Big East No Longer Seeing Double

Jim Boeheim gets his wish as he and fellow Big East coaches vote to change conference tournament format, doing away with double bye for top four seeds. (Photo courtesy of New York Times)Since its expansion to the current format last year, the Big East tournament has been a success in each of its two most recent incarnations....

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Cal Has A Jones For Talent

Love him or hate him, John Calipari has once again attracted the nation's top recruiting class to Lexington, as Wildcats head man adds Terrence Jones at last minute to an already stellar group of incoming Kentucky freshmen. (Photo courtesy of Athlon Sports)Aside from the aberration on his ledger that is the New Jersey...

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Lawrence Becomes Latest One & Done For Johnnies

Omari Lawrence became latest player to leave St. John's, announcing his intent to transfer yesterday. (Photo courtesy of redstormsports.com)Even though St. John's steadily improved under former head coach Norm Roberts, the Red Storm also had to deal with some of Roberts' recruits transferring at some point during their...

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It's All Coming Together For Johnnies

Steve Lavin may have worn jersey No. 1 when addressing media last month at Citi Field, but Dwayne Polee is recruit No. 1 for Lavin just five weeks after taking over as coach of St. John's. (Photo courtesy of the author's personal collection)Almost two months ago, it seemed as though St. John's was in relative obscurity....

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Should I Stay Or Should I Go?

Seton Hall's Herb Pope has withdrawn from NBA draft, but Dominique Jones of USF is taking his game to the next level. (Photo courtesy of Sports Illustrated)One way or another, the Big East as we know it will have changed its landscape drastically before the first game of the 2010-11 season tips off.The same day that Herb...

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Two More Pirates Return To Ship

Jeremy Hazell has withdrawn from NBA draft and will join Jeff Robinson for one more year under new Seton Hall coach Kevin Willard. (Photo courtesy of ZagsBlog.com)For two years, he was the Big East's second-leading scorer behind Luke Harangody. Now, Jeremy Hazell will get the chance to lead the conference.Hazell joined...

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Rice The New Knight In Charge

After being linked to Seton Hall before Pirates hired Kevin Willard, Mike Rice finds home in Big East after all; taking job at Rutgers earlier today. (Photo courtesy of Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)Tim Pernetti can finally put the Fred Hill fiasco behind him, as he has found the man to lead Rutgers basketball into the next...

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Welsh Out At Hofstra

The Tim Welsh era ends before it can even start as Hofstra's new coach resigned shortly after a DWI incident. (Photo courtesy of New York Post)Lately, it seems as though the New York college basketball scene is playing the role of Apollo Creed in the first two "Rocky" movies: A powerful fighter who takes more than his...

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