The Big Big East Show Podcast

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!

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When you think of college basketball, what comes to mind first? If it’s The Big East Conference, then you’re right. Basketball lives in New York City — from the Bronx to Brooklyn to Madison Square Garden, you can’t look anywhere without seeing a basketball fan who loves the sport more than anything. If you love the game, you’ll love hearing about it from former player, coach, and now CBS Sports analyst, Chris Walker. Tune in weekly with Chris as he breaks down games, chats with friends, and talks the love of the game.

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!

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When you think of college basketball, what comes to mind first? If it’s The Big East Conference, then you’re right. Basketball lives in New York City — from the Bronx to Brooklyn to Madison Square Garden, you can’t look anywhere without seeing a basketball fan who loves the sport more than anything. If you love the game, you’ll love hearing about it from former player, coach, and now CBS Sports analyst, Chris Walker. Tune in weekly with Chris as he breaks down games, chats with friends, and talks the love of the game.

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!

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When you think of college basketball, what comes to mind first? If it’s The Big East Conference, then you’re right. Basketball lives in New York City — from the Bronx to Brooklyn to Madison Square Garden, you can’t look anywhere without seeing a basketball fan who loves the sport more than anything. If you love the game, you’ll love hearing about it from former player, coach, and now CBS Sports analyst, Chris Walker. Tune in weekly with Chris as he breaks down games, chats with friends, and talks the love of the game.

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!

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When you think of college basketball, what comes to mind first? If it’s The Big East Conference, then you’re right. Basketball lives in New York City — from the Bronx to Brooklyn to Madison Square Garden, you can’t look anywhere without seeing a basketball fan who loves the sport more than anything. If you love the game, you’ll love hearing about it from former player, coach, and now CBS Sports analyst, Chris Walker. Tune in weekly with Chris as he breaks down games, chats with friends, and talks the love of the game.

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!

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When you think of college basketball, what comes to mind first? If it’s The Big East Conference, then you’re right. Basketball lives in New York City — from the Bronx to Brooklyn to Madison Square Garden, you can’t look anywhere without seeing a basketball fan who loves the sport more than anything. If you love the game, you’ll love hearing about it from former player, coach, and now CBS Sports analyst, Chris Walker. Tune in weekly with Chris as he breaks down games, chats with friends, and talks the love of the game.

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 in NOW!

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When you think of college basketball, what comes to mind first? If it’s The Big East Conference, then you’re right. Basketball lives in New York City — from the Bronx to Brooklyn to Madison Square Garden, you can’t look anywhere without seeing a basketball fan who loves the sport more than anything. If you love the game, you’ll love hearing about it from former player, coach, and now CBS Sports analyst, Chris Walker. Tune in weekly with Chris as he breaks down games, chats with friends, and talks the love of the game.

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!

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When you think of college basketball, what comes to mind first? If it’s The Big East Conference, then you’re right. Basketball lives in New York City — from the Bronx to Brooklyn to Madison Square Garden, you can’t look anywhere without seeing a basketball fan who loves the sport more than anything. If you love the game, you’ll love hearing about it from former player, coach, and now CBS Sports analyst, Chris Walker. Tune in weekly with Chris as he breaks down games, chats with friends, and talks the love of the game.

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 one! Tune in NOW1

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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 Miller prepare to take his talents to the pros. Tune in NOW!

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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 Shaquille O’Neal! Following his Grass Roots days with Adidas, Chris tells Jarrod about the time he pitched signing Beyoncé, yes that Beyoncé, to a sneaker deal! Tune in NOW!

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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!

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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 NOW!

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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!

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When you think of college basketball, what comes to mind first? If it’s The Big East Conference, then you’re right. Basketball lives in New York City — from the Bronx to Brooklyn to Madison Square Garden, you can’t look anywhere without seeing a basketball fan who loves the sport more than anything. If you love the game, you’ll love hearing about it from former player, coach, and now CBS Sports analyst, Chris Walker. Tune in weekly with Chris as he breaks down games, chats with friends, and talks the love of the game.

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!

