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College basketball starts with a heavy dose of weekend games, before ESPN's 24-hour Tip-Off Marathon offers up a slew of must-see affairs Tuesday. But before looking forward, there must be some housecleaning done on a few issues. So here are my first...

Jason Clark and Greg Monroe scored 16 points each, and No. 22 Georgetown built a big first-half lead before handling everything South Florida star Dominique Jones could offer in a 69-49 victory Wednesday in the Big East tournament.

The Big East tournament has arrived. Here's what you need to know about the teams that will be on the court at Madison Square Garden.

Dominique Jones ignited a comeback by scoring 22 of his 29 points in the second half, and South Florida extended its longest Big East winning streak, stunning Georgetown 72-64 on Wednesday night.

Chad Ford explains why surefire No. 1 pick John Wall has exhibited the first chink in his armor in this week's Stock Watch. Plus, news on the draft intentions of underclassmen Eric Bledsoe and Elias Harris and more scrutiny for Greg Monroe.

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Georgetown 65, South Florida 40

With the 16-team Big East looking primed to set a new NCAA tournament record for berths, coaches are preparing for a brutal season. The Big East ShootAround breaks down all the happenings in the league and looks ahead to the 2008-09 season.

DuJuan Summers finished with a career-high 24 points, and No. 6 Georgetown did just enough in the second half Tuesday night to hold on for a 63-53 victory.

Two months into the season, the 16 Big East teams are facing more questions than answers as they enter conference play. Even the likely contenders -- Georgetown and Marquette -- aren't givens, writes Andy Glockner.

Think you know all the impact freshmen? Think again. Here's a quick look at the youngsters making noise in the Big East thus far.