Latest news and updates about the Villanova
Utah State is ready for their opening round showdown against Villanova The Aggies will have their hand full against a tough Villanova squad The Aggies felt disrespected when they received a nine seed. Can they prove the doubters wrong? Colorado State WBB is pumped for their opening round game While the women prep for “the […]
From Mountain West Connection | about 3 hours ago | 0 reads
Journey to the tourney: How this plucky Utah State team landed back on the dance floor Jeff Hunter of the Desert News takes a deep dive into how this Utah State Aggies men’s basketball team has found themselves in the NCAA Tournament once again. The Aggies will take on Villanova tomorrow in San Diego. Hawai‘i […]
From Mountain West Connection | 1 day ago | 4 reads
Welcome back everyone, to the Hike’s Peak podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! Well, we’ve been discussing the scenario for the past month now, and it officially happened. Top seed Utah State ran the table in Vegas to claim the Mountain West tournament crown, which ultimately doomed the conference to just one […]
From Mountain West Connection | 3 days ago | 3 reads
What time is the Selection Show: 6:00 PM EST What channel is it on: CBS Can you stream it: Yes, via Paramount + or the March Madness Live App Projected Villanova seed: 8 (give or take a line) FanDuel Villanova Betting Odds: +10,000 to reach Final Four, +50,000 to win championship. Full odds here: https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/ncaab […]
From VU Hoops | 5 days ago | 2 reads
Your Georgetown Hoyas pulled off a stunning 78-64 upset over third-seeded Villanova in the Big East Tournament quarterfinals on Thursday night. Many of the Georgetown faithful have watched this program weather a decade of frustration, but head coach Ed Cooley has found a squad with resilience late in his third season. The Blue and Gray […]
From Casual Hoya | 7 days ago | 2 reads
Villanova saw multiple pieces honored early when the initial wave of Big East awards were announced. On Wednesday, the conference announced the major awards, and while Villanova was in the mix, did not receive either Freshman of the Year or Coach of the Year honors. Seton Hall’s Shaheen Holloway was unanimously selected as the Big […]
From VU Hoops | 9 days ago | 4 reads
The 2026 Big East Tournament is among us. The action will begin with three games on Wednesday night before the rest of the conference takes the floor on Thursday. The tournament, which has taken place at Madison Square Garden since 1983, has a chance to have plenty of controversy given the competitive nature of the […]
From VU Hoops | 10 days ago | 3 reads
UConn women’s basketball has a chance to add another trophy to its massive collection and punch its ticket to the NCAA Tournament tonight. The Huskies will take on Villanova in the Big East Tournament championship game at Mohegan Sun Arena. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. ET on Peacock. UConn comes in with a 33-0 […]
From The UConn Blog | 11 days ago | 3 reads
Villanova was well-represented on the list of honors handed out by the Big East in 2025-26. On Monday, the conference announced the individual awards for this season. Devin Askew was named the Big East Sixth Man of the Year while Tyler Perkins earned the title of the conference’s Most Improved Player. Villanova ended a 24-7 […]
From VU Hoops | 11 days ago | 3 reads
Transfer guard Zion Stanford has reportedly left the Villanova Men’s Basketball program. Stanford did not travel to Chicago on Wednesday night as Villanova defeated DePaul, and the junior was not seen with the team during warmups for Saturday’s game vs. Xavier. Jeff Neiburg of The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that Stanford is no longer with the […]
From VU Hoops | 13 days ago | 4 reads
Villanova will be left with a big hole in the lineup with the loss of forward Matt Hodge. The redshirt freshman suffered a torn ACL in the second half of Villanova’s 89-57 loss to St. John’s at Madison Square Garden on Saturday night. Hodge had started all 29 games for Villanova this season prior to […]
From VU Hoops | 18 days ago | 4 reads
Saturday night’s blowout of Villanova wasn’t enough to cancel out St. John’s’ putrid defeat to UConn during the week in the eyes of the AP poll voters. The Red Storm fell three spots to No. 18 in the final regular season AP Top 25 men’s basketball poll. They also fell two spots to No. 17 […]
From Rumble In The Garden | 18 days ago | 3 reads
