While we wait for things to wrap up at Madison Square Garden, we can take a sneak preview at some of tonight and tomorrow's stories via Twitter. Tyler Tynes will have more in-depth coverage from the Big East Media Day event later, as well.
Here are the tweets:
These three are ready for the @NovaMBB season to start. Are you? @BIGEASTMBB #BEMediaDay pic.twitter.com/TCOT6noILT
— Villanova Athletics (@NovaAthletics) October 22, 2014
Jay Wright
Kevin Willard says he, Jay Wright & Steve Lavin all agreed the Big East needs to perform better, schedule up & continue recruiting well.
— Adam Zagoria (@AdamZagoria) October 22, 2014
Lavin, Wright, Willard all saying Big East can and should get 5-6 teams in the NCAAs every year. Got 4 last year.
— Adam Zagoria (@AdamZagoria) October 22, 2014
Jay Wright meets the media. Always a good time at the Villanova table: pic.twitter.com/ucrEcAF1WM
— A Daly Dose Of Hoops (@DalyDoseOfHoops) October 22, 2014
Jay Wright: "I remember when I took over Villanova, I was not interested in a difficult nonconference schedule."
— A Daly Dose Of Hoops (@DalyDoseOfHoops) October 22, 2014
Jay Wright on preseason No. 1: "It's an honor, and with it comes a new challenge of dealing with that."
— A Daly Dose Of Hoops (@DalyDoseOfHoops) October 22, 2014
Jay Wright: "In the end, if we can be a better team than we were last year, that'll be a hell of an accomplishment."
— A Daly Dose Of Hoops (@DalyDoseOfHoops) October 22, 2014
Jay Wright: "James Bell was the glue for us last year...there is a challenge replacing those guys" #BEMediaDay
— Tyler R. Tynes (@TylerRickyTynes) October 22, 2014
Wright said that Josh Hart and Dylan Ennis will play the same amount of minutes. Players have raved about him today.
— Tyler R. Tynes (@TylerRickyTynes) October 22, 2014
"This is a special conference. The fans are beyond passionate." - Jay Wright, head coach of Villanova.
— BIG EAST MBB (@BIGEASTMBB) October 22, 2014
Jay Wright said the team's greatest asset might be that they know how to play as a nationally ranked team and the best in the Big East.
— Tyler R. Tynes (@TylerRickyTynes) October 22, 2014
Jay Wright mentioned how FS1 is an advantage. If recruits are truly interested in the Big East, they can watch every game #BEmediaday
— Terrence Payne (@terrence_payne) October 22, 2014
Jay wright says Villanova has budding rivalry with creighton. ''The only thing a lot of our fans know is that we haven't beaten them ...
— Steve Pivovar (@PivOWH) October 22, 2014
Ryan Arcidiacono
Ryan Arch: "As a team we are just worried about good chemistry" pic.twitter.com/TqxmBv3Fb7
— Tyler R. Tynes (@TylerRickyTynes) October 22, 2014
Arcidiacono said that Darrun Hilliard not being named preseason Big East Player of the Year "kind of makes him mad" #BEmediaday
— Tyler R. Tynes (@TylerRickyTynes) October 22, 2014
Arcidiacono said that the Sterling Gibbs shot also "still stings"
— Tyler R. Tynes (@TylerRickyTynes) October 22, 2014
Adam Finkelstein sits down with Nova guard Ryan Arcidiacono at Media Day @ryarch15 pic.twitter.com/dNgeXQOsFk
— Cox Hub (@CoxHub) October 22, 2014
Daniel Ochefu
Ochefu also said he was a little mad that Hilliard didn't receive preseason POY honors but said "it's what you do when the lights come on"
— Tyler R. Tynes (@TylerRickyTynes) October 22, 2014
Today's Media Day fun fact: Daniel Ochefu said he learned Japanese this summer. #BEMediaDay
— Tyler R. Tynes (@TylerRickyTynes) October 22, 2014
Darrun Hilliard
.@DarrunHilliard4 on set at #BEmediaday @BIGEASTMBB pic.twitter.com/zsVysTmcT3
— Villanova MBB (@NovaMBB) October 22, 2014
Darrun Hilliard very disappointed he didn't make 1st team Big East. Calls it "flat out wrong." #BEMediaDay
— Carmine Carcieri (@CESPN1) October 22, 2014
Overlooked quote from #BEMediaDay from Nova's Darrun Hilliard, asked if he was the best player in BE, said "Yes, me or (Pinkston, Arch)"
— Tyler R. Tynes (@TylerRickyTynes) October 22, 2014
Others
Steve lavin said part of the reason he decided to go casual was he knew he couldn't keep up with GQ Jay Wright. ''I concede''
— Steve Pivovar (@PivOWH) October 22, 2014