NEW YORK – The BIG EAST Conference will host its second annual Freshmen Fundamentals Program, designed to help men’s basketball student-athletes in the transition from high school to college and the elite level of BIG EAST basketball, Senior Associate Commissioner for Men’s Basketball Stu Jackson announced today.
Freshmen Fundamentals will be held in New York City on Sept. 24-25. All 10 BIG EAST schools will send scholarship and walk-on freshmen, who will be selected at each institution’s discretion. Approximately 30 student-athletes are expected to attend.
“We are excited to conduct our second annual Freshmen Fundamentals Program, which is designed to help our incoming men’s basketball players deal with the many demands they will face in the classroom and as high-profile student-athletes in the BIG EAST Conference,” said Jackson.