#TWITBE Ep. 8.8 - Guests Dan Hurley, Jared Rhoden and Mike DeCourcy

NEW YORK – This Week In The BIG EAST Radio Show,
distributed by Westwood One is in its eighth season as the
official podcast of BIG EAST basketball. The eighth episode of
the season welcomes Connecticut head coach Dan Hurley, Seton Hall
senior forward Jared Rhoden and Fox Sports and The Sporting News
basketball analyst Mike DeCourcy


TWITBE welcomes Seton Hall forward Jared Rhoden in the BIG EAST
Spotlight, ahead of Saturday’s tilt against Xavier. The Pirates
entered the season with plenty of talent and started off hot with
a pair of top-10 wins over Michigan and Texas. However,
mid-season injuries combined with the challenging conference
slate caused setbacks for a Seton Hall team that opened
conference play just 3-6. Lately returning to form, the Pirates
(17-9, 8-8 BE) are back in the national spotlight after winning
five of their last seven outings, with Rhoden leading the way
with a team-best 15.5 points per game.


The BIG EAST Focus shines on UConn head coach Dan Hurley fresh
off the Huskies win over No. 8 Villanova, 71-69. Currently
sitting in a tie for third in the league standings (20-7, 11-5
BE), the Huskies are riding a four-game winning streak, also
including hard-fought wins over St. John’s, Seton Hall and
Xavier. Hurley takes some time to talk about his 2022 squad and
the goals the Huskies have set for themselves heading into March.


Fox Sports basketball analyst Mike DeCourcy gives a view on the
national perspective. With selection Sunday inching closer and
closer, DeCourcy gives his thoughts on the national race toward
March Madness, as well as where he ranks the BIG EAST and its
programs.


The episode’s “Who’s Hot” segment continues to feature “Blast
from the Past” a segment reliving the greatest moments of 40
years at Madison Square Garden. This week, return to the
quarterfinals of the 2009 BIG EAST Tournament when No. 18
Syracuse went toe-to-toe with third-ranked UConn. Six overtimes
and just under four hours of action later and the Orange, which
never led during the first five overtimes, outlasted the Huskies
127-117 in the ultimate battle for survival.


The returning hosts for This Week In The BIG EAST (#TWITBE) are
John Rooke, a longtime BIG EAST play-by-play voice, and Kevin
McNamara, BIG EAST radio host, columnist and author. Rooke and
McNamara give a comprehensive look at the teams, coaches, players
and storied tradition of the top basketball conference in America
in each episode.


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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