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Joined March 2013
We join the world in celebrating the election of Pope Leo XIV to the papacy. His journey from the classrooms of @VillanovaU to the sacred halls of the Vatican is a source of profound pride for the entire BIG EAST community. Together, we offer our heartfelt prayers and unwavering
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The BIG EAST will host a press conference at @TheGarden Thursday at 12:00 PM to announce the University of Connecticut re-joining the BIG EAST. Watch the press conference live on Twitter or on
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๐๐๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐ฃ ๐๐ค๐ฌ๐๐ง, ๐พ๐ค๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ค๐ข๐ฅ๐จ๐ค๐ฃ.
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We apologize for the issues with the feed at the end of today's Women's Soccer Championship game. Here is @UConnWSOC championship-winning goal and celebrations in it's entirety:
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Thanks to @TheGarden for congratulating @NovaMBB on a historic season and representing #BIGEASThoops at our home in NYC.
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Sundayโs @UConnWBB win was the most-watched womenโs basketball game EVER on @CBBonFOX, clocking in with nearly 700,000 viewers. @BIGEASTWBB is back on FOX this Sunday for a 2021 title game rematch between UConn and @MarquetteWBB!
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Prove it in the stands. Prove it on the court. Prove it against the competition. Prove it with a new look. Thanks to our teams and fans for continuing to prove why the @BIGEAST Tournament at @TheGarden is NYC's basketball tournament. Here's To Being Home
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๐๐ช๐จ๐จ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ฃ๐ข๐ด๐ฌ๐ฆ๐ต๐ฃ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ. ๐บ๐ฆ
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Let's try this #280characters thing. "3 seconds at midcourt". "Watch Jenkins.". "Gives it to Jenkins. for the Championship". "OOOOOOOOOOOOOOH". (cue confetti). "@NovaMBB! PHENOMAL! THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONS! JENKINS HITTING THE WINNER AT THE BUZZER!". #BIGEASThoops Starts Friday
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we absolutely cannot with this.
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๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐ง'๐ญ ๐๐๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ค ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ซ. We will wear these BLM patches this season, continuing the fight against social injustices and systemic racism. #BIGEAST
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"๐ ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฒ๐น ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ผ๐ป ๐ฆ๐พ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ผ ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฎ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐๐ธ๐ฒ๐๐ฏ๐ฎ๐น๐น.". We'll second that. #BIGEASThoops
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On this day in 1984, John Thompson led @GeorgetownHoops to a national championship over Houston, becoming the first African American coach to win a CBB national title, and delivering the BIG EAST its first ๐. The Hoyasโ star? A familiar face, and a champion this year.
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๐๐พ๐ค๐ฃ๐ฃ ๐๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐: ๐๐ค๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐ช๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐๐๐ก๐จ ๐ง๐๐๐๐ฉ.
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The #BIGEAST continues our Anti-Racism efforts with a series of actions to #BETheChange. In the 2020-21 season, men's and women's ๐ teams will wear a Black Lives Matter patch on uniforms. We also officially support the efforts of @coaches4action. ๐:
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The BIG EAST has announced the addition of @AkronZips as a new affiliate member in the sport of men's soccer for the 2023 season. The Zips will be eligible for the conference championship immediately. Welcome aboard, @ZipsMSoc! .
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We are proud to announce the establishment of the John Thompson Jr. Award. This high honor will recognize a #BIGEAST athletic department, program or individual that makes significant efforts to fight prejudice and discrimination and advance positive societal change.
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The BIG EAST Conference announces a new six-year media rights agreement. Read more below ๐บ๐โฌ๏ธ.
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"Nobody plans to win two national championships in three years. Maybe they do, but we don't.". Well, @NovaMBB did. The legendary run of success in the #BIGEAST era for the Wildcats is @NovaAthletics' #BIGEASTat40 story.
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๐พ๐ค๐ฃ๐จ๐๐ฃ๐จ๐ช๐จ ๐๐๐ง๐จ๐ฉ ๐๐๐๐ข ๐ผ๐ก๐ก-๐ผ๐ข๐๐ง๐๐๐. Myles Powell (@Myles_MBP_23) and Markus Howard (@markushoward11) are the first #BIGEASThoops duo since 2010 to garner the conference a pair of consensus First Team All-Americans. @SetonHallMBB // @MarquetteMBB
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Congratulations to our Men's Basketball Academic All-Americans! ๐
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Following Barry Collier's vision, Brad Stevens took @ButlerMBB to amazing heights. Now @ButlerAthletics has joined the #BIGEAST and continued to thrive. The Dawgs' back-to-back national titles trips are the @butleru #BIGEASTat40 story.
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Class act from @RealPitino and @StJohnsBBall, honoring our Senior Associate Commissioner for Sports Media Relations, @wjpaquette! ๐๐
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"I'm from Green Bay so I learned from the best: @AaronRodgers12". @NatishaHiedeman was showing off that arm today for @MarquetteWBB. What do you think @packers? ๐๐
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FOR RELEASE: May 29, 1979. "Effective immediately a new basketball conference has been formed.". Check out the original @BIGEAST press announcement from 40 years ago today and share your favorite memory ๐. #BIGEAST40 | #BIGEASThoops
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๐ฐ๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ง! ๐. Throughout the 2024-2025 season, we will continue to celebrate the legacy of our founding commissioner, Dave Gavitt, and 45 years of incredible moments and memories from past players, coaches, teams, and administrators.
