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.

A look at tomorrow's Holy War battle with St. Joe's.

https://villanova.rivals.com/news/game-preview-st-joe-s

Nova used a solid all-around performance to beat Penn 90-62.

https://villanova.rivals.com/news/cats-cruise-past-quakers-1

http://www.espn.com/womens-college-...women-no-1-villanova-wildcats-ranked-first-04

"Harry Perretta has Villanova back in the Top 25.

The Wildcats (5-0) entered The Associated Press women's basketball poll Monday for the first time in 13 years.

"It's a nice gift to the kids that they worked hard to get to this point," Perretta said. "But you have to handle the pressure of the ranking. That's the difference between the groups I had in the past. They could handle that."

A look at tonight's matchup with Penn as the Cats look for a 19th straight Big Five victory.

https://villanova.rivals.com/news/game-preview-penn-4

Taking advantage of the five day break between games to look at some of the positives and negatives of Nova's trip to the Bahamas.

https://villanova.rivals.com/news/the-good-and-bad-in-the-bahamas

Nova defeated Northern Iowa to win the Battle 4 Atlantis and become the first school to win the tournament twice.

https://villanova.rivals.com/news/nova-claims-battle-4-atlantis-title

A look at the Battle 4 Atlantis title game between Villanova and Northern Iowa.

https://villanova.rivals.com/news/game-preview-northern-iowa

As Villanova prepares for the Battle 4 Atlantis championship game against Northern Iowa, it was revealed that the Cats will spend next year in Orlando at the AdvoCare Invitational.

The tournament will take place from Nov. 22-25. Joining the Cats will be Florida State, Oklahoma State, LSU, Memphis, UAB, Charleston, and a team to be named later.

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After struggling through the first half against tenacious Tennessee defense, tight rims, and whistle-happy officials, Villanova blasted out of the locker room in the second half en route to a victory and a spot in the Battle 4 Atlantis title game.

https://villanova.rivals.com/news/second-half-surge-propels-cats-to-victory

Here's a quick glance at tomorrow's opponent, Tennessee. Pretty much everyone was assuming this game would be against Purdue, but the Volunteers had other ideas as they upset the Boilermakers. This one isn't quite as in depth as I would like with the holiday and the quick turnaround, but I wanted to at least provide a cursory look at an unfamiliar opponent. Enjoy the game tomorrow and I hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving.

https://villanova.rivals.com/news/game-preview-tennessee-4

Suddenly Villanova's less-than-pretty win over Western Kentucky doesn't look so bad, as a pair of upsets sandwiched Nova's win. Before the Nova game, Tennessee defeated #18 Purdue. Then, in even more of a shocker, #2 Arizona was upset by NC State. That leaves Nova as the only ranked team to escape the first round of the Battle 4 Atlantis with a victory.

Villanova overcame a sluggish start to pull away from Western Kentucky and earn a 66-58 win. I'm awaiting the official stats, but a recap will be posted later tonight. Nova will face Tennessee, who upset Purdue, tomorrow afternoon at 12:30.

The Battle 4 Atlantis kicked off with an upset, as Tennessee knocked off #18 Purdue 78-75 in overtime. Entering the tournament, the expectation was a matchup between Purdue and Villanova in the second round. Now, if the Cats handle Western Kentucky, they will instead face the Volunteers.

Tennessee did a great job at neutralizing Purdue big man Isaac Haas (13 points, just three rebounds) and Purdue got just four points from its bench.

Forward Grant Williams was great for the Vols with 22 points and eight rebounds. Kyle Alexander added a double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds, while Lamonte Turner provided a big boost off the bench with 17 points.

The Cats tip-off shortly looking to set up a date with the Vols.

Today the Cats kick off the Battle 4 Atlantis with a matchup against Western Kentucky. Get familiar with the Hilltoppers here.

https://villanova.rivals.com/news/game-preview-western-kentucky

First game - Nova vs. W. Kentucky, Wed. 2:30 PM, ESPN.

http://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2017-11-21/battle-4-atlantis-preview-villanova-arizona-could-meet-final

7'2" Bol Bol, the #3 overall HS BB player, today committed to Oregon over Kentucky.

His father is Manute Bol 7'7" former NBA player.

http://www.espn.com/college-sports/recruiting/basketball/mens/story/_/id/21491228/bol-bol-commits-oregon-ducks

Hey guys. I know we've tried the game thread thing a few times and the results haven't been great, there just doesn't seem to be much interest. However, with tomorrow's game at a weird time, I wanted to reach out and see if a live game thread would be helpful to anyone who isn't able to watch the game. If anyone would like me to do it, let me know here and I will. If not, no big deal, and we'll just go with our normal preview/recap.

Taking advantage of the extra days between games to explore some early observations, including the emergence of Mikal Bridges and the team's impressive balance.

https://villanova.rivals.com/news/early-season-observations-balance-and-a-shout-out-to-mikal-bridges