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.