Posts tagged BIG EAST
Villanova Women's Basketball Team Selected as Number Four Seed for 2023 NCAA March Madness Tournament

As the tournament approaches, the Wildcats will continue to prepare for each matchup, with their sights set on advancing to the next round.

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Jay Wright Announces Retirement from Villanova

When people look back at his time at Villanova, they will remember a man that brought the program to new heights and was able to keep it at the top of basketball rankings year in and year out. The best part about Villanova's success? It was done his way, the Wright way.

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Jay Wright Inducted Into Hall of Fame

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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Nova Wildcats Fall to UConn Huskies in First Matchup

Down 23-17 after one, the Wildcats surged back in the opening two minutes of the second as it scored five quick points in two minutes- a three from Siegrist and a jumper from Brianna Herlihy cut UCONN's lead to one at 23-22.

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Wildcats Earn Another Holy War Win

"This was a very good game for us," said Villanova head coach Jay Wright. "They are a very difficult team to guard. They are very unorthodox offensively with five guys out who can really shoot it. They cut hard and move well."

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Jay Wright Earns 600th win as the Wildcats Beat Butler

"It just means that I have a really good job," said Wright. "Every coach who has been here has won a lot of games. We've been blessed."

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Nova Overcomes 18-Point Deficit to Beat Georgetown

"We didn't make any great changes in the second half," stated Wright on his team's second half adjustments. "I just thought we got comfortable with what they were doing and defended it better."

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Villanova Edges Out Texas in Top 25 Matchup

"I'm proud of the guys," said Villanova head coach Jay Wright. "They keep getting better every day. We had had a good week of practice."

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Bench Helps Villanova Beat Hartford

In Villanova's two most recent championship runs, they have benefitted from guys off the bench to make an impact: Phil Booth and Mikal Bridges in 2016, and Donte DiVincenzo in 2018. Maybe this is a sign for Swider in 2020-21.

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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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