Good morning! Today on the Big Big East Show, your host Chris Walker sits down with producer Jarrod and speaks on his coverage of this years NCAA Tournament in New Orleans. Chris has you covered with: Hubert Davis's amazing season, Coach K's last game, and Brady Manek's beard?! Tune in NOW! Follow Chris! Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/cwalkersports/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/cwalkersports   Follow Big Big East Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/bigeastshow/ - When you...

We have a very special guest on the Big Big East Show today! Joining Chris we have Overtime Team Elite head coach  Dave Leitao! Dave tells of his amazing time coaching at Depaul and his hand in the rich basketball history at UCONN. If you ever wanted to hear about the behind the scenes ate OTE, THIS IS YOUR EPISODE! Tune in NOW! Follow Dave! Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/coachdleitao Follow Chris! Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/cwalkersports/ Twitter:...

Today on the Big Big East Show we have the Commissioner of the CIAA, Jacqie McWilliams! Chris discusses with Jacqie the importance of the CIAA and its focus on academics over athletics. But most importantly we find out why the historical CIAA Basketball Tournament has now moved to Baltimore!? Tune in NOW! Follow Chris! Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/cwalkersports/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/cwalkersports   Follow Big Big East Instagram:...

Your host Chris Walker is joined by legendary former NBA head coach Stu Jackson! Chris holds no punches. Asking Stu all of the important questions: “What's the difference between todays league and the Michael Jordan Era?”, “Who are the top players you coached?” , “What are your thoughts on NIL deals?”.  Coach answers all questions and gives us insights on what the world of basketball is and where it is headed. Tune in NOW! Follow Stu! Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/stujackson32 Follow...

Today on the Big Big East Show, we are joined by the founder of TEAM Inc Anwar McQueen! Anwar’s basketball roots take place in Washington D.C. where he attended St. Albans for Boys in high school. His hard work and dedication led him to playing at Cal Berkeley with the likes of Jason Kidd. Now in the world of analytics, listen to how Anwar’s focus on academics led to having a career in basketball off the court. Tune in NOW! Follow Anwar! Twitter: https://twitter.com/teamq?lang=en   Follow...

Welcome back to the Big Big East Show! Today we have the head coach of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore Jason Craft! Jason started his basketball career at Upper Room Christian in Long Island, NY where he scored 1,000 points. He went on to play at Nyack College where, on his off days, would travel to Villanova to help out with the coaching staff. But before we get into Jason’s coaching experience, we have to talk about the Oscars! What happened?! Will Smith smacked Chris Rock?! Tune...

Can Women Play in The NBA? Welcome back to the Big Big East Show!. Today we have former Depaul PG Sarah Kustok in the studio with Chris Walker. Sarah and Chris ask the tough questions about women in the world of sports. Should women be able to coach men in their league? Chris and Sarah talk about women coaching men, the WNBA and LaChina Robinson. They also discuss how playing overseas can be more beneficial than playing in the States. Can women compete with men in basketball? Tune in! Tune...

Big East Rewind #19 Two Wildcats and an Orangeman sit down to talk about the Big East Conference and what do you get? One of the best conversations ever recorded. Chris Walker is joined by Sonny Spera and Chuck Everson, host of the Big East Rewind podcast. Come and listen to the guys talk about playing with the likes of Pearl Washington and being on the Villanova 85 team that upset Georgetown in the finals.  Incredible stories were told during this episode and you do not want to miss this...

Welcome back to the Big Big East show! This week we have Creighton Asst Head Coach Ryan Miller. After playing for S. Dakota schools Northern State and South Dakota Gold, Ryan decided to pursue a coaching career in college basketball. Started as a video coordinator at the University of Memphis and since then has coached at: Pepperdine, Auburn, UNLV, and the University of New Mexico alongside host Chris Walker. If that wasn’t enough, hear how he helped his younger brother, NBA Champion, Mike...

Good morning and welcome to MARCH MADNESS! Today’s episode of the Big Big East we are prepping for THE tournament in the NCAA. Your host Chris Walker is joined in the studio today with producer Jarrod and the two talk about Chris’s first hand experience in the tournament. Chris has been lucky enough to have played and coached in the tournament. As a player, he missed his first March Madness appearance as a Freshman due to injury. But, would come back the following year to play against a young...

Lexington's own Shelvin Mack joins Chris on The Big Big East today! The former Guard talks about how his transition off the court has been one of the hardest things in his life. From playing with a young John Wall. To now assisting AAU Teams with the EYBL. Come and here what a former NBA player has to say about what the young players in today’s youth league culture. Tune in NOW! Follow Shelvin! Twitter https://twitter.com/ShelvinMack See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy...

