Archive for December, 2009

Who is should be on Villanova’s All Decade Team? Select your best 4 players who played at ‘Nova from 2000-2009. Who will you select??? Discuss…
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Freshman Mouphtaou Yarou has been cleared to “resume all basketball activities“. Welcome back Mouph!
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UPDATE — Game Results:  With the Cat’s winning 74-72, three VUH readers took medals.  Gold Medal:  Congratulations to Barney Rubble ’87, who hit our second bulls-eye of the contest, picking the exact score and earning 10 points (including 5 bonus points for the bulls-eye).   Silver Medal: Tom ’87 (74-73), earning 3 pts.  Bronze Medal:  Eli (76-72), earning...
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With the Big East season officially underway, the talking heads are all talking about what we can expect this season.  Here a sampling of what they are saying about the Cats. Tom Noie of the South Bend Tribune asks, “Can Villanova repeat last year’s Final Four run?  No team in the nation may have...
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Today’s Philadelphia Inquirer counted Villanova’s 2009 Final Four Run and its Football Championship Subdivision national championship victory over Montana among the top Philadelphia sports moments of the decade.  (Hat Tip to Gpraz1)
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Last night, Mike asked us to vote.   This morning we learned that on the strength of Villanova’s Final Four run last March, Jay Wright was selected Daily NewsSportsperson of the Year.  He won over the likes of Donovan McNabb, Cliff Lee, Chase Utley, Ryan Howard, and Scotty Reynolds (of “The Shot” fame).  Always humble, Coach Wright...
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The Daily News is running their 2009 Sportsperson of the Year voting. Jay Wright & Scottie Reynolds are both nominated, but let’s throw our weight behind Jay as he has 40 more votes already. Go. Vote Now!
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Join the Randy Foye Foundation as former Villanova standout and current Washington Wizards guard Randy Foye makes his return to a familiar arena for a matchup against the Sixers!  All tickets purchased through RFF include an autographed photo and meet & greet with Randy in the arena 1 hour prior to tip-off.  Get great...
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Rivals reports that Villanova’s 2010 commits, made up of four-star prospects Jayvaughn Pinkston and James Bell and three-star prospect Markus Kennedy, ranks 26 in the country.  “Add Cory Joseph, the No. 7 ranked prospect in the Rivals 150, and Villanova would move up to at least No. 7, ahead of Duke in the rankings.”...
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With a light week, Villanova remained at #8 in both the AP and ESPN/ USA Today Coaches’ Polls that were released today. Along with ‘Nova, Syracuse (#5), West Virginia (#6), and Connecticut (#10) represent the Big East in the Top 10.
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