After a few votes by the governing powers that be, the Big East Conference officially announced the addition of UConn in a press conference at Madison Square Garden on Thursday. UConn will be a member of the Big East in 20 sports, including men’s and women’s basketball.
The exact year of entry is still to be determined, but UConn’s membership was approved unanimously by the presidents of the 10 other Big East schools.
“As a group of schools rooted in basketball pre-eminence, we can think of no better partner than UConn to join us in perpetuating the rivalries, traditions and successes that have made the BIG EAST unlike any other conference in college basketball,” Big East commissioner Val Ackerman said.