Hardy, Kilpatrick Honored; Kansas Tops New Poll

St. John’s senior guard Dwight Hardy of The Bronx and Cincinnati freshman guard Sean Kilpatrick of White Plains, N.Y. were honored this week by the Big East.

Hardy was tabbed as Big East Player of the Week after he averaged a league-leading 25.5 points and shot 53.1 percent from the field (17-of-32), 60.0 percent from 3-point range (9-of-15) and 100 percent from the free throw line (8-of-8) in a 2-0 week. He scored a career-high 33 points with four rebounds and three assists in an 89-72 win against No. 10 Connecticut and had a game-high 18 points in a 59-57 win at Cincinnati.

Kilpatrick takes Big East Rookie of the Week honors for the second time this season after leading the Bearcats in scoring in both games of a 1-1 week.  He scored 19 points and had five assists and four rebounds in a 71-68 victory at DePaul.  In a 59-57 loss to St. John’s, Kilpatrick had 15 points.  For the season, the freshman is averaging 10.1 ppg in a sixth-man role for the Bearcats.

BIG EAST Player of the Week

DWIGHT HARDY, St. John’s, G, Sr.
BIG EAST Rookie of the Week

SEAN KILPATRICK, Cincinnati, G, Fr.
BIG EAST Honor Roll

Chris Wright, Georgetown, G, Sr.

Averaged 13.0 points, 7.0 assists and 4.5 rebounds in a 2-0 week, helping the Hoyas extend their winning streak to eight games.

Kyle Kuric, Louisville, G, Jr.

Averaged 25.5 points and 5.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists in a 1-1 week. Had 28 points and six rebounds in an 89-79 overtime loss at Notre Dame.

Carleton Scott, Notre Dame, F, Jr.

Averaged 14.5 points, 9.5 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 2.0 blocks in a 2-0 week, leading the Irish to their sixth and seventh straight wins.

Brad Wanamaker, Pittsburgh, G, Sr.

Averaged 16.0 points and 6.5 rebounds in two road wins against top-25 teams. Had 21 points in a 57-54 win at Villanova.

Jonathan Mitchell, Rutgers, F, Sr.

Averaged 24.5 points and 6.5 rebounds in a 1-1 week. Had 25 points in a 77-76 win against Villanova, including a four-point play in the final second.

AP TOP 25

Here is the latest AP Top 25 poll:

RK	TEAM	RECORD	PTS
1	Kansas (22)	24-1	1,549
2	Ohio State (14)	24-1	1,536
3	Texas (23)	22-3	1,535
4	Pittsburgh (6)	23-2	1,478
5	Duke	23-2	1,348
6	San Diego State	25-1	1,256
7	Brigham Young	24-2	1,217
8	Notre Dame	21-4	1,212
9	Georgetown	20-5	1,103
10	Wisconsin	19-5	1,044
11	Purdue	20-5	941
12	Arizona	21-4	795
13	Connecticut	19-5	786
14	Florida	20-5	775
15	Villanova	19-6	710
16	Louisville	19-6	683
17	Syracuse	20-6	496
18	Vanderbilt	18-6	471
19	North Carolina	18-6	420
20	Missouri	19-6	404
21	Texas A&M	19-5	377
22	Kentucky	17-7	320
23	Temple	19-5	208
24	Xavier	18-6	83
25	Utah State	23-3	75

Others receiving votes: West Virginia 58, Saint Mary’s 52, Coastal Carolina 32, UCLA 32, George Mason 28, St. John’s 26, Washington 23, Alabama 13, Florida State 11, Marquette 6, Baylor 5, Belmont 5, Colorado State 5, Minnesota 4, UNLV 3

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