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Eight of the BIG EAST's men's basketball coaches answered questions from the media on this week's coaches' teleconference

The Cardinals made it all the way to the Final Four last season and finished 31-6

The Cardinals, who have three starters back from last year’s team that reached the NCAA Final Four, received 14 first-place votes and a total of 196 points.

The Louisville guard has been named 2012-13 BIG EAST Preseason Player of the Year by a vote of the league’s head coaches. Steven Adams, a 7-0 freshman center from Pittsburgh, was named BIG EAST Preseason Rookie of the Year.

BIG EAST Champion Cardinals finish season at 30-10

Rick Pitino nudged out Billy Donovan for a spot in the Final Four on Saturday when his Louisville team finished the game on a 23-8 run for a 72-68 victory over Florida in the West Regional.

Chane Behanan scored 15 points and Gorgui Dieng anchored Louisville's stifling defense with seven blocked shots, helping the Cardinals knock off top-seeded Michigan State 57-44 Thursday night in the West Regional semifinals.

Louisville's Russ Smith, Connecticut's Andre Drummond earn weekly honors

Louisville guard Peyton Siva and Connecticut guard Jeremy Lamb take weekly honors

 The fourth annual DIRECTV SEC/BIG EAST Invitational will be held Dec. 8 and 11 in Louisville and Pittsburgh, ESPN Regional Television announced today.

The Louisville Cardinals were picked 8th in the preseason coaches' poll

 The BIG EAST Conference has announced the league opponents and game sites for its men's basketball teams for the 2010-11 season.