Terrence Williams News

When Peyton Siva, the prized recruit from Seattle, arrived at the University of Louisville, he ventured into the Yum! Center to acquaint himself with his new surroundings.

On what otherwise might have been a smug, self-satisfied train ride back to Philadelphia after his team was picked to win this season's Big East Conference title, Villanova basketball Coach Jay Wright spoke to his players about toughness and leadership.

The Big East earned three No. 1 seeds in the NCAA tournament last season. This season, I don't believe there will be any.

Last week, the University of Louisville men's basketball team came from behind to put away the Tigers of Georgetown College, in their first exhibition game of the season.

Louisvillea s Peyton Siva, left, attempts to get the ball from Georgetowna s Johonne Hamilton during the second half Wednesday at Freedom Hall.

Rick Pitino can always count on his neighbors at Georgetown College to give him a good barometer of where his team is early in the year.

The meeting was running long, as tends to happen when Louisville coach Rick Pitino and his staff get together.

The Big East isn't such a beast this season. One year after it record-breaking season of NCAA men's basketball dominance, the mega-conference is just one of the guys.

It was some time between the end of commissioner John Marinatto's speech and the horde of TV cameras, radio microphones and persistent questions that Jay Wright realized he was atop the new Big East.

Rookie Terrence Williams had 23 points and eight assists and Yi Jianlian had 22 points to lead the New Jersey Nets to a 110-88 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday night in the last preseason game for both teams.

Rick Pitino has been through the gauntlet before. After three decades of pacing the sidelines the Louisville coach has developed some pretty thick skin.

Rick Pitino arrived at the Big East Conference's annual media day here at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday with his blinkers on.

The only loudspeaker booming at the University of Louisville's first men's basketball practice projected the voice of coach Rick Pitino around the Yum! Center court.

Coach: Rick Pitino . Last season's record: 31-6 overall, 16-2 in Big East Postseason: Lost in NCAA tournament Midwest Region final to Michigan State Final regular-season RPI: 4th.

Jared Swopshire often spent nights during his summer vacation slumped in a plush leather lounge chair dozing off at the University of Louisville's Yum! Center practice facility.

U of L players felt the absence of Earl Clark, Terrence Williams and Andre McGee during pickup games this summer - and that is good, according to sophomore forward Jared Swopshire.

Terrence Williams loves his crash course indoctrination into the pros with the Nets.

There was the usual string of Rick Pitino one-liners. He chided his University of Louisville basketball players for thanking fans for attending the Cardinal Tipoff Luncheon "tonight" even though it was actually 1 o'clock Thursday afternoon.

The man who ended Siena's dream season made his professional debut in the Saints' home arena Sunday afternoon.

Our first look at the prospects in the always interesting Big East features Georgetown's Greg Monroe , West Virgiana's Devin Ebanks , Louisville's Terrence Williams , and Stanley Robinson and Kemba Walker from Connecticut.