30 for 30 Requiem for the Big East (Season 2, Episode 17)
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TV Episode | 104 min | Documentary, Biography, History

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30 for 30

Requiem for the Big East (Season 2, Episode 17)

TV-G

TV Episode | 104 min | Documentary, Biography, History

30 for 30 Present: Requiem For The Big East chronicles the meteoric ascension of the Big East conference, and how in less than a decade, it became the most successful college basketball league in America.

Director

Ezra Edelman

Writer

Ezra Edelman (written by)

Producers

Andrew Billman | Ezra Edelman | Deirdre Fenton | Libby Geist & 2 more

Composers

Phil Hernandez | Gary Lionelli | Chris Maxwell

Cinematographer

Ronan Killeen

Editor

Bret Granato

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Edit Released

Updated Mar 16, 2014

Release date

Mar 16, 2014 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 12 wins & 36 nominations

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51 cast members

Name	Known for
Giancarlo Esposito Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer	Breaking Bad (2008)
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Self (archive footage) (as Lew Alcindor) Self (archive footage) (as Lew Alcindor) See fewer	Airplane! (1980)
Michael Adams Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	1992 NBA All-Star Game (1992)
Red Auerbach Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Amazing Grace and Chuck (1987)
Marvin Barnes Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Costas Now (2005)
Jim Boeheim Self Self See fewer	He Got Game (1998)
Tom Brokaw Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt (1970)
Fred Brown Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Top 5 Reasons You Can't Blame... (1999)
Jim Calhoun Self - UConn Coach Self - UConn Coach See fewer	Four Square Miles to Glory
Lou Carnesecca Self - Former St. John's Head Coach Self - Former St. John's Head Coach See fewer	With a Kiss (2016)
Howard Cosell Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Bananas (1971)
John DeGioia Self - Georgetown President (as Jack DeGioia) Self - Georgetown President (as Jack DeGioia) See fewer	30 for 30 (2009)
Ernie DiGregorio Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
Dave Duffy Self - Duffay and Shanley PR Self - Duffay and Shanley PR See fewer	30 for 30 (2009)
Patrick Ewing Self Self See fewer	Space Jam (1996)
Dave Gavitt Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Four Square Miles to Glory
Mike Gorman Self Self See fewer	NBA on NBC (1990)
Michael Graham Self - Georgetown Player (archive footage) Self - Georgetown Player (archive footage) See fewer
Andre Hawkins Self - Syracuse Player (archive footage) Self - Syracuse Player (archive footage) See fewer
Michael Jackson Self - Georgetown Player (archive footage) Self - Georgetown Player (archive footage) See fewer	Make It Plain with Mark Thompson (2019)
Jack Kaiser Self - St. Johns Athletic Director Self - St. Johns Athletic Director See fewer	30 for 30 (2009)
Lee Leonard Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The NFL on NBC (1965)
Bob Ley Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	ESPN Outside the Lines Primetime (1990)
Rollie Massimino Self Self See fewer	The Top 5 Reasons You Can't Blame... (1999)
Tom Mees Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	NHL on ESPN (1980)
Chris Mullin Self Self See fewer	Forget Paris (1995)
Brent Musburger Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Waterboy (1998)
Tom Odjakjian Self - ESPN Self - ESPN See fewer	30 for 30 (2009)
Dick Paparo Self - Referee (archive footage) Self - Referee (archive footage) See fewer
Joe Paterno Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Go Tigers! (2001)
Charles Pierce Self - Boston Herald Self - Boston Herald See fewer	Tiger (2021)
Ed Pinckney Self Self See fewer	NBA Inside Stuff (1990)
Rick Pitino Self Self See fewer	He Got Game (1998)
Bill Raftery Self Self See fewer	College Hoops 2k7 (2006)
Ronald Reagan Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Kings Row (1942)
Bill Reynolds Self Self See fewer	The Top 5 Reasons You Can't Blame... (1999)
Frank Rienzo Self - Georgetown Athletic Director Self - Georgetown Athletic Director See fewer	30 for 30 (2009)
Gene Smith Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Top 5 Reasons You Can't Blame... (1999)
Tom Snyder Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	McCloud (1970)
Dick Stockton Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Arli$$ (1996)
John Thompson III Self Self See fewer	With a Kiss (2016)
John Thompson Self Self See fewer	He Got Game (1998)
Michael Tranghese Self (as Mike Tranghese) Self (as Mike Tranghese) See fewer	The Top 5 Reasons You Can't Blame... (1999)
Sonny Vaccaro Self Self See fewer	Air (I) (2023)
Ray Van Ness III Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer	RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (2012)
Michael Vechesky Self - ESPN Camera Operator Self - ESPN Camera Operator See fewer	Cellar (2005)
Dwayne Washington Self (as Dwayne 'Pearl' Washington) Self (as Dwayne 'Pearl' Washington) See fewer	NYC Point Gods (2022)
Michael Wilbon Self Self See fewer	Pardon the Interruption (2001)
Kevin Williams Self - St. Johns Player (archive footage) Self - St. Johns Player (archive footage) See fewer
David Wingate Self - Georgetown Player Self - Georgetown Player See fewer	Eddie (1996)
Andrew Zimbalist Self - Economist Self - Economist See fewer	Baseball (1994)