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5 years

Cooley turns down Michigan. Stays at Providence. Willard turns down VaTech. Stays at Seton Hall. McDermott turns down Ohio St. Stays at Creighton. Jay Wright turns down everyone. Stays at Villanova. Not too shabby. Keep being you, @BIGEASTMBB

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Updated NET rankings shows all ten @BIGEASTMBB in the Top 75. Unreal. 12 Butler 13 Villanova 14 Creighton 17 Seton Hall 25 Marquette 47 Xavier 51 Georgetown 59 DePaul 64 Providence 73 St. John’s

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Seton Hall beat this UConn team. And the Pirates won the NIT. Somehow not an NCAA tournament team? Big East is so damn good and should never been overlooked again.

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The Catholic 7 / Big East reformed 10 years ago. There have been nine NCAA tournament champions in that span. Big East has won 3 of them. Best hoops conference. Bar none.

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2 years

The dream of an all Big East Final Four lives: South - Creighton East - Marquette Midwest - Xavier West - UConn Speak it into existence.

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1 year

Feels like it should be Creighton vs UConn on Monday night. Just saying.

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3 years

Creighton had no business winning this game. Hell,they had no business being in the NCAA tournament. This is a huge win for the Jays and the Big East.

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11 months

DePaul’s attendance for last night’s home opener was 931 according to ESPN. If that is correct, the Big East office needs to have a conversation about the long term benefit of having them in the league. Don’t tell me they bring the Chicago market, because they clearly do not.

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3 years

The best “hoops first” conference in major college basketball just added Sean Miller and Shaheen Holloway to it’s coaching ranks. The Big East isn’t going away anytime soon. Love this league.

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3 years

Greg McDermott has some kind of witchcraft going with this Creighton team.

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3 years

Get on board Big East fans. Beginning today we all support: Villanova Providence UConn Seton Hall Creighton Marquette Let the games begin.

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6 months

I think the two teams in the NCAA Tournament that have any chance to beat UConn are: Creighton and Marquette That’s the list. History has shown us that non-conference opponents stand no chance against Huskies.

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3 years

I won’t disrespect Providence or Ed Cooley after such a great season, but what Creighton did to them tonight is pretty incredible. Greg McDermott has done an amazing job this year.

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2 years

Creighton is going to be an underseeded nightmare for someone in the NCAA tournament.

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1 year

The only thing that might have stopped the unstoppable UConn Huskies in this NCAA Tournament was another Big East team.

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3 years

Creighton returns three All Big East freshman and Ryan Kalkbrenner. They will still be a young team, but feels like the Bluejays might be the league favorite next season.

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1 year

BIG EAST IS THE BEST CONFERENCE IN COLLEGE HOOPS

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3 years

If Creighton can return this nucleus of young guns, don’t be surprised if the Jays are a preseason Top 10 team and trendy Final Four pick.

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3 years

Creighton wins at UConn. No words. Literally cannot believe this one. UConn now 0-4 all time vs the Bluejays. Worst record for the Huskies against any school.

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2 years

Refs have allowed football level contact the entire game and might’ve just decided it with a ticky tack call. That sucks for Creighton.

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8 months

Of all the teams on planet earth, it’s kind of insane that a fan of DePaul brought the entire world of college hoops - and especially Big East hoops, - together today.

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10 months

Marquette hammered #1 Kansas, then lost to #2 Purdue with the difference in final score being a 70 foot Boilermakers three point heave at the end of the first half. That’s a hell of a performance. Go Marquette. Go Big East.

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4 years

Creighton Bluejays. Sweet 16. That’s it. That’s the tweet.

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10 months

Calling my shot now. #1 Marquette #2 UConn #3 Creighton Here’s your national rankings when Big East play begins a month from now. I’m going to speak it into existence. Go Big East!

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3 years

Feels like Creighton has gotten screwed out of two pretty obvious and-1s.

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8 months

Creighton wins an epic 3 OT game at Seton Hall. Refs were brutal in this one and nearly changed the outcome multiple times with a pretty obvious home court whistle for the Pirates.

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5 years

Creighton. That is all. That’s the tweet.

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3 years

Creighton is 5-0 all time vs UConn. That is the worst record for the Huskies against any program. Crazy.