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For the first time in 25 years, the @UConnHuskies are BIG EAST Softball Regular Season CHAMPSโผ๏ธ . Congratulations to @UConnSoftball on the ๐. #BIGEASTsb ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ.
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๐ข๐๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ. ๐ข๐๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ถ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ. ๐ ๐ข๐๐ฟ ๐๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฟ. #CongratsVal x #21HoopClass
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Love. Support. Celebrate. Happy Pride ๐ณ๏ธโ๐๐ณ๏ธโโง๏ธ
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Make that 1๏ธโฃ1๏ธโฃ straight regular season championships! . ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐
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Top-๐ x โ๏ธ. @MarquetteMBB and @MarquetteWBB both ranked #10 in respective @AP_Top25 polls. Only school with programs in both Top-10s. #BIGEASThoops | #BIGEASTwbb
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๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ผ๐๐ ๐พ๐๐ผ๐๐๐โผ๏ธ. Congratulations to @UConnWBB and @UConnMBB on winning the PK 85 Legacy and Invitational ๐๐! Thatโs two more pieces of hardware to head back to the jam-packed shelves in Storrs. Way to go @UConnHuskies! ๐๐ช
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๐๐ผ๐๐ด ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ด. @dougmcdermott and @cucoachmac came in to the #BIGEAST with a bang for @BluejayMBB. Their bond is the @gocreighton #BIGEASTat40 story.
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๐๐ฒ๐'๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ. A total of 10 @BIGEASTMBB + @BIGEASTWBB teams are in the field!
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"๐๐ญ @VillanovaU, ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐ก๐๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ญ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ. ๐๐'๐ฌ ๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐ง๐๐ซ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฆ.". Congratulations to the leader of @NovaMBB and a #BIGEASThoops legend, @VUCoachJWright. a @HoopHall of Famer.
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How SWEET it is! . @CreightonVB won a program record 24th straight win to advance to the @NCAAVolleyball round of 16!
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1๏ธโฃ7๏ธโฃ,0๏ธโฃ3๏ธโฃ7๏ธโฃ. The new NCAA regular season indoor volleyball attendance record lives in Milwaukeeโ๏ธ. @MarquetteVB | @NCAAVolleyball
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MOVING ONโผ๏ธโผ๏ธ. @UConnWSOC upsets the 6 seed Rutgers 2-1 to advance to the round of 32!
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๐๐ช๐ง ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ก ๐๐ค๐ช๐ง. The BIG EAST has multiple teams in the Sweet 16 in both @MarchMadnessMBB and @MarchMadnessWBB for the first time since 2013! . #BEdancing x #MarchMadness
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That Feeling When the @GeorgetownHoyas Beat Syracuse! . Congrats to @CoachEwing33 and @GeorgetownHoops! #HOYASAXA
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Congratulations to our 2024 Academic All-Americans! ๐
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The bond that @Creighton and the Omaha Community share is a powerful one. When they come together for a cause, the results speak for themselves. Get a special look at the 10th Annual @BluejayMBB Pink Out Game, a day promoting awareness of all cancers that raises thousands:
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๐ฃ THE CIRCLE OF BLUE! . @TheButlerBlue is introduced at Hinkle Fieldhouse! #GoDawgs ๐ถ
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๐ข๐ป ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฐ๐ญ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ด๐ผ, ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐ง ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ป. Proud to continue the march that Dave Gavitt began as like-minded, basketball-centric schools competing at the highest level in the @NCAA.
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How Sweet it is for @XavierMBB!. The Musketeers are #BEdancing back to the Sweet 16. ๐บ๐ป
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๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ 10 ๐๐๐ผ๐๐, ๐๐๐ ๐ฝ๐๐๐๐
๐ผ๐๐ ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐พ๐๐ผ๐๐๐!. It was a five-set thriller and it goes to @CreightonVB as the dynasty in Omaha rolls on! ๐๐ . #BIGEASTvb
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๐จ OPENING NIGHT @NCAASOCCER SHOCKER ๐จ . @XavierMSOC knocks off #3 Akron, 2-0, in the Musketeers' highest ranked home win in program history!. #LetsGoX | #BEfutbol
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Not a bad 24 hours for @gocreighton!. After @creightonmsoc defeated No. 1 last night, @CreightonVB takes down the defending champs today. Both on the road, too. ๐ . #GoJays x #BEfutbol x #BIGEASTvb
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For a spot in Louisville and the @NCAAVolleyball Final Four!. ๐: @CreightonVB ๐ Penn State.๐ฃ: 8:30pm ET.๐บ: ESPN
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The BIG EAST Conference is saddened to hear of the passing of Louis Orr. Our condolences go out to the Orr family. He will be missed by all.
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๐ฃ Table for Five, Pleaseโผ๏ธ. Weโre sending our most womenโs teams to @NCAASoccer Tournament since 2010, and the fourth-most squads among all conferences. Congrats @HoyasWSoc, @XavierWSOC, @ButleruWSoccer, @PC_WomensSoccer and @StJohnsWSoccer on combining for #BIGEASTwsoc history!
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Felt Good To Be Home. Nearly 100,000 fans this week for the #BEtourney at @TheGarden . Thanks to everyone who joined us for the best week in college hoops. ๐ -
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the @UConnHuskies are pretty Sweet.
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