A month ago today, I ended my five-year run as the basketball guide at About.com.

Actually, that’s not 100% accurate. I started out as About’s guide to college hoops, but pro basketball was added to my portfolio when the awesome Dennis Velasco moved on to other projects.

I enjoyed my run at About very much. It’s a great gig, and I sincerely hope they’ll thrive under their new corporate overlords from InterActive Corp. My departure had nothing to do with any of that; it was just time for something new.

I’ll continue to be a contributor at Rotowire.com – my fantasy NBA waiver wire column runs there weekly and is occasionally picked up by Yahoo! Fantasy sports. And I’ll be posting original content right here at Lane Violation.

If you’re interested in keeping up with me or shooting me a question, I’m active on Twitter: @charliezegers. (I’m the guy with the “Patrick Ewing as the Angel of Death in Exorcist III” avatar.)

It’s official.

The seven non-football members of the Big East conference have voted to go their own way. The presidents of Georgetown, St. John’s, Providence, Seton Hall, Villanova, Marquette and DePaul released a joint statement, saying:

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During the fourth quarter of last night’s Nets/Raptors game, referee Courtney Kirkland attempted to block a Kris Humphries free-throw attempt.

Yes, you read that correctly.

There’s something you don’t see every day, huh?

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Another major shakeup could hit the Big East conference in the next few days. It is even possible that the once-mighty basketball power could be dissolved.

The seven non-football schools in the conference – DePaul, Georgetown, Marquette, Providence, St. John’s, Seton Hall and Villanova – are “close to a consensus” on what they’ll do next. The plummeting value of the league’s television contract is a big factor. According to one report, the Big East is being offered about $60-80 million per year in current negotiations. Last year, they turned down an offer from ESPN that would have paid three times as much.

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Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney, Kanye West and Bon Jovi might be the headliners at tonight’s 12.12.12 Concert for Sandy Relief at Madison Square Garden, but the NBA will be supplying …

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