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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...

Oregon State put the full-court press on Victor Robbins as soon as Jared Cunningham declared for the NBA draft by the NCAA's April 10 deadline. The Beavers nabbed the 6-foot-6 forward from Compton, Calif., to give them a much-needed body up front wh...

Providence surprises the Big East with a top-10 class, writes Dave Telep.

Story | Conversation | May 17, 2012

Villanova junior guard Dominic Cheek will forgo his final season of eligibility and enter his name in the NBA draft

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

Story | Conversation | April 07, 2012

We're still waiting on multiple standout underclassmen to make final calls on their pro futures. Some appear to be ready to go. And others are on the fence. Let's take a look at the decisions that have been made and the ones still to come.

There are five likely favorites for Amile Jefferson, and he would be a good fit at any of them.

Story | Conversation | April 04, 2012

Villanova junior guard Maalik Wayns will forego his final season of eligibility and remain in the pool of candidates for the NBA draft.

Villanova junior guard Maalik Wayns will enter his name in the 2012 NBA draft. Wayns has not hired an agent, keeping open the option of returning for his final season of eligibility.

The Big East Basketball Tournament is the annual, single-elimination basketball tournament held at Madison Square Garden each March that determines the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament....

Joe Lunardi provides the latest look at his S curve, and it's officially moving day on the bubble with the ACC, Big Ten, MWC, SEC and WAC tournaments getting underway.

Blog | Conversation | March 08, 2012

Freshman Anthony Collins scored 17 points to lead South Florida to a 56-47 victory over Villanova on Wednesday night in the second round of the Big East tournament.

Joe Lunardi provides the latest look at his S Curve, and it's a big day in the Big East, with Seton Hall and South Florida both needing to advance and impress in the conference tournament in order to feel some security on Selection Sunday.

Blog | Conversation | March 07, 2012

Overview: Rutgers' second season under coach Mike Rice ends in very disappointing fashion, as the 11th-seeded Scarlet Knights are blown out by the 14th-seeded Villanova Wildcats in the opening round of the Big East tournament. This game was there ...

Villanova 70, Rutgers 49

Villanova, Purdue, Alabama and Oregon State will be the regional hosts for the 2012 2K Sports Classic benefiting Wounded Warrior Project.