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The new college basketball season is going to tip off very soon, and that means it is time for the preseason AP Top 25 rankings. We now know where the defending champion UConn basketball program stands. As always, there are some very interesting rankings in this year’s preseason poll, which has the Kansas Jayhawks as […]

The Denver Nuggets won the 2022-2023 championship on the strength of their maturity and unselfishness as a team. Finals MVP Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray, Aaron Gordon, the since-departed shooting guard Bruce Brown and others exemplified this incredible team dynamic. The Nuggets are a big-time favorite for the 2023-2024 NBA championship, but the team still has […]

Looking to upgrade their roster ahead of the 2023-24 season, the New York Knicks “have emerged as favorites” to sign 26-year-old shooting guard Donte DiVincenzo in free agency, per C.J. Holmes of the San Francisco Chronicle. DiVincenzo, who played three seasons with local Villanova, declined his $4.7 million player option with the Golden State Warriors. With […]

Former Villanova basketball star Cam Whitmore has found a new home with the Houston Rockets, but the journey to that destination was anything but smooth sailing. Whitmore was a projected lottery pick in this year’s NBA Draft, with many experts expecting to see him in the top-10. But on draft night last Thursday, Whitmore tumbled […]

Richmond basketball transfer forward Tyler Burton announced that he will be joining the Villanova basketball program for his final year of college eligibility, a big get for head coach Kyle Neptune in the transfer portal. Burton explained why he is joining the Villanova Wildcats, via Adam Zagoria of ZAGSBLOG. “Villanova’s culture and history of success […]

Villanova basketball might be losing future lottery pick Cam Whitmore, but they already have his replacement lined up. TJ Bamba, a second team All-Pac 12 guard out of Washington State and one of the most coveted players in the transfer portal, committed to Villanova. In doing so, the highly coveted junior guard chose the Wildcats […]

The college basketball season is over, but changes are coming left and right via the transfer portal and coaching carousel. The Villanova Wildcats are one blueblood program that did not make the NCAA Tournament after a 17-17 finish and a 10-10 mark in the Big East. However, Villanova made an interesting move by naming Baker […]

Villanova freshman forward Cam Whitmore is entering the 2023 NBA Draft, according to a Tuesday tweet from the Athletic Senior NBA Insider Shams Charania. “First, I just talked with my parents just to see if it’s the right fit at the right time,” Whitmore said. “They always encouraged me since I was a little kid. […]

With the college season over for a lot of schools and players now, their attention has turned to the WNBA draft. In the world of women’s basketball things are a little bit different. With only 12 WNBA teams and 144 roster spots, many top college players find themselves on the outside looking in once the […]

The Villanova Wildcats take on the Creighton Bluejays. Check out our Big East Tournament odds series for our Villanova Creighton prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Villanova Creighton. Here we go. This is where the Big East Tournament becomes really interesting. Not that the other Big East Tournament games on Thursday weren’t thrilling […]

The Georgetown Hoyas take on the Villanova Wildcats. Check out our Big East Tournament odds series for our Georgetown Villanova prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Georgetown Villanova. The Villanova Wildcats get their big chance at the Big East Tournamennt. Justin Moore, their best player, came back to the lineup in January after […]

The UConn Huskies take on the Villanova Wildcats. Check out our college basketball odds series for our UConn Villanova prediction and pick. Find out how to watch UConn Villanova. The Villanova Wildcats have begun to make real noise in the Big East. The Wildcats have Justin Moore, their best player, performing at an elite level […]

The Villanova Wildcats take on the Seton Hall Pirates. Our college basketball odds series has our Villanova Seton Hall prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Villanova Seton Hall. The Seton Hall Pirates are at a point where their NCAA Tournament at-large hopes are nearly extinguished. They might be on the bad side of […]

The Villanova Wildcats (13-14) visit the No. 16 Xavier Musketeers (20-7) on Tuesday night! Action tips off at 6:30 p.m. ET. Below we continue our College Basketball odds series with a Villanova-Xavier prediction, pick, and how to watch. Villanova is coming off a loss to Providence and sits at 7-9 and in seventh place in […]

The Villanova Wildcats take on the Providence Friars. Our college basketball odds series has our Villanova Providence prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Villanova Providence. The Providence Friars have a chance to win consecutive Big East Conference championships. They aren’t in a preferred position, but they still have a chance. Providence is 11-4, […]

The Butler Bulldogs take on the Villanova Wildcats. Check out our college basketball odds series for our Butler Villanova prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Butler Villanova. The Villanova Wildcats have been below .500 for much of the season. This wasn’t what first-year head coach Kyle Neptune expected, but then again, he didn’t […]

Jalen Brunson is having a blast in his first year with the New York Knicks. It took some time before Brunson managed to become a focal point of an offense in the NBA, but Villanova Wildcats fans and his former college teammates, including Brooklyn Nets forward Mikal Bridges, always knew that he had what it […]

It may not have been the same caliber of the Los Angeles Lakers’ Russell Westbrook-D’Angelo Russell deal, or that of the Dallas Mavericks’ Kyrie Irving blockbuster trade, but the New York Knicks were still able to make waves less than 24 hours before the NBA trade deadline. This came in the form of a Josh […]

The Villanova Wildcats take on the Marquette Golden Eagles. Check out our college basketball odds series for our Villanova Marquette prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Villanova Marquette. The Villanova Wildcats were in the Final Four last year. This year, they won’t even make the NCAA Tournament. The Wildcats will have to win […]

