University of Denver also plays in the BE for lacrosse, so nothing makes sense.
In this new age of conference realignment, does it ever? I heard the lacrosse thing last night. UConn transitioning to D1 men's lax in 2018, would likely need a conference and likely need approval of the presidents to join.
Basketball makes zero sense. The vestiges of the Big East basically split over football, and UConn giving up football after all the money spent on the program wouldn't make any sense. I don't think expansion makes sense at all for the Big East right now. The five East Coast schools would definitely want someone near the coast and there aren't any schools that fit the profile (private, religious, quality basketball team) of the rest of the league. Richmond is probably the closest, and, well...no thanks. In the Midwest, Dayton is probably the best fit, but heaven help us if Dayton would be the reason we expand (fine second option, but god no as a first option).
Unless you guys plan on cutting football (LOL) or transitioning from a public to private catholic school, I think this is just one overzealous St. John's fan pining for the halcyon days of the Big East. If it had any legs, there would be a LOT more people reporting it.