Gone are the days of household names like Boheim, Pitino, and Calhoun patrolling the sidelines of heralded programs which made the Big East the most heralded conference in college basketball. Jay Wright, Steve Lavin, and John Thompson III remain memorable names, but wins matter more than ever as the conference looks to rebuild and reinvent itself as a power conference.
As Big East Media Day has came and gone, the questions of whether the conference can remain relevant in major college basketball with the loss of teams including UConn, Louisville, and Syracuse over the past two years no longer seem as prevalent. The question now is how will the “new” coaches fair? These coaches will be expected to uphold the Big East and produce multiple NCAA tournament berths.
At least three coaches, including one of the longest-tenured coaches in the conference, are assuredly on the hot seat and with uninspiring performances from their teams this season they will most definitely be on the way out. Here is a look at a few coaches that will be closely watched by their respective administrators.