NEW YORK – Guests on the third episode of
This Week In The BIG EAST Radio Show, distributed by Westwood One, include Seton Hall head coach Kevin Willard, Creighton sophomore guard Ty-Shon Alexander and Xavier radio analyst Byron Larkin.
The 2018-19 season of This Week In The BIG EAST is available for download on iTunes, Google Play and Stitcher in addition to its Westwood One distribution. The show airs on three
Sirius XM stations on Saturdays.
This Saturday, Jan. 26, the show will air at 1 p.m. ET on Sirius 103, XM 201 and Online 965, leading in to the Marquette-Xavier game.
The returning hosts for
This Week In The BIG EAST (#TWITBE) are John Rooke, a longtime BIG EAST play-by-play voice for 31 years, and Kevin McNamara, who has covered the BIG EAST for 29 seasons at the
Providence Journal and is a columnist for
Basketball Times. 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.
Seton Hall head coach Kevin Willard is in the BIG EAST Spotlight this week as he gives his take on the difficult task of balancing the development of young players with winning in the BIG EAST. The Pirates have some notable non-conference wins this season over No. 9 Kentucky and on the road at Maryland, while retooling their previously veteran-heavy roster.
Guard play is the topic this week for the BIG EAST Focus and National Perspective. The Focus narrows in on Creighton sophomore guard Ty-Shon Alexander and Xavier radio analyst Byron Larkin, the Musketeers’ all-time leading scorer, gives the National Perspective. Alexander, one of the top young guards in the league, talks about his transition from high school to college and the adjustment from freshman to sophomore year. Larkin, who compares himself to Butler’s Kamar Baldwin, breaks down the play of the dominant young backcourt players around the league and also gives his birds eye view of the conference overall.
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.
Distributed by Westwood One, This Week In The BIG EAST can be heard across the country. In addition to stations in the BIG EAST institution markets, TWITBE is picked up by Sirius Radio and is currently available for download on
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