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Villanova to face BYU in Las Vegas to open season

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Position Sports, in partnership with the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, announced the matchups for the 2025 Hall of Fame Series Las Vegas on Monday, November 3, at T-Mobile Arena. The Hall of Fame Series returns to the Sports and Entertainment Capital of the World for the third consecutive year following a successful event this past November. For the second year in a row, … [Read more...] about Villanova to face BYU in Las Vegas to open season

NOVA’S WILLARD ANOTHER WRIGHT? NO, BUT HE DOESN’T HAVE TO BE!

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By Hank Allison This just dropped from The Athletic’s CJ Moore: Do you think Kevin Willard can bring Villanova back to the top of the Big East? National contender status? Yes, and we’ll see. I’m not quite willing to go there yet on the second one — at least at the level of consistency of […] The post NOVA’S WILLARD ANOTHER WRIGHT? NO, BUT HE DOESN’T HAVE TO BE! appeared first … [Read more...] about NOVA’S WILLARD ANOTHER WRIGHT? NO, BUT HE DOESN’T HAVE TO BE!

Villanova officially announces the signing of four transfers

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BY ALEJANDRO LOPEZ Villanova has officially signed four transfer portal additions. Long Beach State transfer Devin Askew, Temple transfer Zion Stanford and Grand Canyon transfers Duke Brennan and Malcolm Flaggs have all signed financial aid agreements, the team announced on Friday. Askew is a 6-4 guard who averaged 18.9 points and 4.5 assists per game with the 49ers. … [Read more...] about Villanova officially announces the signing of four transfers

Villanovan is Pope!

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Robert Prevost, 69, who graduated from Villanova in 1977 with a Bachelors of Science in Mathematics, has been elected by the College of Cardinals to be the Catholic Church’s 267th Pope. The Chicago-born, Prevost was installed as a Cardinal by Pope Francis in 2023 to lead the office that vets bishop nominations, one of the most important jobs in the church. He is the first … [Read more...] about Villanovan is Pope!