The BIG EAST Women’s Basketball Championship presented by American Eagle Outfitters is introducing Chalk Talk, a new event that debuts at the 2012 tournament. Well-respected panelists from around the women’s basketball game will headline the event, which runs from 4-5:30 p.m. on Monday, March 5, prior to the semifinals of the tournament. The event is private with attendees limited to those who have won tickets.

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The panelists will discuss the state of women’s basketball, as well as participate in a question and answer session. Scheduled to attend this inaugural event are a combination of informed and influential panelists who have helped to shape and grow the game: Val Ackerman, Founding President of the WNBA, US Representative to the International Basketball Federation, Adjunct Professor at Columbia University; Renee Brown, WNBA Chief of Basketball Operations and Player Relations; Carol Callan, USA Basketball Team Director; Kathy Meehan, NCAA Women’s Basketball Committee, St. John’s Associate VP for Athletics/SWA; Carol Stiff, ESPN VP Programming & Acquisitions; and Mike Thibault, Head Coach for the WNBA’s Connecticut Sun. This panel combines more than 100 years of basketball knowledge and insight into the inner-workings of the sport.

The discussion and Q&A will be moderated by BIG EAST Television Network analyst LaChina Robinson.