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Skinner, one of the most underrated coaches in the country, did a brilliant job this season. Unless, of course, you happened to ask Boston College coach Al Skinner. Although BC had lost two of three games heading into Saturday's finale at Rutgers, Smith's numbers speak for themselves: 18.0 ppg and 8.0 rpg.ĬOACH OF THE YEAR: Although BC returned four starters from last year's 24-10 team, nobody expected the Eagles to take a 23-3 (12-3) record into the last weekend of the regular season. Smith, a 6-7 junior from Los Angeles, was perhaps the biggest reason why the Eagles evolved into a top-five team this season. Without Warrick in the lineup, Syracuse doesn't bat eyes with 25 wins before the Big East tournament even begins.Īlthough Providence senior Ryan Gomes certainly deserved consideration - Gomes went into the last weekend of Big East play as the league's top scorer (21.5 ppg) and third-leading rebounder (8.3 rpg) - it's hard to give the conference's highest honor to a player whose team was 13-16, 3-12 with one game left in the regular season.īoston College forward Craig Smith also warranted a long look as Big East Player of the Year.
Warrick, a 6-foot-8 senior from Philadelphia, entered the last weekend of the season as the Big East's No. PLAYER OF THE YEAR - In a year when the top players in the Big East were just as balanced as the top teams, Syracuse forward Hakim Warrick emerged as the league's best player down the stretch, after scoring a career-high 36 points in his final home game Feb.