NEW YORK — It was supposed to be a “down year” for Big East men’s basketball—from concerns about sending fewer teams than normal to the NCAA tournament to a lack of advantage in the revenue-sharing ...

When the House v. NCAA settlement received final approval in Summer 2025, it gave schools the opportunity to directly share up to $20.5 million with athletes through revenue-sharing. The majority of ...

In 2013, Val Ackerman was teaching a leadership course at Columbia University as the Big East scraped its way back to existence after being left for roadkill amid college football realignment.

Big East commissioner Val Ackerman announced Monday she is retiring after 13 years leading the conference through a realignment-induced transformation that brought the league back to embracing its ...