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Conference realignment changed college basketball more than most fans realize

There was some movement in college basketball when it comes to conference realigment starting July 1st.
CNN

Val Ackerman transformed basketball and the Big East. Now the conference faces a critical juncture

In 2013, Val Ackerman was teaching a leadership course at Columbia University as the Big East scraped its way back to existence after being left for roadkill amid college football realignment.
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Big East commissioner Val Ackerman retiring after 13 years leading reshaped conference

Big East commissioner Val Ackerman announced Monday she is retiring after 13 years leading the conference through a realignment-induced transformation that brought the league back to embracing its ...

Stanford GM Andrew Luck makes desperate request to college football after conference realignment

With new conference alignments in college football, rivlary games have taken a back seat, and Stanford GM Andrew Luck is not ...
CNN

The Big East used to have college basketball’s marquee conference tournament. It’s starting to find that old juice again

On the day that Georgetown signed Patrick Ewing, Dave Gavitt memorably turned to Mike Tranghese, his right-hand man, and declared, “We’re going to New York.’’ It was 1981 and the Big East, the league ...
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Val Ackerman retires: Big East commissioner caps one of most important executive careers in basketball history

The Big East was on the brink of power-conference dissolution. If one person was going to save it, Val Ackerman would be that protagonist. The year was 2013. Conference realignment had again redrawn ...
The New York Times

Big East commissioner Val Ackerman retiring after 13 years

Val Ackerman, who was previously the president of the WNBA, took over leadership of the Big East in 2013. Sarah Stier / Getty Images Big East commissioner Val Ackerman announced Monday she is retiring ...