With the Big East individual awards coming out in the next couple of days, I figured I would take a shot at predicting the all-conference teams and individual award winners.

All-Big East first team
Skylar Diggins, Notre Dame
Keisha Hampton, DePaul
Taneisha Harrison, Pittsburgh
Tiffany Hayes, UConn
Maya Moore, UConn
Monique Oliver, Rutgers
Devereaux Peters, Notre Dame
Monique Reid, Louisville
Liz Repella, West Virginia
Sugar Rodgers, Georgetown
Shenneika Smith, St. John's

COACH OF THE YEAR
Geno Auriemma, UConn and Terri Mitchell, Marquette: There have been co-coaches the last three years so if that is the case, I'd go with Mitchell sharing the honor with Auriemma although DePaul's Doug Bruno and Muffet McGraw of Notre Dame are other possibilities.
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Maya Moore, UConn: Not sure there has ever been a more obvious choice as she becomes the third player to earn Big East Player of the Year recognition three times.
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Devereaux Peters, Notre Dame: This was a tough choice. Pittsburgh's Chelsea Cole led the Big East in blocked shots and defensive rebounds but there's probably not another player in the Big East who seemed equally at ease at the front of the press or in the back altering and blocking shots around the basket.
SIXTH PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Taylor Pikes, DePaul: Another tough call as the junior guard/forward, Marquette's Jasmine Collins and Carmen Thomas-Tyson are all worthy choices. I'd go with Pikes, a versatile wing who averaged 8.3 points and 6.4 rebounds in Big East play despite not starting a game all season.
MOST IMPROVED PLAYER
Natalie Novosel, Notre Dame: The junior guard saw her scoring average jump from 4.4 to 14.6 in conference play although she could be challenged by Rutgers' duo of April Sykes and Monique Oliver, Marquette's Tatiyiana McMorris, Madina Ali of West Virginia, Elashier Hall of Syracuse and UConn's Kelly Faris.
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
Bria Hartley, UConn: Although Stefanie Dolson made a late push, this appears to be a two-person race with Hartley edging out fellow guard Shoni Schimmel of Louisville. Schimmel did lead all Big East freshmen in assists and steals and had only eight fewer points than Hartley in conference play but Hartley took 68 fewer shots in conference play than Schimmel did. The tiebreaker in my eyes was that Hartley was asked to be the floor leader for the two-time defending national champions and no other freshman in the country had that burden to bear.
SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD
Sam Quigley, DePaul: Joining UConn's Moore and West Virginia's Repella as finalists for the Senior CLASS Award, Quigley is my selection from a quality field.
SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Maya Moore, UConn: She was recently named the Academic All-American of the Year for the second straight season. Enough said.