Today on the Big Big East Podcast, we are joined by St John's Class of ‘98 PG Taik Turner. Tarik, like many of our guests, has led an amazing basketball career in his youth. He attended Oak Hill High School where he was coached by Steve Smith and ranked one of the Top 50 High School Players in the country. Played with the legend himself Allen Iverson at the Boo Harvey program! Listen to how Tarik prepared to be off the court once he realized he was not making it to the league. Tune in...

The grandson of the late and great Rollie Massimino joins Chris in studio. Tommy tells his amazing journey to his now career working in the NBA. From being mentored by none other than your host Chris Walker to Easy Ed Pickney landing him his first connections to the league as a scout. Tune in NOW! Follow Tommy! Instagram https://www.instagram.com/dommymass/ Follow Chris! Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/cwalkersports/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/cwalkersports   Follow Big Big...

WE ARE BACK! Today on the Big Big East Podcast we have Nick Lopinto! Nick is a  St. Johns Alum who studied sports management at the great school under Chris Mullin. From wiping sweat off the gymnasium floors to moving out to LA to be the assistant of Steve Lavin while he coached at UCLA. Nick sits down and tells us  his journey to becoming an agent for some of today’s great broadcasters. Tune in NOW! Follow Nick! Instagram @nicklopinto   Website themontaggroup.com Follow...

Joined in the studio today your host Chris Walker is joined by his CBS Sports colleague, Brent Stover. Like Chris, Brent is a former college athlete turned commentator. He ran cross country and track for head coach Cliff Rovelto at Kansas State. Brent’s commentary career has taken him to Botswana for the World’s Strongest Man competition, 2002 Super Bowl, sideline for the Pittsburgh Pirates, and St. Louis Cardinal. If that wasn’t enough for a resume, Brent is also a Country Music singer! But...

Happy Birthday to Dr Martin Luther King and welcome back to The Big Big East! On this very special day, Chris is joining with producer Jarrod Fortune. The two sit down and recap previous guests we have had so far on the show. Chris schools Jarrod on the intensity playing for the Big East conference at its peak. The two end the show by paying respect to the late Dr. Martin! Tune in now! Follow Chris! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cwalkersports/  Twitter:...

Today on the Big Big East we have the scout for the Cleveland Cavaliers, Anton Marchand. Anton is a former NYC Nike Consultant and founder of the Conrad McRae League. He discusses his early basketball career in high school and college. Playing for both Stan and Bill Vangundy. Unfortunately his pro career didn't go as planned. He did however land a job with music executive “Steve Stoute” and helped his legendary sister, Hip-Hop Artist, “Foxy Brown” to get her music career on track. Tune in to...

One of the true influencers for the sport of  basketball has joined us today on the Big Big East. The one and only Gary Charles is in the studio. If you didn't  know,  Gary Charles is the former director of ABCD Basketball. ABCD was a basketball camp in Teaneck New Jersey created by Sonny Vaccaro and sponsored by adidas. It was this very camp that is responsible for getting KOBE BRYANT to the league! Now he is the founder of ABIS (Advancement Of Blacks in Sports)  and the CEO OF The Las Vegas...

Listen to Alan’s story of bringing key high level ball players to the Big East such as Jimmy Butler.

Tune in and here about Andre’s epic basketball career.

Today on the Big Big East we have the head coach of Fordham University, Kyle Neptune. Kyle speaks on his journey from former player at Lehigh University to becoming assistant coach at Villanova and ultimately head coach at Fordham.  Follow me to see what we're up to off the mic! https://www.instagram.com/bigeastshow/?hl=en Kyle Neptune IG: @kyleneptune See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today on the Big Big East, we are joined by former Hampton and Texas State Forward Dain Ervin. Dain tells us about his college career and how he ended up as a Scout for the Phoenix Suns. Follow me to see what we're up to off the mic! https://www.instagram.com/bigeastshow/?hl=en See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today on the Big Big East, we have the legend himself Ed Pinckney. Ed Pickney if you didn’t know is a former Villanova Wildcat and 1985’s NCAA Tournament’s Most Outstanding Player. Tune in and hear Ed’s amazing story of playing in the Big East before it got “BIG”. Follow me to see what we're up to off the mic! https://www.instagram.com/bigeastshow/?hl=en See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week on the Big Big East we have sportswriter Jamal Murphy talking about the upcoming season.