Jordan Longino - Back from knee injury Longino (knee) is back to basketball related activities, Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports reports. Impact Longino was forced to miss the NCAA Tournament after undergoing arthroscopic surgery last March, but he is cleared to participate in basketball activities. The 6-foot-5 freshman averaged 8.7 minutes and 1.8 points off the bench last season, and will look to expand his role next season now that he is healthy. Show JUNE 28 • ROTOWIRE TV schedule: Saturday, April 2nd, 6:09 pm ET. TBS Arena: Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana There’s going to be a ton of attention on the second half of Saturday’s Final Four double-heading between Duke and North Carolina, for obvious reasons. But it takes one of the best rivalries in sports to overshadow what should be a great NCAA Tournament matchup between Villanova and Kansas, two of the best programs and overall programs in college hoops. After an easy 27-point win over Texas Southern in the opening round, the Jayhawks had a 40-minute fight against the Creighton Bluejays, who proved to be incredibly feisty despite losing starting point guard Ryan Nembhard. Kansas was able to make a pair of clutch shots at the end to win, 79-72, led by 20 points from Remy Martin off the bench, along with 14 points and 14 rebounds from Jalen Wilson. Wilson and Martin came up huge again in the Sweet 16 against Providence, combining to produce 39 points and 18 rebounds in the Jayhawks‘ 66-61 victory, a game in which neither team shot over 40% from the field. There was more offense in the Elite 8 game against Miami, although the Hurricanes were in control for the first 25 minutes. However, after the game was tied at 40 each, Kansas ended the game on a 36-10 run to cash their ticket to the Final Four. Ochai Agbaji broke out of a March slump to score 18 points, with David McCormack chipping in with 15. Villanova’s path to the Final FourThe 2 seed Wildcats had little issue with Delaware in the Round of 64, winning by 20 points. They did have an issue with Malaki Branham of Ohio State, who made a run of his own to make the game suddenly in doubt in the second half. However, Collin Gillespie and Jermaine Samuels refused to lose, eventually pulling the lead back out to 10 points for the win. The Michigan matchup in the Sweet 16 was fairly close for the most part, with the Wildcats’ offense never really getting into gear. But their defense on Hunter Dickinson, combined with another 22 points from Samuels allowed them to sneak out with a 63-55 win. Against Houston in the Elite 8, Villanova led by double figures for most of the matchup, until a late Cougars run allowed them to make the game close in the final five minutes. But when you have multiple national champion-winning players, these moments weren’t going to be too big for them. Despite the shooting struggles, the Wildcats were able to win 50-44, led by 22 and 10 from Samuels. It wasn’t all good for Villanova in the Elite 8 win, as star guard Justin Moore went down with a left injury that all but ends his season. He’s averaging just under 15 ppg on the season and was arguably the reason Villanova was able to beat Michigan. This Wildcats team has little depth, to begin with, mostly playing just six guys in key games. Now, they’ll to play either Bryan Antoine or Chris Arcidiacono for 15-20 minutes, as 6th man Caleb Daniels was already playing around 36 mpg before the injury. On the other hand, Remy Martin is playing his best basketball in a Kansas uniform after dealing with injuries for the first few months of the season. The Arizona State transfer is capable of scoring 20 points in a given game and he’s done that in the NCAA Tournament so far. His emergence has given the team another key scorer to go along with Agabji, who hasn’t even played well so far. Next: Final mid-major power rankings for 2021-22 season This is going to be a tough game for Villanova to win, with 20% of its scoring production now out. They’ll need Gillespie, Samuels, and Daniels to have big games to even have a chance and definitely avoid foul trouble. But Kansas just has too much, especially with Martin in the fold, to not have enough to make the national title game. Prediction: Kansas 73, Villanova 60 TV schedule: March 18th, 2022, on CBS at 2:45 Location: PPG Paints Arena, (Located in Pittsburgh, PA) The Villanova Wildcats go into this game with a record of 25-7. While the Wildcats would have gotten in without an auto-bid, Villanova is in courtesy of their Big East Tournament win. The Wildcats are led by Collin Gillespie. Gillespie averages 15.9 points per game on 44 percent shooting. Another notable scorer for the Wildcats is Justin Moore. Moore averages 15 points per game on 39 percent shooting. The Wildcats have one of the better defenses in the country. Villanova allows 63 points per game. That is good for the 24th in the country. The Delaware Blue Hens go into this game with a record of 22-12. The Blue Hens are in the tournament via the CAA championship Autobid. Delaware beat UNC Wilmington to get into the tournament. This is the Blue Hens’ first tournament appearance since 2014. The Blue Hens are led by Jameer Nelson Jr (Former NBA player son, Jameer Nelson). Nelson Jr averages 13 points per game on 45 percent shooting. Look for the Wildcats to put the clamps on Nelson Jr early. The Blue Hens will need for Nelson to get hot for them to have a shot to pull off the upset. If Nelson and the Blue Hens pull off the upset, this will bust a lot of brackets as a lot of people have the Wildcats coming out of the South Region. Next: Breakdown of all 32 autobids of NCAA Tournament While Nelson Jr will keep this game close, Villanova simply has more talent than the Blue Hens. While Villanova should win this game, A Delaware upset isn’t out of the question. If Nelson is able to get hot, don’t be surprised if they makes a run to the Sweet Sixteen. While this is unlikely, don’t be surprised if Delaware is a bracket buster. Prediction: Villanova 67, Delaware 62 If you buy something from an SB Nation link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement.
