UConn is preseason pick to win Big East; Creighton’s Ryan Kalkbrenner Player of Year choice
FILE - UConn forward Alex Karaban, left, drives to the basket against Illinois forward Marcus Domask (3) during the second half of the Elite 8 college basketball game in the men's NCAA Tournament, March 30, 2024, in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Michael Dwyer]
NEW YORK (AP) — UConn is in a familiar place at the top of the Big East preseason poll. The Huskies received all 10 possible first-place votes Wednesday from the league’s head coaches, who were not allowed to vote for their own teams. The defending national champions were 18-2 in the conference last season and won the Big East Tournament championship before going on to win a second consecutive NCAA title. Creighton was picked second with the conference’s preseason Player of the Year, Ryan Kalkbrenner. The 7-foot-1 senior has been the league’s Defensive Player of the Year the past three seasons, joining Patrick Ewing and Alonzo Mourning as the only three players ever to do that.
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