{"id":104306,"date":"2024-10-31T18:57:57","date_gmt":"2024-10-31T22:57:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=104306"},"modified":"2024-10-31T18:57:57","modified_gmt":"2024-10-31T22:57:57","slug":"college-basketball-changes-being-felt-in-the-big-east","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/10\/31\/college-basketball-changes-being-felt-in-the-big-east\/","title":{"rendered":"College Basketball Changes Being Felt in the Big East"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is an exciting but also dangerous time in the world of college basketball. The impact from college basketball changes are making an impact from coast to coast, and the Big East is not immune from the changing landscape of college sports.<\/span><\/p>\n

There has been discussion of the football powerhouses breaking off from the rest of the NCAA Division I programs to form their own league. St. John’s men’s basketball coach <\/span>Rick Pitino<\/span><\/a> believes college basketball should consider a super league idea of its own. Also, the ever-evolving ramifications of the transfer portal can’t be overlooked. Those were among the conversations at the recent Big East media day.<\/span><\/p>\n

Reigning conference and national champion UConn was <\/span>picked to win the Big East<\/span><\/a>. Creighton’s <\/span>Ryan Kalkbrenner<\/span><\/a> was named the <\/span>preseason Big East Player of the Year.<\/span><\/a> However, that was not the only thing of note to come out of Big East media day. Plenty of big-picture subjects were also raised in New York.\u00a0<\/span>Eight Big East teams will play when the <\/span>regular season begins<\/span><\/a> on Nov. 4. That includes St. John’s playing at home against Fordham as all eight Big East teams will have home games.<\/span><\/p>\n

College Basketball Changes Being Felt in the Big East<\/b><\/h2>\n

It was a challenging first season for <\/span>Ed Cooley<\/span><\/a> at Georgetown. The Hoyas finished 2-18 in Big East play. The only two Big East basketball wins came against last-place DePaul. The won-loss record is one of the areas that Cooley and the Hoyas want to improve on when it comes to college basketball changes.<\/span><\/p>\n

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"If we don't evolve, we will dissolve"<\/p>\n

-Georgetown men's bball coach Ed Cooley on NIL and transfer portal<\/p>\n

On portal: "…hasn't taught people how to have resilience and resolve… failure is good sometimes… I don't think our kids know how to fail today"@nbcwashington<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/nRYfC80k2B<\/a><\/p>\n

— NBC4 Sports (@NBC4Sports) October 15, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n