TWITBE: Eric Dixon, Josh Oduro and Jason Benetti

02/16/2024

John and Kevin are joined by Villianova senior forward Eric Dixon (7:15), Providence big man Josh Oduro (23:40) and Fox Sports and Westwood One play-by-play announcer Jason Benetti (29:40).

The hosts for This Week In The BIG EAST are John Rooke, a well-known BIG EAST play-by-play voice for 36 years, and Kevin McNamara, who has covered the BIG EAST for 34 seasons as a reporter at the Providence Journal and now as a talk show host at WPRO Radio. In each episode, Rooke and McNamara give a comprehensive look at the teams, coaches, players and storied tradition of the top basketball conference in America.

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