This Week In The Big East - Weekly Overview Of Ncaa College Basketball's Top Conference

It is the home stretch for the BIG EAST tournament seeding, Villanova has a chance to clinch at least a share of their fourth-straight title this weekend. This week’s show features a spotlight on Seton Hall head coach Kevin Willard, the reigning BIG EAST tournament champion coach. The BIG EAST focus is on Marquette center Luke Fischer, a transfer from Indiana who averages 12.0 points and 6.0 rebounds per game. The national perspective comes from FOX Sports’ bracketology expert Stewart Mandel. With three weeks remaining until selection Sunday, how many BIG EAST teams are in contention for the Big Dance.

The BIG EAST teams have three weeks to make their case in the league standings before tournament play begins. This week’s show features BIG EAST Supervisor of Officials John Cahill discussing officiating in the BIG EAST Spotlight. The BIG EAST focus is on Villanova beat writer from the Philadelphia Inquirer Joe Juliano and the national perspective comes from former Providence sharp shooter and current Friars radio color analyst Joe Hassett.

BIG EAST basketball is past the halfway mark. Villanova has the slight edge over Creighton as the No. 1 team in the standings. This week’s radio show features Wildcat head coach Jay Wright in the BIG EAST Spotlight. The focus this week is on Providence guard Kyron Cartwright, with the national perspective from ESPN.com Senior NCAA Basketball writer and author Dana O’Neil.  

A month into BIG EAST play, Butler and Villanova are tied at the top of the standings. This week’s radio show features personnel from both teams. The BIG EAST spotlight shines on Bulldog head coach Chris Holtmann; while the focus is on National Player of the Year Candidate, Wildcat guard Josh Hart. The national perspective comes from FOX Sports and Scout.com Insider Evan Daniels.  

Hot off the MLK Marathon, this week’s BIG EAST spotlight shines on St. John’s Head Coach Chris Mullin; the focus features Butler senior forward Andrew Chrabascz and Dick Weiss, the college basketball writer for Blue Star Media breaks down the history of the league and recalls his favorite Madison Square Garden tourney moments.

BIG EAST play heats up as the BIG EAST Spotlight shines this week on DePaul Head Coach Dave Leitao; the focus features Creighton senior guard Maurice Watson Jr., and Whitey Rigsby, the voice of the Villanova Wildcats, the defending national champions, gives his national perspective.    

BIG EAST play heats up as the BIG EAST Spotlight shines this week on Xavier Head Coach Chris Mack. The focus features Seton Hall junior guard Khadeen Carrington discussing his stellar season and long time Georgetown radio announcer Rich Chvotkin who gives his national perspective after calling the game for 43 years.  

As BIG EAST conference play begins in the BIG EAST Spotlight shines this week is Providence Head Coach Ed Cooley; the focus features BIG EAST Associate Commissioner Stu Jackson to discuss the state of the game and FS1 television analyst Tarik Turner gives the national perspective.

The hosts for This Week In The BIG EAST are John Rooke, a well-known BIG EAST play-by-play voice for 27 years and Kevin McNamara, who has covered the BIG EAST for 25 seasons at the Providence Journal and is a columnist for Basketball Times. Rooke and McNamara give a comprehensive look at the teams, coaches, players and storied tradition of the top basketball conference in America. This Week in the Big East covers all things college basketball at Butler, Creighton, DePaul, Georgetown, Marquette, Providence, Seton Hall, St. Johns, Villanova, and Xavier.