To the Villanova fan, the candidates for Big East Player of the Year is a list that starts and ends with Josh Hart. The Wildcats senior is a top candidate for national player of the year, let alone the top award in his own conference. However, the Big East is full of really good players off to great starts, and it's not out of the question that Hart faces some competition as the season wages on.
So with over 25 percent of the conference schedule in the books already, here's a closer look at Hart and the players that are chasing him for Big East Player of the Year:
2016-17 overall stats: 19.