19 NBA Scouts were at the Villanova /Temple game last week.

Brunson will have enough credits in January to graduate. If he continues to play as he did at Temple, he could go in the first round. He is being compared to Derek Fisher of NBA fame.

Bridges and Spellman are on every NBA teams' draft board. It is remembered that 2 years ago Spellman outplayed several HS players at the Nike Camp who are now in the NBA.

68th ranked 2018 guard Bryce Wills has committed to Stanford, choosing the Cardinal over Nova, UConn, and Wake Forest.

This is a major blow to Jay Wright's effort to secure a third member of the class of 2018.

Expect the Cats to put on the full-court press for Louisville decommit and 39th ranked Courtney Ramey. It is possible more resources could also be committed to Jairus Hamilton, but with Nova looking to secure a guard, Ramey is the priority.

It may also be time to consider the possibility that the 2018 class remains a two player haul, which in my opinion isn't that terrible of a scenario.

An update from Rivals' Eric Bossi from the City of Palms, Nova staff has been on hand for several of Jahvon Quinerly's games. They've been joined by staff from Rutgers. Quinerly declined to comment on the state of his recruitment, and the looming questions resulting from the FBI investigation greatly complicate things, but Nova appears to at least be doing its due diligence and keeping an eye on Quinerly.

Full article here:
https://basketballrecruiting.rivals...oint-guard-jahvon-quinerly-mum-on-recruitment

Pat Lawless broke the news on twitter after Wills' Iona Prep team defeated Christ the King on Friday night, with Nova and Stanford in attendance.

Wills will take in Sunday's game with LaSalle.

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The 6-4 guard is ranked 68th in the Rivals 150. He is down to a final list of Nova, Stanford, Wake Forest, and UConn, although the consensus is that his recruitment is becoming a Nova-Stanford battle. He has already visited Stanford.

The athletic department has released an update on the status of injured guard Collin Gillespie. Further evaluation has revealed a fractured bone in his hand, and there is currently no timetable for his return.

Obviously not the news Villanova or its fans want to hear. Gillespie was providing steady play in his freshman campaign. When the injury was first announced, it sounded innocent enough, but then when he was seen with a cast and sling on the bench during the LaSalle game, concern grew. Those concerns are now confirmed. The most concerning part is the "no timetable for return." You have to think that his season is in jeopardy and that a redshirt is in play.

Jay Wright said, "We're really disappointed for Collin. He was playing great for us. We miss him on this team. We're still struggling to replace him. But I know with his positive attitude and work ethic he'll get back on the court as soon as he can."

We will provide further updates on Gillespie as they become available. But for the time being, the Wildcats will be without Gillespie for the foreseeable future.

After missing out on Jahvon Quinerly and Elijah Weaver, Jay Wright has made it clear he is not prepared to simply move on to the class of 2019. So here we take advantage of the lull in the schedule to get up to date on the remaining 2018 options and where Villanova stands with each.

https://villanova.rivals.com/news/assessing-the-2018-recruiting-landscape-1

Rivals' Corey Evans caught up with 2019 guard Isaiah Wong. Nova is currently battling Miami, Temple, St. Joe's, and Pitt in Wong's recruitment, although more schools are expected to get in the mix.

Wong had this to say about Villanova:

“The offer is one that I really like. There are always good players around Villanova and they always play great together which is what I really like.

“I have been there a lot. They have a good campus, everybody around there is nice and it is close by.”

Full article here:

https://basketballrecruiting.rivals.com/news/isaiah-wong-sets-miami-visit-discusses-recruitment

A complete, dominating performance from Villanova.

https://villanova.rivals.com/news/nova-claims-fifth-straight-big-5-title-with-rout-of-temple

A look at tonight's Big Five clash with Temple.

https://villanova.rivals.com/news/game-preview-temple-6

Ken Pom #1 also. Remarkable string of continuing success by the Cats.

The latest AP Poll has been released, and the Villanova Wildcats have overtaken the number 1 spot, leaping over Michigan State.

https://collegebasketball.ap.org/poll/2018/6

A look at Sunday's win over the Explorers.

https://villanova.rivals.com/news/cats-escape-lasalle-77-68

….to Washington (7-2), as 23 point favorites. Lost by 9 points.

Nova should move to #3 on Monday.

A look at Sunday afternoon's Big Five matchup with LaSalle.

https://villanova.rivals.com/news/game-preview-lasalle

We caught up with 2019 guard Koby Issac to discuss his change in high schools, his move to point guard, and the state of his recruitment.

https://villanova.rivals.com/news/one-on-one-with-2019-guard-koby-isaac

Took Towns to school tonight and dominated him on both ends of the floor. I think Towns is terrific but Okafor is the most dominant offensive post player to come out of college in 20 years. At 19, his post moves are just ridiculously good. In addition he blocked two of Towns shots and got him in foul trouble early and was a beast on the boards. The Wolves had to resort to the double team in the second half.

I have not and will not answer the stupid posts about how bad he is and what he can't do and even some saying it was a mistake to pick him. If you have half a brain and know the game a little, you realize how special this kid is.

Who was that good looking guy sitting two seats to his left? What type of watch was he sporting?

A look at Mikal Bridges transformation during his time at Villanova and his introduction to the country on Tuesday night.

https://villanova.rivals.com/news/mikal-bridges-introduces-himself-to-the-country

Some good news as Villanova continues to look for a guard to round out the class of 2018, former Louisville commit Courtney Ramey has begun to set official vistis, and one of his first three will be to Villanova. Ramey is expected at Villanova on February 10.

The 6-3 guard is currently ranked 39 in the 2018 Rivals 150.

Full story from Rivals' Corey Evans here:
https://basketballrecruiting.rivals.com/news/top-40-guard-courtney-ramey-sets-visit-dates

I never rag on any player on any team. However, can someone explain why Jay let's EP shoot from distance? At 1 for 16 he has to be the worst shooter Nova has ever had.

Every shot is a turnover. Against good competition, he is likely to shoot us out of the game.
What is Jay thinking? Let him play defense and rebound which he does well.

Villanova finally got the big-time test it had been waiting for, and used it to send a resounding message.

https://villanova.rivals.com/news/cats-get-big-win-over-gonzaga

Lost to Fla. Not a marquee matchup @ MSG this year.

Looking at Tuesday's matchup with Gonzaga.

https://villanova.rivals.com/news/game-preview-gonzaga

A look at Saturday's dominating performance against St. Joe's. I apologize for the delay in getting this posted.

https://villanova.rivals.com/news/nova-routs-st-joe-s-94-53

This is the first meet of the indoor season and might be viewed as a warm-up for the season, but two entries should be of keen interest - Men's 1000m and Men's 4x400. In the former, as a senior, will Ishmael Muhammad finally begin to demonstrate the promise he showed as a high school senior? In the latter, one of Villanova's entries is an all-freshmen quartet of Brock, Faust, Hughes & Young (probably in reverse order of their running). Is this the beginning of Villanova finally having a serious 4x400? Note: Brock had the best split at Penn Relays.