While the opponents were always known - you play each of the other nine schools both home and away - there are still plenty of takeaways from the announcement of the BIG EAST schedule earlier today.
FRIENDLY START
Coach Patrick Ewing and company play five of their first seven games at home to begin BIG EAST play - all in January. Included in this stretch is a season best three straight conference home games beginning on Saturday Jan 12 against Providence and concluding with Creighton on Jan 21. Marquette is the middle game of that stretch.