College Philadelphia announced the Big 5 Honors and Awards by Renee Washington March 27, 2016 The Philadelphia Big 5 Honors were announced for Men’s Basketball. Villanova senior guard Ryan Arcidiacono and junior guard Josh Hart were both named to the All-Big 5 first team. Hart and Arcidiacono have each collected their share of awards this season. Hart is the leading scorer for Villanova averaging 15.3 points per game whereas Arcidiacono leads in assists, steals, and minutes played. Teammates, Junior guard Kris Jenkins and senior forward Daniel Ochefu were named to the All-Big 5 second team. Finally, freshman starting guard Jalen Brunson was named Big Five Rookie of the Year. Villanova dominated Big 5 play as they swept the city going 4-0. This season marks their third straight Big 5 championship. All five players will be honored at the Big 5 banquet and Hall of Fame induction on Monday, April 11 beginning at 6:30 pm at the Palestra. The full list of teams and awards can be found below. Tickets for the night are $10 each and also available at the door the night of the banquet. The event will honor current men’s and women’s award winners. In addition, five of the greatest men’s basketball teams in Big 5 history will be inducted into the Hall of Fame including the Wildcats National Champion 1984-195 team with an astonishing 25-10 record. Other Big 5 teams include: 1968-69 LA SALLE: Record 23-1, highest national rank #2, Coach Tom Gola. 1970-71 PENN: Record 28-1, highest national rank #3, Coach Dick Harter. 2003-04 SAINT JOSEPH’S: Record 30-2, highest national rank #1, Coach Phil Martelli. 1987-88 TEMPLE: Record 32-2, highest national rank #1, Coach John Chaney. 1984-85 VILLANOVA: Record 25-10, NCAA Champions, Coach Rollie Massimino. MEN’S FIRST TEAM Ryan Arcidiacono (Villanova) DeAndre’ Bembry (Saint Joseph’s) Quenton DeCosey (Temple) Josh Hart (Villanova) Isaiah Miles (Saint Joseph’s) MEN’S SECOND TEAM Jaylen Bond (Temple) Kris Jenkins (Villanova) Darien Nelson-Henry (Penn) Daniel Ochefu (Villanova) Jordan Price (La Salle) PLAYER OF THE YEAR: DeAndre’ Bembry (Saint Joseph’s) ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: Jalen Brunson (Villanova) COACH OF THE YEAR: Phil Martelli (Saint Joseph’s) TEAM CHAMPIONS: Villanova Wildcats MOST IMPROVED PLAYER: Isaiah Miles (Saint Joseph’s) SCHOLAR: Amar Stukes (La Salle) LEADING SCORER: Jordan Price (La Salle) LEADING FREE THROW SHOOTER: Isaiah Miles (Saint Joseph’s) Post Views: 1,284 The following two tabs change content below.BioLatest Posts Renee Washington Renee is a Staff Writer at DoubleGSports.com with a focus on Temple Men's Basketball and other area sports content. Latest posts by Renee Washington (see all) Temple grabs fourth straight win - February 8, 2018 Temple Looks to Bounce Back Against Tulsa Wednesday - January 15, 2018 Analyzing Temple’s season through the halfway point - January 14, 2018 Game On! Temple still Scheduled to Face Cincinnati Thursday night - January 4, 2018 Related Topics Click to comment You must be logged in to post a comment Login Leave a Reply Cancel replyYou must be logged in to post a comment. Newsletter Subscription Can't Miss Posts! Women in Sports: NHL Network Host, Jackie Redmond by Nicholas Durst | posted on March 4, 2019 From Paramus High School to CBS Sports, Spero Dedes is making waves in sports broadcasting by Sunil Sunder Raj | posted on October 27, 2020 Lochte, Dressel and Ledecky all Chasing Gold at 2021 Tokyo Olympics by Anthony Paradiso | posted on April 18, 2021 You Know I’m Right, Episode 109: The Athletic’s Marc Carig (Audio/Video) by Nicholas Durst | posted on April 19, 2021 You Know I’m Right, Episode 113: New York Post Columnist Phil Mushnick (Audio/Video) by Nicholas Durst | posted on April 29, 2021 More in College You Know I’m Right, Episode 107: New York Post’s Columnist Mike Vaccaro (Audio/Video) On the 107th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... Master P’s Son, Hercy, Commits to Tennessee State Master P’s son, Hercy Miller, is committing to Tennessee State to play basketball. While... EA Sports Plans to Revive College Football Video Game EA Sports announced that they plan on making college football video games again. The... UVM Women’s Basketball Team Quits 2020-2021 Season The University of Vermont (UVM) women’s basketball will be ending their 2020-2021 season early... The Drought is Over for Villanova as they Dominate Miami to Advance to the Elite Eight Does Notre Dame Men’s Basketball team even have a prayer?