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Journey to the tourney: How this plucky Utah State team landed back on the dance floor Jeff Hunter of the Desert News takes a deep dive into how this Utah State Aggies men’s basketball team has found themselves in the NCAA Tournament once again. The Aggies will take on Villanova tomorrow in San Diego. Hawai‘i […]

Utah State takes the MW tournament, shafted on NCAA Tournament seeding! Five MW teams in NIT, three others decline! Preview/Prediction for Aggies March Madness matchup w/ Villanova! HP Ep. #146 OUT NOW!

Welcome back everyone, to the Hike’s Peak podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! Well, we’ve been discussing the scenario for the past month now, and it officially happened. Top seed Utah State ran the table in Vegas to claim the Mountain West tournament crown, which ultimately doomed the conference to just one […]

March Madness 2026: Start time, TV schedule and streaming for Selection Sunday

What time is the Selection Show: 6:00 PM EST What channel is it on: CBS Can you stream it: Yes, via Paramount + or the March Madness Live App Projected Villanova seed: 8 (give or take a line) FanDuel Villanova Betting Odds: +10,000 to reach Final Four, +50,000 to win championship. Full odds here: https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/ncaab […]

RESILIENCE: Georgetown Upsets Villanova, Will Face UConn

Your Georgetown Hoyas pulled off a stunning 78-64 upset over third-seeded Villanova in the Big East Tournament quarterfinals on Thursday night. Many of the Georgetown faithful have watched this program weather a decade of frustration, but head coach Ed Cooley has found a squad with resilience late in his third season. The Blue and Gray […]

Villanova misses out on two major awards in Big East

Villanova saw multiple pieces honored early when the initial wave of Big East awards were announced. On Wednesday, the conference announced the major awards, and while Villanova was in the mix, did not receive either Freshman of the Year or Coach of the Year honors. Seton Hall’s Shaheen Holloway was unanimously selected as the Big […]

Villanova holds third-best odds to win Big East Tournament

The 2026 Big East Tournament is among us. The action will begin with three games on Wednesday night before the rest of the conference takes the floor on Thursday. The tournament, which has taken place at Madison Square Garden since 1983, has a chance to have plenty of controversy given the competitive nature of the […]

Game Thread: UConn vs. Villanova (Big East championship)

UConn women’s basketball has a chance to add another trophy to its massive collection and punch its ticket to the NCAA Tournament tonight. The Huskies will take on Villanova in the Big East Tournament championship game at Mohegan Sun Arena. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. ET on Peacock. UConn comes in with a 33-0 […]

Tyler Perkins, Devin Askew Perkins earn 2026 Big East honors

Villanova was well-represented on the list of honors handed out by the Big East in 2025-26. On Monday, the conference announced the individual awards for this season. Devin Askew was named the Big East Sixth Man of the Year while Tyler Perkins earned the title of the conference’s Most Improved Player. Villanova ended a 24-7 […]

Zion Stanford reportedly no longer with Villanova Men’s Basketball

Transfer guard Zion Stanford has reportedly left the Villanova Men’s Basketball program. Stanford did not travel to Chicago on Wednesday night as Villanova defeated DePaul, and the junior was not seen with the team during warmups for Saturday’s game vs. Xavier. Jeff Neiburg of The Philadelphia Inquirer reported that Stanford is no longer with the […]

Where will Villanova turn after losing Matt Hodge?

Villanova will be left with a big hole in the lineup with the loss of forward Matt Hodge. The redshirt freshman suffered a torn ACL in the second half of Villanova’s 89-57 loss to St. John’s at Madison Square Garden on Saturday night. Hodge had started all 29 games for Villanova this season prior to […]

Villanova head coach Kevin Willard reflects on ‘miserable experience’ working for Rick Pitino after bad losses

Kevin Willard didn’t have to imagine what the inside of the St. John’s basketball practice facility looked like in the days following their embarrassing 72-40 loss to UConn. He’s lived it. As an assistant coach for ten years under Rick Pitino when he led the Boston Celtics and Louisville men’s basketball, Willard experienced plenty of […]

ACC Roundup – The Wolfpack Lets One Get Away At Notre Dame

In Saturday’s ACC Action, UNC topped Virginia Tech, 89-82; Clemson handled Louisville, 80-75; NC State bowed to Notre Dame in overtime, 96-90; Florida State got by Georgia Tech, 80-71; Miami hammered BC, 76-54; Pitt stunned Cal, 72-56; Wake Forest nipped Syracuse, 88-83; and Stanford spanked SMU, 95-75. NC State stuff, meet Will Wade. Will Wade, […]

Marquette Women’s Basketball Preview: at Providence

Let’s keep this simple, shall we? The Big East did us all a huge favor on Friday by advising us exactly what’s been settled for the conference tournament seeding heading into the final day of the 2025-26 regular season. UConn is already locked at #1, Villanova is locked at #2, and Providence — which happens […]

Game thread: St. John’s men’s basketball vs. Villanova

Welcome to the thread for Saturday’s St. John’s men’s basketball matchup against Villanova. Please be respectful in the comment section and do not share any illegal streams of the game. You can follow updates of this game on Rumble in the Garden’s official X account (formerly Twitter) at @rumbleSBN or on Rumble in the Garden’s […]

Acaden Lewis reaches another mark during record-setting season

The eye test shows that Acaden Lewis is having a historic freshman year for Villanova. The numbers will also back that up as he continues to reach new heights in year one. During a victory against Butler on Wednesday night, Lewis dished out four assists, reaching 146 on the season. This set a new freshman […]

Villanova bounces back with important win over Butler

Villanova’s backcourt has been inconsistent over the course of the season — and this includes Devin Askew off the bench. The sixth-year transfer has struggled to find his shot in recent weeks, but when the team needed it the most, Askew stepped up. Leading 59-57 in the second half, Askew knocked down a three before […]

Sim To End: Villanova 64, Marquette 39

On Sunday afternoon at The Finn, Marquette women’s basketball gave up a 12-0 run to Villanova over about seven minutes of game time. That left the score at 14-2, and at the end of the period, it was 16-5 favoring the Wildcats. One of two things was then going to happen: Friends, it was Option […]

Marquette Women’s Basketball Preview: at Villanova

With three regular season games left to go, Marquette women’s basketball can finish anywhere between third in the Big East and tied for seventh. With the top five teams in the standings skipping the opening day tripleheader at the conference tournament, there’s an obvious advantage to being on that side of the line instead of […]

Duke Brennan having major impact on Villanova’s success

Villanova has a history of impact big men in the lineup — especially during title runs over the last decade. This year, Duke Brennan has taken on that role after transferring in from Grand Canyon, a team that Kevin Willard and the Terps knocked out of the NCAA Tournament last year. After taking the Villanova […]

Former Villanova 2026 target decommits from Big East rival, reopens recruitment

Four-star guard and former Villanova target Adam Oumiddoch is back on the market. Oumiddoch announced on Tuesday that he will reopen his recruitment after decommitting from St. John’s. “I’m thankful to Coach Pitino, Coach Masiello, and everyone at St. John’s for the opportunity and belief they showed in me,” Oumiddoch wrote on social media. New […]

Notre Dame basketball to play Villanova in Rome to start next season

When you get an American Pope from Chicago that is a known lover of sports… you get really cool things. On Tuesday, Matt Norlander with CBS Sports reported that Notra Dame and Villanova will have both of their Men’s and Women’s basketball teams open the 2026-2027 season with a game in Rome. The two universities […]