The Big East conference has made many strides, both on and off the court since Val Ackerman took over as Commissioner in 2013 and Stu Jackson joined on as Senior Associate Commissioner in 2014. One such advance has been the league’s Freshman Fundamentals Program that started in September 2015 with 39 freshmen from the 10 member school’s men’s basketball teams tripping to New York City for a weekend “to help our incoming men’s basketball players deal with the many demands they will face in the classroom and as high-profile athletes in the BIG EAST Conference,” said Jackson in a release announcing the program last year that was held on September 12th and 13th.
Big East Announces Year Two of Freshman Fundamentals Program After Successful First Year
