The takeover of St. John’s of the Big East is almost over.
After having fought the crown of the regular season of the double reigning national champion Connecticut – won by three games in second place Creighton and four on the Huskies – the red storm now goes to the conference tournament, in order to cut the Nets at Madison Square Garden for the first time since 2000.
Yes, Rick Pitino’s hiring will do good things for your basketball program. After a struggle for the beginnings, the second team from Pitino has skyrocketed at the top of the Big East and in the elite harvest of the teams capable of progressing in a regional NCAA tournament in the Final Four.
Connecticut is held on the road to the red storm, which could easily return a switch and return to the power of March Madness who dominated the last two tournaments. The other tournament teams in Creighton, Marquette and perhaps Xavier.
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Tournament overview: SECOND | Big Dix | ACC | Big 12 | Large east
Big East Tournament Calendar, Support, Score
First round
Wednesday March 12
Providence vs Butler, 4 p.m.
Georgetown against Depaul, 6.30 p.m.
Villanova vs Seton Hall, 9 p.m.
Quarter -finals
Thursday March 13
Winner of St. John’s against Providence-Butler, Midi
Xavier against Marquette, 2:30 p.m.
Creighton vs Georgetown-Depaul Ginner, 7 p.m.
Connecticut vs Villanova-Seton Hall Winner, 9:30 p.m.
Semi-final
Friday March 14
Winner of St. John’s-provence-Butler against Xavier-Marquette Winner, 6.30 p.m.
Winner of Creighton-Georgetown-Depaul against Connecticut-Villanova-Seton Hall Ginner, 9 p.m.
Championship
Saturday March 15
Semi-final winners, 6.30 p.m.
Big East Favorite
He must be Saint-Jeanwho lost only once since the calendar turned around 2025. This section includes a home victory against CreightonHome sweeping Xavier And MarquettE, and wins in Storrs and MSG against Huskies. Overall, the four defeats of Red Storm – against Baylor, Georgia, Creighton and Villanova – have reached seven combined points, showing how close this team was close to a perfect regular season.
Big East Tournament Touring Players
Kadary Richmond, G, St. John’s – The old transfer of Seton Hall has an average of 12.7 points, 6.1 rebounds and 5.3 assists per game and was exactly what the red storm needed: a regular veteran to the leader to orchestrate things at both ends of the field.
Ryan Kalkbrenner, C, Creighton – few men in university basketball can correspond to how Kalkbrenner has an impact on the attack on the attack (19.4 points per game) and the defense (2.7 blocks per game).
Kam Jones, G, Marquette – The unanimous choice of all the leagues of the first team is a finalist of the Bob Cousy Award as a playmaker in the country after having an average of 18.9 points and 6.1 assists per game during the regular season.
Eric Dixon, F, Villanova – Dixon is the country’s top scorer at 23.6 points per game and exceeds the Big East by making 42.9% of his Deep attempts.
Alex Karaban, F, Connecticut – It is not the most awaited season of Huskies or Karaban, but the junior has proven himself of intensification in the after-season match.
NCAA Tournament Bubble Storylines for Big East
Xavier I spent most of this season on the bubble, but entered the position of solid tournament with a sequence of seven consecutive victories in progress, even if these victories came against the bottom of the Big East. An opportunity awaits Marquette in the quarter -finals. A victory should ensure that the musketeers feel better in their chances. Villanova is not currently a team of realistic bubbles due to a brand of 2-7 in the Quad 1 matches and absolutely terrible losses, notably Columbia and St. Joseph’s in play without conference. The Wildcats will probably have to win the conference tournament to enter the support on Sunday of selection.
This article originally appeared on USA Today: Big East Tournament Calendar, Support, Scores: St. John’s Leads Field
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