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2 years

The BIG EAST has three teams in the Sweet 16! Congrats to Creighton, UConn, and Xavier. And we ain’t done yet. #marchmadness2023

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5 years

If Creighton wins the Big East, how can Ty-Shon Alexander not be @BIGEASTMBB Player of the Year? Unbelievable defensive performances against Myles Powell and Markus Howard in road victories, while leading Jays in scoring as well.

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@HolyLandofHoops

6 months

CREIGHTON TO THE SWEET SIXTEEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What a game! Big East to the moon!

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7 months

Baylor Scheierman might have just won a lot of votes for Big East Player of the Year.

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7 months

This quote is damn near perfect: “Everyone always wants to talk about what team being relevant makes college basketball better, and yeah the obvious big names are right. But it's the Big East that makes college basketball better.”

Barstool Sports

@barstoolsports

7 months

A Marquette Compliance Officer Putting Out A Real Statement Proving That Tyler Kolek Can Read Is Why The Big East Fucking Rules

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3 years

Not sure it’s been mentioned but it was genuinely cool to see how @cucoachmac and @CoachCooleyPC interacted at the end of the game last night. Super refreshing to see competitors show true respect to each other.

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@HolyLandofHoops

2 years

At full strength, is Creighton the best team in the Big East? I’ll hang up and listen.

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2 years

Creighton was likely going to be the Big East favorite and a preseason Top 10 team, but if Greg McDermott adds Baylor Scheierman…. holy smokes. Jays are poised for a big year.

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4 years

Fact: Marquette has wins over Wisconsin and North Carolina. Fact: UNC beat Louisville 99-54 last weekend. Fact: Marquette is 6-10 in @BIGEASTMBB Now tell me that the depth of the Big East isn’t real. This is a much better league than acknowledged nationally.

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3 years

Thrilled to hear about Creighton signing Greg McDermott to an extension. Can’t overstate the importance of @BIGEASTMBB keeping coaches like Mac and Ed Cooley in the league, while also adding Shaka Smart and Sean Miller the past two years. The Big East looks very good long term.

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1 year

Is it sad, disappointing, or pathetic that UConn continues to advertise itself “for sale” to other conferences. Rejoining the Big East was the best thing that happened to the Huskies, yet school administration continues to insult their current partners by searching for a new home

CT Insider

@insider_ct

1 year

'Telling our story': How UConn will react after being bypassed again in Power Five conference realignment

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1 year

Yet finished 4th in the Big East. Now that’s a power hoops league.

Matt Norlander

@MattNorlander

1 year

UConn is undefeated against nonconference opponents this season and has won every game by double digits LOL

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HolyLandofHoops

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3 years

Now that the regular season is over, let’s review proper HLOH / Big East NCAA etiquette: If a Big East team is playing, you are obligated to support them. It’s us against the world. I don’t care if you have rivalries or jealousies, I will not accept anything less. That is all.

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3 years

EVERYBODY LOVES ED! Whether you root for PC or not, Ed Cooley is a great representative of everything the Big East stands for. Personally, I am happy for him.

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3 years

Gonzaga loses. However, the premier Catholic basketball program in America, your Villanova Wildcats, defeat Michigan to advance to the Elite Eight. Big East baby!!!

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3 years

I’d like to think that Big East fans recognize the importance of the league performing well. A rising tide lifts all boats. I will be cheering loudly for Villanova tonight and Providence tomorrow. Let��s do this! Go @BIGEASTMBB !

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3 years

Food for thought: Is tonight’s @BIGEASTMBB tournament title between Creighton and Villanova a matchup of the 2 best programs in the league since realignment?

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3 years

Holy crap @CreightonWBB advances to the Sweet 16 by upsetting #2 Iowa and the Jays knock Caitlin Clark out of the NCAA tournament!!!

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@HolyLandofHoops

4 years

Fact: I was told that the Big Ten had the greatest season of any conference in the history of college hoops. Fact: I was led to believe that Gonzaga & Baylor are unbeatable. Fact: Point 1 has been disproven. Fact: Point 2 can be nullified by @NovaMBB & @BluejayMBB . Let’s go!

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2 years

Last thing on the end of the Creighton - San Diego St game: If there was no whistle on the final shot, would the Aztecs bench or media have complained? I don’t think so because that is how the game was called throughout. So, I hate a ref calling that foul and deciding the game.

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3 years

Huge win for @BluejayMBB . Young guns in blue grew up tonight! Freshman Ryan Nembhard might have been the best player on the floor in his third college game. #BIGEASThoops power!! #GavittGames

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2 years

Creighton is going to the Elite 8! Congrats to the Jays! Big East baby!

