The USBWA released its midseason watch lists for the Oscar Robertson and Wayman Tisdale Awards on Monday afternoon, and four Big East players were named.
Villanova guard Josh Hart and Butler forward Kelan Martin appeared on the Oscar Robertson Award watch list. The Oscar Robertson Award is given to the best overall player in college basketball.
Hart leads the Big East in scoring at 19.2 points per game, and is the only player in the conference in the top ten in scoring, rebounding (6.5, fifth), and assists per game (3.6, eighth.