Big East Conference Notebook by Jesse Ullmann The Jump The recently released narrative entitled The Jump by Ian O’Connor says Jim Boeheim and Syracuse appeared to be the perfect fit for Sebastian Telfair when he was being recruited out of the Coney Island projects. He eventually committed to Louisville and […]

Big East Conference Notebook by Jesse Ullmann Gomes, Boone Mid-season Wooden Award Selections Ryan Gomes has made the cut. Gomes, a 6-foot-8 senior forward from Providence was selected to the 2004-05 Mid-Season Wooden Award and All-American list. Gomes was a candidate for the preseason Wooden Award and was named preseason […]

Big East Conference Notebook by Jesse Ullmann Spot watch on post-season With St. John’s absent from this season’s Big East Tournament due to its self-imposed ban, the top five teams will receive byes; and with this year’s balance, critical results on the final sprint to the finish will be necessary […]

Big East Conference Notebook by Jesse Ullmann BC in the Dog House Usually the Big East will embrace the team with the best record in conference play. Do not expect Boston College to receive such treatment. Even before the season had begun coaches and several other authority figures attacked Boston […]

Big East Conference Notebook by Jesse Ullmann Thomas and Krauser Nominated Senior guard Chris Thomas of Notre Dame and Pittsburgh’s Carl Krauser have each been nominated as finalists for the Bob Cousy College Point Guard of the Year Award. Thomas, who was nominated last year for the award, is currently […]

Big East Conference Notebook by Jesse Ullmann A Grand Raise Geno Auriemma and Jim Calhoun, both well-respected head coaches for the UConn men’s and women’s basketball programs, used to hate each other. They have since made amends, but it wouldn’t be surprising if Geno grimaced when he found that Calhoun […]

Big East Conference Notebook by Jesse Ullmann It was the last time to flood your non-conference schedule with walkovers. It was the last time each Big East school played so freely with its non-conference schedule that every team seemed destined to crack the Top 25. Big East teams were also […]

Big East Conference Notebook by Jesse Ullmann Whistle Blower Big East officials will play a major role in this year’s test run with the latest state-of-the-art precision clock management system. In every game featuring a Big East Conference team, all three officials will flaunt a beeper-sized device strapped to their […]

Big East Conference 2004-05 Preview by Jesse Ullmann The vintage throwbacks of Kerry Kittles, Allen Iverson and Ray Allen set a standard for the youth movement, more than they may now realize. Last year the Big East won its second consecutive national championship, matching the ACC as the only other […]