The hosts for This Week In The BIG EAST are John Rooke, a well-known BIG EAST play-by-play voice for 29 years and Kevin McNamara, who has covered the BIG EAST for 27 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 ...…

There is only one day left of competition, five games to go until the end of the 2018-19 #BIGEASThoops regular season. No seeds are set for the upcoming BIG EAST Tournament. As many as seven teams can be considered for NCAA Tournament consideration depending on how the next week pans out. Guest interviews with John and Kevin this week start wit ...…

There are 13 games left on the #BIGEASThoops schedule and Episode 8 of #TWITBE continues with another lineup of heavy-hitting guests. With less than two weeks to go, nothing in the bracket has been finalized. The BIG EAST Focus narrows in on BIG EAST Commissioner Val Ackerman. Ackerman (23:01) gives insight on her relationships with and around ...…

Episode 7 of #TWITBE comes after a Wild Wednesday in the league, as Marquette takes over the top spot in the conference standings. In the Spotlight this week is DePaul Head Coach Dave Leitao. Leitao talks with Kevin and John about the unprecedented parity in the BIG EAST this season. The Blue Demons are in a three-way tie with Providence, DePau ...…

The BIG EAST Men’s Basketball Tournament’s Broadway opening night is just four weeks away and like the Phantom of the Opera, the Lion King or even Cats, it looks like Villanova is settling in for another long run in the spotlight. Threatening to steal a scene or two along the way would be Marquette, as the second place team in the standings, th ...…

Halfway through BIG EAST play, Villanova and Marquette have established themselves as the teams to beat. The Wildcats are unbeaten at 10-0. The Golden Eagles have suffered only two losses. #TWITBE Episode 5 opens with the BIG EAST Spotlight on Butler head coach LaVall Jordan (6:49). In his second year at the helm of his alma mater, Jordan has B ...…

The #TWITBE BIG EAST Spotlight shines on Providence head coach Ed Cooley (4:49) who was recently named coach of the Pan Am Games U.S. National Team, which will consist of all BIG EAST players. Cooley also breaks down the Friars' standing in the league both in talent and game play. He also gives personal anecdotes of the life of a Division I coa ...…

Seton Hall head coach Kevin Willard is in the #TWITBE BIG EAST Spotlight this week as hosts John Rooke and Kevin McNamara get his take on the difficult task of balancing the development of young players with winning in the BIG EAST. The Pirates have some notable non-conference wins this season over No. 9 Kentucky and on the road at Maryland, wh ...…

John Rooke and Kevin McNamara shine this week’s #TWITBE BIG EAST Spotlight on Xavier first-year head coach Travis Steele as he continues the momentum of the Musketeer program. At 36 and a 10-year former XU assistant, he is very familiar with the winning culture at Xavier. Coming into the BIG EAST Focus this week is the familiar voice of FOX Spo ...…

Season five of #TWITBE starts off in a BIG WAY as hosts John Rooke and Kevin McNamara welcome, Villanova head coach Jay Wright, Marquette star Markus Howard and national basketball analyst Andy Katz as guests for the first episode. After a 76-71 win over St. John’s on Tuesday, Villanova improved to 3-0 in league play, coming off a difficult non ...…

Hosts John Rooke and Kevin McNamara meet this week’s guests on the floor of Madison Square Garden, the home of the 2018 BIG EAST Tournament presented by Jeep. The tournament and March Madness are in full swing and the BIG EAST is right in the middle of it all. The BIG EAST Spotlight shines on Mack, head coach of the No. 1 seed in the tournament ...…

The #MarchToMSG is nearly complete as #BIGEASThoops season comes to a close on Saturday. No tournament seeds are set going into the regular-season finale, but one thing is known, Xavier has clinched at least a share of the title. #TWITBE John Rooke and Kevin McNamara whip around the league and discuss where the standings are with one game left ...…

Just over one week remains in the #MarchToMSG. The BIG EAST Spotlight this week shines on Georgetown junior center Jesse Govan, who discusses Georgetown’s non-conference schedule and how it helped them prepare for being a threat in conference games so far this season. The BIG EAST Focus features ESPN College Basketball Analyst Jeff Goodman who ...…

The #MarchToMSG gets closer as BIG EAST play winds down to just three weeks left. Hosts John Rooke and Kevin McNamara analyze the dog days of college basketball in February with this week’s guests Creighton head coach Greg McDermott, St. John’s sophomore guard Justin Simon and FOX Sports College Basketball Analyst Len Elmore. The BIG EAST Spotl ...…

With less than a month to go in the @BIGEASTmbb season, the only known is – this league is strong and unpredictable. #TWITBE hosts John and Kevin have the inside scoop from around the conference. This week’s BIG EAST Spotlight shines on Seton Hall head coach Kevin Willard. Willard and the Pirates are hoping for a second-half surge during BIG EA ...…

BIG EAST play has officially surpassed the halfway mark of the season. This week’s #TWITBE guests have a lot to say to John and Kevin about potential NCAA contention for this March and what to look for in the next month leading up to conference tournament at Madison Square Garden. This week’s BIG EAST Spotlight shines on Providence head coach E ...…

#TWITBE Episode 4 brings a pair of BIG EAST player standouts to the show with John and Kevin. This week’s BIG EAST Spotlight shines on Villanova junior guard Jalen Brunson, a standout on the floor for the No.1 Wildcats since he arrived in 2015. He has been named to the mid-season Oscar Robertson Trophy watch list, awarded to the nation’s best p ...…

This week’s BIG EAST Spotlight shines on Marquette head coach Steve Wojciechowski who discusses his team’s performance this season including stellar play of sharp shooters Markus Howard, Andrew Rowsey and Sam Hauser. The BIG EAST Focus lens zeroes in on former BIG EAST Commissioner Mike Tranghese, who helped BIG EAST founder Dave Gavitt start t ...…

On Friday, Jan. 12, the BIG EAST and FOX bring the first all-access mic’d up game to men’s college basketball when Providence travels to DePaul in an 8:30 p.m. tip on FS1. #TWITBE guests this week have all aspects of the game as John and Kevin interview DePaul head coach Dave Leitao, Providence guard Alpha Diallo and the man in the truck callin ...…

BIG EAST play tipped off Dec. 27 and a #BOMBCYCLONE did not stop hosts John and Kevin from recording in their Foxborough, Mass. studio for the season four premier of #TWITBE. For the first episode of 2018, #TWITBE brings the BIG EAST Spotlight on guest LaVall Jordan, the new head coach of the Bulldogs who has already made his mark with an upset ...…

Coming to you courtside at Madison Square Garden for the BIG EAST Tournament presented by Jeep with head coach Chris Holtmann, Villanova guard Josh Hart and national college basketball writer for the Associated Press Jim O’Connell.

The BIG EAST men’s basketball tournament is five days away! This is the final show before going courtside from Madison Square Garden. Guests for this week include BIG EAST Commissioner Val Ackerman; one of the league’s top freshmen, St. John’s guard Shamorie Ponds and current college basketball analyst and former Seton Hall Pirates head coach B ...…

This week’s radio show mixes past and present as the BIG EAST is nearly a week away from celebrating its 35th tournament at Madison Square Garden. Creighton head coach Greg McDermott joins Rooke and McNamara to talk about his present injury situation and how he has re-tooled his line up. Former Syracuse guard Eric Devendorf and ESPN Analyst, fo ...…

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 transf ...…

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 perspect ...…

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 wr ...…

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 ...…

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 ...…