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Bowlsby Announces Four-Year Hoop Scheduling Alliance With Big East
October 24, 2018 10:54 AM | Men's Basketball
KANSAS CITY – Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby's remarks to begin the 2018 Big 12 media day here at the Sprint Center were brief, the transcription barely reaching a second page.
What Bowlsby chose to discuss were mostly housekeeping matters, such as the announcement of a new scheduling alliance with the Big East Conference that will be coordinated around the Big 12's existing deal with the SEC.
He said the new scheduling alliance with the Big East will begin next season.
"It's likely to be late November, early December, all 10 teams from each league will participate and we will have five home sites and five road sites, which is a little bit of an interesting coordinating challenge," Bowlsby said. "As you may know, the Big East has their games on FOX and that family of networks and our games are on ESPN and that family of networks.
"So, we will be coordinating on sites, opponents and telecasts, but it ought to be a very good thing for both leagues," he added.
Bowlsby said this agreement with the Big East will span four years.
From West Virginia's perspective, it will be interesting to see against which teams the Mountaineers are matched up.
WVU once played in the Big East Conference and had many longstanding relationships with the current Big East schools who were once in the old Big East - Georgetown, Villanova, St. John's, Seton Hall, Providence, Marquette and DePaul.
Will those schools make up West Virginia's scheduling partner?
Or, will WVU face some of the new Big East schools such as Butler, Creighton or Xavier?
Of course, Bob Huggins returning to Cincinnati to play former rival Xavier is one very appealing match-up for television.
Meanwhile, Bowlsby announced an extension of the Big 12's agreement with the Sprint Center to continue playing the Big 12 men's basketball championship at that venue through 2024.
The women's basketball championship will also move to Kansas City beginning next year and will run congruently with the men's tournament. The women's tournament will be played downtown at Memorial Coliseum.
"Interestingly enough, we don't have much debate at this point about the site of the tournament," Bowlsby noted. "I think our men's tournament has been the best in the country. This is a wonderful venue at which to host it. The area around the venue has gotten better and better every year.
"We're excited to be here through 2024, and we're excited to have both tournaments combined and operating at the same time in the same city. We think there is a real synergy there," Bowlsby concluded.
Following those two announcements, the commissioner opted not to take any questions at the dais, instead entertaining reporters off to the side.
What Bowlsby chose to discuss were mostly housekeeping matters, such as the announcement of a new scheduling alliance with the Big East Conference that will be coordinated around the Big 12's existing deal with the SEC.
He said the new scheduling alliance with the Big East will begin next season.
"It's likely to be late November, early December, all 10 teams from each league will participate and we will have five home sites and five road sites, which is a little bit of an interesting coordinating challenge," Bowlsby said. "As you may know, the Big East has their games on FOX and that family of networks and our games are on ESPN and that family of networks.
"So, we will be coordinating on sites, opponents and telecasts, but it ought to be a very good thing for both leagues," he added.
Bowlsby said this agreement with the Big East will span four years.
From West Virginia's perspective, it will be interesting to see against which teams the Mountaineers are matched up.
WVU once played in the Big East Conference and had many longstanding relationships with the current Big East schools who were once in the old Big East - Georgetown, Villanova, St. John's, Seton Hall, Providence, Marquette and DePaul.
Will those schools make up West Virginia's scheduling partner?
Or, will WVU face some of the new Big East schools such as Butler, Creighton or Xavier?
Of course, Bob Huggins returning to Cincinnati to play former rival Xavier is one very appealing match-up for television.
Meanwhile, Bowlsby announced an extension of the Big 12's agreement with the Sprint Center to continue playing the Big 12 men's basketball championship at that venue through 2024.
The women's basketball championship will also move to Kansas City beginning next year and will run congruently with the men's tournament. The women's tournament will be played downtown at Memorial Coliseum.
"Interestingly enough, we don't have much debate at this point about the site of the tournament," Bowlsby noted. "I think our men's tournament has been the best in the country. This is a wonderful venue at which to host it. The area around the venue has gotten better and better every year.
"We're excited to be here through 2024, and we're excited to have both tournaments combined and operating at the same time in the same city. We think there is a real synergy there," Bowlsby concluded.
Following those two announcements, the commissioner opted not to take any questions at the dais, instead entertaining reporters off to the side.
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