Will Big East basketball ever be the same? Will it ever regain the national exposure and reputation from the glory days of the 1980s and ‘90s?
With Villanova’s impressive 95- 51 drubbing of Oklahoma and a stunning 77-74 victory over North Carolina on a Kris Jenkins buzzer-beating three-pointer in the championship, one can certainly assume that all signs point to yes.
With five teams from the conference making the NCAA Tournament this season, the nation saw the grit and toughness the Big East plays with, highlighted by ‘Nova proving why the conference deserves more recognition by win- ning it all in dramatic fashion, but not surprisingly to those who have followed this conference night in and night out.