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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, NY – MARCH 15: Bryce Cotton #11 of the Providence Friars celebrates their 65 to 58 win over the Creighton Bluejays in the Championship game of the 2014 Men’s Big East Basketball Tournament at Madison Square Garden on March 15, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY – MARCH 15: Bryce Cotton #11 of the Providence Friars celebrates their 65 to 58 win over the Creighton Bluejays in the Championship game of the 2014 Men’s Big East Basketball Tournament at Madison Square Garden on March 15, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images) /

Providence Friars

Guard

$5: Kris Dunn (two-time Big East POY, 2012-16)
$4: Vincent Council (2012 third-team all-Big East, 2009-13)
$3: Kyron Cartwright (2017 second-team all-Big East, 2014-18)
$2: John Linehan (two-time Big East DPOY, 1997-2002)
$1: Sharaud Curry (2007 honorable mention all-Big East, 2005-10)

Guard

$5: Bryce Cotton (two-time first-team all-Big East, 2010-14)
$4: MarShon Brooks (2011 first-team all-Big East, 2007-11)
$3: Donnie McGrath (2006 second-team all-Big East, 2002-06)
$2: Weyinimi Efejuku (2009 honorable mention all-Big East, 2005-09)
$1: Abdul Mills (11 ppg and 3 apg, 1999-2004)

Forward

$5: Ryan Gomes (2004 consensus first-team All-American, 2001-05)
$4: LaDontae Henton (2015 first-team all-Big East, 2011-15)
$3: Rodney Bullock (2017 second-team all-Big East, 2015-18)
$2: Jamine Peterson (2010 honorable mention all-Big East, 2007-10)
$1: Erron Maxey (11 ppg and 6 rpg, 1997-2001)

Forward

$5: Ben Bentil (2016 first-team all-Big East, 2014-16)
$4: Alpha Diallo (2019 second-team all-Big East, 2016-present)
$3: Kadeem Batts (2014 second-team all-Big East, 2010-14)
$2: Geoff McDermott (two-time honorable mention all-Big East, 2005-09)
$1: Tyler Harris (11 ppg and 5 rpg, 2013-15)

Center

$5: Herbert Hill (2007 first-team all-Big East, 2002-07)
$4: Nate Watson (9 ppg and 4 rpg, 2017-present)
$3: Randall Hanke (9 ppg and 4 rpg, 2004-09)
$2: Marcus Douthit (6 ppg and 2 bpg, 2000-04)
$1: Bilal Dixon (6 ppg and 6 rpg, 2009-12)

My Lineup

G: Sharaud Curry ($1)
G: MarShon Brooks ($4)
F: Ryan Gomes ($5)
F: Alpha Diallo ($4)
C: Bilal Dixon ($1)

Scouting Report: Curry is underrated in the Friars’ long line of top-notch point guards, but is more than capable of setting up scoring dynamos Brooks  and Gomes. Diallo will be a snug fit in the frontcourt as a glue guy in a Draymond Green-type role.

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