Posts in Villanova Athletics
Villanova Falls to Virginia Tech in Overtime

The Hokies would scratch and claw their way back after the Wildcats run, going on one of their own. Led by Keve Aluma, Virginia Tech scored eight straight points, cutting the Wildcats lead to 52-48 with 6:45 left to play.

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Jeremiah Robinson Earl's 28 Points Help Give Villanova Victory over Arizona State

In two games, the Villanova's offense was efficient, shooting over 47 percent from the field and 30 percent from beyond the arc. Daniels, Gillespie, Moore, and Robinson-Earl scored in double figures both nights, showing how versatile this offense can be throughout the season.

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Leadership and Experience Lead Villanova Past Boston College in Season Opener

One way to beat a 3-2 zone is to create one-on-one isolation matchups in the paint. With Boston College focused more on stopping Villanova on the perimeter, it created open space to dump the ball inside for Robinson-Earl, and he took advantage of the Eagles defense, scoring 14 of his 18 points in the second half.

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2020-2021 Villanova Basketball Preview

National Championship contenders as well. With the amount of depth and experience the Wildcats have this year, Wright hopes that his team can live up to those expectations.

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Observations from the 2020 NBA Draft

While there was not as much potential star-power in this year's draft class, there may have been more sleepers past the lottery. With all that said, here are my observations from the 2020 NBA Draft.

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Jay Wright Clears Up Sixers Rumor

Wright has a chance to make history for the 2020-21 season. Many college basketball insiders and media personnel have the Wildcats as the pre-season number one team in the country and a favorite to cut down the nets in Indianapolis in May. If that were to happen, Wright would join an elite list of coaches who have three or more national titles […]

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Saddiq Bey Remains in NBA Draft

“The entire Villanova Basketball and University community support's Saddiq's decision and anticipates following his promising NBA career.”

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Villanova Basketball: 100th Season in Review

The "What-If’s" of 2019-20 would have been how the Wildcats would have fared both in the Big East and NCAA Tournament. Head Coach Jay Wright felt that his team was playing its best basketball by the end of the year, a factor for success in postseason play.  

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Saddiq Bey Wins Julius Erving Award

"This is an honor," said Bey. "To see the past players who have won this award and to know it's named after one of the all-time greats, Julius Erving, is humbling. Without my teammates and coaches, something like this would not have been possible.”

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Wildcats Bring Home Denise Dillon

With her reputation as a coach and knowledge of Villanova’s tradition as a player, Dillon is the prefect fit to take over for her mentor, Harry Perretta, as the next coach of Villanova’s Women’s basketball program.

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March Madness 2020: What if...

While players, coaches, staff, and fans alike are stuck in their houses quarantined for COVID-19, let’s put a white thinking cloud above our heads and ask ourselves, “what if we had March Madness this year?”

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COVID-19 and the Madness of March

The NCAA’s decision to cancel the Men's Basketball tournament was well justified. While there are athletes that pour their hearts and souls into their respective sports, they have their whole lives ahead of them. Playing in a sporting event with a possible chance to be infected with the virus is not worth it.

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COVID-19 Turns Villanova to Alternative Learning

Villanova University will be suspending all in-person classes starting on Monday, March 16, 2020. […] This course of action is simply being used as a way to prevent that from happening. Despite classes being put online, Villanova’s campus will remain open.

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42 Years Later

The impact that Perretta has had on young women has made a bigger mark on the Main Line; A legacy that will never be forgotten.

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