Kevin Willard didn’t have to imagine what the inside of the St. John’s basketball practice facility looked like in the days following their embarrassing 72-40 loss to UConn. He’s lived it. As an assistant coach for ten years under Rick Pitino when he led the Boston Celtics and Louisville men’s basketball, Willard experienced plenty of […]
From Rumble In The Garden | 19 days ago | 3 reads
In Saturday’s ACC Action, UNC topped Virginia Tech, 89-82; Clemson handled Louisville, 80-75; NC State bowed to Notre Dame in overtime, 96-90; Florida State got by Georgia Tech, 80-71; Miami hammered BC, 76-54; Pitt stunned Cal, 72-56; Wake Forest nipped Syracuse, 88-83; and Stanford spanked SMU, 95-75. NC State stuff, meet Will Wade. Will Wade, […]
From Duke Basketball Report | 19 days ago | 4 reads
There was so much uncertainty about how St. John’s would respond to their unspeakably awful 72-40 loss to UConn in the lead-up to Saturday’s game against Villanova. By the end of the night, it appeared like the result was always inevitable. As he always seems to pull off following a terrible loss, Rick Pitino worked […]
From Rumble In The Garden | 19 days ago | 4 reads
Let’s keep this simple, shall we? The Big East did us all a huge favor on Friday by advising us exactly what’s been settled for the conference tournament seeding heading into the final day of the 2025-26 regular season. UConn is already locked at #1, Villanova is locked at #2, and Providence — which happens […]
From Anonymous Eagle | 20 days ago | 4 reads
Welcome to the thread for Saturday’s St. John’s men’s basketball matchup against Villanova. Please be respectful in the comment section and do not share any illegal streams of the game. You can follow updates of this game on Rumble in the Garden’s official X account (formerly Twitter) at @rumbleSBN or on Rumble in the Garden’s […]
From Rumble In The Garden | 20 days ago | 5 reads
The eye test shows that Acaden Lewis is having a historic freshman year for Villanova. The numbers will also back that up as he continues to reach new heights in year one. During a victory against Butler on Wednesday night, Lewis dished out four assists, reaching 146 on the season. This set a new freshman […]
From VU Hoops | 22 days ago | 3 reads
Villanova’s backcourt has been inconsistent over the course of the season — and this includes Devin Askew off the bench. The sixth-year transfer has struggled to find his shot in recent weeks, but when the team needed it the most, Askew stepped up. Leading 59-57 in the second half, Askew knocked down a three before […]
From VU Hoops | 22 days ago | 3 reads
On Sunday afternoon at The Finn, Marquette women’s basketball gave up a 12-0 run to Villanova over about seven minutes of game time. That left the score at 14-2, and at the end of the period, it was 16-5 favoring the Wildcats. One of two things was then going to happen: Friends, it was Option […]
From Anonymous Eagle | 26 days ago | 4 reads
With three regular season games left to go, Marquette women’s basketball can finish anywhere between third in the Big East and tied for seventh. With the top five teams in the standings skipping the opening day tripleheader at the conference tournament, there’s an obvious advantage to being on that side of the line instead of […]
From Anonymous Eagle | 27 days ago | 5 reads
UConn men’s basketball (24-3, 14-2) will look to shake its recent struggles in a crucial game this weekend, as the Huskies travel to Philadelphia to take on Villanova (21-5, 12-3) at Xfinity Mobile Arena in a battle between two of the three best teams in the Big East. The Wildcats rank No. 27 in KenPom, […]
From The UConn Blog | 28 days ago | 4 reads
Villanova has a history of impact big men in the lineup — especially during title runs over the last decade. This year, Duke Brennan has taken on that role after transferring in from Grand Canyon, a team that Kevin Willard and the Terps knocked out of the NCAA Tournament last year. After taking the Villanova […]
From VU Hoops | about 1 month ago | 6 reads
Four-star guard and former Villanova target Adam Oumiddoch is back on the market. Oumiddoch announced on Tuesday that he will reopen his recruitment after decommitting from St. John’s. “I’m thankful to Coach Pitino, Coach Masiello, and everyone at St. John’s for the opportunity and belief they showed in me,” Oumiddoch wrote on social media. New […]
From VU Hoops | about 1 month ago | 4 reads
When you get an American Pope from Chicago that is a known lover of sports… you get really cool things. On Tuesday, Matt Norlander with CBS Sports reported that Notra Dame and Villanova will have both of their Men’s and Women’s basketball teams open the 2026-2027 season with a game in Rome. The two universities […]
From One Foot Down | about 1 month ago | 7 reads