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There’s a certain cachet about being named Player of the Year in a major conference. Last year’s Big East Player of the Year, Jeff Green, led his team to the Final Four and was drafted fifth overall in the NBA. This year’s potential POYs include a couple of amazing freshmen — Kevin Love (Pac-10) and Michael Beasley (Big 12) — two upperclass big men at two of the nation’s most storied programs — D.J. White (Big 10) and Tyler Hansbrough (ACC) — and perhaps the best shooter in the country on a team looking for a repeat trip to the Sweet 16 — Shan Foster (SEC). And then there’s the likely Big East Player of the Year, Luke Harangody. To separate Harangody from Foster is a case of splitting hairs, but Harangody — in body type, reputation and buzz — is about as different from the other four as South Bend is from Los Angeles.

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