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Villanova picked by coaches to win Big East again

NEW YORK (AP) - Patrick Ewing and Chris Mullin are giving the Big East an old-time feel.

The Hall of Famers, who helped put the conference on the basketball map in the mid-1980 as players, are trying to bring back the glory days to their alma mater as coaches.

Ewing took over at Georgetown this year while Mullin is entering his third season at St. John’s.

“It’s great to be back here,” Ewing said at the conference’s media day Wednesday that was held at Madison Square Garden.