Busting Brackets
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Big East Basketball: Creating the conference’s All-NBA bracket for 2018

By Brian Foley

WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 26: Gordon Hayward #20 of the Utah Jazz dribbles around Otto Porter Jr. #22 of the Washington Wizards in the second half at Verizon Center on February 26, 2017 in Washington, DC. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - FEBRUARY 26: Gordon Hayward #20 of the Utah Jazz dribbles around Otto Porter Jr. #22 of the Washington Wizards in the second half at Verizon Center on February 26, 2017 in Washington, DC. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images) /
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CLEVELAND, OH – MARCH 18: Darius Johnson-Odom #1, Dwight Buycks #23 and Jimmy Butler #33 of the Marquette Golden Eagles huddle with teammates during the game against the Xavier Musketeers during the second round of the 2011 NCAA men’s basketball tournament at Quicken Loans Arena on March 18, 2011 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
CLEVELAND, OH – MARCH 18: Darius Johnson-Odom #1, Dwight Buycks #23 and Jimmy Butler #33 of the Marquette Golden Eagles huddle with teammates during the game against the Xavier Musketeers during the second round of the 2011 NCAA men’s basketball tournament at Quicken Loans Arena on March 18, 2011 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /

Who makes the cut?

Even with all the additions to the roster, three schools – Providence, DePaul, and St. John’s – still did not have enough players for a starting lineup. That’s when I dove overseas. I understand there are players in the international leagues who are probably better than some G-Leaguers on the list (Rotnei Clarke might fit better than Kethan Savage for Butler’s team, for example), but for the sake of simplicity (and my own sanity), I tried to use the players that are under the NBA umbrella for this experiment.

Here are all 10 teams, with their accompanying seeds:

1. Marquette Golden Eagles

G Dwight Buycks, G Dwyane Wade, G Wesley Matthews, G/F Jimmy Butler, F Henry Ellenson

2. Villanova Wildcats

G Kyle Lowry, G Josh Hart, F Mikal Bridges, F Dante Cunningham, F Omari Spellman

3. Creighton Bluejays

G Khyri Thomas, G Kyle Korver, F Doug McDermott, F Anthony Tolliver, C Justin Patton

4. Georgetown Hoyas

G LJ Peak, F Otto Porter, F Jeff Green, F Marcus Derrickson, C Greg Monroe

5. Butler Bulldogs

G Shelvin Mack, G Kethan Savage, F Gordon Hayward, F Kelan Martin, F Roosevelt Jones

6. Xavier Musketeers

G Edmond Sumner, G Jordan Crawford, G JP Macura, G Trevon Bluiett, F David West

7. Providence Friars

G Kris Dunn, G MarShon Brooks, G Bryce Cotton, F Ricky Ledo, F LaDontae Henton

8. Seton Hall Pirates

G Isaiah Whitehead, G Khadeen Carrington, F Desi Rodriguez, F Fuquan Edwin, C Angel Delgado

9. DePaul Blue Demons

G Billy Garrett Jr., G Brandon Young, F Wilson Chandler, F Myke Henry, C Mac Koshwal

10. St. John’s Red Storm

G D’Angelo Harrison, G Sir’Dominic Pointer, F Maurice Harkless, F JaKarr Sampson, F Justin Brownlee

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