Big East Poised for Historic Year

Click above for video clips with Villanova coach Jay Wright, Louisville coach Rick Pitino, West Virginia coach Bob Huggins, Notre Dame coach Mike Brey and Georgetown coach John Thompson III.

**Read the full story here about how deep the Big East is this season, with 10 teams possibly headed to the Big Dance.

**Read about UConn coach Bobby Gonzalez here.

**Check out my feature on Robert “Stix” Mitchell on SNY.

**Andy Katz has the 411 on former UConn frosh Nate Miles, now at the College of Southern Idaho.

**Jeff Goodman says Cincinnati recruit John Riek has passed his SAT and needs to get the necessary score on the TOEFL to play second semester.

Written by Adam Zagoria

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Adam Zagoria is a Basketball Insider who covers basketball at all levels. A contributor to The New York Times and SportsNet New York (SNY), he is also the author of two books and is an award-winning journalist and filmmaker. His articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide. He also won an Emmy award for his work on the SNY mini-documentary on Syracuse guard Tyus Battle. A veteran Ultimate Frisbee player, he has competed in numerous National and World Championships and, perhaps more importantly, his teams won the Westchester Summer League (WSL) championships in 2011 and 2013. He lives in Manhattan with his wife and children.