We now continue with RBP's ranking of the top 64 uniforms from the 1988-89 season to the present. For more on that process, read the introduction to the original post. Without further ado, the 13 seeds:
52) Pittsburgh (Sean Miller): Pitt's unis had a certain ABA feel to them, and the Panthers get bonus points for a yellow alternate before third color options became commonplace.
51) Florida (Mike Miller): Big fan of the shorts with the Gator head and the horizontal stripes.
50) Providence (Ryan Gomes):The Friars (and their mascot) went white on white, but the "all black everything" look would have garnered them a higher ranking.
49) Villanova (Kerry Kittles):Funky, disheveled font was both sort of ugly and totally unique.
With UConn and King Kemba picking up the Huskies' third championship since 1999, the Big East season is officially in the books. That means it's time to recognize the Big East's brightest stars. Honors and awards take into account the entirety of the season, rather than just Big East conference play.
All-Big East
Ben Hansbrough, Notre Dame #23 Senior Guard 6-3 205 18.4 ppg 4.3 apg 3.9 rpg
Player of the Year: Kemba Walker, Connecticut RBP's choice for National Player of the Year also takes home the conference hardware, but Marshon Brooks deserves special recognition for putting together a pretty incredible season while toiling in obscurity at Providence. All-Defense
John Flowers, West Virginia #41 Senior Forward 6-7 215
Rick Jackson, Syracuse #00 Senior Forward 6-9 240
Defensive Player of the Year: Preston Knowles, Louisville While Rick Jackson put up impressive numbers in Jim Boeheim's 2-3 zone (2.5 blocks and 1.3 steals per contest), Knowles, who averaged 1.9 swipes per contest, gets the nod for spearheading the nation's fourth most efficient defense.
Freshman of the Year: Jeremy Lamb, Connecticut Lamb, who averaged 11.1 points and 4.5 rebounds per contest and finished the season with 11 straight games of double-digit scoring, is the choice here, but fellow UConn frosh Shabazz Napier deserves recognition for his stingy defense and playmaking.
Coach of the Year: Jim Calhoun, Connecticut Rick Pitino, Jamie Dixon, Steve Lavin, and Mike Brey all turned in worthy performances, but Calhoun earns top honors (despite the Huskies' .500 regular season conference record) for winning the National Championship with a team that wasn't even ranked in the preseaon top 25.
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