Rumors are swirling about conference realignment between the mid-major conferences as a result of Temple’s move to the Big East. Butler is believed to be talking to the Atlantic 10 about a move to that conference, while rumors emerged this week that the CAA might lose VCU and George Mason to the A-10 and...
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Does Villanova need a point guard? Wake Forest transfer Tony Chennault seems to be hoping that answer is in the affirmative. To aid his case, he appears to be setting the stage to have immediate eligibility. Tyrone Johnson was inexperienced as a freshman floor general, but worked his way into the role of Maalik...
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After April 10th, Villanova may have to face the stark reality of life without Maalik Wayns on the basketball court. As a junior, Wayns led the team in both points and assists this season. It is tough to replace a player who scored 1,191 points in three seasons, but does it spell doom for the...
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The addition of Temple University to the Big East will have repercussions elsewhere in the college landscape. The MAC goes from 14 football members in the fall with the addition of Massachusetts, back to 13 members and the Atlantic-10 conference is also down to 14 members after the move. The impact on both conferences...
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St. Patrick’s, St. Anthony’s and St. Benedict’s once formed a triumvirate of obscene high-school basketball power in northern New Jersey. They employ coaches with more high-profile names than some NCAA division-1 head coaches, they played games on national television and they sent their players to play for the best college programs in the country....
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Villanova just ended the third 19-loss season in program history, among the worst seasons the school’s basketball program has ever produced. The Wildcats were never supposed to have a great year in 2011-12, but many expected that they would be competitive in the Big East conference and maybe compete for a lower-seed in the...
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“Our two great Philadelphia institutions are about 12 miles apart, I think that’s about the same distance as Duke and Chapel Hill,” Villanova President Fr. Peter Donohue said as he welcomed Temple to the Big East conference. That was the first of a few references to college basketball’s most storied and annually-hyped basketball rivalry....
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In 1955, Villanova basketball was making what was just its fourth NCAA Tournament appearance in the program’s 35th year in existence. Basketball was growing quickly under head coach Alexander Severance, but it was overshadowed by the Wildcats’ football program in the university’s athletic aspirations. Since that time, a comedy of errors has held Villanova’s...
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Former Villanova gridiron standout Brian Westbrook took in the Villanova basketball game from court side seats this afternoon, but the game wasn’t why Westbrook came back to campus. Tonight is the night of the Andy Talley Bone Marrow Foundation’s chief fundraising event, held at the Connolly Center on campus. Despite the poor result on...
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“I know really likes this team and he should, I think he’s got great leadership and great guard play,” Jay Wright said after his team lost to Notre Dame in overtime. “That little difference is making them a great team.” Notre Dame’s leadership has allowed their team to overcome the adversity of...
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