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Big East Basketball: Building 21st century lineups for each school with $15

By Brian Foley

Villanova's Kyle Lowry (1) and Randy Foye (2) celebrate in the final seconds of the game Monday, February 13, 2006 at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia, PA. Villanova University (4) upset University of Connecticut (1) 69-64. (Photo by Drew Hallowell/Getty Images)
Villanova's Kyle Lowry (1) and Randy Foye (2) celebrate in the final seconds of the game Monday, February 13, 2006 at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia, PA. Villanova University (4) upset University of Connecticut (1) 69-64. (Photo by Drew Hallowell/Getty Images) /
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MARCH 16: The Villanova Wildcats celebrate the 74-72 win over the Seton Hall Pirates during the Big East Championship Game to claim the Big East title at Madison Square Garden on March 16, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MARCH 16: The Villanova Wildcats celebrate the 74-72 win over the Seton Hall Pirates during the Big East Championship Game to claim the Big East title at Madison Square Garden on March 16, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) /

With the 2019-20 college basketball season still well off into the horizon, let’s build are best Big East Basketball lineups with only $15.

Summer doldrums are extremely real in college basketball, so while fans everywhere mine practice videos on Twitter, recruiting highlights on YouTube, and non-conference leaks on message boards, the offseason does at least allow us time to dive into some fun quirks surrounding the game.

Last summer, we created the Big East Basketball’s all-NBA bracket and selected the best player at each height heading into 2018-19. This year, we’re taking a classic basketball meme – building your best lineup with $15 – and shifting it to Big East Basketball.

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A couple of ground rules: in order to limit the scope of the proceedings, all players had to play in the 2000-01 season or later. Even if they were seniors in 2000-01, they still were eligible for this exercise.

You’ll also notice the positional breakdown is “guard, guard, forward, forward, and center” rather than “point guard, shooting guard, etc.” The first guard spot is still intended for point guards, and the first forward spot is still intended for small forwards, but I removed the stricter positional designation in order to allow for a little more financial flexibility between spots.

One final note – imagine each player at their college peak. When slotting each player into their appropriate dollar worth, ensuing NBA careers did not factor in except for tie-breaking situations.

Now dive in!

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