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The 2017-18 Villanova Wildcats: The champions
The team that brought the title home
These were our favorite stories about the Wildcats this season.
Tuesday, April 3, 2018
YONG KIM / Staff Photographer
Jay Wright
Head coach | 422-165 at Villanova | Churchville, Pa.
How Jay Wright sustains the Villanova culture and the resulting success
The unspoken question: Will Wright walk?
Wright’s way just as effective as ‘one-and-done’
Wright will always cherish his times with Rollie Massimino
CHARLES FOX / Staff Photographer
Jalen Brunson
6-foot-2 | Junior | Guard | Lincolnshire, Ill.
Comparing Jalen and Rick Brunson, UConn’s Kevin Ollie says ‘Jalen’s a little bit better’
Jalen Brunson is to Villanova what Derek Jeter was to Yankees
Brunson has evolved into a national player of the year candidate
Brunson leads Villanova basketball players to success on court and in classroom
YONG KIM / Staff Photographer
Mikal Bridges
6-foot-7 | Junior | Guard/Forward | Malvern, Pa.
Villanova’s Mikal Bridges, La Salle hero Tyrone Garland share a bond beyond March Madness
For Bridges, there’s more to success than talent
For Villanova, the three B’s were building blocks
MICHAEL BRYANT / Staff Photographer
Omari Spellman
6-foot-9½ | Freshman | Forward | Cleveland
Omari Spellman combines basketball and poetry as his outlets
How Villanova star Omari Spellman transformed from fat to fit
Spellman rises above the noise
YONG KIM / Staff Photographer
Phil Booth
6-foot-3 | Junior | Guard | Baltimore
Phil Booth’s national-championship journey, from leading scorer in ’16 to facilitator in ’18
Phil Booth is back, and Villanova is better because of it
Booth’s leadership and experience a key for Villanova
CHARLES FOX / Staff Photographer
Dhamir Cosby-Roundtree
6-foot-9 | Freshman | Forward | Philadelphia
Dhamir Cosby-Roundtree’s journey to Villanova had twists and turns
Cosby-Roundtree and the Villanova season that almost didn’t happen
YONG KIM / Staff Photographer
Eric Paschall
6-foot-9 | Junior | Forward | Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.
Villanova sees the fruit from Eric Paschall’s labor
For Paschall, defense is the name of the game
YONG KIM / Staff Photographer
Donte DiVincenzo
6-foot-5 | Sophomore | Guard | Wilmington, Del.
Donte DiVincenzo found solace from two Fathers
’Nova’s DiVincenzo has accepted, and flourished in, his role as sixth man
DiVincenzo doing whatever it takes to help Villanova
YONG KIM / Staff Photographer
Collin Gillespie
6-foot-3 | Freshman | Guard | Warminster, Pa.
Villanova freshman Collin Gillespie proving he belongs
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