#TWITBE Ep. 10.4 - Guests Trey Alexander, Thad Matta and Wayne Norman

This Week In The BIG EAST Radio Show, distributed by Westwood
One, continued its 10th season with guests Creighton junior guard
Trey Alexander, Butler head coach Thad Matta and long-time
Connecticut radio analyst Wayne Norman.


The fourth episode of This Week in the BIG EAST (TWITBE) takes a
look at the league as a whole. At the midway point of the BIG
EAST season, UConn (18-2, 9-1 BIG EAST) holds the pole position
in both the national landscape and conference play, followed
closely behind by Creighton (7-3), Marquette (7-3) and Seton Hall
(7-4). In a four-way tie for fifth place, Butler, Providence, St.
John’s and Xavier are each 5-5.


 


The BIG EAST Focus shines on Creighton junior guard Trey
Alexander, fresh off winning BIG EAST Player of the Week as the
Bluejays enter the weekend winners of seven of the last eight
games. Averaging 17.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and 4.7 assists per
game, Alexander is a Top-10 finalist for the national Jerry West
Award as the nation’s premier shooting guard.  


 


The BIG EAST Spotlight is on Butler head coach Thad Matta. An
offseason that welcomed 11 new student-athletes to the locker
room, there has been a shift in the Bulldogs offensive prowess
with 10 games already surpassing the 80-point plateau compared to
just six games total a year ago. At 14-7 on the season, and in
the thick of the battle for an opening round bye in the BIG EAST
Tournament, Matta discusses the impact transfer additions Posh
Alexander, DJ Davis and Pierre Brooks have had.


 


Long-time Connecticut radio analyst Wayne Norman gives a view on
the national perspective. Norman discusses the Huskies’ dominant
start to the 2023-24 season in defense of their National
Championship. He also talks about where last season’s team ranks
among all the Connecticut championship teams, and gives insight
as to where he thinks this year’s team could finish come March
Madness.  


 


The episode’s “Who’s Hot” segment features the return of “Blast
from the Past.” For a third consecutive season, the BIG EAST
Conference will celebrate Black History month by renewing its
partnership with the Black Fives Foundation, a nonprofit public
charity whose mission is to inspire excellence by preserving,
teaching and honoring the pre-NBA history of African Americans in
basketball. “Who’s Got Next?” takes a look at the upcoming
schedule, highlighting the big matchups. 


 


To join the conversation and send questions to Rooke
(@JRbroadcaster) and McNamara (@KevinMcNamara33), use #TWITBE on
Twitter. Fans may submit questions to be featured on the
show. 


 


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This will air Saturday, Feb. 3 at 11 a.m. ET on Sirius 139 XM 201
Online 964 leading into the UConn men’s basketball broadcast of
No. 1 UConn @ St. John’s.