Big East Media Day is being held Wednesday at Madison Square Garden. The Friars sent Ed Cooley, Kris Dunn, Junior Lomomba, Ben Bentil and Jalen Lindsey down to NYC for day’s festivities which include opening remarks from league commissioner Val Ackerman among other speakers. The event kicks off at 9:30am. You can follow all the action on Twitter by using the hashtag #BEmediaday and watch a live stream on the Fox Sports GO app.

Here are the coaches’ picks for preseason awards and team rankings.

Big East Preseason Player of the Year

Kris Dunn, Junior, Providence

Big East Preseason Freshman of the Year

Jalen Brunson, Freshman, Villanova

All-Big East First Team

• Ryan Arcidiacono, Senior, Villanova
• Kris Dunn, Junior, Providence
• Kellen Dunham, Senior, Butler
• Roosevelt Jones, Senior, Butler
• Jalen Reynolds, Junior, Xavier
• D’Vauntes Smith-Rivera, Senior, Georgetown

All-Big East Second Team

• Angel Delgado, Sophomore, Seton Hall
• Henry Ellenson, Freshman, Marquette
• Billy Garrett, Jr., Junior, DePaul
• Daniel Ochefu, Senior, Villanova
• Isaiah Whitehead, Sophomore, Seton Hall

All-Big East Honorable Mention

• Trevon Bluiett, Sophomore, Xavier
• Jalen Brunson, Freshman, Villanova
• Isaac Copeland, Sophomore, Georgetown
• Luke Fischer, Junior, Marquette

Preseason Coaches’ Poll

1. Villanova
2. Georgetown
3. Butler
4. Xavier
5. Providence
6. Marquette
7. Seton Hall
8. DePaul
9. Creighton
10. St. John’s

I’ll have a full breakdown and reaction to these awards and rankings chosen by the coaches later today.

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