Big East Teams Announced

The Big East announced its all-league teams Monday and four Notre Dame players were selected.

Senior guards Colin Falls and Russell Carter were on the first-team All Big East team and freshmen forward Luke Harangody and freshman guard Tory Jackson picked up All-Rookie honors.

"It is pretty powerful," Notre Dame coach Mike Brey said. "Certainly the other coaches in the league recognize what these individuals meant. The two freshmen have been our identity and heartbeat at times. But to have two seniors, I always feel good because we are a four-year program for the most part."

Big East First Team (* denotes unanimous):
*Jeff Green, Jr., F, Georgetown; *Roy Hibbert, Jr., C, Georgetown; Dominic James, Soph., G, Marquette; Russell Carter, Sr., G, Notre Dame; Colin Falls, Sr., G, Notre Dame; *Aaron Gray, Sr., C, Pittsburgh; *Herbert Hill, Sr., F, Providence; Lamont Hamilton, Sr., F, St. John's; Demetris Nichols, Sr., G, Syracuse; Curtis Sumpter, Sr., F, Villanova; Frank Young, Sr., F, West Virginia.

Big East Second Team:
Jeff Adrien, Soph., F, Connecticut; Wilson Chandler, Soph., F, DePaul; Sammy Mejia, Sr., G, DePaul; David Padgett, Jr., F, Louisville; Terrence Williams, Soph., F, Louisville; Jerel McNeal, Soph., G, Marquette; Levance Fields, Soph., G, Pittsburgh; Brian Laing, Jr., G, Seton Hall; Kentrell Gransberry, Jr., F, South Florida; Scottie Reynolds, Fr., G, Villanova.

Honorable Mention:
Draelon Burns, Jr., G, DePaul; Jonathan Wallace, Jr., G, Georgetown; Sharaud Curry, Soph., G, Providence; Geoff McDermott, Soph., F, Providence; McHugh Mattis, Sr., F, South Florida; Eric Devendorf, Soph., G, Syracuse; Mike Nardi, Sr., G, Villanova.

All-Rookie Team (*unanimous):
Deonta Vaughn, G, Cincinnati; *Jerome Dyson, G, Connecticut; Hasheem Thabeet, C, Connecticut; DaJuan Summers, F, Georgetown; Edgar Sosa, G, Louisville; Luke Harangody, F, Notre Dame; Tory Jackson, G, Notre Dame; *Eugene Harvey, G, Seton Hall; Paul Harris, G/F, Syracuse; *Scottie Reynolds, G, Villanova; Da'Sean Butler, F, West Virginia.

As for our guesses, we nailed nine first-team players (leaving off Frank Young and Lamont Hamilton) and 10 rookie team players (we only selected 10 and left Da'Sean Butler off)
-By Michael Rothstein of The Journal Gazette