Big East Basketball: Ranking of top 25 players entering 2023-24 season

12. Steven Ashworth – Creighton

A lot of the names today have been additions, and Creighton certainly took advantage of the Transfer Portal when they were bitten themselves. Ashworth spent three years doing work at Utah State, earning First Team All-MWC honors this past year. Helping the Aggies to a bit of a bounce back campaign, he averaged 16.2 points, 4.5 assists, and 3.3 rebounds per game, including a 43% mark from outside the arc.

Simply put, Ashworth is a fantastic athlete that would be a phenomenal addition to any program. He slides into a major role for a Bluejays program that lost a pair of stars in the offseason, but Ashworth has the talent for Creighton to be just as great this season. He’s an elite shooter from all over the court and should fit in well, just like Baylor Scheierman did transferring from the Summit League last year. Can he help get Creighton to another Elite Eight appearance?

11. Devin Carter – Providence

As a freshman, Carter put up some pretty solid numbers in the SEC, mostly as a reserve at South Carolina, but he opted to transfer after Frank Martin was relieved of his duties. He landed at Providence and had the much-anticipated sophomore leap, averaging 13.0 points, 4.9 rebounds, and 2.5 assists per game last season for the Friars, certainly contributing more than expected.

He’s back as a junior, this time under new head coach Kim English, but his role with the Friars will be as great as ever. Carter makes big plays on both sides of the ball and is surrounded by perhaps even more talent in Providence this season. We’ll have to see if he can improve on his shooting touch, not really emerging as a long-range shooter to this point in his career; though you can count on him playing strong defense.