UConn is preseason pick to win Big East; Creighton's Ryan Kalkbrenner Player of Year choice
Creighton was picked second with the conference's preseason Player of the Year, Ryan Kalkbrenner. The 7-foot-1 senior has been the league's Defensive Player of the Year the past three seasons, joining Patrick Ewing and Alonzo Mourning as the only three players ever to do that.