The Big East (men’s basketball) Tournament began yesterday (Wednesday) at Madison Square Garden with an automatic bid to the NCAA field of 68 awarded to the winner.
The tournament’s No. 1 seed Providence, No. 2 Villanova and No. 3 UConn lead a contingent of the conference’s nationally ranked teams that are assured spots. Creighton, Seton Hall, Marquette and Rutgers are also likely to receive bids. Two traditional Big East powers, St. John’s and Georgetown, will have to win the tournament championship, which will be held on Saturday, to get an invite. St. John’s was 16-14 and 8-11 in conference play before their opening round game versus DePaul last night.
“In this ever-evolving landscape of college athletics we are committed to Coach Ewing, and we are working with him to evaluate every aspect of the men’s basketball program and to make the necessary changes for him to put us back on the path to success for next year,” maintained Lee Reed. However, pressure from boosters and other well connected alumni may alter Reed’s stance.
The MAAC tournament kicked off on Tuesday in Atlantic City with 25-6 Iona as the top seed. The Gaels were 17-2 in regular season conference games. The College of Charleston’s John Meeks had a season-high 31 points on Sunday to knock Hofstra out of the Colonial Athletic Association tournament quarterfinals 92-76.
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