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Running The Big East and The State of College Basketball | A Conversation with Big East Commissioner Val Ackerman

Running The Big East and The State of College Basketball | A Conversation with Big East Commissioner Val Ackerman

Update: 2024-10-21
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Today’s episode is with Big East Commissioner Val Ackerman. Val and I talk about the state of the Big East and college basketball as a whole, the economics of the Big East, the rise of women’s basketball, what it was like to work for former NBA Commissioner David Stern, the USA Olympic Dream Team’s impact on global basketball, how the WNBA was founded, and much more. Enjoy!

 


Ps. I recently launched a sports business community on Microsoft Teams. Join here: https://teams.live.com/l/community/FAAIJe0ERyXmJDuOQw

 

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Running The Big East and The State of College Basketball | A Conversation with Big East Commissioner Val Ackerman

Running The Big East and The State of College Basketball | A Conversation with Big East Commissioner Val Ackerman

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