Butler coach LaVall Jordan discusses his team's season-ending loss to Purdue. David Woods/IndyStar
INDIANAPOLIS – The Big East is starting over.
Not as it did in 2012, when the Catholic 7 broke away and formed a new conference. But now that the deadline has passed for early entry into the NBA draft pool, the Big East has been drained of talent.
Of 13 players receiving all-conference votes, 11 are gone. Those 11 do not include two others leaving early: Villanova’s Donte DiVincenzo, sixth man of the year, and Omari Spellman, freshman of the year.