Contact Information
Mike Laprey
Senior Associate Commissioner, Media Relations and Strategic Communications
E-mail:
Office:
Contact For: Men's Basketball, Men's and Women's Cross Country, Men's and Women's Golf
Jackie Eddy
Assistant Commissioner, Women's Basketball Communications
E-Mail: jeddy@bigeast.com
Contact For: Women's Basketball, Women's Soccer
Kevin Ivany
Director, Olympic Sports Communications
E-Mail: kivany@bigeast.com
Contact For: Men's Basketball (Secondary), Men's Soccer, ESports, Men's Lacrosse, Baseball
Morgan Turner
Coordinator, Olympic Sports Communications and Conference Marketing
E-mail: mturner@bigeast.com
Contact For: Volleyball, Swimming & Diving, Men's & Women's Tennis, Softball
Olivia D'Antonio
Communications Assistant
Contact For: Women's Basketball (Secondary), Field Hockey, Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field, Women's Lacrosse
Media Guides
For BIG EAST media guides, click here.
Brand Guidelines
Click here for the 2024-25 BIG EAST Brand Identity Guide.
Credential Information For Championships
Credential requests for all BIG EAST Olympic Sports Championships can be made here: (Olympic Sports Credential Form). For BIG EAST Men's Basketball and Women's Basketball tournament credential requests please contact Jackie Eddy (women's) or Mike Laprey (men's).
Conference Release & Statistics
Media members may access PDF versions of the complete daily press releases for men's and women's basketball, including Conference and team-by-team statistics, on each sport homepage. Regular updates and conference releases will be distribued via e-mail. To be included on the distribution list, e-mail the appropriate sport contact listed above.
This Week In The BIG EAST Radio Show (#TWITBE)
This Week In The BIG EAST is a 10-episode, 45-minute broadcast hosted by well-known BIG EAST play-by-play voice John Rooke and long-time basketball beat writer Kevin McNamara. 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. 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 WLXG-AM Lexington, Ky.; WCIT-AM Lima, Ohio; WNBS-AM Paducah, Ky.; WDTX-FM Wausau, Wisc.; KMAV-FM Mayvile, N.D.; KASR-FM Vilonia, Ariz.; WTLB-AM/WRNY-AM/WIXT-AM Utica, N.Y.; WTLA-AM/WSGO-AM Syracuse, N.Y.; WPSE-AM Erie, Pa.; WKLP-AM Keyser, W.V.; WCMD-AM Cumberland, Md. Check specific stations for air times. The show is posted Thursday evenings on Westwood One Sports and again on Friday mornings on BIGEAST.com. To join the conversation and send questions to Rooke and McNamara, use #TWITBE on Twitter. It is available for download on iTunes, Stitcher and Google Play.
For archived shows click here.
Men's Basketball Teleconference
The BIG EAST holds bi-weekly teleconferences with its 11 head basketball coaches during conference play from the start of conference play through BIG EAST Tournament Week. Each coach is available for approximately eight minutes. Media representatives wishing to participate in the teleconference should contact the BIG EAST media relations office for the phone number.
To access archived teleconference links, click here.