Episode 10
SEGMENT 1 – John & Kevin welcome you to Season 12, Episode 10 of This Week in the Big East! As we head into the final weekend of Big East regular season play, we still do not have a definitive champion in the Big East. Connecticut and St. John’s are tied for the top spot. The Red Storm will travel to Seton Hall Friday night and the Huskies will travel to Marquette on Saturday. Villanova in all likelihood has sealed a birth in the NCAA Tournament, while Seton Hall sits firmly on the bubble heading down the home stretch.
SEGMENT 2 (@6:00) – Big East Spotlight: Connecticut Head Coach – Dan Hurley: John and Kevin welcome Connecticut head coach, Dan Hurley into This Week in the Big East. Coach Hurley gives an honest account of his team’s performance so far this season as they look to secure Big East regular season, Big East Tournament, and NCAA Tournament titles. Coach also has a book out titled, “Never Stop”, that he co-wrote with New York Times bestselling Author, Ian O’Connor. UConn celebrated Alex Karaban last week on senior day and Coach Hurley opens up about relationship with Karaban and what he has meant to the Connecticut program.
SEGMENT 3 (@15:45) – 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 the clock back to 1991, 35 years ago this week when 4-seed Seton Hall watched the three teams seeded above them all lose on quarterfinal Thursday! Syracuse, St. John’s, and UConn all losing paved the way for the Pirates led by the MVP play of Oliver Taylor to win the Big East Tournament Title.
SEGMENT 4 (@19:30 12:39) – Big East Focus: – Big East Commissioner – Val Ackerman: John and Kevin welcome Commissioner Ackerman once again into This Week in the Big East to preview the 44th playing of the Big East Tournament at Madison Square Garden. Commissioner Ackerman also gives a state of the conference report on some potential scheduling changes coming next season and beyond. With the landscape of college athletics changing by the day, the Big East continues to be at the forefront of the conversation when it comes to innovation and enhancements to college basketball.
SEGMENT 5 (@32:00) – The National Perspective: NBC/Peacock Basketball Analyst – Jordan Cornette: Kevin and John are joined by NBC and Peacock Television Analyst, Jordan Cornette to discuss his impressions of Big East Conference play this season and who he thinks could open eyes during the Big East Tournament at Madison Square Garden. Cornette also provides a touching story on the Big East Legends program and how it has personally impacted him and his family in a profoundly positive way.
SEGMENT 6 (@42:10) – Who’s Got Next? John & Kevin wrap up the tenth episode of This Week in the Big East for the 2025-26 season by previewing the final weekend of regular season play in the Big East Conference! It’s hard to believe that March is here, but the Big East regular season champion will be decided this weekend during the St. John’s at Seton Hall and UConn at Marquette games on Friday and Saturday respectively.
