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What happened to the BIG 10-Big East Announcement?

knights1212

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I thought we were supposed to have the full schedule of games for the BIG 10-Big East Challenge by today? Does anyone know what happened?
 
Jon Rothstein @JonRothstein · 2h 2 hours ago
St. John's will host Rutgers at MSG as part of the first ever Big East-Big Ten Challenge, source told @CBSSports. Date and time TBA. #sjubb
 
I think this is the best we could expect. We go back to MSG for a game against the Johnnies. Hopefully they don't land too many outstanding recruits and we can make it a game.
 
Per Rothstein - official announcement of games will be communicated later this week.

The 4 games he leaked:

Nebraska at Nova
Rutgers at St Johns
Illinois at Providence
Creighton at Indiana

My other guesses:

Maryland - GTown
Ohio State - Xavier
DePaul - Northwestern
Iowa - Butler
 
Big Ten Men's Hoops ‏@B1GMBBall
BIGEAST and Big Ten will announce matchups and dates for inaugural #GavittTipoffGames at 1 p.m. ET/Noon CT today.
 
This is better as what was leaked earlier gave the BE 5 home games out of the 8. I see that the Penn State game is at Penn State rather than originally listed at DePaul.
 
http://btn.com/2015/04/22/big-ten-big-east-announce-matchups-for-first-gavitt-tipoff-games/

Big Ten, Big East announce matchups for inaugural Gavitt Tipoff Games

ROSEMONT, Ill. – The BIG EAST and Big Ten Conferences today announced the matchups for the inaugural Gavitt Tipoff Games, with eight men’s basketball games set to air on BTN, an ESPN network or Fox Sports 1 from Nov. 17-20, 2015.

The Gavitt Tipoff Games is an annual early-season series played between the two conferences and named in honor of Dave Gavitt, founder of the BIG EAST and basketball visionary. The BIG EAST home games will be telecast on Fox Sports 1, while Big Ten home games will air on BTN or an ESPN Network.

“Our family is excited about the Big Ten and BIG EAST launching this new series, which honors the memory of Dave Gavitt and his passion for college basketball,” said Dan Gavitt, NCAA Vice President of Men’s Basketball Championships. “He would be most pleased that the student-athletes, coaches and supporters of these historic college basketball programs can look forward to annual competition at the highest level to help open the college season with a bang. We are thankful to the two great conferences for recognizing the Gavitt legacy with the intra-conference games featuring new and old rivalries and intriguing match-ups.”

The annual series will feature renewed battles between local foes and attractive intersectional matchups. Eight teams in the inaugural event advanced to the NCAA Tournament and won at least 20 games last season.

Below is the complete schedule for the 2015 Gavitt Tipoff Games. Start times and specific television assignments will be announced at a later date.

Tuesday, Nov. 17
Georgetown at Maryland: First meeting since 2008-09 season
DePaul at Penn State: First meeting since 1984-85 season
Nebraska at Villanova: First meeting since 1998-99 season

Wednesday, Nov. 18
Illinois at Providence: First meeting since 2003-04 season

Thursday, Nov. 19
Creighton at Indiana: First meeting since 1974-75 season
Iowa at Marquette: First meeting since 1982-83 season
Rutgers at St. John’s: First meeting since 2012-13 season

Friday, Nov. 20
Xavier at Michigan: First meeting since 1988-89 season

Beginning in 2015 and scheduled through 2022, the Gavitt Tipoff Games will be played on four consecutive days in the first full week of the college basketball campaign. The series will span eight years, with games played at home sites. Each BIG EAST team will participate a minimum of six times, while Big Ten programs will take part a minimum of four times. Teams from both conferences already meet in some traditional rivalry games, and those matchups will continue in the upcoming seasons.

The unique series between the two conferences is named to honor the late Gavitt, who had a profound and lasting influence on the sport of basketball on the collegiate, professional and Olympic levels. He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2006.
 
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It doesn't appear our game will be at the Garden. I looked at the MSG schedule and Billy Joel is playing that night.
 
Carino confirmed game will be at Carnesseca Arena.....ugh

Ugh is right Phil. The Garden would have been a much better venue but the question might have then centered on attendance. SJU playing at MSG is expensive and the Johnnie's fans don't always make the trek. That and the possibility that RU fans might not fully support the game could have made the near 20,000 seat Garden look empty on TV. Not a good look for the event.
 
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