All posts tagged "villanova"
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Dick Weiss
/ 7 years agoMalik Newman becomes Mr. March for Kansas Final Four team
SAN ANTONIO, Tex.— Kansas red shirt sophomore guard Malik Newman didn’t think he’d in college this year. The 6-3 Newman from...
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Dick Weiss
/ 7 years agoVillanova overcomes poor shooting to advance to Final Four
BOSTON—This is arguably the best offensive team Jay Wright has ever coached at Villanova during his 17 years on the...
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Dick Weiss
/ 7 years agoVillanova’s Jalen Brunson has that Player of the Year look.
BOSTON—Villanova’s Jalen Brunson has that national Player of the Year look about him. The Wildcats’ 6-2 junior point guard, the most...
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Dick Weiss
/ 7 years agoVillanova Building Bridges in this NCAA tournament
PITTSBURGH, Pa.—Villanova’s active red shirt 6-7 junior forward Mikal Bridges used to go into hibernation on offense his first two years...
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Dick Weiss
/ 7 years agoVillanova, Xavier Give New Big East Added Luster
NEW YORK— The Garden has been hopping all week. The Big East is back at the Mecca for its annual...
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Dick Weiss
/ 7 years agoVillanova Building Bridges with big win over Gonzaga at the Garden
NEW YORK– Villanova has arguably been the hottest team in the country since the Cats have come home from the Battle...
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Dick Weiss
/ 7 years agoVillanova wins second Battle for Atlantis in five years.
PARADISE ISLAND, The Bahamas– Villanova has made this island its own version of paradise, defeating Northern Iowa, 64-50, here yesterday to...
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Dick Weiss
/ 7 years agoBrunson helps No. 5 Nova rally past Tennessee in Bahamas
PARADISE ISLAND, The Bahamas– Villanova junior point guard Jalen Brunson was a star at Stevenson High School, but he had to...
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Dick Weiss
/ 7 years agoVillanova second half surge pushed Cats past Western
PARADISE ISLAND, The Bahamas– Villanova established itself as a national program here four years ago when the Wildcats upset Kansas, then...
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Dick Weiss
/ 7 years agoPlaying for the Long Haul at Villanova.
NEW YORK– Villanova junior point guard Jalen Brunson heard all about the crosstown Big 5 rivalry between Temple and the Rollie...
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Dick Weiss
/ 8 years agoVillanova leaves Buffalo with an Empty Feeling
BUFFALO, N.Y.– There will not be no March magic for Villanova this season, no repeat of last year’s fairy tale national...
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Dick Weiss
/ 8 years agoVillanova Counts on Experience to Repeat
BUFFALO, N.Y.- Last year, after three disappointing first weekend losses in NCAA play, no one expected Villanova to cut down the...
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Dick Weiss
/ 8 years ago11th Hour Bracketology.
The mist is beginning to clear in the NCAA tournament picture. Official announcements will be made at 5:30 tonight. But it...
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Dick Weiss
/ 8 years agoNew York gets to enjoy a special night in College Basketball
BROOKLYN– This is the Duke team we waited all year to watch, the gifted collection of stars who were selected No....
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Dick Weiss
/ 8 years agoVillanova’s next man up philosophy paying off in Big East
NEW YORK– St. John’s loves to refer to Madison Square Garden as their house. But top-seeded defending national champion Villanova staged...
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Dick Weiss
/ 9 years agoNova Claims NCAA Title In Dramatic Fashion
HOUSTON– It was the most dramatic finish I can remember in my 44 years of covering the NCAA basketball tournament championship...