Ryan Kalkbrenner has spent this week anticipating another chance to play for a Big East championship. The four-time Big East Defensive Player of the Year is one step closer to achieving his goal, but standing in second-seeded Creighton's way is a semifinal matchup with third-seeded UConn,

"We have to be playing our best basketball this time of year. There's no other way. Wearing that UConn jersey, you have to play with a certain swagger, especially in March where championships are ...