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The original Big East Conference was founded in 1979 as a basketball conference, when Providence, St. John's, Georgetown, and Syracuse invited Seton Hall, Connecticut, Holy Cross, Rutgers, and Boston College.
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The Big East was founded in 1979 when Providence, St. John's, Georgetown, and Syracuse invited Seton Hall, Connecticut, Holy Cross, Rutgers, and Boston College.
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hroughout the 1980s and early 1990s, Georgetown, Villanova, St. John's, and Syracuse were the primary powers in the conference.
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In 1982, Penn State applied for membership, but was rejected, with only five schools in favor
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The inaugural Big East football season launched in 1991.
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West Virginia and Rutgers joined the Big East as full members in 1995.
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Connecticut womens basketball set the record for longest winning streak in all of NCAA women's basketball history with a 70-game winning streak stretching from 2001–2003
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In football, the Big East had all eight members play in bowl games since the 2005 realignment and had seven of eight teams ranked in the Top 25.
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Here is an ad about recrutting
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Here is a paid ad by the Big East
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Several schools chose to split from the football playing schools in order to focus on basketball.
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The Big East partnered up with Fox Sports to broadcast the games.
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Here is a magazine with a few college basketball players from the Big East.
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The Big East Confrence sponsors are Fox Sponsors, Samsung, Geico, Gatorade, New York Life, Madison Square Garden, Ticketmaster, and Westwood One.
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The Big East institution is located in seven of the largest media markets including New York, Philadelphia, and Chicago.
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The target market of The Big East conference is for all sports fans of all ages. They are looking for people that are very passionate about the game of basketball and passionate about their teams
