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Ex-Maryland PG Ja'Kobi Gillespie going home to Tennessee
Former Maryland point guard Ja'Kobi Gillespie announced Friday that he is joining the Tennessee program.,That marks a homecoming for Gillespie, who is a native of Greenville, Tenn., located about 70 miles east of the Tennessee campus in Knoxville.,Gillespie's announcements on social media included "...
Eric Dixon, Villanova aim to subdue UCF in Crown semis
Eric Dixon looks to lead Villanova to the finals of the College Basketball Crown when they face Darius Johnson and UCF on Saturday in Las Vegas.,Dixon became the Wildcats' all-time career scoring leader Thursday by recording 24 of his 28 points in the second half of a 60-59 victory over Southern Cal...
Eric Dixon's big second half helps Villanova edge USC
Eric Dixon scored 24 of his 28 points in the second half, including the go-ahead free throw with 18 seconds remaining, and Villanova outlasted Southern California 60-59 in the quarterfinal round of the College Basketball Crown on Thursday in Las Vegas. ,Dixon, who became the program's all-time scori...
Eric Dixon helps Villanova edge USC
Eric Dixon scored 24 of his 28 points in the second half, including the go-ahead free throw with 18 seconds remaining, and Villanova outlasted Southern California 60-59 in the quarterfinal round of the College Basketball Crown on Thursday in Las Vegas. ,Dixon, who became the program's all-time scori...
Opportunity knocks in Crown for Villanova, USC
For opponents Villanova and Southern California, facing off in Thursday's quarterfinal round of the inaugural College Basketball Crown in Las Vegas, the opening-round of the tournament provided opportunities in the unknown.,For Villanova (20-14), interim coach Mike Nardi capitalized on the opportuni...
Eric Dixon breaks Villanova's career scoring mark in win over Colorado
Eric Dixon scored 22 points to become the all-time leading scorer in Villanova history, guiding the Wildcats past Colorado 85-64 on Tuesday in the first round of the College Basketball Crown in Las Vegas.,Dixon passed Kerry Kittles (2,243 points) late in the first half and now has 2,257 career point...
Interim boss Mike Nardi leads Villanova into Crown vs. Colorado
Villanova will have a new face on the sideline -- and a new face waiting in the wings -- when the team faces Colorado in the first round of the inaugural College Basketball Crown on Tuesday in Las Vegas.,The Wildcats (19-14) fired coach Kyle Neptune March 15 after missing the NCAA Tournament in all ...
Villanova names Maryland's Kevin Willard as head coach
Villanova named Kevin Willard as its head basketball coach on Sunday.,Contract terms were not announced.,Willard guided Maryland to a 27-9 record this season before falling to top-seeded Florida in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament. He posted a 65-39 mark with two tournament appearances during his...
Villanova fires coach Kyle Neptune after three seasons
Villanova fired basketball coach Kyle Neptune on Saturday after three seasons.,Asked to replace the legendary Jay Wright, Neptune had a 54-47 record and no NCAA Tournament appearances.,The Wildcats' season ended Thursday with a 73-56 loss to UConn in the quarterfinals of the Big East tournament, fin...
Alex Karaban's big 2nd half sends UConn past Villanova
NEW YORK -- Alex Karaban scored 15 of his 18 points in the second half and hit two clutch 3-pointers in the final six-plus minutes as third-seeded UConn pulled away for a 73-56 victory over sixth-seeded Villanova on Thursday in the quarterfinals of the Big East tournament.,The Huskies (23-9) won the...
UConn, Alex Karaban begin Big East tourney title defense vs. Villanova
NEW YORK -- While UConn experienced some uneven moments during the regular season, the two-time defending national champion seemed to figure things out in the final two weeks of the regular season and could be starting to peak again.,The Huskies start defense of their Big East tournament title with ...
Villanova gets going in second half, puts away Seton Hall
NEW YORK -- Eric Dixon scored all 19 of his points in the second half, including 11 during a decisive run, as sixth-seeded Villanova got past 11th-seed Seton Hall 67-55 in the opening round of the Big East tournament on Wednesday night.,The Wildcats (19-13) advanced to a quarterfinal matchup against...
Seton Hall must find an answer for Villanova's Eric Dixon
NEW YORK -- Villanova's Eric Dixon is the nation's top scorer and the Big East's top 3-point shooter.,Despite Dixon's individual success, the sixth-seeded Wildcats are barely on the NCAA Tournament bubble heading into Wednesday night's Big East tournament opener against 11th-seeded Seton Hall.,If th...
Big East tournament roundup: No. 3 UConn routs Villanova, will face Creighton in final
Paige Bueckers scored 23 points to help No. 3 UConn advance to the Big East tournament championship game with an 82-54 victory over Villanova on Sunday in Uncasville, Conn.,Sarah Strong paired 20 points with 16 rebounds and Azzi Fudd chipped in 14 points for the top-seed Huskies (30-3), who are seek...
No. 3 UConn routs Villanova, advances to Big East final
Paige Bueckers scored 23 points to help No. 3 UConn advance to the Big East tournament championship game with an 82-54 victory over Villanova on Sunday in Uncasville, Conn.,Sarah Strong paired 20 points with 16 rebounds and Azzi Fudd chipped in 14 points for the top-seed Huskies (30-3), who are seek...
Jayden Epps' late hoop caps Georgetown's sweep of Villanova
Jayden Epps scored 20 points and sank the game-winning layup with five seconds left as Georgetown beat Villanova 75-73 on Tuesday in Washington.,Micah Peavy hit five 3-pointers and scored 19 points and Jordan Burks had 14 points as Georgetown (17-13, 8-11 Big East) swept the Wildcats in a two-game r...
Villanova takes 3-game win streak into finale at Georgetown
Surging Villanova will try to end the regular season on a four-game winning streak when it faces Georgetown on Tuesday night in Washington.,The Wildcats (18-12, 11-8 Big East) once again relied heavily on Eric Dixon, the nation's leading scorer at 23.6 ppg, in going 2-0 last week. For his efforts, D...
Eric Dixon scores 34 as Villanova gets past Butler
Eric Dixon scored 34 points with seven rebounds and three assists on senior day to lead Villanova to an 80-70 win over visiting Butler on Saturday afternoon.,Jordan Longino added 14 for the Wildcats (18-12, 11-8 Big East), who won their third consecutive game. Wooga Poplar scored 12 points with a ga...
Villanova out to continue recent dominance over Butler
Villanova looks to extend a two-game win streak when it welcomes visiting Butler for an early Saturday afternoon tip.,The Wildcats (17-12, 10-8 Big East) took down Marquette in dominating fashion at home last Friday before squeaking out a 59-54 victory on the road at Seton Hall on Wednesday night.,E...
Eric Dixon leads Villanova's rally past Seton Hall
Eric Dixon scored 25 of his 32 points in the second half and Villanova kept its faint NCAA Tournament hopes alive by charging back to beat host Seton Hall 59-54 on Wednesday in Newark, N.J.,Villanova (17-12, 10-8 Big East) ended the first half on a nine-minute field-goal drought before flipping the ...