Happy Monday Nova Nation! With Easter weekend now behind us, the Arizin will be moving into off-season mode. That means a once weekly update with a few “as needed” articles if there’s any big news out there. And we’re going to kick things off with a favorite off-season topic of mine: What does next year’s schedule look like? With UConn’s move into the Big East the conference schedule expanded to 20 games, leaving just 11 or 12 games available depending on the type of early season tournament Nova participates in. In 2013, they’ll be in the variety that allows for 12 games (more on that shortly). Throw in the four known Big 5 games, the final(?) season of the Gavitt Tipoff Games, and the Big East-Big 12 Battle, and the schedule starts to take shape. But wait, you may be saying, doesn’t Villanova have some games coming their way for home and home series? Didn’t we play a ton of good teams on the road last year? Well yes and no. The only one of those games that was actually a home and home was UCLA, and the return is scheduled for the 2023-24 season. Baylor was part of the Big East-Big 12 Battle, and both Purdue and Tennessee were on a neutral as part of an early season tournament. So who will Villanova’s 12 opponents be? Let’s find out! Breaking News It broke just today that Villanova will face Boston College, another old Big East foe, on December 10th. Villanova has become a regular participant in the Never Forget Tribute Classic, with 2022 marking their third appearance in the event. That’s the most by any school. Boston College isn’t the strongest of opponents, but it’s still a power conference school on the schedule. The Big 5 The other matchups guaranteed in the non-conference are the Big 5 games against La Salle, Penn, St. Joe’s, and Temple. The only thing notable here is that Villanova has actually missed the Temple game for two consecutive seasons due to COVID. During that time, Villanova overtook the Owls for most Big 5 Championships. So assuming all of these games do get played next year, there’s a third of the non-conference schedule. The Phil Knight Invitational This will be Villanova’s first time participating in the Nike showcase event, and they’ll have three games against a pretty impressive field seven potential opponents:
Now for those of you super slueths out there wondering how UConn AND Villanova got put in this thing, there is a loophole I think was exploited to get around the “you can’t have two teams from the same conference in early season tournaments” rule. There is an exception made when conference realignment occurs. If the teams were invited prior to them switching conferences, you can have multiple teams from the same conference. Because I don’t see any AAC teams in the field, my guess is the teams were all invited back in 2020 to participate before UConn had joined the Big East. Then once it was officially announced, it still was in line with the rules. While I doubt they face off in the first round, it is now possible that Villanova and UConn could have three regular season matchups in 2022-23. The Gavitt Tipoff Games Villanova did not participate in the Gavitt games last season, and the games were cancelled in 2020. The original outline for the event stated that the Big East teams had to participate a minimum of six times each, and with Villanova only playing in four of these matchups so far it’s highly likely they’re tapped for their 5th game. So let’s eliminate some potential opponents for the ‘Cats. Because they’re both in the Phil Knight Tournament, it’s unlikely Villanova gets a shot at playing Michigan State twice. Because of an imbalance of teams, anyone from the Big Ten could be in it this year, but there are six more teams other than MSU that should definitely participate because they haven’t hit their four game minimum:
Purdue is likely off the list as Villanova has already played them in the Gavitt Games, and Minnesota and Northwestern don’t really move the needle for me. Iowa could be a nice “return to Philadelphia” game for Fran McCaffery. The battle of Pennsylvania could also be fun with Penn State. But I think all Villanova fans would agree there’s one game we want more than any other on this list: Kevin Willard in his first season at Maryland. Not even a job change can keep him from having the Big East force him to play Villanova when he doesn’t want to! Big East-Big 12 Battle The only other “locked in” game Villanova has is with the Big 12, and even that’s not guaranteed. Every season one (now two with UConn) Big East team sits out. That said, it’s unlikely either side will want the biggest name in the Big East on the sidelines. In seasons past Villanova has faced off against Kansas, Texas, and Baylor, so it’s unlikely any of those teams will get paired up with the Wildcats again. Iowa State is in the PK Invitational with Nova, so they’re also an unlikely opponent. Lastly, because Villanova has played their last two games of this series in Texas they’ll likely get a home game. From that we can eliminate the Big 12 teams that have already played on the road twice: Texas Tech, West Virginia, and Oklahoma. That leaves three teams for Villanova to face at home:
