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. Fascinated by the moxie shown by the remaining seven Catholic schools, Ackerman used the league’s plan as...

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