#TWITBE Ep. 10.6 - Guests Eric Dixon, Josh Oduro and Jason Benetti

This Week In The BIG EAST Radio Show, distributed by Westwood
One, continued its 10th season with guests Villanova senior
forward Eric Dixon, Providence’s graduate student forward Josh
Oduro and FOX Sports Play-by-Play announcer Jason Benetti.


The sixth episode of This Week in the BIG EAST (TWITBE) takes a
look at the league as a whole. Entering the final weeks of the
BIG EAST regular season, UConn (22-2, 13-1 BIG EAST) holds a
steady lead in the conference standings and maintains the pole
position in the national landscape. No. 4 Marquette sits closely
behind at 10-3 in conference play, with a top-5 matchup between
the two looming on Saturday. Seton Hall and No. 17 Creighton sit
in a tie for third at 9-5.


The BIG EAST Focus shines on Providence graduate guard Josh
Oduro. Playing all over the front court, Oduro’s versatility
allows him to see action at both the center and forward
positions. Stepping up in a big way following an early season
injury to Bryce Hopkins, Oduro ranks fourth in the league play
with 18.4 points per game, in addition to sixth in BIG EAST games
with 7.8 rebounds. In his two most recent outings, wins over
Creighton and St. John’s, Oduro averaged 30.0 points and 8.0
rebounds. Oduro missed Saturday’s close loss to Butler, as he and
his wife welcomed their first child into the Friar family.


The BIG EAST Spotlight is on Villanova senior forward Eric Dixon.
Beginning his collegiate career with a redshirt freshman season,
Dixon has developed into one of the premier big men in both the
BIG EAST and the country. He has greatly improved his outside
shot since arriving on the Main Line and credits the “Villanova
Way” in contributing to his personal and team success. Dixon
leads the Wildcats offense with 15.8 points per game, while also
anchoring a defense that ranks second in the conference allowing
just 66.5 points per game.


Fox Sports Play-by-Play announcer Jason Benetti gives a view on
the national perspective. Benetti provides his insights into BIG
EAST play thus far having seen the conference’s best teams in
action recently. He also breaks down which teams are built for
March, which players are having standout seasons and who from the
middle of the pack could make a run in both the BIG EAST and NCAA
Tournaments.


The episode’s “Who’s Hot” segment features the return of “Blast
from the Past.” With the Huskies and Golden Eagles putting their
win streaks to the test on Saturday in a top-five showdown,
TWITBE turns back the clock to a season ago when Marquette and
Connecticut played three bruising contests in a matter of few
weeks heading into the NCAA Tournament. The Golden Eagles beat
the Huskies by six at home. UConn returned the favor in February,
winning by 15 on their home floor. The teams then met for a third
time in the quarterfinal matchup of the BIG EAST Tournament at
Madison Square Garden which was ultimately won by Marquette.


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This will air Saturday, Feb. 17 at 11:30 a.m. ET on Sirius 137 XM
201 Online 964 leading into the Creighton men’s basketball
broadcast of No. 17 Creighton @ Butler.