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McDonald’s All American Game
The 33rd annual McDonald’s All American Basketball Game will be played tonight at 8:00 PM EST at the Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio. The game will be covered live on ESPN. Villanova-bound Jayvaughn Pinkston and recruiting target Cory Joseph both will play. Full rosters are available on www.mcdonaldsallamerican.com.
ESPN’s Reggie Rankin filed a report after Tuesday’s practice session stating that Cory Joseph (Toronto/Findlay Prep) is one of the two top shooters on the team. NBA talent evaluators also praised Joseph for his three-point shooting and all-around ability, and rated him among the best of the best. Read more
What’s On Your Mind?
Also check out Philly.com’s “25 Things to Ponder on the 25the Anniversary of Villanova’s NCAA Title“
Szczur’s Sandbox: Villanova baseball
Villanova baseball is the third-oldest collegiate baseball program and as of this year, the team has played over 3,000 games over 145 seasons. That means that the Wildcats have been playing baseball for longer than the New York Yankees (109 seasons) or the Philadelphia Phillies (127). So far in their 145th season, the Wildcats are 17-4 and won 2 out of 3 in their Big East opening series against Cincinnati.
Villanova baseball team in 1896 (including the first in a long line of well-dressed coaches)
Scottie Reynolds: 1st Team All-American
Villanova Senior Scottie Reynolds was named to the AP All-America First Team.
Football Pro-Day
Villanova’s senior football players recently participated in the pro-day at Temple. For the NFL, the pro-day is a mini-combine, allowing teams to work out and scout eligible players who were not invited to the combine, and some who were.
Seven players from this year’s NCAA Division I National Championship team (the BCS is not an NCAA championship, by the way), participated in the work outs on March 18th. Read more
Press Clippings: End of Reynolds’ Era …
CSNPhilly.com writer, David Cassilo wrote a thought-provoking article last week, “End of Reynolds’ Era Means Questions for ‘Nova” that is well worth the read. Here are some of the highlights:
“As Scottie Reynolds spoke to the media for the last time in his Villanova career, his teammates sat silent in the locker room, trying to fight back tears and holding on to his every word. “Scottie, can you put your Villanova career in perspective at this point?” asked one reporter. It was the one question he had never before been asked to answer, and for the first time in four years, his composure started to wane. Reynolds began to get choked up and reached for a towel to cover his eyes as he fought for an answer.” Read more
An Open Thread
What would you like to talk about today?
Recruiting? The Sweet 16? The Randy Foye Foundation?
Speaking of the RFF, VUhoops.com readers have donated over $700 so far. Are you next? Read more
Corey Fisher & Jay Wright to return
Today Corey Fisher told media that he would not test the NBA draft waters. He said, “I’m definitely going to be back” to play his senior season.
Jay Wright told the reporters that he has not been contacted about any coaching vacancies. He claimed that he hopes he does not have to hear any offers that might be difficult to turn down because he wants to coach at Villanova. According to Mike Kern of the Philadelphia Daily News, Jay Wright said, “Unless something changed here, I don’t think I want to go anywhere.”
Report via Villanova student and photographer, Mike Dokas. Read more
Glancing at the Crystal Ball: What’s next?
Last year’s heroes Scottie Reynolds and Reggie Redding have used up what was left of their eligibility at Villanova and the 2009-2010 season has come to a close. Without a repeat of last year’s tournament performance, it became apparent how important Dante Cunningham, Dwayne Anderson and Shane “Shiz” Clark were to Villanova’s run to Detroit. Nova Nation was left with a bad taste in its mouth after a February collapse carried into March and now it is time to ponder what the future holds for our Main Line hoopers.
While it seemed likely at the beginning of the season that Corey Fisher might have been set up to turn pro this summer (and don’t be shocked if he tests the waters anyway), he will most likely return to run the point again next year. That means that the ‘Cats once again return most of the roster for next year, which is always a good thing. Read more
Press Clippings: SMC Post-Mortem
Bob Ford: For Cats, tourney loss matter of when
“Little [did it matter] that the Wildcats had been generously ranked among the top 10 in the nation all season when 6-foot-11 Omar Samhan took the floor for the Gaels, and the Villanova frontcourt defenders, either undersize or underexperienced, couldn’t do much with him. Really, though, there was nothing unexpected. When a team – even a team that reached the Final Four – loses its three frontcourt starters and attempts a transitional triage with either smaller players or with freshmen, the physics of basketball will exert its force eventually. As long as the goal is 10 feet from the ground, tall is a good thing to be.” Read more