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3 years

All 8 Big East teams were underdogs. Five wins so far. Three over ranked B1G teams. Requiem, my ass.

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6 months

The Big East had a 1st Team All American, a 2nd Team All American, and a 3rd Team All American. And the Big East Player of the Year was none of the aforementioned.

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5 years

Hey Creighton. How you doin?

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2 years

Marquette advances to the Big East Tournament title game. UConn does not own MSG. Confirmed.

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7 months

The fact that #3 Purdue and #12 Illinois are on Peacock tonight should make you appreciate how good Big East fans have it with our teams playing on @FS1

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2 years

Not to jump too far ahead, but if rosters stay generally intact, someone explain to me why Creighton, Marquette, and UConn aren’t all preseason Top 5 teams next year. I’ll hang up and listen.

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2 years

Jay Wright is more responsible for the success of the new Big East than any other person. It’s not even close. I’m glad he is going out on his own terms and didn’t have a yearlong going away tour. He will be missed.

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5 years

Creighton with an enormous resume building win at Villanova. Jays will be ranked on Monday and likely move up a seed line to a 4 in the NCAA bracket.

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3 years

Historic year for Ed Cooley and the Friars. You made the Big East proud.

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7 months

Unpopular opinion: I cannot watch NBA basketball. There are players (mostly Big East alums) that I root for and hope they do well, but the game itself is not enjoyable for me to be a regular spectator.

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3 years

Congrats to @CreightonWBB !! Jays upset #3 Iowa State and advance to the Elite Eight. Wow.

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7 months

Dayton is a 7 seed? Blow this whole bracket up. It makes no sense. No wins over high quality teams all year long. What a joke.

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2 years

Dang, that’s hard to watch and not feel the emotion. Have to applaud Coach Mac when he said, “We’re gonna take the high road”. It would sure be easy not to after that finish.

Creighton Men’s Basketball

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2 years

“You have rallied and galvanized, not a university, not a community, but anybody that’s ever had anything to do with Creighton University.” #GoJays

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2 years

Congrats to Creighton! The Jays are heading to the Sweet 16 for the second time in three seasons. CU was the preseason Big East favorite and seem to be playing their best basketball at the right time.

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5 years

Helluva 4-0 day for @BIGEASTMBB DePaul over Minnesota Marquette over USC Seton Hall over Iowa State Creighton over Texas Tech Not too shabby.

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6 months

We are watching the opening night of the First Four and everyone already acknowledges that this is the worst NCAA Selection Committee of all time. Unfortunately, many of these members will be back next year and for years to come. Is there some way to vote them off the island?

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3 years

Ok, I understand the @BIGEASTMBB has rules on rescheduling of games, but the fact that Providence doesn’t play a single game all upcoming week and yet has three games that apparently won’t be rescheduled is not great.

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1 year

Creighton’s PG opening just became the most desired landing spot for a high level transfer. Lots of minutes and a potential Top 10 team if other guys return. Wait and see.

Joel Lorenzi

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1 year

Can confirm @GoodmanHoops report that Creighton guard Ryan Nembhard is expected to enter the transfer portal. Nembhard informed the staff of his decision on Tuesday.

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7 months

No one was going to beat Creighton in Omaha tonight. No one. Jays dominated UConn 85-66.

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4 years

Big Ten basketball is the biggest fraud since, well... Big Ten football.

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7 months

Gus Johnson just said, “now all we need to do is get Syracuse, Boston College and Pitt back in the Big East.” Me:

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2 years

Pretty great night to be a Creighton fan: @CreightonVB defeats Marquette in 5 sets to win another Big East Championship. @creightonmsoc scores two second half goals to defeat Tulsa and advance to the Elite 8.

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3 years

Your turn, @PCFriarsmbb Go Big East!

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2 years

Final 2022 Big East Power Rankings: 1- Xavier 2- UConn 3- Marquette 4- Providence 5- Villanova 6- Creighton 7- Seton Hall 8- DePaul 9- St John’s 10- Butler 11- Georgetown

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2 years

Dan Hurley: “we’ve been pretty good against non-conference opponents” SEC fans (probably): “how the hell did UConn finish 4th in the Big East?”

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7 months

If Val Ackerman and the @BIGEAST do not take a blowtorch to the entire NCAA tournament selection committee and their process, she leave no choice than accept what Big East Twitter delivers as she abdicates. It’s your move, Val.

