Note: My apologies as I was unable to post this yesterday.
On Wednesday morning, the Big East released the predictions for the 2012-13 Big East Men’s Basketball season and the UConn Huskies men’s basketball team has been picked to finish 9th.
As we know, the Huskies are ineligible for the NCAA Tournament and are also ineligible for the Big East Tournament as of now.
The only player from the Huskies named to one of the All-Big East Preseason teams was point guard Shabazz Napier who was picked for the Second Team.
| 2012-13 Preseason Coaches’ Poll | Pts |
| 1. Louisville (14) | 196 |
| 2. Syracuse | 175 |
| 3. Notre Dame (1) | 166 |
| 4. Cincinnati | 152 |
| 5. Georgetown | 136 |
| 6. Pittsburgh | 132 |
| 7. Marquette | 121 |
| 8. USF | 96 |
| 9. Connecticut | 83 |
| 10. St. John’s | 73 |
| 11. Rutgers | 63 |
| 12. Villanova | 61 |
| 13. DePaul | 48 |
| 14. Seton Hall | 42 |
| 15. Providence | 31 |
| (1st Place Votes in Parentheses) |
To see the full list of all Big East team and preseason players of the year, please click on the read more button below if you’re on the home page.
2012-13 BIG EAST Preseason Player of the Year
Peyton Siva, Louisville
2012-13 BIG EAST Preseason Rookie of the Year
Steven Adams, Pittsburgh
2012-13 Preseason All-BIG EAST First Team
Sean Kilpatrick, Cincinnati, G, Jr., 6-4, 221, White Plains, N.Y.
Otto Porter, Georgetown, F, So., 6-8, 205, Sikeston, Mo.
Gorgui Dieng, Louisville, C, Jr., 6-10, 225, Dakar, Senegal
Jack Cooley, Notre Dame, F, Sr., 6-9, 244, Glenview, Ill.
Vincent Council, Providence, G, Sr., 6-2, 180, Brooklyn, N.Y.
2012-13 Preseason All-BIG EAST Second Team
Shabazz Napier, Connecticut, G, Jr., 6-1, 171, Roxbury, Mass.
Cleveland Melvin, DePaul, F, Jr., 6-8, 208, Baltimore, Md.
D’Angelo Harrison, St. John’s, G, So., 6-3, 202, Missouri City, Texas
Anthony Collins, USF, So., G, 6-1, 175, Houston, Texas
Brandon Triche, Syracuse, G, Sr., 6-4, 205, Jamesville, N.Y.
2012-13 Preseason BIG EAST Honorable Mention
Chane Behanan, Louisville, F, So., 6-7, 250, Cincinnati, Ohio
Jerian Grant, Notre Dame, G, Jr., 6-5, 185, Bowie, Md.
Tray Woodall, Pittsburgh, G, Sr., 5-11, 190, Brooklyn, N.Y.
C.J. Fair, Syracuse, F, Jr., 6-8, 212, Baltimore, Md.
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