#TWITBE Ep. 11.8 - Sean Miller, Stevie Mitchell, Zach Braziller

This Week In The BIG EAST Radio Show, distributed by Westwood One, continued its 11th season with guests Xavier head coach Sean Miller, Marquette guard Stevie Mitchell and New York Post Journalist Zach Braziller.

The returning hosts for This Week In The BIG EAST (#TWITBE) are John Rooke, a longtime BIG EAST play-by-play voice, and Kevin McNamara, BIG EAST radio host, columnist and author. Rooke and McNamara give a comprehensive look at the teams, coaches, players and storied tradition of the top basketball conference in America in each episode.

The eighth episode of TWITBE looks at the landscape of the BIG EAST heading into the final two weekends of regular season action. St. John's remains atop the standings after clinching at least a share of the regular season title for the first time since 1992.

The BIG EAST Spotlight is on Xavier head coach Sean Miller, discussing the Musketeer's overcoming early season injuries to make a late season push in BIG EAST play and in the running for an NCAA Tournament at-large bid. Xavier enters the weekend riding a four game winning streak and are in the driver seat for a first round bye in the BIG EAST Tournament.

The BIG EAST Focus shines on Marquette senior guard Stevie Mitchell, who leads the defensive charge for the No. 21 Golden Eagles. Mitchell ranks 10th nationally and first in the BIG EAST with 2.46 steals per game. Mitchell and the Golden Eagles rank third in the conference, just one game back from Creighton.

Rooke and McNamara are then joined by New York Post College Basketball and St. John's beat writer Zach Braziller, who gives context on the historical season St. John's has had and the expectations the rest of the way. Braziller also gives his perspective on the upcoming BIG EAST Tournament and how many conference teams he expects to compete in the NCAA Tournament.

The episode’s “Who’s Hot” segment features the return of “Blast from the Past”, turning back the clock 40 years to Feb. 27, 1985. Madison Square Garden was the theater for the famous “Sweater Game” between Georgetown and St. John’s. It was the first time in the famed history of the Garden to have a matchup between No. 1 and No. 2. While St. John’s had the ranking edge and home court advantage, the defending national champions from Georgetown, led by Patrick Ewing, beat St. John’s 85-69.  

To join the conversation and send questions to Rooke (@JRbroadcaster) and McNamara (@KevinMcNamara33), use #TWITBE on Twitter. Fans may submit questions to be featured on the show. 

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This will air Saturday, March 1 at 11:00 a.m. ET on Sirius 161 XM 201 Online 963 leading into Providence at UConn.