NEW YORK – The annual BIG EAST Basketball Marathon will take place this season on the Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday, Monday, Jan. 16. FS1 will televise five consecutive BIG EAST games from noon ET to almost midnight.
“We are proud to acknowledge Dr. King’s powerful legacy in concert with FOX Sports through this block of nationally televised men’s basketball games,” said BIG EAST Commissioner Val Ackerman. “Dr. King’s messages of hope, tolerance and reconciliation are important and timeless, and we hope this moment of recognition will remind us all that the principles he fought for are still relevant today.