Big East assistant coaches found racial equality organization

Ian Bethune/The UConn Blog Twenty-one Big East assistant coaches of color from around the conference have banded together to establish a coalition for change, named Coaches for Action, following the killing of George Floyd.

The group has spoken with Big East administration, including commissioner Val Ackerman, about a group of things they would like to see change, per CBS Sports’ Gary Parrish:

1. Educate players, fellow coaches and people in Big East communities on the importance of voting in both local and national elections. CFA is calling on each Big East program to host a voter registration drive in early October.

2. Create a scholarship fund to assist first-generation minority students…