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Big East Basketball: Reactions to 2018-19 all-conference teams

NEWARK, NEW JERSEY - MARCH 06: Markus Howard #0 of the Marquette Golden Eagles takes the ball in the first half against the Seton Hall Pirates on March 06, 2019 at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
NEWARK, NEW JERSEY - MARCH 06: Markus Howard #0 of the Marquette Golden Eagles takes the ball in the first half against the Seton Hall Pirates on March 06, 2019 at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) /
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MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN – FEBRUARY 09: Markus Howard #0 of the Marquette Golden Eagles drives to the basket against Phil Booth #5 of the Villanova Wildcats during the first half at Fiserv Forum on February 09, 2019 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images)
MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN – FEBRUARY 09: Markus Howard #0 of the Marquette Golden Eagles drives to the basket against Phil Booth #5 of the Villanova Wildcats during the first half at Fiserv Forum on February 09, 2019 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images) /

All the latest reactions, responses, and thoughts to the 2018-19 Big East Basketball all-conference team honorees.

The Big East‘s 2018-19 regular season campaign concluded with another trademark chaotic weekend, but this year’s all-conference teams were rather predictable.

Here is the full list of honorees (asterisk indicates a unanimous selection):

Big East First Team

Big East Second Team

Big East Honorable Mentions

Big East Freshman Team

Here are three reactions to the latest crop of Big East all-conference selections.

Unanimous Selections

Marquette’s Howard, Seton Hall’s Powell, and Villanova’s Booth and Paschall were all unanimously selected to the first-team all-Big East team. Of this grouping, only Howard had ever been tabbed as an all-conference player prior to this season – second team in 2017-18 – but with so many of last year’s honorees graduating, there were a host of opportunities available this year.

Here is the statistical overview for all four players:

  • Howard: 25.0 ppg, 4.0 apg, 3.9 rpg, 43/42/90 percent shooting
  • Powell: 22.6 ppg, 2.7 apg, 2.0 spg, 44/35/86 percent shooting
  • Booth: 18.6 ppg, 3.9 apg, 3.9 rpg, 43/37/75 percent shooting
  • Paschall: 16.5 ppg, 2.2 apg, 6.1 rpg, 45/36/77 percent shooting

Even in its worst campaign since the Big East reformation, Villanova still landed two unanimous selections, giving the Wildcats 10 total first-teamers in the last 6 years. Booth’s first-team honor also tacks another line onto one his impressive resume that already included two national titles and a 2016 all-NCAA tournament team pick.

Howard, the likely Player of the Year selection, is the first Marquette player to crack the all-Big East first-team since Henry Ellenson in 2015-16, and the first Golden Eagle to do so unanimously since Jae Crowder in 2011-12 (Crowder also captured the Player of the Year award). If Howard sticks around for his senior campaign – something that might have become more likely following Marquette’s recent struggles – the 5-foot-11 guard has a chance to absolutely wreck both program and conference records.