Villanova basketball hopped in on the New York Knicks NBA Finals celebration. The Big East power reminded the nation that there's Wildcats representation getting their hands on the Larry O'Brien Trophy.

‘Nova flexed its Wildcat pride on Sunday morning via X, formerly known as Twitter. Especially capturing this video involving Jalen Brunson and Josh Hart sharing a profound moment.

But that wasn't the only post the X account fired off. Villanova posted a “brothers, champions” clip as the past Wildcat legends stood on the podium together.

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Post No. 3 shined a light on the reigning finals Most Valuable Player himself, with the Villanova logo next to the Knicks. But the fourth and final finals shout out depicted Brunson, Hart and Mikal Bridges all together.

The former ‘Nova stars got Wildcat fans to become followers/fans of the Knicks before their championship run. Two of the three brought national championships back to Philadelphia in 2016 and 2018. Hart only won his championship in 2016 before entering the 2017 NBA Draft.

They received ‘Nova love too during their latest championship run together in the Big Apple. Former Villanova head coach Jay Wright pulled up to a few Knicks games to support his past players who handed him his only national championships.

Brunson delivered a performance for the ages against the San Antonio Spurs. He matched a previous Michael Jordan mark in a closing series game: Dropping 45 points to seal the finals win. Brunson and his past ‘Nova teammates overcame multiple double-digit deficits to win each contest against San Antonio. All three ended another long dry spell, as the Knicks hadn't won the NBA championship since 1973. The former Wildcats snapped a 31-year title dry spell for ‘Nova ten years earlier.