In news that surprises no reader of VUHoops, an official statement from Villanova regarding junior guard Dominic Cheek has been issued noting that the New Jersey native will give up his senior year of eligibility and add his name as a candidate for the NBA Draft. No experts expect Cheek to be selected in...
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After Maalik Wayns announced his intentions to leave Villanova early and enter his name in the NBA Draft, additional rumors began to swirl that Dominic Cheek could join him. Though the NCAA allowed players to declare themselves eligible and change their minds up until Tuesday at midnight, the NBA will allow players to register...
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Maalik Wayns declared himself eligible for the NBA draft and hired an agent. Dominic Cheek may soon follow. One of them may have a chance to be drafted, but not the kind of sure-thing that usually drives young players into the professional ranks. Both of them apparently have other considerations to take into account,...
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According to Terry Toohey of the Delaware County Times, Villanova junior guard Dominic Cheek is considering leaving school a year early to put his name in for the NBA draft. While it has been suggested that Maalik Wayns has a chance to be drafted late in the second round, Cheek has received considerably-less buzz...
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Cheek Makes Big East Honor Roll Junior guard Dominic Cheek was named to the Big East Honor Roll by the conference office on Monday afternoon. He averaged 22 points and 6 rebounds over the first three games of the season for the Wildcats; all victories. He had a career-high 27 points in the opener...
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In 2011, Dominic Cheek played his second season of Big East basketball and saw his role gradually increase to become the de-facto sixth-man. Though he shot only 30.5% from 3 as a sophomore, he wasn’t without his high-points, scoring in double-digits six times and having a perfect shooting night at South Florida (including 4-for-4...
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Mike Nardi scored 25 points, had 15 assists and grabbed 8 rebounds in a 135-140 double-overtime loss on Wednesday night. The former Villanova guard is playing point for the Investors Savings Bank squad in the Jersey Shore Basketball League (JSBL), a league that features division one players as well as professionals. Investors Savings was...
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All of the talk about a Dominic Cheek transferring this offseason apparently got back to him. He clearly felt the need to respond tonight when he posted the following status on twitter: If that isn’t clear enough for you, he also “retweeted” — a method of displaying someone else’s comment to your Twitter followers...
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Sean Donovan and Andrew Keefe put together this highlight video of Dominic Cheek’s freshman season. Hopefully with increased minutes the 2010-2011 version of this video will be much longer.
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As a non-student and young alum, I wasn’t able to get into Hoops Mania on Friday night (but don’t worry, I found something else to do). Although I couldn’t enjoy the spectacle on Friday, I did manage to scoot over to the Pavilion after the football game on Saturday for the far-more-practical event: The...
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