A late-April story in the Philadelphia Inquirer suggested that highly-ranked Texas twins, Andrew and Aaron Harrison, would be visiting Villanova at that time — it was not true. Their father, Aaron Harrison, Sr. told ZagsBlog.com that he would be visiting the Main Line campus with his sons during the first week in July. They...
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Villanova has been hot on the trail for North Carolina-based shooting guard Allerik Freeman, but they will need to start addressing those recruiting letters to a new address. According to the Charlotte Observer, he will transfer to Henderson, Nevada basketball powerhouse, Findlay Prep for his senior year of high school. The move was announced...
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Villanova offered Stanford Robinson in December 2011 and the Wildcats have made an impression. The talented 2013 shooting guard out of Paul VI high school in Fairfax, Virginia has recently been on a tour of colleges that he has been considering — including a stop at Villanova not long ago. After a Monday stop...
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Long time Villanova recruiting target Amile Jefferson selected Duke over Villanova, NC State, Ohio St., and Kentucky this afternoon. The decision now gives Jay Wright the ability to focus his recruiting on the Class of 2013 and beyond.
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“I was really hoping for Allerik Freeman to be here, but I don’t think he’s here,” Ryan Arcidiacono told SlamOnline.com at the Mary Kline Classic. “That’s who coach told me to recruit because he came on an official visit with me, so I was hoping to talk to him.” It’s no secret that players...
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Rich O’Brien of the Philadelphia Inquirer reports that “Friends’ Central standout Amile Jefferson will announce his commitment at 4 p.m. today at the Wynnewood School. While North Carolina State and Duke are the heavy favorites, as late as last weekend, Jefferson said “I’m still looking at all the schools on my list,” which include Kentucky, Ohio...
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Troy Williams cut Villanova from his list. Then he cut Georgetown. Now, both schools could be coming back into the picture for the super-talented 2013 wing. He told the National Recruiting Spotlight website that he was going to add at least two schools to his list of Kentucky and North Carolina; and he’s considering...
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Villanova has added a few basketball players late in the Spring semester in previous years. Most famously, Jay Wright recruited Scottie Reynolds to come in and fill a void left by the early-departure of Kyle Lowry, but a current Wildcat was also a late addition. In 2008, Maurice Sutton was still fielding offers this...
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The 2012 edition of the Mary Kline Classic, a second-year showcase event that was started to raise money for cancer research, featured Villanova basketball signees, Ryan Arcidiacono and Daniel Ochefu, as well as a number of underclassmen that Jay Wright’s program has been pursuing. In addition to two games (one for seniors and one...
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Philadelphia point guard, Rysheed Jordan has never really been “off-the-radar” in the Philadelphia area. The super-talented guard has been offered a scholarship by practically all of the City 6 schools (Penn being the exception), and over a dozen other high-major programs. Big time programs across the country are coming to see him play at...
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