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This is the first installment of a 10-part series evaluating the schedules of the 10 Big East teams for the 2013-’14 season. Records, tournament finishes are from last season. Butler (27-9, 11-5 Atlantic 10) Last season: NCAA Tournament Third Round (74-72 loss to No. 3 Marquette) The Bulldogs will face some tough sledding in their […]

It was already known Marquette would open its Big East regular season at Creighton on New Year’s Eve, but today the rest of the conference schedule was released, and we’ve got it all right here for you. All times below are CST. Tues., Dec. 31: Marquette at Creighton, 9 p.m. (FS1) Sat., Jan. 4: DePaul […]

Buzz Williams surprised a lot of people during Marquette Madness last season proclaiming that the Sweet 16 wasn’t good enough anymore, as seen in the video above. Without further comment, here’s what Buzz had to say about that earlier this summer at the Marquette BBQ. “I thought that our returning players were beginning to think […]

Sure, it’s only July 24 and plenty is bound to change in the next few months. But what’s going to keep this offseason moving better than a little speculation and prediction? Thanks to NYC Buckets (follow on Twitter here) for the idea, John Templon gave his own “Way Too Early: All-Big East Teams” yesterday which […]

Buzz Williams said at last year’s media day that he studies zone offenses for an entire month in the offseason. He’s done this each year in an attempt to improve his team’s play in an area he faced often in the Big East. Once known as a 3-point shooting, guard-oriented group, Williams has found — […]