Fwiw;
"After more than two months of intensive searching for candidates as the league’s first commissioner, the new Big East hierarchy–led by Georgetown–has reshuffled the deck and come up with a new group of finalists.
They include former Big East associate commissioner and head of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament Dan Gavitt, former WNBA commissioner Val Ackerman and Big Ten Deputy Commissioner Brad Traviolia. Another candidate also has may be included in this Final Four of finalists.
According to sources familiar with the process, all were interviewed by a Presidential group in the last two weeks, with a decision expected in the next few days and an announcement sometime next week.
Gavitt was the overwhelming favorite among the basketball coaches and athletic directors, who have not been part of the process, while Ackerman, with credentials as the first woman President of USA Basketball, is currently working as a consultant on women’s basketball for the NCAA. Traviolia has a Big Ten pedigree and has worked his way up through the Big Ten offices for the past dozen years and may emerge as the front runner, although the process remains murky in its details and direction.
The final interviews were reportedly held last weekend, presumably with a decision and acceptance coming in the next few days from one of the finalists in a search which has went in many directions as the Big East Presidents look for leadership in a league which will begin play this fall, presumably with a leader in place."
“@KevinMcNamara33: Never-ending Big East commish search getting close to a finish?, per @blauds
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