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Acaden Lewis, considered one of the best guards in the portal, will transfer from Villanova to Miami, he announced on Tuesday.,Lewis decommitted from
Cornell transfer Jake Fiegen plans to take a visit to Villanova. Fiegen narrowed his list down to four schools — Villanova, Northwestern, Virginia, and Vanderbilt. He visited Northwestern on...
Devin Royal has officially committed to Villanova. After much speculation, the Ohio State transfer lands with the Wildcats. Royal visited the campus on Monday and the news broke shortly later on...
Villanova continues to be active to begin the week in the transfer portal. According to multiple reports, the Wildcats will host Arkansas transfer point guard DJ Wagner on Tuesday. Wagner, a...
The Wildcats have secured their first transfer for the 2026-27 season. The 6’10” big man averaged 13.3 points and 7.4 this past season for the Oregon Ducks. Evans shot 46.5% from the field, 31.9%...
The Wildcats have reportedly been in on former Oregon point guard Jackson Shelstad for over a week now, but he is off to play for Pat Kelsey and Louisville. Shelstad committed today, along with...
The NCAA is playing around with the idea of a rule change and Duke Brennan is making sure that he is covered. The Villanova big man has entered the transfer portal, according to OG6 Sports...
Sophomore forward Malcolm Flaggs has entered the transfer portal. The 6’6” forward appeared in one game this year, recording one rebound and missing one shot in two minutes played against Penn....
Villanova has been mentioned as a potential landing spot for BYU transfer Robert Wright III. The Wildcats are in need of a point guard this offseason after Acaden Lewis entered the transfer...
The former three-star recruit redshirted this past season for the Wildcats and will have four years of eligibility remaining. Villanova will have to completely replace the centers from this past...
Villanova has seen plenty of movement already as the transfer portal window has opened. After losing both Acaden Lewis and Bryce Lindsay in the portal, the Wildcats received good news regarding...
The teams and players that Philly wants to root for – and against – in the 2026 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament.
We're days away from another March Madness and the Philly region will be (lightly) represented by three teams combined in both the men's and women's brackets.
We're less than a week away from Selection Sunday, and two weeks from the first round of the NCAA Tournament in Philadelphia, where Friday and Sunday games will be played at Xfinity Mobile Arena.
Here's a look at how each of the local hoops teams are faring this season with Selection Sunday less than two weeks away:
The local college basketball event returns for a second year and looks to build upon the city's decades-long hoops history.
Lower Merion School District agreed to sell the 13-acre Oakwell estate in Villanova to conservation nonprofit Natural Lands, which plans to incorporate a portion of the property into the...
The New York Knicks dominated the Sixers this regular season, winning three of the teams' four matchups in blowouts. What can we glean from those games ahead of the teams' seven-game playoff series?
Being in the arena on Thursday, the "Bricken for Chicken" undoubtedly made an impact on the crowd's atmosphere. The offense was lifeless, as was Joel Embiid. It's no secret that this team feeds...
Villanova University will demolish Kennedy Hall at the center of campus to make way for Vic Maggitti Hall, the future home of Falvey Library. The five-story building is intended to bolster...
What you need to know about the first Big 5 Classic at the Wells Fargo Center.
An agreement has been finalized for Villanova University to assume ownership of the campus of nearby Cabrini University when the school closes after the spring semester. The campus will maintain...
Drexel is officially in now, and beginning this season, the Big 5 will operate under a new series format that will culminate with a six-team triple-header at the Wells Fargo Center on December 2...
Raquel Doke, a former Villanova University cheerleader, posted a TikTok detailing her battle with stage 4 adrenal cancer and her desire to acquire tickets to Taylor Swift's concert in Houston,...
In an embarrassing turn of events, 2023 will be the first year since 1977 that no City 6 school (Penn, Villanova, Drexel, La Salle, Temple, Saint Joseph's) will make the Men's NCAA Tournament
Can any of Philly's Big 5 teams still swing an NCAA Tournament berth? there's a chance, but the likelihood is probably not.
Knicks point guard and former Villanova star Jalen Brunson wore a Jalen Hurts Eagles jersey to the Knicks' game Wednesday night just days before the Birds' playoff matchup against the Giants.
Pamela Fryman, a Philadelphia and Villanova native, directed the NBC revival of 'Night Court,' starring John Larroquette and Melissa Rauch. The series, a sequel to the original 1980s sitcom, will...
Former Villanova coach Jay Wright, who retired in April, will join CBS and Turner Sports as a broadcaster for their Final Four coverage in the spring, per a report from the New York Post.
Ocean City's 67th Night in Venice boat parade takes to the bay on Saturday, July 23, starting at 6 p.m. This year's event features Philly flair, with a "Mummers: Struttin' on the Bay" theme and...
Down in New Orleans, Villanova came into Saturday night on the doorstep of its third national title game appearance in six years.
Former Villanova basketball head coach Jay Wright appeared on ESPN radio on Tuesday to talk about his retirement and the odds of a move to the NBA.
Jay Wright is one of the best college coaches ever. He’s also one of the small few who changed the game. In fact, one can argue that between his recent success and impact on the game itself,...
The Kansas Jayhawks' physicality and dead-eye shooting proved too much for Jay Wright's Villanova squad in the Final Four.
There will be an increased police presence around Villanova University on Saturday night to ensure Wildcat fans don't get too rowdy after the Final Four game. Between 10,000 and 12,000 people are...
According to Eytan Shander, Doc Rivers is not ready for this Sixers playoff run and can learn a thing from Villanova's Jay Wright.
Villanova will face Kansas in the Final Four on Saturday at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans. It will be the ninth time that Jay Wright's Wildcats and Bill Self's Jayhawks square off in the...
Ahead of the Final Four, Eytan Shander gives his best gambling picks for the final weekend of March Madness.
Villanova Wildcats outlast the Houston Cougars to advance to the Final Four in New Orleans, where they'll look to win their third national championship in the Jay Wright era.
Villanova may not have been underdogs Thursday night in San Antonio — vying with the No. 11 Michigan Wolverines as the 2-seed and a 5.5 point favorite. But they certainly were undersized against...
On Monday, March 18, 2019, Phil Martelli wondered if he would ever smile on a basketball court in March again. The legendary St. Joseph’s Hawks head coach after 24 years had been fired. His heart...
Villanova will face Michigan in the Sweet 16 on Thursday night in San Antonio, Texas for a chance to advance to the Elite Eight in the South Region. Here are five things you need to know before...
It's impossible to compare teams across eras.
How should you vote? Is it for your favorite of the two teams matched up? Which you think is better? Which you think would win a head to head match (if it were possible)? That's entirely up to you.
Already filled with upsets and historic victories, the NCAA Tournament hits the halfway point with plenty of drama in hand. Villanova is still alive and takes on a dangerous Michigan team, but...
Villanova will head to the Sweet 16 in the 2022 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament and play the Michigan Wolverines.
While Delaware might have had what it took to pull off the upset on a different day, under different circumstances, they were outplayed by a better Villanova team with Final Four aspirations .
Today, we'll break down the matchups in our Dr. J Regional in the Round of 32. Below we'll give you some facts on each team, and some thoughts on what we think of them. And then it's up to you to...
On Friday for 40 minutes starting at 2:45 p.m. at the PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Villanova, the basketball team Martin Ingelsby revered, will be the enemy. That’s the way Martin, in his sixth...