No offesne to the State schools, but TCU is by far the most intriguing matchup on this list. Not because of the school, but because of their head coach Jamie Dixon. You all may remember Dixon from his days at Pitt in the Big East, but a return to his old stomping grounds isn’t why this matchup would be big for Villanova. Dixon has the longest active winning streak over Jay Wright, beating him in their last seven matchups. That would be a streak worth putting to bed for good. The Unknown Games Assuming Villanova plays in both the Gavitt Tipoff Games and the Big East-Big 12 Battle, that takes care of ten of their possible twelve non-conference games. So what does Villanova do with their remaining two games? I’d all but lock both of them in for mid-major opponents early in the season as Villanova has a lot of question marks on the roster and big shoes left to fill. But I wouldn’t rule out a big home-and-home announcement either. Let’s look at some options. First off, for the mid-major games I wouldn’t be surprised if we see a familiar face on the opposing team’s sidelines. Jay has often said he doesn’t like playing against his former staff, but sometimes playing against Villanova can be a huge boost for a coach in his first or second year on the job so Wright obliges. I would certainly not be surprised if Kyle Neptune at Fordham or Pat Chambers at Florida Gulf Coast got an invite to bring their teams to the Main Line for a game. Outside of that, Villanova and Jay Wright have a ton of connections throughout the college basketball world, so it could be anybody. Likely it’s someone local to the northeast for travel purposes, but it could be anyone. The same could be said for a home and home with a bigger name school. Likely you’re looking at a team that Jay feels is at the same spot as him this year, younger, developing, but still good. Virginia pops to mind first and foremost of the teams that I’d love to see Villanova schedule a home and home with, but it really could be a ton of teams. More about the 2023 and future schedules should come out in the next 2 months or so, so check in to get all the details as the schedule continues to take shape. In other news... Villanova Men’s BasketballVillanova, Boston College to meet in 2022 Never Forget Tribute Classic | Fanduel.com Awards Ceremony to Celebrate 2021-22 Season Thursday Night | Villanova University Future WildcatsKendric Davis transfer: Breaking down best fits for prized SMU guard South Orange resident and Villanova University-bound Mark Armstrong enjoys stellar hoops career at Saint Peter’s Prep | Essex News Daily Finnish star Miro Little is headed to Baylor | 247 Sports The 6-foot-4, 185-pound point guard out of Helsinki (Finland) NCAA Basketball: Current ranking of top 100 transfers in 2022 offseason | Bustinng Brackets NBA WildcatsKidd: A team needs Jalen Brunson if they're trying to win a championship | Mavs.com The Detroit Pistons could build Villanova connection | Piston Powered What Does Josh Hart Being “Guard Dominant” Mean? | Blazer's Edge How Jalen Brunson Has Emerged into a Prominent Force for the Mavericks | SLAM Miami Heat Desperately Need 2019 Kyle Lowry For NBA Playoffs | All U Can Heat Villanova AthleticsRauch Rewrites Villanova Record Book as Wildcats Down Creighton, 9-1 | Villanova University Late Comeback Falls Short in Series-Opener at Xavier | Villanova University Three Hat Tricks Lift Villanova Past Providence 18-13 on Senior Day | Villanova University LaRiviere Sets School Record in Hammer on First Day of Larry Ellis Invitational | Villanova University Fourth-Quarter Fireworks over VMI Lead Wildcats to Senior Day Victory | Villanova University Wildcats Pick Up Five Big Wins in Dual Against Eastern Michigan, UConn | Villanova University Klopfer And Fisher Are Singles Winners as Wildcats Edged By Georgetown, 4-2 | Villanova University Read more |
When is villanovas next basketball game
Postagens relacionadas
direito autoral © 2024 aprendervalor Inc.