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Completely shocked at Marquette losing this one. I feel like MU wins this matchup 8 or 9 times out of 10, but they went cold collectively, including at the free throw line. Feel bad for the MU team which has been such great Big East representatives the past two years.

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2 years

In case you are wondering, Creighton is now favored to make the Final 4.

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3 years

Creighton is dancing. Sharpie.

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3 years

PC could lose both games to Nova and still win the Big East because Nova has losses to Creighton and UConn…. teams that the Friars will only play once due to Covid issues. Really wish the league had made a greater effort to reschedule games. I’ll stop before PC fans yell at me.

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2 years

Today’s winners in Big East play: UConn Providence Marquette Xavier At this point, these are unquestionably the four best teams in the league - in no particular orders.

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2 years

Creighton - Arkansas. Whew. What a damn game. Felt like March, didn’t it?

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10 months

It has been decided: If UConn beats Indiana today at The Garden on a neutral court, the Big East claims the final Gavitt Games. So it is written, so it is done.

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3 years

Fact: lots of college basketball players have entered the transfer portal. Fact: lots of disappointed fans when that happens. Most important fact: If you are really a fan and you tweet something negative to the player, you suck. Grow up. It is their life and their decision.

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5 years

NET rankings through games on 2/15: Five @BIGEASTMBB teams in the Top 21 and all ten in the Top 75: Creighton 14 Seton Hall 15 Marquette 18 Butler 19 Villanova 21 Xavier 41 Georgetown 46 Providence 62 St. John’s 67 DePaul 71

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2 years

Creighton men’s soccer was the #6 seed in the @BIGEAST soccer tournament. They won that to advance into the NCAA tournament. Jays have now won 4 straight to advance to the College Cup. Team of destiny?

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@HolyLandofHoops

3 years

Ryan Kalkbrenner in a wheelchair is suboptimal. Amazing win for the Jays considering the circumstances.

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3 years

What a win! Tremendous effort and determination! #GoJays

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5 years

If DePaul is the 10th best team in @BIGEASTMBB , this will be the greatest conference season in the history of college hoops.

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3 years

Reinforces how special it is that guys like Wright, Cooley, and McDermott have passed up opportunities to build their programs.

Jon Rothstein

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3 years

Sources: Maryland is zeroed in on Seton Hall's Kevin Willard to be its next head basketball coach.

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3 years

Looks to me like @BIGEASTMBB is the first conference to advance two teams to the Sweet Sixteen. Sweet. We are proud of you - PC and Nova! Keep it going! Big East brotherhood.

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5 years

Five, count em - FIVE @BIGEASTMBB teams ranked in the AP poll this week. 10 Seton Hall 15 Villanova 18 Marquette 19 Butler 23 Creighton

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6 years

This league is nuts. By winning at Marquette, Creighton scores a Q1 road win. Jays next two games are at home vs PC and DePaul who they defeated on the road already. If Jays finish 9-9 in Big East, 18-13 overall with a Top 20 SOS and no bad losses, they dance right?

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2 years

10 years ago today. Not including post season games, is the Wragge game the most memorable @BIGEASTMBB game of the past decade?

Creighton hits nine straight 3-pointers vs No. 4 Villanova

Listen to Gus Johnson's call of Creighton's incredible barrage of 3-pointers.The Bluejays (16-3, 6-1 Big East) topped the school record of 20 3s set in 2005 ...

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4 years

Impossible to understand the emotions in the Creighton locker room, but the fact that the Bluejays rallied from 22 points down at Villanova to make it a game in the final minutes showed great resiliency from those young men.

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4 years

Fact: @BIGEASTMBB named three players as Co-POY Fact: Marcus Zegarowski was not one of those players. Fact: I have no idea how that is possible.

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2 years

Ed Cooley and Greg McDermott might’ve inherited the mantle from Jay Wright, but with a stable of coaches like Shaka, Miller, Hurley, Holloway, Matta, the Big East is positioned well for the next decade.

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3 years

Is there a more unlucky team that Creighton?

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2 years

I have little to add to what’s been said, but credit to Villanova and Jay Wright again. Class of the league and a great motivator for the rest of the Big East to keep improving. The future for the @BIGEASTMBB is bright.

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6 months

The Big East is something else, man. Love this league!!!

Creighton Men’s Basketball

@BluejayMBB

6 months

Your turn @MarquetteMBB @UConnMBB #GoJays x @BIGEASTMBB