Big East Conference news and links, October 23, 2014

~ Jerry Meyer of 247sports wrote that Georgetown visited 2017 five-star recruit Blake Harris yesterday.

~ Matt Velazquez of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel discussed Marquette and defying low expectations after their projections from Big East Media Day on Wednesday.

~ Ryan Saccoman of VU Hoops closed out Villanova's "Basketball Opponent Capsule" with a look at the Providence Friars.

~ Dave Caldwell of the Wall Street Journal profiled the St. John's Red Storm and their seniors.

~ Zach Braziller of the New York Post wrote a feature on freshman phenom Isaiah Whitehead that's worth your time.

~ Athlon Sports has a preview up on the Xavier Musketeers

Anymore interesting links out there that we didn't cover? Don't be shy -- bring them up to us in the comments section!