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Villanova Basketball: 2008 In Review
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…
The Worst Call of 2008?
- 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 lose 5 straight games to Rutgers, Notre Dame, Pitt, Syracuse and St. Joe’s (PA)
- Andrew Ott transfers to Penn State
- February 11th… Corey Stokes gets whistled for a questionable foul call 90 feet away from the basket with .1 seconds in a tie game at Georgetown.
- ‘Nova wins 5 of last 7 in the Regular Season to secure the #8 seed in the Big East Tournament.
- Wildcats beat Syracuse and lose to Georgetown at MSG during the Big East Tournament. Read more
21 Point Come Back Win for the Cats over LSU! 68-67
The Cats showed composure for a young team and rallied in the 2nd half to overcome a 21 point deficit to beat LSU at the Wachovia Center in the last game of the inaugural Big East / SEC Invitational. Nova was down but not out in the 2nd half. They scratched their way back to beat the Tigers on the shooting of Freshman, Malcolm Grant. He finished with 18 points to lead Villanova. When Scottie Reynolds had a off night shooting he made a critical steal to help draw the team close. But it was Grant who scored all of his 18 points in the 2nd half lead the way. Hopefully this will help the young team grow up a little faster and prepare them for some really tough games ahead in the Big East.
:Season Stat Leaders
Points per Game
- 17.0 REYNOLDS, Scottie
- 12.6 CLARK, Shane
- 11.8 FISHER, Corey
Rebounds per Game
- 9.2 DRUMMOND, Casiem
- 6.8 CLARK, Shane
- 4.8 CUNNINGHAM, Dante
Assists per Game
- 4.3 REYNOLDS, Scottie
- 2.3 FISHER, Corey
- 2.0 REDDING, Reggie
:1Dec vs. Penn
Villanova 76 :: 68 UCF
Villanova got 18 from freshman Corey Fisher and 19 from Scottie Reynolds to beat UCF in the first round of the Old Spice Classic. The Wildcats move to 3-0. [Story]
:22Nov #20 @ Central Florida (Old Spice Classic)
Location: Orlando, FL
Time: 7:00 p.m. ET
TV: ESPN2
:9Nov vs. Stony Brook
Location: Villanova, PA (The Pavilion)
Time: 7:00 p.m. ET
:New Season. New Uniforms
The most keen uniform observer will notice some small changes in this year’s unis for the Wildcats.
:2½ Minute Video for 2007 Season
Includes, media shots and video of the new practice facility.
‘Nova 88 :: 41 Bloomsburg
Freshman Corey Stokes from Bayonne, NJ led the Wildcats with 18 points and 11 boards in their exhibition win over Bloomsburg.
The entire recap.
