Providence’s Devin Carter Named Player of the Year - Hurley COY

[Halldan1]

Providence’s Devin Carter Named Player of the Year

Providence guard Devin Carter has been named BIG EAST Player of the Year. Connecticut coach Dan Hurley has been tabbed BIG EAST Coach of the Year and Hurley’s freshman guard standout Stephon Castle has been selected unanimously BIG EAST Freshman of the Year.

www.bigeast.com

 

[shu09]

Newton and Scheierman got robbed. I find it difficult to award POY to a player on a team that might not even make the tournament.

 

[Piratz]

So on the coach decision they went with excellence, on the player they went with grit and carrying a team.

Maybe the inverse would’ve netted Sha the award with one of the 2 @shu09 mentioned, lol!

 

[Halldan1]

I had them 1-2. Giving Scheierman the nod.

Kenpom

Big East Conference
all-kenpom.com

Rank	Player
1	Tristen Newton, Connecticut (Sr)
2	Baylor Scheierman, Creighton (Sr)
3	Trey Alexander, Creighton (Jr)
4	Eric Dixon, Villanova (Sr)
5	Devin Carter, Providence (Jr)

 

[Hall-O-Daze]

Devin Carter, setting back men’s hair all the way to the days of Billy Ray Cyrus.

 

[mzadnik]

Devin Carter, setting back men’s hair all the way to the days of Billy Ray Cyrus.

Tiny Troy takes issue with that statement!

 

[cams555]

Hey Coach Sha this is what they are saying now... now go prove them wrong!

 

[Seton75]

I have no issue with Carter. I think Kadary's best is the best any player has, but he got hurt and was not at his best all the time.

They picked the wrong SHU graduate for COY.

 

[dehere23]

It was Newton or Baylor for me.

But I see why they landed on Carter. That team wasn't picked to be all that better than Seton Hall with Hopkins. They lose their best player, and Carter raised his game to a level I think most didn't think he possessed coming into the season. He was viewed as a defensive stalwart and solid offensive player preseason. He had to raise his game offensively to even keep that team competing for a bid once Hopkins went down.

Part of what I think played a role in this too is that all the Big East coaches seemingly love how Carter plays. How hard he goes every second he's on the floor. Cooley has waxed poetic about him all year, although that is one of his guys and I think he's recruiting him for next year. But after the Uconn/Prov game last week, you saw Hurley hugging him and talking to him for an extended period post-game. Pitino also went out of his way even after SJU beat Providence making some comment in the Braziller article about how Carter played hungrier and harder than his entire team (sure some of that is to motivate his guys, but no doubt he wanted to give the kid credit too).

 

[Halldan1]

It was Newton or Baylor for me.

But I see why they landed on Carter. That team wasn't picked to be all that better than Seton Hall with Hopkins.

2023-24 Preseason BIG EAST Coaches Poll First-place votes in parentheses
Rank	Team	Points
1.	Marquette (7)	96
2.	Creighton (4)	92
3.	Connecticut	79
4.	Villanova	76
5.	St. John's	59
6.	Xavier	57
7.	Providence	51
8.	Georgetown	34
9.	Seton Hall	30
10.	Butler	16
11.	DePaul	15

 

[Hall-O-Daze]

Tiny Troy takes issue with that statement!

Somehow I forgot about him!

 

[MBF72]

Newton and Scheierman got robbed. I find it difficult to award POY to a player on a team that might not even make the tournament.

Wasn't Danny Callandrillo POY once?

 

[Piratz]

Wasn't Danny Callandrillo POY once?

Yep. 1981-82, when Seton Hall had a losing BE record. And Mamu shared it in a year we finished 5th. Nothing unprecedented here IMO.

Seton Hall has had 4 BE POY winners and 2 of them were not NCAAT teams either.

1982: Callandrillo
1993: Dehere
2020: Powell
2021: Mamu

 

[Halldan1]

College career​

Callandrillo played college basketball at Seton Hall University, with the Seton Hall Pirates, from 1978 to 1982. While at Seton Hall, he was named Second Team All-Big East, in both his sophomore and junior seasons. As a senior, he averaged 25.9 points per game (3rd in the nation), and was named a Third Team All-American, the Haggerty Award winner, and the Big East Player of the Year, in 1982.

In his four years at Seton Hall, Callandrillo scored a total of 1,985 points. He was later inducted into the Seton Hall Pirates Hall of Fame, in 1989.

 

[MBF72]

Associate Press Big East selection has Richmond and Spencer on the second team with Kalkbrenner joining Newton, Kolek, Carter, and Scheierman on its team of five. Newton is player of the year despite not being a unanimous first team pick: Carter and Kolek were. No most improved player; Spencer newcomer of the year. No center on the second team, but Dixon and Ighodaro selected as big men, surprisingly over Clinghan.

 

[TheHall87]

It was Newton or Baylor for me.

But I see why they landed on Carter. That team wasn't picked to be all that better than Seton Hall with Hopkins. They lose their best player, and Carter raised his game to a level I think most didn't think he possessed coming into the season. He was viewed as a defensive stalwart and solid offensive player preseason. He had to raise his game offensively to even keep that team competing for a bid once Hopkins went down.

Part of what I think played a role in this too is that all the Big East coaches seemingly love how Carter plays. How hard he goes every second he's on the floor. Cooley has waxed poetic about him all year, although that is one of his guys and I think he's recruiting him for next year. But after the Uconn/Prov game last week, you saw Hurley hugging him and talking to him for an extended period post-game. Pitino also went out of his way even after SJU beat Providence making some comment in the Braziller article about how Carter played hungrier and harder than his entire team (sure some of that is to motivate his guys, but no doubt he wanted to give the kid credit too).

I think it boils down to Carter having less help around him than either Newton or Scheierman.

 

[LBP43]

I am truly biased so I take KR -- beauty is that no one can convince me otherwise by use of stats logic or Net/KenPom

 

[dehere23]

I am truly biased so I take KR -- beauty is that no one can convince me otherwise by use of stats logic or Net/KenPom

Hey at least you are honest, lol. Stats. Logic. Whatever it may be. Not changing your mind!!!

 

[2timealum]

College career​

Callandrillo played college basketball at Seton Hall University, with the Seton Hall Pirates, from 1978 to 1982. While at Seton Hall, he was named Second Team All-Big East, in both his sophomore and junior seasons. As a senior, he averaged 25.9 points per game (3rd in the nation), and was named a Third Team All-American, the Haggerty Award winner, and the Big East Player of the Year, in 1982.

In his four years at Seton Hall, Callandrillo scored a total of 1,985 points. He was later inducted into the Seton Hall Pirates Hall of Fame, in 1989.

It’s a travesty that his number hasn’t been retired. Should have been done long ago.

 

[PJVegas]

College career​

Callandrillo played college basketball at Seton Hall University, with the Seton Hall Pirates, from 1978 to 1982. While at Seton Hall, he was named Second Team All-Big East, in both his sophomore and junior seasons. As a senior, he averaged 25.9 points per game (3rd in the nation), and was named a Third Team All-American, the Haggerty Award winner, and the Big East Player of the Year, in 1982.

In his four years at Seton Hall, Callandrillo scored a total of 1,985 points. He was later inducted into the Seton Hall Pirates Hall of Fame, in 1989.

All time fav player and was a great person to boot.