Episode 7
SEGMENT 1 – John & Kevin welcome you to Season 12, Episode 7 of This Week in the Big East! Connecticut’s winning streak is no more after the Huskies hit their first Big East bump in the road last Friday night at Madison Square Garden in front of an electric crowd. The Friday night marquee matchup also boasted more than 1.5 million viewers on Fox. Villanova remains in third place behind St. John’s and UConn and has settled in as a March Madness contender. Connecticut will get their rematch with St. John’s February 25th in Hartford and that game could go a long way in determining a regular season Big East Champion.
SEGMENT 2 (@6:50) – Big East Spotlight: St. John ‘s Head Coach – Rick Pitino: John and Kevin welcome Hall of Fame St John’s Head Coach, Rick Pitino into This Week in the Big East. With over 50 years of coaching experience, Coach Pitino is having as much fun as ever competing in the Big East and leading his St. John’s Red Storm towards the top of the Big East standings. Coach Pitino explains his views on roster construction and hos his team continues to evolve and grow each week as they push toward a March Madness run.
SEGMENT 3 (@17:30) – Who’s Hot: John and Kevin run through the weekly awards for the Big East Conference as well as the Big East Honor Roll! In our Big East “Blast from the Past”, we turn back the clock to the 2003-04 season. Emeka Okafor was a large part of catapulting Jim Calhoun’s Connecticut Huskies into the national spotlight as an All-American and helped lead UConn to their 2nd National Title in six seasons. Okafor was a Big East Player of the Year, NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player, and National Defensive Player of the Year before being the first NBA draft choice of the then Charlotte Bobcats.
SEGMENT 4 (@22:45) – Big East Focus: – Georgetown Junior Guard – KJ Lewis: John and Kevin welcome Georgetown standout junior guard, KJ Lewis into This Week in the Big East. Lewis transferred to Georgetown after two seasons at Arizona. Finding a great match with Ed Cooley, Lewis has blossomed into an all-around performer averaging over 15 points, 5 rebounds, and 2 assists per game and is widely considered one of the best defenders in the Big East Conference.
SEGMENT 5 (@32:15) – The National Perspective: NY Post NCAA Basketball Writer – Zach Braziller: Kevin and John are joined by St. John’s Red Storm beat writer Zach Braziller of the New York Post. Zach, John, and Kevin recap St John’s huge home win last Friday over Connecticut. Zach also provides an overview of the Big East from top to bottom and predicts how many teams the conference could enter into March Madness. Braziller also makes a case for St. John’s standout center, Zube Ejiofor as the best St. John’s player this century.
SEGMENT 6 (@41:40) – Who’s Got Next? John & Kevin wrap up the seventh episode of This Week in the Big East for the 2025-26 season by previewing the best games coming up this weekend including looking at an action packed Big East Conference slate of games on Saturday. A big east quadruple header takes place on Valantine’s Day bookended by St. John’s at Providence and Georgetown at Connecticut.
