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Jordan King Named Big East Preseason Freshman Of The Year; Marquette Picked 9th

It’s Media Day for Basketball in the Big East, and that means for the women just as much as it does for the men. After announcing the men’s preseason awards on Thursday, the league office went ahead and announced the same awards for the women’s side of the aisle.

Here’s the big items for you, a very smart Marquette Golden Eagles fan (but I repeat myself):

Okay, let’s dive into the good news before we get to the shouting. Here’s the league’s writeup on King’s honor:

From Rockton, Ill., King attended Hononegah High School where she scored 2,505 career points to set a NIC-10 Conference record, while also establishing the single-game standard of 39 points.