Villanova recently made a late play for Williams, and the interest was enough to get the Wildcats into Williams' top 6 along with Kansas State, Kansas, Texas, Texas A&M, and Oklahoma State.
On Monday, we learned that Williams will not be coming to Villanova, as he has cut his list in half and excluded the Wildcats. The finalists are Kansas State, Oklahoma State, and Texas. A decision is expected next Monday, per Jake Weingarten.
This isn't a huge surprise as both the late involvement and the geography were working against Nova. If anything, it could be viewed as a positive and a sign of Nova's increasing appeal on the recruiting trail nationally that the Cats were able to get into consideration considering the circumstances.
It's been clear for a while now that Villanova is comfortable going into the 2020-21 season with its 2020 class consisting of redshirt Eric Dixon and transfer Caleb Daniels. However, with Saddiq Bey likely heading to the NBA, the Cats have also made an effort to add an extra player in 2020 as evidenced by getting involved with Williams.
They've also gotten involved in the transfer market, which is where our attention will now turn (along with the 2021 class). Rice transfer Trey Murphy III is set to hold a virtual visit with Jay Wright and staff today, and the Cats were recently named in the top 6 for Kentucky transfer Johnny Juzang.
On Monday, we learned that Williams will not be coming to Villanova, as he has cut his list in half and excluded the Wildcats. The finalists are Kansas State, Oklahoma State, and Texas. A decision is expected next Monday, per Jake Weingarten.
This isn't a huge surprise as both the late involvement and the geography were working against Nova. If anything, it could be viewed as a positive and a sign of Nova's increasing appeal on the recruiting trail nationally that the Cats were able to get into consideration considering the circumstances.
It's been clear for a while now that Villanova is comfortable going into the 2020-21 season with its 2020 class consisting of redshirt Eric Dixon and transfer Caleb Daniels. However, with Saddiq Bey likely heading to the NBA, the Cats have also made an effort to add an extra player in 2020 as evidenced by getting involved with Williams.
They've also gotten involved in the transfer market, which is where our attention will now turn (along with the 2021 class). Rice transfer Trey Murphy III is set to hold a virtual visit with Jay Wright and staff today, and the Cats were recently named in the top 6 for Kentucky transfer Johnny Juzang.