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

For the second episode of the This Week In The BIG EAST (#TWITBE), hosts John and Kevin welcome guests Villanova head coach Jay Wright (@VUCoachJWright), Butler senior guard Sean McDermott (@big_sean14) and FOX Sports college basketball analyst Donny Marshall. Wright (8:10) and the Wildcats have won four of the last six BIG EAST tournament titles and two NCAA championships. Villanova is coming off a midweek overtime win over DePaul right into a non-league game this weekend against past and future member Connecticut. Wright addresses the challenges of having a young team while looking to continue national prominence. The BIG EAST Focus narrows on Butler’s McDermott (24:00) who has helped the Bulldogs to a Top 10 national ranking. McDermott emphasizes Butler’s dedication to becoming one of the best defensive teams in the country.   Marshall (33:30) gives his take on the current @BIGEASThoops standings in the National Perspective breaking the teams down from the bottom to the top. Marshall, a former Connecticut