Awards season in college basketball is just heating up with the regular season less than a week old in the major conferences. The Big East announced their All-League teams on Sunday and some of their individual awards on Monday. The big awards will be announced at 4:30pm ET Wednesday at Madison Square Garden, which is a couple hours before the Big East Tournament tips off. Here are my official pcbb1917.com 2017 Big East Postseason Awards. Hold your applause till the end, please.

First Team All-Big East

• Jalen Brunson, Villanova, Sophomore
• Josh Hart, Villanova, Senior
• Marcus Foster, Creighton, Junior
• Trevon Bluiett, Xavier, Junior
• Angel Delgado, Seton Hall, Junior

Second Team All-Big East

• Kyron Cartwright, Providence, Junior
• Kelan Martin, Butler, Junior
• Rodney Bullock, Providence, Junior
• Andrew Chrabascz, Butler, Senior
• Justin Patton, Creighton, Freshman

Honorable Mention All-Big East

• Khadeen Carrington, Seton Hall, Junior
• Eli Cain, DePaul, Sophomore
• Rodney Pryor, Georgetown, Graduate Student
• Desi Rodriguez, Seton Hall, Junior
• Kris Jenkins, Villanova, Senior

Player of the Year

• Josh Hart, Villanova, Senior

Defensive Player of the Year

• Khyri Thomas, Creighton, Sophomore

Freshman of the Year

• Shamorie Ponds, St. John’s, Freshman

Most Improved Player

• Kyron Cartwright, Providence, Junior

Sixth Man of the Year

• Andrew Rowsey, Marquette, Junior

Big East Sportsmanship Award

• Billy Garrett Jr, DePaul, Senior

Coach of the Year

• Ed Cooley, Providence

Ok, ok, now you can applaud….or disagree! Let me know your thoughts below in the comments section or tweet me @pcbb1917