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Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports Samuels and Gillespie shared what brought them back for the 2021-22 season. Nothing seems to go as perfectly planned during this crazy year. Not even Jermaine Samuels and Collin Gillespie’s plan to announce their return for the 2021-22 season, together, at the same time. “We definitely had plenty of conversations about it, and we were … [Read more...] about “This is home:” Gillespie, Samuels on decision-making, coming back for 2020-21 season

Just over a week since the conclusion of the 2021 NCAA Tournament, analysts are already scrambling to predict next season’s top programs. With players transferring, graduating and heading to the NBA draft, this tentative set of way-too-early rankings is constantly changing. On Tuesday, CBS college basketball analyst Gary Parrish released an updated version of his top-25 … [Read more...] about CBS Releases Updated College Basketball Preseason Top 5

By Harry Allison Nova Nation can breathe easier this morning. Senior guard Collin Gillespie and senior forward Jermaine Samuels will return to Villanova for a fifth season. “It is going to be a blessing to put the Villanova uniform on for one last year and play for such an amazing university!” Gillespie tweeted. “I am […]The post CATS ARE COMING BACK: GILLESPIE, SAMUELS … [Read more...] about CATS ARE COMING BACK: GILLESPIE, SAMUELS RETURNING TO NOVA!

Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports The senior tandem is running it back. Collin Gillespie and Jermaine Samuels are running it back. The senior tandem announced on Monday night that they won’t be hanging up their Villanova Wildcats jerseys just yet, and will be returning for the 2021-22 season. CG is back! ✌️✌️✌️ pic.twitter.com/gIEFVcRxxM— Villanova MBB (@NovaMBB) April 12, … [Read more...] about Gillespie, Samuels will return for 5th year

Congrats to the Villanova women’s swimming and diving team! The “news”: Women’s Swimming & Diving Wins 8th Straight BIG EAST Title - Villanova UniversityVillanova won 11 gold medals over four inspiring days of competition and won its program-record eighth consecutive BIG EAST team title as the conference champs. Ron Cook: College basketball's dirty underbelly exposed once … [Read more...] about Monday’s Arizin: Daily links for Apr. 12

Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports The Villanova big man is looking to make the big jump for the NBA. It’s officially official. The NBA Draft conversation surrounding Jeremiah Robinson-Earl only continued to build over the 2020-21 season, and on Friday morning, he announced that he signed with an agent and will be declaring for the NBA Draft. pic.twitter.com/EwJcVrodyf— … [Read more...] about Robinson-Earl declares for 2021 NBA Draft

By Harvey Hoffman In his two seasons at Villanova, Jeremiah Robinson-Earl averaged 12.8 points and 9.0 rebounds per game. In 2020-21, he led the Wildcats in scoring (15.7 ppg) and rebounding (8.5 rpg) on his way to being named co-BIG EAST Player of the Year. “After meaningful conversation with Coach Wright, family and my trusted […]The post NOVA’S ROBBIE-EARL DITCHES SCHOOL FOR … [Read more...] about NOVA’S ROBBIE-EARL DITCHES SCHOOL FOR NBA DRAFT!

Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports The St. Peter’s Prep star is the Wildcats’ first Class of 2022 commit. All throughout his high school career, Mark Armstrong had heard St. Peter’s Prep (N.J.) coach Alex Mirabel preach about “Attitude.” Maybe it was a sign, maybe it was fate, but Armstrong will feel right at home when he starts his collegiate journey, playing for the man who … [Read more...] about 4-star, 2022 guard Mark Armstrong opens up on his commitment to Villanova

Are way-too-early top 25s dumb? Yeah, but hey, Villanova’s already got a bunch of top 15 mentions! The “news”: Gonzaga’s nightmare game shows difficulty in going undefeated | Yahoo SportsAfter Gonzaga’s heartbreak in 2017 in a foul-plagued game against UNC, these Zags weren’t in Monday night’s title game for a dribble. Baylor won 86-70, and no one would have blinked if that was … [Read more...] about Wednesday’s Arizin: Daily links for Apr. 7