Adam Zagoria covers basketball at all levels. He is the author of two books and an award-winning journalist whose articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Sports Illustrated, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide.
How the New Big East & America 12 Will Look Going Forward
With the Catholic 7 reportedly set to breakaway and become the new Big East as of today, here’s a quick reminder of how the new leagues will look going forward.
Keep in mind that the ACC will reportedly accept Notre Dame this summer assuming the Irish can negotiate an exit from the Big East. Notre Dame had planned on remaining in the Big East until 2014 assuming the Catholic 7 did the same.
But the Catholic 7 are now going to leave and form their new league — taking the Big East name with them — beginning July 1. They also need to hire a commissioner, set up league offices (potentially in New York) and organize bylaws.
The old Big East, meantime, is reportedly set to become the America 12 even though it may only have 10 members next year.
CATHOLIC 7/NEW BIG EAST BASKETBALL 2013-14 (10 teams)
Butler
Creighton
DePaul
Georgetown
Marquette
Providence
Seton Hall
St. John’s
Villanova
Xavier
AMERICA 12 2013-14 (10 or 11 teams)
Central Florida
Cincinnati
UConn
Houston
Louisville
Memphis
*Notre Dame
Rutgers
SMU
South Florida
Temple
BIG EAST 2014-15 (12 teams per ESPN)
Butler
Creighton
Dayton
DePaul
Georgetown
Marquette
Providence
Seton Hall
St. John’s
St. Louis
Villanova
Xavier
AMERICA 12 2014-15 (10 teams)
Central Florida
Cincinnati
UConn
East Carolina
Houston
Memphis
SMU
South Florida
Temple
Tulane
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.
With the Catholic 7 reportedly set to breakaway and become the new Big East as of today, here’s a quick reminder of how the new leagues will look going forward.
Keep in mind that the ACC will reportedly accept Notre Dame this summer assuming the Irish can negotiate an exit from the Big East. Notre Dame had planned on remaining in the Big East until 2014 assuming the Catholic 7 did the same.
But the Catholic 7 are now going to leave and form their new league — taking the Big East name with them — beginning July 1. They also need to hire a commissioner, set up league offices (potentially in New York) and organize bylaws.
The old Big East, meantime, is reportedly set to become the America 12 even though it may only have 10 members next year.
CATHOLIC 7/NEW BIG EAST BASKETBALL 2013-14 (10 teams)
Butler
Creighton
DePaul
Georgetown
Marquette
Providence
Seton Hall
St. John’s
Villanova
Xavier
AMERICA 12 2013-14 (10 or 11 teams)
Central Florida
Cincinnati
UConn
Houston
Louisville
Memphis
*Notre Dame
Rutgers
SMU
South Florida
Temple
BIG EAST 2014-15 (12 teams per ESPN)
Butler
Creighton
Dayton
DePaul
Georgetown
Marquette
Providence
Seton Hall
St. John’s
St. Louis
Villanova
Xavier
AMERICA 12 2014-15 (10 teams)
Central Florida
Cincinnati
UConn
East Carolina
Houston
Memphis
SMU
South Florida
Temple
Tulane
