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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 12: D’Angelo Harrison #11 of the St. John’s Red Storm looks on during a stop in play in the second half against the Providence Friars during a quarterfinal game of the Big East basketball tournament at Madison Square Garden on March 12, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Alex Trautwig/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY – MARCH 12: D’Angelo Harrison #11 of the St. John’s Red Storm looks on during a stop in play in the second half against the Providence Friars during a quarterfinal game of the Big East basketball tournament at Madison Square Garden on March 12, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Alex Trautwig/Getty Images) /

St. John’s Red Storm

Point Guard

$5: Marcus Hatten (two-time first-team all-Big East, 2001-03)
$4: Shamorie Ponds (two-time first-team all-Big East, 2016-19)
$3: Omar Cook (2001 third-team all-Big East, 2000-01)
$2: Eugene Lawrence (8 ppg and 5 apg, 2004-08)
$1: DJ Kennedy (12 ppg and 6 rpg, 2007-11)

Guard

$5: D’Angelo Harrison (two-time first-team all-Big East, 2011-15)
$4: Dwight Hardy (2011 first-team all-Big East, 2009-11)
$3: Daryll Hill (2005 third-team all-Big East, 2003-07)
$2: Mustapha Heron (15 ppg and 5 rpg, 2018-present)
$1: Paris Horne (10 ppg and 3 rpg, 2007-11)

Forward

$5: Moe Harkless (2012 honorable mention all-Big East, 2011-12)
$4: Anthony Mason Jr. (2008 honorable mention all-Big East, 2005-10)
$3: Sir’Dominic Pointer (2015 second-team all-Big East, 2011-15)
$2: Justin Simon (2019 Big East DPOY, 2017-19)
$1: LJ Figueroa (15 ppg and 6 rpg, 2018-present)

Forward

$5: JaKarr Sampson (2013 honorable mention all-Big East, 2012-14)
$4: Marvin Clark (12 ppg and 5 rpg, 2016-19)
$3: Anthony Glover (11 ppg and 6 rpg, 1999-2003)
$2: Kyle Cuff (8 ppg and 5 rpg, 2000-04)
$1: Justin Burrell (8 ppg and 5 rpg, 2007-11)

Center

$5: Lamont Hamilton (2007 first-team all-Big East, 2003-07)
$4: Chris Obepka (5 ppg and 6 rpg, 2012-15)
$3: Tariq Owens (7 ppg and 3 bpg, 2015-18)
$2: Kassoum Yakwe (5 ppg and 4 rpg, 2015-18)
$1: Orlando Sanchez (7 ppg and 6 rpg, 2013-14)

My Lineup

G: Omar Cook ($3)
G: D’Angelo Harrison ($5)
F: LJ Figueroa ($1)
F: Anthony Glover ($3)
C: Tariq Owens ($3)

Scouting Report: Cook, Harrison, and Figueroa are all capable of posting 15+ ppg, Owens just held down the back line for national runner-up Texas Tech following a transfer from St. John’s, and Glover averaged at least 10 ppg and 5 rpg in all four seasons he spent in Queens.

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