The BIG EAST announced in a statement Aug. 19 that it will be adding Black Lives Matter patches to all men’s and women’s basketball jerseys for the 2020-21 season.
The conference also officially supported the efforts of Coaches For Action, an organization consisting of 21 BIG EAST assistant coaches that aims to educate and bring awareness to social injustices. In addition to a scholarship fund and voting awareness, adding BLM patches to jerseys was one of three main initiatives of CFA.
Men’s basketball head coaches Justin Gainey and Dwayne Killings are both members of the organization.