Squeaky Sneakers is one of VUHoops’ emeritus readers, living the good life with his wife of many years in Sedona, AZ. He visits VUH often, but posts selectively. However, when he does, it’s a doozie. Squeaky has seen most of the Villanova greats play over the years an offers a perspective that I treasure...
Read more »
”What is past is prologue.” ~ William Shakespear During the month of September, the VUHoops readers celebrated the great tradition of Villanova basketball by selecting from past players, coaches, trainers and others a special few for induction into the VUHoops Basketball Hall of Fame. Our process began with...
Read more »
Before the trip to Los Angeles some Villanova fans were wondering what it would take for their 3-0 ‘Cats to get into the Associated Press Top-25 poll. Would a tournament title do it, or would they have to knock off Mizzou at Madison Square Garden too? Those questions seemed moot at the end of...
Read more »
Villanova Alumn Allan Ray has signed with Pau Orthez in France. After a stint with the Boston Celtics, Ray has played in Italy’s top flight and in Slovenia and now moves to the top league in France. Ray was among the group of recent Villanova basketball alums who returned to campus during the NBA...
Read more »
Villanova struggled to defend on the perimeter again, and lost its second straight to Santa Clara in a 65-64 nail biter. After falling behind by as much as 8 points in the first half, the Wildcats climbed back into the lead, going to halftime up 35-34 over the Santa Clara Broncos. They held that...
Read more »
Villanova football has a long history prior to the revival of the program at the FCS level. In 1955, as College Football was just beginning to form the divide between the Haves and Have-nots that is growing bigger and driving a rapidly shifting landscape today, Villanova football was at a crossroads. The Wildcats were...
Read more »
Saint Louis was always going to be a tough match-up for Villanova, but the ‘Cats will match-up much better with WCC minnow, Santa Clara on Sunday. The 76 Classic is essentially a bust for the Wildcats, facing one tough opponent in a loss that exposed a few well-hidden chinks in their armor. Instead of...
Read more »
Update: ‘Nova Loses first of the Season by Ed’77 Rich Majerus, who led Utah to the Final Four in 1998, looked forward to the 76 Classic as an early test for his St. Louis Billiken team. So far, they have passed with flying colors. Today, his team handed Villanova its first defeat of the...
Read more »
UC Riverside got out to a hot start, scoring first and holding the lead for a little over 10 minutes before the Wildcats took the lead for good on a Darrun Hilliard triple. Once Nova climbed out ahead, they would stay ahead for the rest of the game, steadily expanding their lead over the...
Read more »
“As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them. ” ~John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Read more »
