BIG EAST

UConn head coach Geno Auriemma smiles on the sidelines. He has a water bottle in his left hand and looks like he's about to use his right hand to unscrew the cap.

Women’s Champions Classic to take place at Barclays Center in December

By Aya Abdeen / February 17, 2024

Recently announced early-season event will include UConn, Louisville, Iowa and Tennessee.

Providence junior forward Emily Archibald inbounds the ball at Providence's home gym, Alumni Hall. She is wearing the Friars' white and black home jersey.

BIG EAST notebook: Battle in Providence, Geno/CD clinch win 1,200

By Tee Baker / February 10, 2024

Conference celebrates National Girls and Women in Sports Day

Dallas Wings forward Maddy Siegrist smiles as she poses for a photo next to her high school jersey. The text "Maddy's world" is overlaid at the bottom in all caps, and the orange Locked On Women's Basketball logo is in the top right corner.

Locked On Women’s Basketball: Maddy Siegrist talks Athletes Unlimited, Dallas Wings, Villanova

By The Next / February 4, 2024

Siegrist: Wings are ‘going to build on the success we’ve had in the past’

UConn senior Aaliyah Edwards is pictured from behind with her signature yellow and purple braids. In the background of the photo, the basketball is going through the net.

BIG EAST notebook: Streaming deal, best performances and an Irish upset

By Tee Baker / January 29, 2024

Top stories from around the conference

UConn Huskies point guard Paige Bueckers releases a layup midair under the rim, while several Maryland Terrapin defenders look on from behind her

Paige Bueckers is having one of the greatest seasons ever

By Emily Adler / January 28, 2024

And it deserves more attention

Sde-by-side black-and-white photographs of Azana Baines and Brazil Harvey-Carr as children

‘We might as well be twins’: Azana Baines and Brazil Harvey-Carr, defying the odds

By Talia Goodman / January 18, 2024

Two Pirates, reunited

Locked On Women’s Basketball: All things Big East

By The Next / January 17, 2024

Big East beat writer Tee Baker joins Natalie Heavren to discuss updates, injuries, and predictions for the competitive Big East Conference.

Creighton Bluejays guard Morgan Maly (30) celebrates with her teammates after making the winning basket in the BIG EAST Tournament. The team is wearing white and blue home jerseys.

BIG EAST Road Trip celebrates conference’s rich basketball tradition

By Tee Baker / January 15, 2024

‘The BIG EAST is a proud basketball conference’

UConn head coach Geno Auriemma smiles on the sidelines. He has a water bottle in his left hand and looks like he's about to use his right hand to unscrew the cap.

In light of Nick Saban retiring, how close are we to a sport without Geno Auriemma?

By Emily Adler / January 14, 2024

And what will it mean when the greatest coach in women’s basketball history finally steps away?

Members of the UConn women's basketball team gather in a huddle. They are wearing home white jerseys. The back of Ice Brady's No. 25 jersey is pictured in the forefront.

Aubrey Griffin’s season-ending injury forces UConn to pivot yet again

By Tee Baker / January 10, 2024

Huskies face uncertainty after loss of key veteran