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NEW YORK – The BIG EAST Conference announced its 2021-22 men’s basketball schedule today with dates and matchups.  Tipoff times and television designations will be announced at a later date.
 
The conference will play a 110-game regular-season schedule with all 11 teams playing 20 league games in a double round-robin format. 
 
League play begins on Friday, December 17, with Villanova at Creighton.  The Wildcats and Bluejays are the two BIG EAST teams that advanced the farthest in last year’s NCAA Tournament.  Both squads advanced to the Sweet 16 round.
 
The regular season ends on Saturday, March 5, with 10 of the 11 teams in action.  The matchups are: Villanova at Butler, DePaul at Connecticut, Seton Hall at Creighton, Georgetown at Xavier and St. John’s at Marquette.
 
The BIG EAST Tournament Presented by Jeep will be played in Madison Square Garden for the 40^th consecutive year.  It is the longest running postseason championship in college basketball at the same venue.  The dates of the 2022 tourney are March 9-12.