Sandro Mamukelashvili received Preseason All-Big East First Team honors and Seton Hall was ranked fifth in this year’s Preseason Coaches Poll during Wednesday’s Big East Media Day.
Despite having finished in a three-way tie for the regular season conference title last season, the Pirates were picked below Villanova, Creighton, Providence and conference-returners UConn.
Villanova was the outright favorite in this season’s preseason poll with Creighton just behind in second. The University of Connecticut’s Huskies, a new addition to this year’s Big East lineup led by former Pirate Dan Hurley, finished just two points above Seton Hall in fourth.