Kevin Goldsberry doesn’t like Field Goal Percentage as a basketball statistic. It measures the number of made shots against those attempted, but doesn’t really tell you how good a player is at shooting. Like batting-average in baseball, it has been often criticized by stat-heads as irrelevant to a player or team’s true success. Would...
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Dante Cunningham’s Memphis Grizzlies are matched up with fellow-alumnus, Randy Foye’s Los Angeles Clippers in the first round of the NBA playoffs. The Clippers guards and Blake Griffin have made the alley-oop an artform this season, earning the nickname, “Lob City.” Blake Griffin is one of the best dunkers in the professional ranks, but...
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There were some high expectations for Randy Foye when he was drafted seventh overall in the 2006 draft, but he was often seen as a part-time player and relegated to bench status. He chose to go to the LA Clippers as a free agent in search of more playing time and the Clippers could...
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Randy Foye has been on a tear the last few weeks for the L.A. Clippers. It has been an impressive run, with the Nova grad averaging 16.2 points over his last 10 games. He has been a very effective scorer alongside Chris Paul and Blake Griffin, helping LA’s other team to stay in the...
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Hank Nichols (’54) played four years of baseball at Villanova and was the team MVP, but will be joining Reggie Miller, Don Nelson, and Ralph Sampson in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame when the next class is inducted in September. Nichols will be inducted for excellence throughout his career as a college...
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Twenty-seven years ago, Ed Pinckney put on his superman cape and lead the Wildcats past the Georgetown Hoyas to win a national championship. Fourty-nine years ago today, he was born. E-Z Ed is currently working as an assistant coach with the NBA’s Eastern Conference-leading Chicago Bulls. That hasn’t stopped him from following his alma...
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Corey Stokes opened his season playing in the German Bundesliga for BBC Bayreuth, but now he is back in the United States. After appearing in 18 games for the German hoops club, Stokes was injured, and in Europe, injuries often mean terminated contracts. Stokes returned home in January and put his name into the...
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My daughter, Kaitlin, a 2008 ‘Nova graduate, received a letter recently from the Villanova Young Alumni Circle soliciting a gift to the alumni fund. The letter talked about giving back so that others could experience the type of change that Villanova ignited in her own life. A table was included that suggested a contribution...
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When Corey Fisher went to play basketball in Turkey this season for Antalya, he probably expected that any contact with old friends or acquaintances would be via telephone, Facebook or Skype chat. Instead, the Turkish squad has surrounded their American guard with familiar faces. After signing Fisher and taking the opportunity to kick the...
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Former Villanova point guard Kyle Lowry has emerged from a slow start to his NBA career to take Houston by storm. Working his way into the starter’s job by the end of last season, Lowry has become a vital part of the Rockets’ 20-14 start to the season. Lowry has averaged 15.6 points per...
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