Last season, the Big East took a jump in the right direction. While most media members shared the same thought that it was a young conference with Villanova as the only true contender, these ten teams thought otherwise. Sure, Villanova was dominant, but Markus Howard and Marquette proved their worth on the national stage, while Myles Powell led a deep
It seemed like just yesterday the Virginia Cavaliers were cutting down the nets at U.S. Bank Stadium, but we are just under one month from the return of the college basketball. No better way to get ready for the season than looking at some futures. Remember last season when a bettor laid $1,500 on Texas Tech at 200/1? Had the Red
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Earlier today the Big East revealed their 2019-2020 conference schedule. The Big East has lots of high hopes this season to return back to the top as one of the premier conferences in college basketball after struggling last season and only receiving four bids to the NCAA tournament. Conference play will mean a lot to these teams as they look
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The Big East is a conference with a rich history in great players and coaches. Here’s what an all-time team for this storied conference might look like. Starting Five: Point Guard – Pearl Washington (Syracuse) There’s no other way to put it. Dwayne ‘Pearl’ Washington brought excitement to the game of college basketball like never before, and in doing so,
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Well, it’s finally official. The ‘Board of Trustees’ at the University of Connecticut have voted on allowing the UConn Huskies to re-join the Big East Conference (minus their football team). While this news doesn’t really come as a shock, it does come in a moment where not a lot of people were expecting it. After all, with Villanova taking home
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Ahh, the Big East. THE best pure basketball conference in the entire country. Physicality, history, and players that aren’t obsessed with one-and-done. That’s what makes up this conference. It is the grittiest conference in America, and year after year outperforms pre-season expectations. What’s not to love? I had the privilege to chat with Coach Ed Cooley of the Providence Friars
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The defending National Champions, Vilanova, escaped Saint Mary’s Thursday evening 61-57 to keep their hopes alive to repeat as National Champions. Saint Mary’s earned the #11 seed in the NCAA tournament by taking down Gonzaga in the WCC tournamnet but was unable to do do the same to the Big East champions. In a low scoring afair Malik Fitts and
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#11 Arizona State advance to play #6 Buffalo in the round of 64 after a 75-64 victory over St. John’s. Luguentz Dort led the way for the Sun Devils with 21 while Zylan Cheatham added 14 in a game where Arizona State won the battle of ugly play. The Sun Devils as a team turned the ball over 21 times
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As the First Four tips tonight in Dayton, the 2019 NCAA Tournament is upon us. Here are the top 5 first round match-ups to watch: 5. #4 Virginia Tech vs. #13 Saint Louis Friday 9:57 PM ET TruTV An East region first round match-up, as the automatic qualifier from the A-10 Saint Louis meets a hungry Virginia Tech team. The
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New York, New York. Madison Square Garden. Basketball’s most famous arena. The Big East Finals between the Villanova Wildcats and Seton Hall Pirates. Villanova is searching for their fourth Big East tournament title in the last five years and their third straight while Seton Hall looks to get back on top of the Big East for their first tournament title
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