Roster building for college basketball is almost over. Summer workouts have either begun or will soon start. With that in mind, let’s take a look at the Big East landscape following a typically busy offseason.
The favorites
St. John’s
After winning the Big East regular season and the postseason tournament, Rick Pitino reloaded, bringing in the nation’s No. 1 transfer class.
Expectations are through the roof in Queens for a group led by potential Big East preseason Player of the Year Zuby Ejiofor and an influx of highly regarded newcomers that includes Ian Jackson (North Carolina), Dillon Mitchell (Cincinnati), Joson Sanon (Arizona State), Dylan Darling (Idaho State), Bryce Hopkins (Providence) and Oziyah Sellers (Stanford).
Connecticut
The Huskies added impact transfer guards Silas Demary Jr. (Georgia) and Malachi Smith (Dayton), a top four high school recruiting class, and they return three of their top four leading scorers from a year ago.
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