. Cincinnati 62 |
| 5. Syracuse 153 | 13. Seton Hall 56 |
| 6. Connecticut 149 | 14. St. John’s 52 |
| 7. Villanova 143 | 15. Rutgers 32 |
| 8. Providence 141 | 16. USF 23 |
Roy Hibbert from Georgetown was picked as the Big East Preseason Player of the Year. UConn’s Jeff Adrien was named to 11 person All-conference preseason team. Here is a look at the complete team.
| 2007-08 Preseason Player of the Year |
| Roy Hibbert, Georgetown |
| 2007-08 Preseason Co-Rookies of the Year |
| Donte’ Greene, Syracuse |
| Jonny Flynn, Syracuse |
| 2007-08 Preseason All-BIG EAST Team |
| *Roy Hibbert, Georgetown (Player of the Year), C, Sr., 7-2, 278, Adelphi, Md. |
| Jeff Adrien, Connecticut, F, Jr., 6-7, 238, Brookline, Mass. |
| Jonathan Wallace, Georgetown, G, Sr. 6-1, 188, Harvest, Ala. |
| David Padgett, Louisville, C, Sr., 6-11, 245, Reno, Nev. |
| Terrence Williams, Louisville, F, Jr., 6-6, 210, Seattle, Wash. |
| Dominic James, Marquette, G, Jr., 5-11, 185, Richmond, Ind. |
| Jerel McNeal, Marquette, G, Jr., 6-3, 200, Chicago, Ill. |
| Geoff McDermott, Providence, F, Jr., 6-7, 230, New Rochelle, N.Y. |
| Kentrell Gransberry, USF, C, Sr., 6-9, 270, Baton Rouge, La. |
| Eric Devendorf, Syracuse, G, Jr., 6-4, 180, Bay City, Mich. |
| *Scottie Reynolds, Villanova, G, So., 6-2, 195, Herndon, Va. |
| *unanimous selection |
| 2007-08 Preseason Honorable Mention |
| Edgar Sosa, Louisville, G, So., 6-1, 175, New York, N.Y. |
| Levance Fields, Pittsburgh, G, Jr., 5-10, 195, Brooklyn, N.Y. |
Read about the women’s media day after the jump.
The UConn Women were picked to win the Big East this year with Rutgers a close second. Here is a look at the complete preseason coaches poll for the Big East women’s teams.
| 1. Connecticut (15) 225 | 9. USF 105 |
| 2. Rutgers (1) 211 | 10. Seton Hall 93 |
| 3. West Virginia 186 | 11. St. John’s 83 |
| 4. Pittsburgh 169 | 12. Villanova 77 |
| 5. Notre Dame 165 | 13. Syracuse 61 |
| 6. Louisville 154 | 14. Cincinnati 49 |
| 7. DePaul 152 | 15. Providence 36 |
| 8. Marquette 124 | 16. Georgetown 20 |
Louisville’s Angel McCoughtry was named the Preseason Big East Player of the Year. UConn’s Tina Charles and Renee Montgomery were named to 11 person Big East All-conference preseason team while Charde Houston was named to honorable mention list. UConn’s Maya Moore was named Big East Preseason Rookie of the Year. Here is a look at the complete team.
| 2007-08 Preseason Player of the Year |
| Angel McCoughtry, Louisville, Jr., F |
| 2007-08 Preseason Freshman of the Year |
| *Maya Moore, Fr., F, Connecticut (Lawrenceville, Ga./Collins Hill) |
| 2007-08 Preseason All-BIG EAST Team |
| Matee Ajavon, Rutgers, Sr., G |
| Charel Allen, Notre Dame, Sr., G |
| *Essence Carson, Rutgers, Sr., F/G |
| Tina Charles, Connecticut, So., C |
| Krystal Ellis, Marquette, Jr., G |
| *Angel McCoughtry, Louisville, Jr., F |
| Renee Montgomery, Connecticut, Jr., G |
| *Olayinka Sanni, West Virginia, Sr., C |
| Kia Vaughn, Rutgers, Jr., C |
| *Marcedes Walker, Pittsburgh, Sr., C |
| Shavonte Zellous, Pittsburgh, RS-Jr., G |
| * – unanimous selection |
| 2007-08 Preseason All-BIG EAST Honorable Mention Team |
| Allie Quigley, DePaul, Sr., G |
| Charde Houston, Connecticut, Sr., F |
| Kia Wright, St. John’s, Sr., G |
