“The BIG EAST Tournament is one of the most iconic traditions in college basketball,” stated Barry Nugent, Vice President, Development and Original Programming, FOX Sports. “With this new film, we wanted to go beyond just the exhilarating action on the court and capture the leadership behind the teams as they navigate one of the most defining moments of the season.”
Featuring a number of of the BIG EAST’s most distinguished coaches from previous and current, together with legendary St. John’s head coach Rick Pitino, UConn head coach Dan Hurley, former Villanova head coach Jay Wright amongst others, the movie follows applications throughout the convention in the course of the closing stretch of the 2025-26 school basketball season, providing perception into how coaches put together their groups for the strain of March each on and off the courtroom.
Set in opposition to the backdrop of event week earlier this month on FS1, the movie captures essentially the most pivotal game-changing moments, from the excellent performances and early spherical upsets, to the buildup of the extremely anticipated showdown between UConn and defending BIG EAST champion St. John’s, culminating in an unforgettable championship and the extraordinary emotion and celebration that adopted the ultimate buzzer in The Garden.
“Our film is a nod to the rich history of the BIG EAST Tournament and the energy that comes to life each March at Madison Square Garden,” stated Tom Farrell, Executive Producer, The Workshop Content Studios.
Through candid, behind-the-scenes interviews, MARCH IN THE GARDEN additionally pulls again the curtain on how FOX Sports brings the event to life on one in every of sport’s greatest levels, instructed by the views of FOX Sports’ lead school basketball play-by-play announcer Gus Johnson, and school basketball analyst Bill Raftery, who’ve referred to as among the BIG EAST’s most memorable performances.
The documentary additionally options appearances from the sports activities’ greatest personalities together with FOX Sports Studio and Game Analyst Casey Jacobsen, BIG EAST Commissioner Val Ackerman, distinguished media members Mike Francesa, Dana O’Neil, and Roger Rubin, legendary basketball stars Metta World Peace, Mark Jackson, and Walter Berry, alongside present school basketball gamers Zuby Ejiofor and Nigel James Jr., in addition to MSG Executive Vice President Joel Fisher.
MARCH IN THE GARDEN is government produced by Tom Farrell, Matt Howley and Chayne Gregg of The Workshop Content Studios together with Brad Zager and Nugent from FOX Sports. Ariana Rotstein, Carl Hansen, Michael Vayder and Rita O’Dea additionally function producers.
FOX Sports Films is devoted to presenting fascinating international sports activities documentaries by an unconventional and entertaining lens. Working with FOX Sports’ league and convention companions, the model produces unique programming, connecting dwell sports activities occasions to sports activities tradition.
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About FOX Sports
FOX Sports is the umbrella entity representing Fox Corporation’s big selection of multi-platform US-based sports activities belongings. Built with manufacturers able to reaching greater than 100 million viewers in a single weekend, the enterprise has possession and pursuits in linear tv networks, digital and cell programming, broadband platforms, a number of internet sites, joint-venture companies and several other licensing relationships. FOX Sports consists of the sports activities tv arm of the FOX Network; FS1, FS2, FOX Soccer Plus and FOX Deportes. FOX Sports’ digital properties embrace FOXSports.com and the FOX Sports App, which offers dwell streaming video of FOX Sports content material, immediate scores, stats and alerts to iOS and Android gadgets. Also included in FOX Sports’ portfolio are FOX’s pursuits in joint-venture companies Big Ten Network and the UFL and a licensing settlement that established the FOX Sports Radio Network.
About The Workshop Content Studios
Based in Philadelphia, The Workshop is an award-winning, Emmy-nominated manufacturing firm that focuses on genuine, unscripted storytelling. Our studio embodies a robust household spirit, an timeless work ethic, and a ardour for equality. As our namesake suggests, we strategy each venture with exact craftsmanship and care, with the purpose to make a distinction on this world. This strategy to storytelling is why we’ve develop into a turnkey companion for the most important names within the business.
About the BIG EAST
The BIG EAST Conference is an affiliation of 11 nationally distinguished faculties and universities that foster wholesome athletic competitors, group service and the pursuit of excellence in tutorial environments. The BIG EAST-sponsored athletic applications of our establishments present national-caliber participation alternatives for greater than 3,800 student-athletes on over 200 males’s and girls’s groups in 22 sports activities. Established in 1979 and headquartered in New York City, the BIG EAST’s members are positioned in eight of the nation’s prime 36 largest media markets and embrace Butler University, University of Connecticut, Creighton University, DePaul University, Georgetown University, Marquette University, Providence College, St. John’s University, Seton Hall University, Villanova University and Xavier University. For extra info, go to www.bigeast.com.
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