[MoonlightGraham]

April 5, 2027

The Big East yearly awards don't feature any Villanova players. There are 16 teams in the conference--twice as many as there are in the Patriot League--and some of these teams are very good.

2026 BIG EAST AWARDS

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Player of the Year:

SO PG Thomas Abbott  Marquette  11.9 PPG, 4.9 RPG, 8.0 APG 1.0 SPG, 0.2 BPG

Freshman of the Year:
FR SG Lonnie Almaraz  Marquette  10.0 PPG, 4.4 RPG, 2.1 APG 0.8 SPG, 0.1 BPG

Coach of the Year:
Joseph Owens  Louisville  25 - 11 (14 - 4) 

All-league 1st Team:
C  SR Larry Avent  West Virginia  12.4 PPG, 6.5 RPG, 1.4 APG, 0.5 SPG, 3.5 BPG
PF JR Clarence Silva  Syracuse  16.0 PPG, 7.2 RPG, 1.6 APG, 0.5 SPG, 1.0 BPG
SF JR Jamal Jeter  Notre Dame  22.5 PPG, 6.6 RPG, 1.9 APG, 0.4 SPG, 0.8 BPG
SG SR Waldo Cole  Notre Dame  10.9 PPG, 2.8 RPG, 7.6 APG, 1.4 SPG, 0.2 BPG
PG SO Thomas Abbott  Marquette  11.9 PPG, 4.9 RPG, 8.0 APG, 1.0 SPG, 0.2 BPG

All-league 2nd Team:
C  JR Don Jones  West Virginia  6.8 PPG, 8.9 RPG, 1.0 APG, 0.6 SPG, 3.3 BPG
PF JR Jerry Garay  Providence  14.1 PPG, 6.9 RPG, 1.9 APG, 0.3 SPG, 0.4 BPG
SF SR David Wright  Rutgers  16.5 PPG, 6.2 RPG, 1.5 APG, 1.0 SPG, 0.4 BPG
SG JR Andrew Cornejo  Pittsburgh  16.7 PPG, 6.4 RPG, 4.6 APG, 1.0 SPG, 0.5 BPG
PG SR Charles Hintz  Rutgers  9.0 PPG, 4.3 RPG, 8.5 APG, 1.2 SPG, 0.1 BPG

All-freshman Team:
C  FR Frederick Frizzell  Cincinnati  5.0 PPG, 4.3 RPG, 0.9 APG, 0.4 SPG, 0.2 BPG
PF FR Timothy Colson  Notre Dame  3.8 PPG, 3.6 RPG, 0.8 APG, 0.3 SPG, 0.1 BPG
SF FR Kenneth Teets  Connecticut  6.2 PPG, 2.8 RPG, 0.9 APG, 0.4 SPG, 0.8 BPG
SG FR Lonnie Almaraz  Marquette  10.0 PPG, 4.4 RPG, 2.1 APG, 0.8 SPG, 0.1 BPG
PG FR Chris Harris  Notre Dame  8.8 PPG, 2.5 RPG, 3.0 APG, 0.6 SPG, 0.2 BPG

Lafayette's Charles Allen is the Patriot League Player of the Year, and a first team All-Patriot League selection. He is joined in the first team by Carter Todd and Bret Bryant. Graham's successor, Douglas Richburg, is the conference's Coach of the Year.

So, while I'm at it, I'll take a look at the national awards, too...

2026 OVERALL AWARDS

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Player of the Year:

JR PF William Anglin  North Carolina  21.4 PPG, 8.8 RPG, 2.5 APG 0.5 SPG, 2.7 BPG

Freshman of the Year:
FR SG John Ferland  East Tennessee State  13.3 PPG, 7.4 RPG, 3.1 APG 1.4 SPG, 0.3 BPG

Coach of the Year:
Lincoln Cohen  UTEP  30 - 6 (14 - 2) 

All-league 1st Team:
C  JR Jose Macpherson  Memphis  13.6 PPG, 11.4 RPG, 1.7 APG, 0.9 SPG, 0.8 BPG
PF JR William Anglin  North Carolina  21.4 PPG, 8.8 RPG, 2.5 APG, 0.5 SPG, 2.7 BPG
SF SR Charles Allen  Lafayette  21.7 PPG, 7.9 RPG, 2.5 APG, 1.4 SPG, 0.3 BPG
SG JR Richard Manzo  Miami  27.8 PPG, 6.5 RPG, 2.3 APG, 1.5 SPG, 0.3 BPG
PG SR Sheldon Robinson  Memphis  12.5 PPG, 4.0 RPG, 7.6 APG, 2.5 SPG, 0.1 BPG

All-league 2nd Team:
C  SR Daniel Cummings  Portland  20.3 PPG, 10.1 RPG, 1.7 APG, 0.6 SPG, 0.6 BPG
PF SR Johnie Smith  Georgia  22.5 PPG, 6.9 RPG, 1.6 APG, 0.4 SPG, 2.8 BPG
SF SR Jere Falcon  George Washington  23.4 PPG, 5.3 RPG, 2.2 APG, 1.7 SPG, 0.3 BPG
SG SR Phil Wallace  Utah  23.7 PPG, 3.7 RPG, 2.1 APG, 1.7 SPG, 0.2 BPG
PG SR Scotty Peterson  Utah  9.7 PPG, 4.8 RPG, 9.3 APG, 1.9 SPG, 0.2 BPG

All-league 3rd Team:
C  SR Carter Todd  Lafayette  12.4 PPG, 9.9 RPG, 1.6 APG, 0.5 SPG, 1.3 BPG
PF SR Allen Schmidt  Arizona  17.2 PPG, 7.7 RPG, 1.4 APG, 0.4 SPG, 3.9 BPG
SF JR Jamal Jeter  Notre Dame  22.5 PPG, 6.6 RPG, 1.9 APG, 0.4 SPG, 0.8 BPG
SG SO Thomas Gervais  Florida  21.8 PPG, 3.7 RPG, 2.6 APG, 2.7 SPG, 0.1 BPG
PG SO Thomas Abbott  Marquette  11.9 PPG, 4.9 RPG, 8.0 APG, 1.0 SPG, 0.2 BPG

All-freshman Team:
C  FR Rico Alonso  Oklahoma State  10.1 PPG, 6.6 RPG, 1.3 APG, 0.9 SPG, 0.4 BPG
PF FR Brian Cazares  Kansas  8.1 PPG, 6.5 RPG, 1.1 APG, 0.9 SPG, 2.1 BPG
SF FR Cary Bullen  Stanford  9.9 PPG, 5.1 RPG, 1.6 APG, 0.8 SPG, 0.4 BPG
SG FR John Ferland  East Tennessee State  13.3 PPG, 7.4 RPG, 3.1 APG, 1.4 SPG, 0.3 BPG
PG FR Gregory Kuntz  Valparaiso  8.2 PPG, 3.0 RPG, 3.5 APG, 1.1 SPG, 0.1 BPG

Massive congratulations to Charles Allen and Carter Todd, the first All-Americans to play for Lafayette. Coach Sims can rightfully claim part of the credit for their achievement.