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With the last Big East Tournament as we know it set to tip off today, here is a video and a few news updates to keep you posted.
**Above is the SNY Big East Tournament preview featuring Big East Commissioner Mike Aresco. The league also formally announced Tuesday that the Catholic 7 would get to keep the “Big East” name going forward, and said it would soon provide more information about “the expected broadcast media deal, season-ending tournament and additional members of the new conference,” which are expected to be Butler, Creighton and Xavier.
“We think it all worked out logically,” Aresco told SNY, “in terms of the name, the Garden and the finances.”
**At 5 p.m. today, the Big East will announce Player of the Year, Coach of the Year, Rookie of the Year and Scholar Athlete of the Year. Georgetown’s Otto Porter Jr. will be named the Player of the Year.
**For the Big East Tournament schedule, click here.
**Meantime, the Big East officially announced that Notre Dame will head to the ACC on July 1, joining Syracuse and Pitt, meaning that the 14 teams in this current Big East tournament will go to three separate leagues next year.
“This decision makes sense for the Big East,” said Aresco. “In view of Notre Dame’s expressed desire to join the ACC on an earlier timetable, the Big East and Notre Dame were able to arrive at an acceptable resolution. The Big East can now focus fully on its future alignment and rebranding efforts. I want to thank the Notre Dame administration and Athletic Director Jack Swarbrick for their efforts in moving toward this orderly transition. Notre Dame has been a valued member of the Big East and we wish them well.”
“From the time of our decision to join the ACC we have stressed our commitment to ensuring that our departure was achieved in a collegial manner,” Notre Dame vice president and director of athletics Jack Swarbrick said. “This agreement realizes that intention and we are very grateful to the members of the Big East and Commissioner Aresco for helping to facilitate this orderly and timely transition.”
Here’s how it breaks down:
NEW BIG EAST / CATHOLIC 7
DePaul
Georgetown
Marquette
Providence
St. John’s
Seton Hall
Villanova
ACC
Notre Dame
Pittsburgh
Syracuse
AMERICA 12
Cincinnati
Louisville (to ACC in 2014)
Rutgers (to Big Ten in 2014
USF
**UConn (not eligible for Big East Tournament)
