#TWITBE Ep. 8.7 - Guests Tyler Kolek, Jay Wright and Jeff Goodman

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 seventh episode of
the season welcomes Marquette sophomore guard Tyler Kolek,
Villanova head coach Jay Wright and basketball analyst Jeff
Goodman.


TWITBE welcomes Marquette sophomore Tyler Kolek in the BIG EAST
Spotlight, ahead of Sunday’s tilt against Creighton. A central
theme regarding the 2021-22 season has been the experienced level
of play on the floor as a result of more seasoned
student-athletes. However, a pair of sophomores are leading the
way at Marquette, including the 2021 Atlantic 10 Rookie of the
Year, Kolek, who transferred from George Mason to Marquette in
the offseason. Earning the start in all 26 outings, Kolek leads
the BIG EAST in assists per game (6.0) and has helped lead the
Golden Eagles to a 17-9 (9-6 BIG EAST) mark.


The BIG EAST Focus shines on Villanova head coach Jay Wright
fresh of the Wildcats statement win on the road against
Providence. Currently sitting in second in the league standings
(20-6, 13-3 BE), the Wildcats are riding a four-game winning
streak and sit just a game back in the loss column to the
conference leading Friars (21-3, 11-2 BE). Battle tested all
season long, Wright takes some time to talk about his 2022 squad
as they continue work toward their great objectives for the
season.


Basketball analyst Jeff Goodman gives a view on the national
perspective. As the February frenzy continues and still two weeks
until the start of March Madness, Goodman gives his thoughts on
how the BIG EAST will play out and how many teams he foresees
dancing into the NCAA Tournament.


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 2006 BIG
EAST Tournament where senior guard Gerry McNamara led Syracuse on
an unprecedented four game run at MSG to capture the BIG EAST
Tournament and become the first team to win four games in four
days.


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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The show will air on Saturday, Feb. 19 at 11 a.m. ET on Sirius
137, XM 201 and Online 964, leading into the UConn broadcast of
Xavier @ UConn.