The Big East have been rolling out awards for all-league teams, and one member of St. John's made the list.
Kassoum Yakwe, the 6'7" forward from Mali, made the Big East all-freshman team. he averaged seven points, five rebounds and three blocks per game for the 8-23 Red Storm after missing the first six games while being cleared to play by the NCAA.
Yakwe started the last 15 of the 25 games he has played, and scored a high of 16 points against Seton Hall (where he also had a high of 15 rebounds). Yakwe had a career-high of seven blocks against Marquette at home.