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Same starting position as last season. Here’s hoping for a better finish. Others receiving votes: Missouri 167, Nebraska 70, Purdue 53, Ohio State 39, North Carolina 20, TCU 17, Saint Louis 13, VCU 12, Iowa 12, Virginia Tech 10, Indiana 8, Texas A&M 6, Villanova 6, Auburn 4, Marquette 3, Nevada 2, Grand Canyon 2, Utah […]
There were two Big East teams selected in the initial top 25 of the AP Poll, and Villanova was not one of those teams. Connecticut was selected fourth, while St. John’s was picked 13th by the writers. Villanova received six votes, which essentially has them at 38th in the rankings. Marquette was the only other […]
After an 81-52 blowout of Drexel in their preseason opener Wednesday night, the Red Storm are back in exhibition action against Rutgers at the World’s Most Famous Arena. The Scarlet Knights are coming off a narrow 77-75 defeat to Villanova in their first preseason game last Sunday, October 11, in which they played without their […]
Saturday's college basketball exhibition schedule for October 17, 2026, includes Illinois, Cincinnati, Villanova, Notre Dame, Dayton, USC and more. See tipoff times and viewing information.
Watch as IU basketball guards Darren Harris and Bryce Lindsay sat down for questions ahead of the 2026-27 season. Harris is a 6-foot-5 transfer from Duke. Lindsay is a 6-foot-4 transfer from Villanova. Videos by Brooks White and Jack Rizzo for TDH. For complete coverage of IU basketball, GO HERE. More preseason IU basketball player Q&As: [...]
Kwame Evans Jr. and Devin Royal were the top two names in the rumor mill once the transfer portal opened, but the first player that Villanova met with was Cornell’s Jake Fiegen. The competition for the 6’4” senior was stiff, with the other reported teams involved being Vanderbilt, Northwestern and Virginia. Being a three-year player […]
Rutgers men’s basketball had one of its two scrimmages before the 2026-2027 season on Sunday, Oct. 11, against Villanova. Although showing significant improvement compared to where they were last season, the Scarlet Knights came up just short, 77-75, against the Wildcats. This was interim head coach Brandin Knight’s first experience coaching the Scarlet Knights in […]
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Team: Seton Hall Pirates 2025-26 Record: 21-12, 10-10 Big East 2025-26 Big East Finish: Fourth, five games behind Villanova, one game in front of Creighton Final 2025-26 Computer Rankings NET: #53KenPom.com: #51BartTorvik.com: #56 Postseason: The Pirates advanced to the Big East semifinals with a win over Creighton, but had their season ended by St. John’s, […]
Villanova basketball got some good news and some not-so-good news on the injury front this week. CBS Sports college basketball insider Jon Rothstein reported Tuesday that senior guard Tyler Perkins has been fully cleared for all basketball activities following offseason surgery on his right shoulder. Perkins underwent arthroscopic surgery in late April and was cleared […]
Villanova had a busy offseason in hopes of returning near the top of the Big East. As we prepare to head into the regular season, that is the expectation — and the polls agree. Last week, Villanova was picked third in the Big East preseason poll. The Wildcats were picked behind only UConn and St. […]
UConn leads five teams capable of winning the 2026-27 Big East basketball championship, with St. John's, Villanova, Marquette and Providence in pursuit.
UConn leads the 2026-27 Big East basketball power rankings ahead of St. John's, Villanova, Marquette and Providence.
The Big East’s coaches don’t believe a Red Storm three-peat is coming. The league’s coaches ranked St. John’s second in the conference’s preseason poll ahead of Tuesday’s Media Day festivities. The Johnnies only received two first-place votes, while the Huskies earned eight. Marquette finished fourth, behind Villanova, and still earned one first-place vote from Rick […]
With Temple and La Salle releasing their men’s basketball non-conference schedules on Wednesday, every Big 5 school’s non-conference schedule is now out. They’re all listed on the universities’ websites. I’ll hyperlink the schedules here: Saint Joe’s, Villanova, Penn, La Salle, Temple, and Drexel. For some reason, though, there isn’t a website or anything that specifically […] The post Now We Have a Complete Big 5 Basketball Schedule appeared first on Crossing Broad .
LAWRENCE, Kan. – Kansas will open Big 12 play for the upcoming season hosting West Virginia on Saturday, Jan. 2, as the league announced the 2026-27 Monster Energy Big 12 Men’s Basketball schedule today. The full schedule for the Jayhawks is now set with the dates and opponents revealed for Big 12 play and the already announced non-conference slate that features marquee matchups against Louisville and Duke in exhibition play, Kentucky, Villanova, Northern Iowa, Missouri, UConn, Ohio State, and...
The Big East released its conference schedule for 2026-2027, and it looks like Villanova will be playing Saint John’s and UConn at Xfinity Mobile Area: If I can be honest in this blog here, it’s always bothered me a little that Villanova plays their big games at whatever we’re calling the basketball arena in the […] The post Non-Philly School Villanova Will Play Two Big East Games at Xfinity Mobile Arena appeared first on Crossing Broad .
The entire 2026-27 schedule is officially here. The opponents aren’t a surprise in any way, as the Big East has a double-round-robin schedule. Some of the dates do jump out though:
Dominated like they were supposed to. Got starters some rest. Got the young guys some action. Didn’t suffer any major injuries (as long as KeyJuan is ok). Pretty much all the major boxes checked in this one. Massive, massive opportunity for this team in eight days. Think the fans will recognize the gravity of the […]
The 6’4” senior guard from Lorton, VA is going into his third season with Villanova, but it seems like he’s been here forever given the college landscape and the coaching turnover. It’s seemingly impossible to go back to the way things used to be under Jay Wright, but both Perkins and Matt Hodge are doing […]
There are many great teams in Villanova’s history. And with great teams come great moments in big games. And with that comes big-time shots. As the offseason progresses into the fall, action will begin on the gridiron but college basketball fans will have to wait a little bit longer. That means taking strolls down memory […]
NORMAN — The Oklahoma men's basketball team and head coach Porter Moser landed another key late addition to the 2026-27 roster with the signing of fifth-year transfer portal big man Duke Brennan. The 6-10, 250-pound forward is coming off a career year at Villanova, where he averaged a double-double en route to earning Third Team All-Big East accolades.
Per Coppin State’s official schedule release, the Eagles will be traveling to Villanova for a late-November clash. A year ago, Coppin State finished 7-24 (5-9 in MEAC play), which was good for sixth in an eight-team league. The Eagles were ineligible for the MEAC Tournament due to Academic Progress Rate penalties issued by the NCAA. […]
As part of the Big East Conference network, Villanova’s Kevin Willard sat down with John Fanta for a 30-minute interview. Lots of good stuff in here, including what he’s learned at Villanova thus far and his thoughts on the roster changes. Full interview below.
Villanova put together an impressive offseason to rebuild the roster in hopes of building a winner this winter. Jon Rothstein has been putting together his “Rothstein 45” each day this offseason via FanDuel, beginning in June. If this was discussed already, we will touch on it one more time. Despite this being a list of […]