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Secret Scrimmage against George Washington
Jay Wright and the Villanova squad will host George Washington tomorrow in a “secret scrimmage”. We’re sorry we don’t have any other details, but this has been tipped to us by 3 sources.
UPDATE: Jeff Goodman has confirmed the scrimmage and has included some Jay Wright quotes…
Wright wasn’t allowed about the specific scrimmage, but said that they certainly have their advantages.
“We can control the situation and we can get a very competitive workout that will simulate a Big East game.”
Villanova #23 in AP Pre-Season Poll
The AP has released their Pre-Season Poll. Villanova is ranked #23.
No surprise that North Carolina is #1. The poll finds 7 teams from the Big East in the top 25.
View Villanova’s ranking in the other Pre-Season polls here.
Check to see how the Pollsters voted here.
2008-09 Pre-Season Polls
The USA Today/ESPN Coaches’ Poll has been released today where Villanova has been handed a #25 Rankings- the same spot where ESPN had them in their Pre-Season Ranking last year.
The only meaningful outstanding poll is the AP’s, which, based on history, should be revealed in the next week.
Here is a list of where Villanova is being ranked in various Pre-Season Polls…
- #17 [Rivals.com]
- #19 [Inside Hoops]
- #15 [The Hoops Report]
- #24 [EA Sports]
- #19 [FOX Sports]
- #22 [EA Sports: NCAA Basketball 2009]
Thanks to Ed ‘77 and bozzhoghazzard!
DePaul Tickets On Sale Today
For our Friends and Alumni in the Chicago area… tickets to the February 25th Villanova game at DePaul have gone on sale today and can be purchased through Ticketmaster.
Prices for seats at AllState Arena vary from $20 to $100.
Additional Jay Wright Quotes from Media Day
We gave you a bunch of Jay Wright quotes from last Wednesday’s Big East Media Day. Adam Zagoria has added some new ones…
On Scottie Reynolds:
Scottie is healthy and I think it’s one of the responsiblities of our coaching staff to keep him fresh and healthy this year. He kills himself in practice and Dante Cunningham does the same thing. It’s my job to do the same thing.
On the Coreys:
We’ll always recruit New Jersey because that’s where the bulk of our alumni are from. The history of Villanova basketball, there’s so many great players from New York and New Jersey.
“Corey Stokes and Corey Fisher are the guys that really have a chance to make us a better team. They’re the guys that have made drastic improvements from last year and they’re both talented kids and very, very well coached coming from their high school programs. We’ve got experienced guys up front, those two could make the difference for us this year.
Need a Desktop Background?
It’s kind of tough to find any high-resolution, large, Villanova Basketball images. So we hope someone (anyone?) likes our first foray into Wallpaper graphic design for your Desktop.
Armwood & Yarou on ESPN’s RISE Magazine
Hat tip to RayFoyeCombo on VUsports.com
Hoops Mania Update
VUhoops.com apologizes for the lack of Hoops Mania coverage this weekend. We won’t make excuses, just simply note we’re sorry.
But in an effort to catch up from Friday Night’s events…
- Dominic Cheek, Maalik Wayns, Isaiah Armwood, and Mouphtaou Yarou were all in attendance. Other recruits seen included Marckus Kennedy
- “We Want Cheek” chants were rampant through the Pavilion
- Hip-Hop artist T. Pain performed
- Blue/White game teams were broken up as Anderson, Cunningham, Fisher, King, and Redding Vs. Clark, Peña, Reynolds, Sutton, and Stokes
- Hoops Mania included a Slam Dunk contest. Check out Dante Cunningham’s Dunk. Other YouTube Videos include; Scottie Reynolds and T-Pain (thanks RayFoyeCombo)
Jay Wright at Big East Media Day
Here is an 8m47s interview with Jay Wrigh from today’s Big East Media Day at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
Usually a lot of teams who went to the Sweet 16 and returns all of its starters would expect to be in the top 2 or 3 of the conference…
Jay Wright:
“Exactly. There’s all this talent in this league. A lot of the top teams have everyone returning. I think this is unprecedented. Even in the 80s… to have this many teams have quality returning starters… is unheard of.
I think the kids are staying. We had a lot of young teams in the league last year.
How is Scottie [Reynolds] evolving and where he is now… Read more
Hoops Mania Flyer
In case you haven’t seen the new Hoops Mania flyer, we’ve been able to get a copy of it…
UPDATE- Rumors from campus now include the possibility of T-Pain or T.I. who are performing with Jay-Z at the Wachovia Center on friday night. Maybe both artists? Maybe all 3??? Time will tell…
