The Big East season opens up on New Year’s Day as the #15 Wildcats (13-1) travel to Milwaukee to take on Marquette. The Golden Eagles (11-2) are unranked in the AP Poll and #25 in the USA Today/ESPN Poll. The game marks the first Big East matchup for Marquette’s new head coach, Buzz Williams....
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A Calendar Year-End Review for basketball is tough because it encompasses multiple seasons, but here are the highlights (and lowlights) for Villanova Basketball’s 2008 calendar year… Villanova entered 2008 at #17 in the AP Poll and #16 in the USA Today/ESPN Poll with a 10-1 Record January 23 through February 4th saw the Wildcats...
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#15 Villanova clawed back from an 8-point deficit to beat Temple by 17 and win the Big 5 title for the 3rd time in 4 years. This was the last non-conference game for ‘Nova (12-1) as they enter Big East play on New Year’s Day at Marquette. Corey Fisher provided a very needed spark...
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Villanova jumped up a few spots due to losses by Gonzaga, Ohio State, and Xavier. The Wildcats are now #13 in the Coaches’ Poll and #15 in the AP Poll for Week 7.
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Jeff Goodman is reporting that Oklahoma State big man Ibrahima Thomas will be transferring to Cinicinnatti. Initially, Thomas was given a release to speak to, and possibly transfer to, Villanova.
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The out of conference season for the Villanova Basketball Team ends on Monday as they host Temple (5-5) at The Pavilion. #15 Villanova (11-1) wraps up the year with their final game of the Big Five. ‘Nova has won 17 of their last 18 Big 5 contests. This is the 81st meeting between the...
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A poster on VUsports mentioned that Villanova could be getting new uniforms for Big East Conference play. Although we think it’s weird that the team would sport new unis 14 games into the season, we decided to have a little fun with the topic and come up with some mock-ups for possible new Villanova...
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Happy 47th Jay!
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Facing a pesky and un-quitting Navy squad who hit 14 out of 28 3-Pointers, Villanova won its 21 consecutive game at The Pavilion and improved its record to 11-1. The Wildcats got 24 from Dante Cunningham and 23 from Scottie Reynolds in the win. Antonio Pena pulled down 12 boards and Dante grabbed 10...
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Ibrahima Thomas, a sophomore 6’11″ center has been granted a release from Oklahoma State. Villanova is one of 10 schools that the OSU Athletic Director has granted Thomas permission to speak with. Jeff Goodman is reporting that Marquette, Cincinnati, Kentucky, Illinois State and Rutgers are also in the running. The Senegal native is averaging 8.3...
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