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Dave Gavitt's vision -- a Northeast alliance of basketball schools called the Big East -- came to life at Madison Square Garden.

With the conference season set to get under way, Dana O'Neil takes a look at what's in store for the Big East.

RecruitingNation's Adam Finkelstein grades all the 2013 basketball recruiting classes in the Big East following the late signing period.

Story | Conversation | November 26, 2012

It used to be an Amtrak pass was all you needed to travel the Big East. Now you need a charter jet share. The comings and goings of basketball teams are a tangled mess for a conference in transition.

It was a final stand of sorts for the Big East of old, with familiar faces preparing to depart or having already departed.

Continuing Insider's series, Jay Bilas ranks the 2012-13 Big East, with the Louisville Cardinals at No. 1.

Story | Conversation | July 23, 2012

Catching up on the news and notes from the Big East halfway through the men's basketball offseason.

The Big East will send out its annual straw poll to its coaches to get their preseason predictions about the strength of the league's teams to help put together next season's conference schedule. The league office said Syracuse's Jim Boeheim and Pit...

Doug Gottlieb dishes out 2011-12 grades for every Big 12, Big East and Big Ten team.

Story | Conversation | April 07, 2012

How will this edition of the Big East tournament shake out? Here are some things to look for at MSG.

As the Big East meets at Madison Square Garden for the 30th year, a feeling of change and uncertainty is in the air.

JaQuon Parker scored a career-high 21 points and Sean Kilpatrick added 19 as streaking Cincinnati beat No. 22 Pittsburgh 66-63 on Sunday night.

Pitt is skidding, the Hoyas are soaring, the Friars are ahead of schedule. It seems some preconceptions for the Big East are proving incorrect this season. Fran Fraschilla resets the board and provides his take on how each of the 16 teams' tales will end.

Blog | Conversation | December 28, 2011

With the conference season set to get under way, Dana O'Neil takes a look at what's in store for the Big East.

Jason King gets you updated on all the pertinent storylines in college hoops this week.

Joe Lunardi looks at the five biggest questions in the Big East this season, starting with UConn's chance of a repeat.

Story | Conversation | October 19, 2011