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It’s official: DePaul leaving Big East with 6 others

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Big East commissioner Mike Aresco spent much of the past week talking with the seven nonfootball members in his league that have now decided to form a new basketball-only league.

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After a week of speculation, the breakup is now official: DePaul is joining six other Big East schools that don't play football and bolting the Big East Conference to pursue a new basketball league. The presidents of the seven schools (DePaul, Georgetwon, St. John's, Villanova, Marquette, Seton Hall and Providence) released their announcement Saturday, saying it was a unanimous vote.