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When you think of college basketball, what comes to mind first? If it’s The Big East Conference, then you’re right. Basketball lives in New York City — from the Bronx to Brooklyn to Madison Square Garden, you can’t look anywhere without seeing a basketball fan who loves the sport more than anything. If you love the game, you’ll love hearing about it from former player, coach, and now CBS Sports analyst, Chris Walker. Tune in weekly with Chris as he breaks down games, chats with friends, and talks the love of the game.

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 he got his start commentating by recording his self on cassette in his parents basement! They discuss how men and women can compete equally in this sport, but what about in basketball? Yes there is the WNBA but don't you think a woman can play in the NBA?

Chris and Brent discuss go on to discuss: the difficulties of sport commentary, what it takes to make it in the business and how they were both inspired by the great commentator Brent Musburger! Tune in now! 

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When you think of college basketball, what comes to mind first? If it’s The Big East Conference, then you’re right. Basketball lives in New York City — from the Bronx to Brooklyn to Madison Square Garden, you can’t look anywhere without seeing a basketball fan who loves the sport more than anything. If you love the game, you’ll love hearing about it from former player, coach, and now CBS Sports analyst, Chris Walker. Tune in weekly with Chris as he breaks down games, chats with friends, and talks the love of the game.

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!

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When you think of college basketball, what comes to mind first? If it’s The Big East Conference, then you’re right. Basketball lives in New York City — from the Bronx to Brooklyn to Madison Square Garden, you can’t look anywhere without seeing a basketball fan who loves the sport more than anything. If you love the game, you’ll love hearing about it from former player, coach, and now CBS Sports analyst, Chris Walker. Tune in weekly with Chris as he breaks down games, chats with friends, and talks the love of the game.

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 hear Anton’s memories of the Big Big East and how problematic his top 5 Big East Players really is.

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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 Big Time Tournament.  Tune in and hear Gary’s amazing story!

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When you think of college basketball, what comes to mind first? If it’s The Big East Conference, then you’re right. Basketball lives in New York City — from the Bronx to Brooklyn to Madison Square Garden, you can’t look anywhere without seeing a basketball fan who loves the sport more than anything. If you love the game, you’ll love hearing about it from former player, coach, and now CBS Sports analyst, Chris Walker. Tune in weekly with Chris as he breaks down games, chats with friends, and talks the love of the game.

This week on the Big East, we have the NY Knicks scout Alan Branch. Alan is the Founder of Texas Boys Basketball. This program helps develop and expose the talented youth of the state of Texas. Tune in and hear how Mr. Branch got Jimmy Butler from Texas to Marquette University!

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When you think of college basketball, what comes to mind first? If it’s The Big East Conference, then you’re right. Basketball lives in New York City — from the Bronx to Brooklyn to Madison Square Garden, you can’t look anywhere without seeing a basketball fan who loves the sport more than anything. If you love the game, you’ll love hearing about it from former player, coach, and now CBS Sports analyst, Chris Walker. Tune in weekly with Chris as he breaks down games, chats with friends, and talks the love of the game.

We are joined today with former NBA PG Andre Barrett! Andre Barrett has had an amazing career in basketball. He started at the age of 9. With no program for his age, he would have to play with kids 2 years and up. As a player in the 7th grade, Andre would take a two buses and a train from The Bronx to Harlem. Andre went on to attend Rice High School and started on Varsity as an senior. Ranked as number 1 player in the country before attending Seton Hall. He would go on to play for 13 years in the NBA. Now Barrett is the manager of the leagues Youth Program. Tune In and tell us in the reviews if you think if Carmelo Anthony deserves that spot!

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When you think of college basketball, what comes to mind first? If it’s The Big East Conference, then you’re right. Basketball lives in New York City — from the Bronx to Brooklyn to Madison Square Garden, you can’t look anywhere without seeing a basketball fan who loves the sport more than anything. If you love the game, you’ll love hearing about it from former player, coach, and now CBS Sports analyst, Chris Walker. Tune in weekly with Chris as he breaks down games, chats with friends, and talks the love of the game.