Mid-year Big East Awards

With non-conference play in the rearview, a look at how the Big East awards are shaping up…Big East Player of the Year: 2018-19 has been a big year for the little guys in the Big East.

Seton Hall may be the most pleasant surprise in the conference, and Myles Powell is the biggest reason why. The Hall scored wins over Miami, Kentucky, Rutgers, and Maryland, and Powell has been scoring at an unbelievable clip — 40 vs. Grand Canyon, 28 against Kentucky, 28 against Rutgers, and 27 on the road at Maryland. And he’s scoring efficiently.

Powell’s 23.1 points per game are good for second in the league, he’s also second in steals (2.0), third in free throw percentage (.867), and he’s making almost 3.5…