Big East Basketball: 20 most interesting people of 2019-20 season

By Brian Foley | Oct 15, 2019

JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA - MARCH 21: Myles Powell #13 of the Seton Hall Pirates chases after a loose ball in the first half against the Wofford Terriers during the first round of the 2019 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena on March 21, 2019 in Jacksonville, Florida. (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images) /

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Luwane Pipkins, Providence & Charlie Moore, DePaul

Pipkins and Moore are both transfer guards coming off disappointing seasons at their previous stops with a chance to make an impact in some messy backcourt situations.

Pipkins comes to Providence as a grad transfer from UMass, where he averaged nearly 19 ppg the last two seasons, though he had his 2018-19 campaign cut short with a hamstring injury. The Friars’ guard rotation was a real problem last season, and while Pipkins has suffered from his own inefficiency woes (34.7 percent shooting as a junior), he should provide more scoring than what Ed Cooley was working with in the past. Unfortunately, Pipkins is battling a pair of preseason injuries, so we’ll see what kind of condition he is in when PC opens the season against Sacred Heart.

Moore is now on his third team in four years as he hunts for his preferred fit. The Chicago native spent one season at California where he averaged 12.2 ppg and 3.5 apg before he transferred to Kansas. After missing his year with an NCAA-mandated redshirt, Moore’s numbers cratered, as his minutes were slashed in half and his ppg mark fell to just 2.9. Now that he has joined DePaul and gained immediate eligibility, the door is open for Moore for to assume some responsibility as the Blue Demons refocus their offense.

Danny Hurley, Connecticut

Though the Big East-UConn reunion is still a season away, the Big East will still be keenly focused on Hurley’s Huskies this year. Expectations are not that high for UConn this season – the coaches picked the Huskies to finish sixth in the league on media day – but if Hurley builds a solid foundation this season, that will only fan the flames for the Big East in 2020-21.

UConn has already landed a top-75 recruit, Andre Jackson for the Class of 2020, and is still chasing several other top-150 prospects. If UConn can pair a solid recruiting class with a NCAA bubble-worthy season this winter, anticipation for the 2020-21 return to the Big East will be high.

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The Big East will be pure calamity this season, but if all goes well, over half the conference could be battle-tested for the NCAA tournament.

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