Georgetown's Otto Porter has been named the 2013 Big East Player of the Year. Porter is the first player from the Hoyas to win the Big East's top honor since Jeff Green in 2007.

Joining Porter on the All-Big East First Team are Notre Dame's Jack Cooley, Bryce Cotton of Providence, Louisville's Gorgui Dieng and Russ Smith, and UConn's Shabazz Napier.

Dieng was also named Defensive Player of the Year, while St. John's Jakarr Sampson was named Rookie of the Year.

Kevin Ollie and the University of Connecticut have agreed upon a contract extension that runs through the 17-18 season.

Ollie's deal is worth just over $7 million.

"As I said in my first press conference, I want to be here a lifetime and this is a step, hopefully a great step, in the program moving forward," Ollie said in a news release announcing the deal.

Ollie had been working under a one-year, $625,000 contract since September, when he was hired to replace the retired Jim Calhoun.

Once considered a top-10 player nationally, DeAndre Daniels averaged 3 points and 2.1 rebounds during a disappointing freshman season at UConn.

"I wasn't myself and I never played my game and just played like a robot half the time," Daniels says. "I didn't know when to shoot or how to shoot or when to pass or dribble or do any of that stuff. I played like a robot. I was just confused."

Daniels sometimes shot around in Gampel Pavilion after night games last season.

"It was never lack of work," Daniels said. "Just a lack of confidence."

Kevin Ollie intends to use the 6-foot-8 Daniels at power forward this season.

"When we secure the basketball, with DeAndre at the four, I don't think there are too many teams in America that can keep up with him," Ollie says.

Xavier Rathan-Mayes committed to Florida State on Saturday.

Illinois and Connecticut were the other two finalists for Rathan-Mayes, who is ranked as a top-25 player in the class of 2013.

Rathan-Mayes' father, Tharon Mayes, played for Florida State from 1987 until 1990.

Rathan-Mayes' commitment has a ripple effect, as he is very close to Andrew Wiggins. Wiggins is the top recruit in the class of 2014 and is expected to select between Florida State and Kentucky.

Xavier Rathan-Mayes will announce his college destination Saturday from his Toronto home.

Rathan-Mayes’ finalists are Illinois, Connecticut and Florida State.

Brandon Austin will visit Providence this weekend followed by a visit to Connecticut next weekend.

Austin, a 6-foot-6 forward, is also considering UCLA, Georgetown and Texas.

Xavier Rathan-Mayes is in the process of re-scheduling an official visit to UConn.

The highly regarded combo guard was slated to make an official visit to UConn this weekend.

Rathan-Mayes was vague as to why he postponed the visit, saying only that he "just had to be at Huntington (Prep) this weekend."

Rathan-Mayes will announce his college decision from his Toronto home on Oct. 13.

New UConn coach Kevin Ollie visited the home of Jabari Parker on Thursday night.

Simeon Academy coach Robert Smith confirmed Parker’s interest in the Huskies.

“If Jabari wasn’t seriously interested in UConn, he wouldn’t have them come in for a visit,” Smith said. “They don’t waste people’s time, that’s not how Jabari and his family is.”

Jabari Parker has added Connecticut to his list, which was previously cut to 10 schools in July.

"It was Jabari's decision," Sonny Parker said. "He's picking all the schools for the home visits. He's talked to Coach (Jim) Calhoun previously before. That's one of the schools that showed some interest to him. He's had conversations with them previously. Of course, coach Kevin Ollie came in, and (Jabari) wanted them for a home visit."

New Huskies coach Kevin Ollie will make an in-home visit to Parker next week.

Parker previously had listed 10 possible schools: BYU, DePaul, Duke, Florida, Georgetown, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan State, North Carolina and Stanford.

Xavier Rathan-Mayes has scheduled official visits to Illinois and Connecticut.

"I"m going to take my last two visits and decide from there," Rathan-Mayes said. "I just want to make the right decision for myself and family and to be put in the best opportunity possible to get to where I ultimately want to be."

The 6-foot-4 combo guard recently cut his list of schools to Illinois, Connecticut and Florida State.