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BUTLER
Kellen Dunham, G, Sr., 6-6, 200
Pendleton, Ind./Pendleton Heights

  • Is the BIG EAST’s top returning scorer with a 16.5 ppg average.
  • Ranked fourth in the league in 3-point shooting at 41.0 percent.
  • Played with athletes in action on a tour of the Philippines during summer of 2014
Roosevelt Jones, F., Sr., 6-4, 225
O’Fallon, Ill./ O’Fallon

  • Averaged 12.7 points, 5.2 rebounds, and 3.7 assists.
  • Ranked second in the league in minutes played, averaging 35.5.
  • Named one of 15 finalists for the Julius Erving Award, for the nation’s top small forward. Sat out two seasons ago with a wrist injury.
CREIGHTON
Geoffrey Groselle, C, Sr., 7-0, 242
Plano, Texas/West

  • Averaged 5.4 points and 2.5 boards as a top reserve in 2014-15.
  • Shot 64.9 percent from the field.
  • Saw little playing time early last season, returns as the starting center
Maurice Watson, Jr., G, Jr., 5-10, 175
Philadelphia, Pa./ Boston Univ.
  • Sat out last year after transferring from Boston U.
  • Averaged 13.1 points and was third in the nation in assists with a 7.1 mark.
  • Sat out last season after transferring from BU, attracted to Creighton because of the high profile of playing in the BIG EAST
 
DEPAUL
Billy Garrett, Jr., G, Jr., 6-6, 205
Chicago Ill./Morgan Park

  • Was an All-BIG EAST Honorable Mention pick in 2014-15.
  • Averaged 12.3 ppg and 3.9 assists.
  • His father is assistant coach Billy Garrett who also was an assistant at Seton Hall under Tommy Amaker
Myke Henry, F, Sr., 6-6, 228
Chicago, Ill./ Illinois

  • Averaged 12.0 points and a team-high 5.4 rebounds while starting every game.
  • The 2014-15 season was his first at DePaul after transferring from Illinois.
  • Was a consensus top 100 high school recruit out of Chicago.
GEORGETOWN
D’Vauntes Smith-Rivera, G, Sr., 6-3, 215
Indianapolis, Ind./Oak Hill Academy

  • Earned All-BIG EAST First Team honors for a second straight season in 2014-15.
  • Averaged 16.3 points and ranked second in the BIG EAST in free throw shooting at 85.5 percent.
  • Has a chance to be named All-BIG EAST First Team pick three years in a row, only 11 players have achieved the feat.
Isaac Copeland, F, So., 6-9, 220
Raleigh, N.C./Brewster Academy

  • Averaged 6.8 points and 3.8 rebounds as a freshman.
  • Made the BIG EAST All-Rookie Team.
  • Hoyas took a trip to Italy and Switzerland over the summer.
L.J. Peak, F, So., 6-5, 215
Gaffney. S.C./ Gaffney

  • Was a starter as a freshman last season and averaged 7.9 points.
  • Made the BIG EAST All-Rookie Team.
MARQUETTE
Henry Ellenson, F, Fr., 6-10, 240
Rice Lake, Wis./Rice Lake

  • 2015-16 Preseason All-BIG EAST Second Team selection
  • A Parade and McDonald’s All-American as a prep senior, he scored 2,275 points in his career.
  • His brother Wally, a R-Jr. transfer from Minnesota, is the 2014-15 indoor and outdoor BIG EAST high jump champion
Luke Fischer, C, Jr., 6-11, 245
Germantown, Wis./Indiana

  • 2015-16 Preseason All-BIG EAST Honorable Mention.
  • Averaged 11.0 points, 4.8 rebounds and 2.2 blocks last season after transferring from Indiana.
  • Did not play until December of last year because of transfer rules.
  • Named 2013 Parade All-American and Wisconsin Mr. Basketball.
Duane Wilson, G, So., 6-2, 185
Milwaukee Wis./ Dominican HS

  • Made the BIG EAST All-Rookie Team after averaging 11.9 points.
  • Led the BIG EAST in assist/turnover ratio at 2.9.
  • Was a consensus top 100 recruit but had to redshirt in 2013-14 because of a leg injury.
PROVIDENCE
Kris Dunn, G, Jr., 6-4, 220
New London, Conn./New London

  • 2015-16 BIG EAST Preseason Player of the Year
  • Shared BIG EAST Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year honors after averaging 15.6 points and 5.5 rebounds.  He led the league in assists at 7.5 and steals at 2.7.
  • He is the only guard to earn Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year honors in the same season in league history.
Ben Bentil, C, So., 6-9, 235
Wilmington, Del./ St. Andrew’s School

