Big East returning minutes, by the numbers

St. John’s fans feel good about the talent the team has coming in. But the reality of this year’s Big East is that no team is doing the kind of complete makeover/ teardown that gives other squads an opportunity to move up.

There are a number of returning stars, from Trevon Blueitt and Jalen Brunson to up-and-comers like Shamorie Ponds, Markus Howard to players who can step their games up like Jessie Govan and Donte DiVincenzo.

The league returns a lot of potent players and minutes, despite graduations and transfers. To illustrate, let’s see some graphics of how much talent from last season’s conference play each team is returning.

Butler loses a surprising number of minutes from their Big East…