#TWITBE EP. 12.10 - Val Ackerman, Dan Hurley and Jordan Cornette

NEW YORK -- BIG EAST Commissioner Val Ackerman, UConn head coach Dan Hurley, and Peacock television analyst Jordan Cornette are the guests on the 10th episode of This Week in the BIG EAST . Now in its 12th season, This Week in the BIG EAST (#TWITBE) is distributed by Westwood One radio and is available wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts. This week's BIG EAST Focus is Commissioner Val Ackerman, who previews the 44th playing of the BIG EAST Tournament at Madison Square Garden, the state of the conference as a power player in an ever-changing college sports landscape, and how the league continues to be at the forefront of innovation and growth when it comes to college basketball. This week's BIG EAST Spotlight shines on UConn head coach Dan Hurley. The 2024 Naismith National Coach of the Year gives an assessment of his Huskies' squad as it wraps up the regular season and prepares for a run toward the program's third national title in the last four years, while opening up about the special moment between him and UConn forward Alex Karaban on Senior Day. For the National Perspective, Peacock analyst and former BIG EAST standout Jordan Cornette talks about the league as it prepares for deep runs into March, who could be a surprise in New York City next week, and the impact the BIG EAST has made on him and his family as his late brother Joel is set to be honored as part of the conference's Legends program. This Week in the BIG EAST is hosted by John Rooke, a longtime play-by-play voice in the league, and Kevin McNamara, radio host, columnist, author, and U.S. Basketball Writers' Hall of Famer. The show will run through the end of the 2025-26 regular season, providing a comprehensive look at the teams, coaches, players, and storied tradition of the top basketball conference in America in each episode. To join the conversation and send questions to Rooke (@JRbroadcaster) and McNamara (@KevinMcNamara33), use on Twitter. Fans may submit questions to be featured on the show. Please

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#TWITBE EP. 12.10 - Val Ackerman, Dan Hurley and Jordan Cornette is an episode from This Week in the Big East - Weekly Overview of NCAA College Basketball's Top Conference by John Rooke & Kevin McNamara .

This episode is 44:53 long.

This episode was published on Mar 6, 2026.

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