Archive for October, 2008

Our friends at North Star have tipped us to some new Class of 2011 recruits that Villanova is interested in who we’ll be adding to Rakeem Christmas, Myck Kabongo, and Mike Gilchrist… Trevor Cooney- 6’3″ Shooting Guard from the Sanford School in Wilmington, DE Mike Taylor- 6’3″ Shooting Guard from Boys & Girls in...
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Just a minor update on the recruiting of St. Anthony’s Wing Guard, Dominic Cheek. Zag’s Blog is reporting that Cheek will make Official Visits to Kansas (Oct 17), Memphis (Oct 24), Villanova, Indiana, and Pittsburgh. Seton Hall and Rutgers may also receive “unofficial” visits due to their proximity to Jersey City. The big news...
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Yes, we know we are VUhoops.com, but we are proud of Villanova and all of our successes. In case you haven’t heard, the ‘Nova Football program is currently 4-1 with the sole loss coming on the road at 1-A West Virginia. Since then, the Wildcats have beaten #1 Richmond and William & Mary along...
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This past weekend, Jay Wright spoke at Stu Vetter’s Coaching Clinic (Vetter is the head coach at Montrose Christian where Isaiah Armwood and Mouphtaou Yarou will be playing this year). HoyaReport is noting an interesting tidbit from Jay’s speech… “There was no four guard offense” revealed Wright. “Our forward got hurt, and we moved...
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We should have made a little bit louder noise on the topic, but Terrell Vinson did commit to Bill Bayno and Loyola Marymount. We posted that as a quick comment last Thursday on our Villanova Recruiting page. Talib Zanna, another Villanova target, also committed last week to Pittsburgh. On the Dominic Cheek front… all...
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2 weeks ago, we updated you with the changes to Jay Wright’s coaching staff. One of the moves was the promotion of Jason Donnelly to Assistant Coach. The newest edition of Mike Sheridan’s ‘Nova Notebook focuses on Donnelly, his background, history at Villanova and how he is handling his new position on the bench.
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Super Secret Pre-Sale Ticket Sale information here… You can get ticket package to all 5 games at the “Wachovia Complex”. Upper Bowl seats are $100. Lower Bowl seats are $140. You will need to go through this link. Pre-sale/promotions code: WILDCATS
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Hoops Mania, which is set for October 24th, will be a ticketed event for the first time according to The Villanovan. Approximately 3,000 tickets will be available for students to apply for starting tomorrow through the online basketball lottery system.  The lottery will remain open through Oct. 9. The remaining 2,000 tickets will be...
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If you’re still interested in going to see Villanova play Texas at Madison Square Garden in the Jimmy V Classic, this may interest you. The game is on December 9th. The Alumni Association is offering a Reception Package for $85. This includes a ticket to the game (in sec. 121-126) as well as an...
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