Big East Defensive, Reserve, and Rookie Awards
By Hoya HoopsAs promised, here are our picks for the best defensive, reserve, and rookie players of the Big East this season.
| All-Defensive Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Position | School | Player |
| C | Connecticut | Hasheem Thabeet |
| C/F | Pittsburgh | DeJuan Blair |
| F | Syracuse | Paul Harris |
| G | Marquette | Jerel McNeal |
| G | Georgetown | Jessie Sapp |
| All-Reserve Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Position | School | Player |
| C/F | Louisville | Derrick Caracter |
| F | Georgetown | Patrick Ewing, Jr. |
| F | Marquette | Dan Fitzgerald |
| G | Notre Dame | Ryan Ayers |
| G | Louisville | Edgar Sosa |
| All-Rookie Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Position | School | Player |
| F | Pittsburgh | DeJuan Blair |
| F | Georgetown | Austin Freeman |
| F | Syracuse | Donte Greene |
| G | South Florida | Dominique Jones |
| G | Syracuse | Jonny Flynn |
Individual Awards
Defensive Player of the Year:
Hasheem Thabeet
6th Man of the Year:
Patrick Ewing, Jr.
Rookie of the Year:
Jonny Flynn

March 10th, 2008 at 2:57 pm
I like that all-defensive team. I wouldn’t want to score against those guys. They look like a decent UFC team too. Hmm, no ND guys- go figure.