Norm Roberts and Fred Hill will be coaching for their futures when they step on the Madison Square Garden court Tuesday for the first round of the Big East tournament.
Roberts, the St. John’s coach, and Hill, the Rutgers head man, are both on the hottest of hot seats and face highly uncertain futures.
St. John’s (16-14) is the No. 13 seed in the tournament and drew a tough first-round opponent in No. 12 UConn (17-14), which hasn’t won a Big East tournament game since 2005. The Red Storm and Huskies tip at 2 p.m.
No. 14 Rutgers (15-16) faces Lance Stephenson and No. 11 Cincinnati (16-14) at 9:00 p.m., after No. 10 Seton Hall (18-11) takes on No. 15 Providence (12-18).
**Rutgers senior center Hamady N’Diaye was named the Big East Defensive Player of the Year. Pitt sophomore Ashton Gibbs of Scotch Plains, N.J. was named Most Improved Player, Syracuse’s Kris Joseph picked up Sixth Man honors and Notre Dame’s Tory Jackson took home the Sportsmanship Award.
**Read about SNY’s expanded Big East coverage.
**Check out the Big East tournament bracket here.
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Gohard / March 9, 2010
I hate to say that I hope a man loses his job but Norm Roberts has got to go!
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