Georgetown’s Allen Iverson holds trophy for winning MVP of the NIT in 1995.
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Seton Hall head coach Tommy Amaker guided the Pirates to the Sweetv 16 in 2000.
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Georgetown coach John Thompson congratulating Allen Iverson during the NIT in 1995.
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Marshon Brooks was a star ar Providence before coming to the Brooklyn Nets.
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Legendary St. John’s coach Lou Carnesecca poses next to a banner raised in 2001 at Madison Square Garden honoring his 526 victories at St. John’s.
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Wilson Chandler starred at DePaul before his solid NBA career.
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Villanova’s Ed Pinckney (54) yells out as he is surrounded by teammates after the Wildcats defeated Georgetown for the national championship in 1995.
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Patrick Ewing of Georgetown University guards Ed Pinckney of Villanova University during the 1985 NCAA national championship game.
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Before his incredible career with the Knicks, Patrick Ewing patrolled the middle for Georgetown.
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Dave Gavitt, a former Providence coach and the first commissioner of the Big East.
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Willie Glass, (30), Mark Jackson, (13) and Walter Berry, (21) led St. John’s past Syracuse in the 1986 Big East championship game. Jackson is now coach of the NBA’s Golden State Warriors.
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Kerry Kittles (r.) starred at Villanova before a strong career with the Nets.
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Lazar Hayward, now in the NBA, had a great career at Marquette.
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Jae Crowder #32, Joseph Fulce #21, Darius Johnson-Odom #1 and Dwight Buycks #23 of Marquette celebrate after defeating Syracuse during in the 2011 NCAA tournament.
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Chris Mullin of Brooklyn was a legend at St. John’s, leading the Red Storm to the Final Four in 1985, before an illustrious NBA career.
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Steve Novak was a dead-eye 3-point shooter at Marquette before he ever did the Discount Double Check celebration with the Knicks.
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PJ Carlesimo (r.) guided Seton Hall to the national championship game in 1989.
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Providence’s Friar mascot
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Legendary Villanova coach Rollie Massimino
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Back when he was still Ron Artest, Metta World Peace was a star at St. John’s.
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Legendary St. John’s coach Lou Carnesecca presents ex-Georgetown coach John Thompson with a framed autographed sweater before a 1999 game.
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Georgetown forward Harvey Thomas leaps into the arms of center Wesley Wilson at the final buzzer after Wilson had stuffed the ball through the hoop with 3.8 seconds on the clock to give the Hoyas a 68-67 first round win in the Big East tournament in 2002.
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St John’s coach Mike Jarvis give a hugs to Big East tournament MVP Bootsy Thornton and Erick Barkley after beating UConn for the title. The Red Storm went to the Elite Eight that year.
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