Archive for December, 2007

Finishing up 10-1 in Pre-Big East play, Villanova hopped up one spot in this week’s AP Poll. The Wildcats stayed steady at #16 in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches’ Poll.:Rankings
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As I mentioned in yesterday’s Game Recap, Casiem Drummond has been listed with a stess fracture in his ankle. Here’s a quick blurb in the Daily News about it, but it really doesn’t give any brilliant insight besides that it will be a minimum of 2 weeks to recover.
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Scottie led the way with 19 and Corey Fisher threw in an additional 18 as Villanova won its 14th consecutive Big5 game.:Story The bad news of the night was released before the game when Jay announced that Casiem Drummond will be out for an indefinite amount of time with a stress fracture in his...
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vs. Location: Villanova, PA (The Pavilion)Time: 7:00 p.m. ETTV: ESPNURadio: 950AM WPENInternet: ESPN360 Villanova is 30-26 All-time against the Explorers and currently have a 5-game winning streak. As usual, check out Villanova By The Numbers’ pre-game analysis.
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We posted a link to Jay Wright’s Coaching Family Tree. We initially put it out there for our VUhoops Google Group members, and this week we extend it to everyone. CLICK
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This week stat update… Malik Allen (NJ Nets) 5.4pts, 3.3reb, 0.8ast Randy Foye (Minnesota) Stress Reaction in Left Knee.Hasn’t played in ’07. Expected to miss another 3 weeks. Kyle Lowry (Memphis) 9.8pts, 4.1reb, 3.8ast Tim Thomas (LA Clippers) 12.6pts, 5.2reb, 2.8ast. Sprained Left Knee on 22Dec (Day-to-Day)
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As people around the world celebrate Boxing Day, VUhoops.com would like to wish you a belated Merry Christmas. Did You Know… that since 1920, the Wildcats have played in exactly one game on Christmas Day? In 1956, VU lost to NYU 66-73.
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3 Weeks ago, we posted the first part of a series of what the non-NBA Villanovans of the past are up to. Here is some more information that VUhoops.com has researchd and found. Austin Marcus is playing for the Brooklyn Comets in the ABA The roster for Hellín in Spain shows Andreas Bloch starting...
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From Jonathan Tannenwald’s blog… Record: 9-1Pomeroy: 70 (60th)RPI: 22 (31st)Sagarin: 41 (25th)BB State: 79 (66th)SOS: 108 Team Offensive efficiency: 116.7 (12) Defensive efficiency: 98.9 (140) Tempo: 70.1 poss / 40 min (112) Offense Effective FG%: 53.6 (58) Turnover Pct.: 18.0 (20) Offensive rebounding %: 40.0 (23) Free throw rate: 27.9% (85) 3-point FG%: 39.5...
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The 9-1 Wildcats have inched up to an 18th Ranking in this week’s AP Poll and ranked #16 according to ESPN/USA Today.
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