#TWITBE Ep. 7.5 - Guests: Dave Leitao, Tyrese Martin and Zach Braziller

This Week In The BIG EAST Radio Show, distributed by Westwood
One, returns for 2021, its seventh year. The fifth episode of the
season welcomes DePaul head coach Dave Leitao, UConn junior
Tyrese Martin and New York Post college basketball beat reporter
Zach Braziller.


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This week the TWITBE BIG EAST Spotlight shines on Husky guard
Martin, who gives his take on Connecticut’s return to the BIG
EAST, reacquainting with historical rivals and the surrounding
buzz. Martin (7:15) talks about his transfer journey from Rhode
Island to UConn as well as filling the void during James
Bouknight’s injury. The BIG EAST Focus narrows in on Leitao
(21:00) as he discusses the Blue Demons’ performance for the
2020-21 season after a delayed start. The National Perspective
comes from Braziller (31:18), who has his finger on the college
basketball pulse. His regular beat, the St. John’s Red Storm,
have been on a five-game winning streak, steadily climbing the
BIG EAST league standings. 


The 2021 season of This Week in the BIG EAST (#TWITBE) is
available for download on Apple podcasts, Google podcasts,
Spotify, iHeart Radio, Overcast, Castro, Castbox and Podfriend in
addition to its Westwood One distribution. The show airs on three
Sirius XM stations on Saturdays preceding the first BIG EAST
contest of the day. This week, TWITBE will be carried on Sirius
121, XM 201, Online 964 at 11 a.m. ET, leading into the Seton
Hall at Connecticut broadcast at Noon. 


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 reporter, 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.


A new segment this year, Rooke and McNamara relive “A blast from
the past.” This week features memories and highlights from former
Georgetown Hoya star Alonso Mourning. 


The episode’s “Who’s Hot” segment features audio clips from some
recent big performances around the league and a recap of the
league’s weekly honors. “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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