The Big East logo and Nike Elite basketball before a game at Madison Square Garden in New York City on March 12, 2021. There is, all biases fully employed, nothing like Friday night in New York for the Big East Tournament. On this particular fantastic Friday in the year 2026, the Big East kicked it back old school – four OG members and decades’ worth of animosity. An epic weekend threatened by realignmentSomehow, no matter how the regular season goes, the Big East Tournament always delivers. Because this Friday night foursome, as entertaining as the side shows were, also showed what the Big East is up against.

Source: CNN March 14, 2026 20:55 UTC