#TWITBE Ep. 10.9 - Guests Devin Carter, Greg McDermott and Val Ackerman

This Week In The BIG EAST Radio Show, distributed by Westwood
One, continued its 10th season with guests Providence junior
guard Devin Carter, Creighton’s head coach Greg McDermott and BIG
EAST Commissioner Val Ackerman.


The ninth episode of This Week in the BIG EAST (TWITBE) looks
ahead to Saturday’s regular season finale with the final five
games determining official seeds and matchups at the 2024 BIG
EAST Men’s Basketball Tournament Presented by JEEP. The show
congratulates UConn following the program’s first outright
regular season championship since 1999, and the expectations
heading into the tournament for all 11 teams.


The BIG EAST Focus shines on Providence junior guard Devin
Carter. Carter has helped the Friars push toward a March run
despite the loss of Bryce Hopkins to injury earlier this season.
He leads the conference in scoring with 21.2 points per game, 1.3
more per game than second place Quincy Olivari in league games.
The junior also ranks third in rebounds with 8.7 per contest.
Heading into the final weekend of regular season play, Carter has
continued to be a gameplan nightmare for opposing coaches.


The BIG EAST Spotlight is on Creighton head coach Greg McDermott.
McDermott talks about handling expectations at a winning program
such as Creighton and what it’s been like to learn from last
season’s Elite Eight run. The Bluejays have used the bitter
disappointment from the end of last season to fuel another
championship drive, and currently rank 10th nationally. Creighton
is looking to lock up the No. 2 seed in the BIG EAST Tournament
on Saturday.


BIG EAST Commissioner Val Ackerman gives her take on the state of
the conference and what it means to be back at Madison Square
Garden for a 42nd consecutive BIG EAST Tournament. In addition to
the BIG EAST Women’s Tournament officially underway at Mohegan
Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., Ackerman discusses the impact of
Saturday’s men’s regular season contests. From a national
perspective, Ackerman gives updates on a potential NCAA
Tournament expansion, as well as modifications to the transfer
portal.


The episode’s “Who’s Hot” segment features the return of “Blast
from the Past.” Turning the clock back to 2011, the show looks
back on one of the most remarkable runs ever witnessed in college
basketball postseason history. Kemba Walker led the UConn Huskies
to five wins in five days at the BIG EAST Tournament to claim the
BIG EAST Championship as a No. 9 seed. The Huskies closed out the
year on an 11-game winning streak, also sweeping through the NCAA
Tournament to win the third title in program history.


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This will air Saturday, March 9 at Noon ET on Sirius 161 XM 201
Online 964 leading into the UConn women’s basketball broadcast of
the BIG EAST Women’s Basketball Tournament Presented by JEEP.