Closest to the Pin Final Round — Cincinnati
Update: Game Results: With the Cats pulling out a tough road win at Cincinnati, 77-73, we congratulate five VUHoops readers who took medals in this final round. Gold Medals: cdtoffers (76-73) and Bill’77 (78-73), earning 5 points each; Silver Medals: Jim K (76-72) and NJSuper’Nova (78-72), earning 3 points each; Bronze Medal: EDM’09 (78-75), earning 1 point.
Contest Results: After 25 hard-fought rounds, Andy’06, who was shut out over the final five rounds, held on to win first place. Jim K, winning three medals in the final four rounds tied Pete, who also was shut out over the final five rounds, with 18 points. Under the contest rules, “in the event of a tie, the winner will be determined through tie breakers. The first tie breaker will be the number of times the contestants won medals over the course of the season, without regard to type.” Jim K won six medals vs. Pete’s five medals, taking second on the tie breaker. Pete takes third place. Select “read more” to view the 65 readers on our final leader board. Read more
Recruiting Update: Trevor Cooney
It just came to 
my attention that last night’s loss wasn’t the only battle where Jim Boeheim came out on top of the Wildcats this weekend. Trevor Cooney, a 2011 shooting guard prospect, gave Syracuse his verbal commitment on Friday.
Villanova was one of the schools that Cooney had been considering. Jay Wright had offered the Delaware-native a scholarship for 2011. Read more
‘Nova downed by Orange
Villanova lost it’s third game out of the last four to Syracuse, 95-77. The Wildcats held an early lead, but behind the largest on-campus crowd in college basketball history the Orange made a strong run to end the first half and never looked back.
The ‘Cats (23-5, 12-4) were again plagued by fouls, committing more fouls (25-14) than Syracuse and allowing the Orange to get to the free throw line 15 more times. Rebounding, generally a strength for the Wildcats, was another major issue as they were dominated on the glass, 48-36. ‘Cuse also won the turnover battle, 16-10. Post defense was another issue as Arinze Onuaku and Rick Jackson combined for 36 points on 16-25 shooting. Read more
College Gameday on Scottie
In case you missed the College Gameday broadcast earlier, here is there piece on Scottie Reynolds:
Villanova @ Syracuse Discussion
Watching the Villanova Wildcats juice the ‘Cuse? Post your comments in this thread… Read more
Juice the Cuse
ESPN College Gameday decided to hold court at the Syracuse game before the season, and since that time, it has been one of the most anticipated games on the schedule. When Syracuse came hot out of the gate to start the season, going undefeated in the non-conference schedule, the anticipation only grew. Both schools have been looking forward to this game (someone even created a twitter account for Andy Rautin’s Hair)
The Fruit have their share of notable wins this season (as well as notable losses), and come into this game with a 26-2 record (13-2 in conference). They are one game ahead of Villanova in the hunt for the Big East title, making this game every bit as meaningful as the build-up would have you believe. Read more
Closest to the Pin Round 24 – Syracuse
Update: Game Results: While the Cats had a tough loss in Syracuse tonight, 77-95, at least four VUHoops readers took medals in this round. Gold Medal: cdtoffers (77-85), earning 5 points; Silver Medals: HoyaSaxa (77-82) and Jim89 (72-87), earning 3 points each; Bronze Medal: JIm k (80-84), earning 1 point. Select “read more” to view the 65 readers now on our leader board. Read more
Tony Wroten Jr. Keeps ‘Nova in Top 4
6′4″ Junior Point Guard Tony Wroten Jr. released an updated version of his Top 4 yesterday. The Top 10 player from the Class of 2011 noted Villanova along with UConn (a new edition), Syracuse, and Washington.
On ‘Nova, he noted, “4 guard offense,there no better offense for me to play for. I love coach wright and malik wayns is my dude. Pause. Love philly.”
Philly will love Tony too. Read more
Corey Stokes Caught Peeing
Settle down just a bit. If you saw the VUhoops Twitter feed earlier in the day, you know that Villanova Junior Corey Stokes was arrested early Thursday morning for public urination.
In the report, it notes that Stokes was urinating between two cars while surrounded by teammates when noticed by the Police. a police car pulled up. “The Bayonne Bomber” was not arrested but was issued a citation and a fine for disorderly conduct. Read more
‘Nova Extends Pavilion Win Streak
Villanova returned to its winning ways tonight with a 74-49 victory over South Florida.
‘Nova (23-4, 12-3) got 21 points from Scottie Reynolds on Senior Night and an additional 14 from Antonio Pena as the Wildcats shot 47% from the floor (27-58) while forcing 22 USF turnovers.
The Bulls got within 2 points (14-16) with 10 minutes to go and kept ‘Nova within site only being down 9 at the intermission. USF maintained pace with the Wildcats, staying within single digits down, but the Bulls could not keep pace as Villanova outscored the visitors 28-10 over the final 10 minutes of the game. Read more
Heading to Providence?
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