Villanova basketball just got the best news of their season, as Wildcats guard Justin Moore has been listed as available for Sunday’s game against the 23rd-ranked Providence Friars, per Stadium’s Jeff Goodman. Justin Moore tore his Achilles 10 months ago in Elite 8. Was set to be Villanova’s go-to guy this season. Will be interesting […]

The Villanova Wildcats take on the St. John’s Red Storm. Check out our college basketball odds series for our Villanova St. John’s prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Villanova St. John’s. The St. John’s Red Storm might be coming back to life. This team looked dead as a doornail after losing three games […]

The Villanova Wildcats take on the Butler Bulldogs. Check out our college basketball odds series for our Villanova Butler prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Villanova Butler. The Villanova Wildcats are below .500 in the middle of January. It’s a shocker, but it’s true. The Wildcats are 8-9 after losing four of their […]

Georgetown basketball may have lost to Villanova basketball on Wednesday, but at least they had the best play of the game thanks to Brandon Murray. The Hoyas guard went viral after he pulled off an early dunk of the year candidate in the first half. After finding a clear path to the basket, he quickly […]

The Villanova Wildcats take on the UConn Huskies. Check out our college basketball odds series for our Villanova UConn prediction and pick. The Villanova Wildcats have gone through a very rough season. The main reason for their struggles has not been the coaching transition from Jay Wright (who retired after making the 2022 Final Four) […]

The St. John’s Red Storm take on the Villanova Wildcats. Check out our college basketball odds series for our St. John’s Villanova prediction and pick. The Saint John’s Red Storm are 11-1 on the season, but are they for real? It’s easy to be skeptical. Mike Anderson has had promising St. John’s teams in recent […]

Jalen Brunson is now officially a member of the New York Knicks. The 25-year-old made his way to The Big Apple to put pen to paper on a massive $104 million, four-year deal with the Knicks via free agency. On Wednesday, Brunson made his first trip to the famed Madison Square Garden as a member […]

Last Wednesday, news broke that Jay Wright was retiring as the head coach of the Villanova Wildcats. The coach had a remarkable career with two NCAA Division I Tournament wins and four Final Four visits in 21 seasons. While he’s enjoying retirement now, Wright hasn’t completely closed his future off to coaching. The former Wildcats […]

Wednesday night, Jay Wright announced his retirement as head coach of the Villanova Wildcats. Two days later, the tenured coach held his official retirement press conference. During the conference, Wright explained his reasoning for stepping down after such a successful career. He said that he’d been thinking about retirement “for a few years,” but knew […]

Jay Wright is stepping down from his post as the Villanova Wildcats’ head coach. The legendary head coach officially announced his retirement from coaching after 21 seasons with Villanova and seven with the Hofstra Pride. Villanova became one of the best programs in the country under Wright. The Wildcats won two national championships, made the […]

For 21 seasons, Jay Wright paced the sidelines for the Villanova Wildcats as their head coach. Wright became known for his well-coached Wildcat teams and for his impeccable style. However, Wednesday officially marked the end of an era, as Wright shockingly announced his retirement from coaching, ushering in assistant Kyle Neptune as the new head […]

For over two decades, Jay Wright called the shots for the Villanova Wildcats. That will not be the case anymore, starting next season after Wright surprisingly announced his retirement from coaching Wednesday night. Wright is considered an all-time great in college basketball coaching and that’s clearly backed up by the accolades he’s been getting since […]

The reports on Jay Wright seriously considering retirement came as a shock to the basketball world. After all, it seemingly came out of nowhere, especially since the legendary tactician has been a stabilizing force on the sidelines for Villanova for 21 years. However, Wright has a really good reason to retire now and stop from […]

Villanova head coach Jay Wright is reportedly considering retirement, but before fans even talk about him potentially coaching in the NBA, latest information highlights that such move is unlikely. According to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, there has always been huge NBA interest in Wright over the past years. However, his reported plan to retire is […]

After 21 seasons as Villanova’s head coach, Jay Wright is reportedly considering stepping down and walking off into retirement, according to Shams Charania. Shams reports that Wright is discussing the decision with his family and expected to have a final answer on his future with the program in the coming days. Just in: Villanova’s Jay […]

The Kansas Jayhawks defeated the Villanova Wildcats 81-65 in their Final Four head-to-head matchup on Saturday. With the win, Kansas advances to the championship to take on the winner of Duke and North Carolina. Villanova enjoyed a successful season overall but fell just short against an extremely talented Jayhawks team. One of the stars for […]

With the Villanova Wildcats Final Four game scheduled against the Kansas Jayhawks, all eyes will be on this well-rounded two seed to perform at a high level. Ahead of the Wildcats-Jayhawks game, we’ll be making our bold Final Four predictions. As the Wildcats inch closer to their third national title since 2016, they’ll be looking […]

The Villanova Wildcats advanced to the Final Four with a key win against Houston on Saturday, but it didn’t come without a major loss. Star guard Justin Moore went down with a gruesome leg injury late in the game and was unable to return to action. After undergoing tests on the injured leg, the Wildcats […]

The Villanova Wildcats punched their ticket to the Final Four with a win over the Houston Cougars on Saturday, but it came at a cost. Guard Justin Moore suffered a right lower-leg injury in the final minute while slipping on a drive and had to be helped off the court. After the Elite Eight victory, […]

Kelvin Sampson and the Houston Cougars are going home after getting eliminated from the 2022 NCAA Tournament by Jay Wright’s Villanova Wildcats in the Elite Eight round. The Cougars lost to Villanova to the tune of a 50-44 score, a massive letdown performance for a team that was coming off a stunning upset victory over […]