Travis' visit to Kentucky was enough to seal the deal, as multiple sources are reporting that he will enroll at Kentucky and play his grad transfer season for those other Wildcats.
It's a disappointing development for Villanova, as the addition of Travis could have helped to offset the somewhat unexpected loss of Omari Spellman. With Spellman's departure and consequent available playing time at the 5, Nova quickly became an ideal landing spot for Travis. The fact that Travis mentioned, after pulling his name from the NBA draft, that he wanted to work on developing his shot and increasing his range, served to further the Travis to Nova speculation. Villanova had just completed a season in which they set the record for made threes, and their big men played a major role in that accomplishment. Travis to Nova seemed to form a perfect pairing, with Travis filling a major need for Villanova with Nova being the perfect spot for Travis to step into a lot of minutes with a program perfectly suited to help him address his needed areas of improvement.
All eyes will turn to the trio of Eric Paschall, Dhamir Cosby-Roundtree, and Dylan Painter. The development of DCR and Painter, along with whether Paschall has another step forward in him or has plateaued, will go a long way in determining how successful Villanova can be next season.
It's a disappointing development for Villanova, as the addition of Travis could have helped to offset the somewhat unexpected loss of Omari Spellman. With Spellman's departure and consequent available playing time at the 5, Nova quickly became an ideal landing spot for Travis. The fact that Travis mentioned, after pulling his name from the NBA draft, that he wanted to work on developing his shot and increasing his range, served to further the Travis to Nova speculation. Villanova had just completed a season in which they set the record for made threes, and their big men played a major role in that accomplishment. Travis to Nova seemed to form a perfect pairing, with Travis filling a major need for Villanova with Nova being the perfect spot for Travis to step into a lot of minutes with a program perfectly suited to help him address his needed areas of improvement.
All eyes will turn to the trio of Eric Paschall, Dhamir Cosby-Roundtree, and Dylan Painter. The development of DCR and Painter, along with whether Paschall has another step forward in him or has plateaued, will go a long way in determining how successful Villanova can be next season.