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Kansas, Villanova set home-and-home seriesKansas and Villanova men's basketball teams have scheduled a home-and-home series beginning with the 2026-27 season, the schools announced Wednesday.,The series will open at Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kan., on Nov. 27, 2026. The teams will play at Villanova in November 2027.,"We've had a lot of g...

Notre Dame, Villanova to open basketball season in RomeVillanova and Notre Dame will open their 2026-27 basketball seasons on Nov. 1 in Rome.,The men's and women's teams from both schools will play a doubleheader in the Italian capital that day in what has been named the Eternal City Tip-Off.,It is no shock that these two schools were chosen to take par...

Transfer roundup: Villanova’s Acaden Lewis picks MiamiAcaden Lewis, considered one of the best guards in the portal, will transfer from Villanova to Miami, he announced on Tuesday.,Lewis decommitted from Kentucky last spring and was pursued by Miami before he chose Villanova, where he went on to average 12.2 points, 5.3 assists, 3.0 rebounds and 1.9 st...

Transfer roundup: Arizona adds Derek Dixon, JJ Mandaquit

Halfway through college basketball's transfer window, national semifinalist Arizona picked up a pair of portal participants Monday in North Carolina guard Derek Dixon and Washington guard JJ Mandaquit.,Dixon and Mandaquit were four-star prospects in the high school Class of 2025. They were Nos. 44 a...

No. 9 Utah State outlasts No. 8 Villanova, advances to face Arizona

SAN DIEGO -- MJ Collins Jr. scored nine of his 20 points in the final four minutes as No. 9 seed Utah State topped eighth-seeded Villanova, 86-76, in the second of Friday's West Region first-round matchups in San Diego.,Utah State (29-6) capped a crucial, 9-0 run late in the second half when Mason F...

No. 8 seed Villanova eager to take next step vs. No. 9 Utah State

Friday's West Region matchup between eighth-seeded Villanova and ninth-seeded Utah State in San Diego features teams with similar statistical profiles.,It also features programs with much different NCAA Tournament histories. ,For Villanova (24-8), a winner of national championships in 2016 and 2018,...

Georgetown upsets Villanova for rare trip to Big East semis

NEW YORK -- Julius Halaifonua collected 21 points and a career-high 10 rebounds for his first career double-double as 11th-seeded Georgetown pulled away late in the second half for a decisive 78-64 victory over third-seeded Villanova on Thursday in the Big East tournament quarterfinals.,The Hoyas (1...

Back among Big East's best, Villanova takes on Georgetown

NEW YORK -- Villanova's return to prominence after three seasons of mediocrity following coach Jay Wright's retirement will be official when its name gets selected for the NCAA Tournament.,Until the selection show on Sunday, Villanova (24-7) will attempt to improve its seeding for the NCAAs on Thurs...