NEW YORK – As part of the conference-wide efforts to support social impact and inclusion, BIG EAST men’s and women’s basketball programs are using their platform to honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Teams will be wearing shooting shirts donning a message representing the life lived by Dr. King.
 
The phrase, “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter” is also the theme of a social media campaign that can be seen by following @BIGEAST on X and Instagram this upcoming holiday weekend.
 
The campaign tips off Wednesday, Jan. 14 at 6:30 p.m. ET on FS1 in Cincinnati, with Butler men’s basketball facing Xavier, and will continue throughout the weekend to Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday with a total of 13 combined games on the men’s and women’s side.
 
On the men’s side, an FS1 doubleheader takes place on Friday, Jan. 16 with Creighton at Providence at 6:30 p.m. and Marquette at DePaul at 8:30 p.m. On Saturday, Seton Hall hosts Butler at Noon on TNT and truTV, while UConn travels to take on Georgetown at Noon on FOX. Rounding out the day, Villanova hosts St. John’s at 8 p.m. on Peacock.
 
The weekend concludes Monday with Providence playing at Marquette on MLK Jr. Day. Game time is 6 p.m. ET on FS1.

On the women’s side, four games are scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 17, beginning with a pair of 1 p.m. contests. Providence is set to host Creighton, while Xavier welcomes St. John’s to Cincinnati. At 3 p.m., Georgetown travels to Marquette and DePaul hosts Seton Hall. All four games will be on ESPN+. On Sunday at 2 p.m., Villanova hosts Butler on ESPN+. 
 
Rounding out the weekend on FOX, UConn will square off against Notre Dame in a non-conference affair on MLK Jr. Day at 5 p.m.
 
BIG EAST Honors Martin Luther King Jr.
Men’s Basketball
Wednesday, Jan. 14           Butler at Xavier (FS1) 6:30 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 16 Creighton at Providence (FS1) 6:30 p.m.
Friday, Jan. 16 Marquette at DePaul (FS1)               8:30 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 17         Butler at Seton Hall (TNT/truTV) Noon
Saturday, Jan. 17                           UConn at Georgetown (FOX)             Noon
Saturday, Jan. 17                                          St. John’s at Villanova (Peacock)       8 p.m.
Monday, Jan. 19                                           Providence at Marquette (FS1)           5\6 p.m.
 
Women’s Basketball
Saturday, Jan. 17          Creighton at Providence (ESPN+)       1 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 17      St. John’s at Xavier (ESPN+)   1 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 17                Georgetown at Marquette (ESPN+)     3 p.m.
Saturday, Jan. 17                Seton Hall at DePaul (ESPN+)             3 p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 18                  Butler at Villanova (ESPN+)              2 p.m.
Monday, Jan. 19                 Notre Dame at UConn (FOX) 5 p.m.
 
All games are Eastern Standard Time