  • Averaged 6.4 points and 4.9 rebounds.
  • Started 23 games as a freshman.
  • Lists his favorite team as Manchester United.
Jalen Lindsey, G, So., 6-7, 210
Murfreesboro, Tenn./ Huntington Prep

  • Averaged 3.8 points as a freshman.
  • Made 13 starts while playing all 34 games.
  • His mother played college basketball at Alabama and Houston and his cousin is Brandon Triche who played at Syracuse from 2009-13
Junior Lomomba, F, Jr., 6-5, 205
Montreal, Que./Cleveland State

  • A defensive specialist, he played 18.5 minutes per game and started 13 games.
  • Transferred from Cleveland State. 
  • Played on two Canadian junior national teams.
ST. JOHN’S
Felix Balamou, G, Sr., 6-4, 192
Conakry, Guinea/Our Savior New American

  • Played in 22 games and started three BIG EAST contests.
  • Averaged 1.3 points and 1.3 rebounds.
  • Favoirte sport is soccer and he played in high school.
Durand Johnson, G, Gr., 6-6, 210
Baltimore, Md./Pittsburgh
  • A graduate transfer from Pittsburgh, he is eligible this season.
  • Averaged 8.8 points and shot 85.3 percent from the line in 2013-14 for Pitt.
  • Played in the BIG EAST at Pitt in 2012-13.
Ron Mvouika, G, Gr., 6-6, 201
Paris, France/Missouri State
  • A graduate transfer from Missouri State, he is eligible this season.
  • Only played two games due to injury in 2013-14, but averaged 6.8 points and 3.6 rebounds in 2012-13.
  • Earned a communications degree from Missouri State.
  •  Born in Versailles, France.
SETON HALL
Khadeen Carrington, G, So., 6-6, 180
Brooklyn, N.Y./Bishop Loughlin

  • Averaged 8.8 points as a top reserve.
  • Played in all 31 games, averaging 25.0 minutes per game.
  • Originally born in Trinidad – his father Reynold is a former member of the Trinidad & Tobago national team in soccer and has been coaching in Trinidad since his playing career ended
Angel Delgado, F, So., 6-9, 230
Bajos De Haina, Dominican Republic/ Patrick School (NJ)

  • Was the 2014-15 BIG EAST Rookie of the Year while averaging 9.8 points and 10.5 rebounds.
  • Won the rebounding crown as a freshman by averaging 10.7 boards in league games.
  • Played for the Dominican National team at the Pan Am Games this past summer in Toronto – team finished 4th out of 8 teams.
Isaiah Whitehead, G, So., 6-4, 210
Brooklyn, N.Y./Lincoln

  • Made the BIG EAST All-Rookie Team last season.
  • Averaged 12.0 points and 3.9 rebounds.
  • Spent four days as college counselor at Steph Curry’s select camp in early July and got a chance to watch film with Curry 1-on-1 to work on his game.
  • Spent time in Las Vegas over the summer with fellow Lincoln alum Lance Stephenson of the Los Angeles Clippers
VILLANOVA
Ryan Arcidiacono, G, Sr., 6-3, 195
Langhorne, Pa./Neshaminy

  • Was named 2014-15 BIG EAST Co-Player of the Year.
  • Averaged 10.1 points and ranked second in the BIG EAST in assist/turnover at 2.7.
  • Spent a month with an Italian national team where among his teammates were Marquette’s Matt Carlino and Creighton’s Will Artino
Daniel Ochefu, F, Sr., 6-11, 245
Baltimore,Md./ Downingtown East         

  • Averaged 9.2 points and 8.5 rebounds last season.
  • Shot 64.4 percent from the floor and made All-BIG EAST Honorable Mention.
  • As a sophomore, shared BIG EAST Most Improved Player Award with then teammate Darrun Hilliard.
XAVIER
Remy Abell, G, Sr., 6-4, 195
Louisville, Ky./Indiana

  • Averaged 8.4 points in his first season at XU after transferring from Indiana.
  • A defensive standout, he started 34 games.
  • His aunt is track great Wilma Rudolph and his cousin is Bo Jackson.
James Farr, F, Sr., 6-10, 247
Evanston, Ill./Maine Central Institute

  • Averaged 4.2 points and 5.3 rebounds.
  • Started 26 games.
  • Third on the team in rebounding despite only playing 15.6 minutes per game.