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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
By Joe Juliano
The unspoken question: Will Wright walk?
By Bob Ford
Wright’s way just as effective as ‘one-and-done’
By John Smallwood
Wright will always cherish his times with Rollie Massimino
By Mike Kern
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’
By Joe Juliano
Jalen Brunson is to Villanova what Derek Jeter was to Yankees
By Mike Jensen
Brunson has evolved into a national player of the year candidate
By Joe Juliano
Brunson leads Villanova basketball players to success on court and in classroom
By Susan Snyder
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
By Mike Jensen
For Bridges, there’s more to success than talent
By Joe Juliano
For Villanova, the three B’s were building blocks
By Bob Ford

MICHAEL BRYANT / Staff Photographer
Omari Spellman
6-foot-9½ | Freshman | Forward | Cleveland
Omari Spellman combines basketball and poetry as his outlets
By Joe Juliano
How Villanova star Omari Spellman transformed from fat to fit
By Mari A. Schaefer
Spellman rises above the noise
By Mike Jensen
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
By Bob Ford
Phil Booth is back, and Villanova is better because of it
By John Smallwood
Booth’s leadership and experience a key for Villanova
By Joe Juliano
CHARLES FOX / Staff Photographer
Dhamir Cosby-Roundtree
6-foot-9 | Freshman | Forward | Philadelphia
Dhamir Cosby-Roundtree’s journey to Villanova had twists and turns
By Mike Jensen
Cosby-Roundtree and the Villanova season that almost didn’t happen
By Bob Ford
YONG KIM / Staff Photographer
Eric Paschall
6-foot-9 | Junior | Forward | Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.
Villanova sees the fruit from Eric Paschall’s labor
By Mike Jensen
For Paschall, defense is the name of the game
By Joe Juliano
YONG KIM / Staff Photographer
Donte DiVincenzo
6-foot-5 | Sophomore | Guard | Wilmington, Del.
Donte DiVincenzo found solace from two Fathers
By Marcus Hayes
’Nova’s DiVincenzo has accepted, and flourished in, his role as sixth man
By Joe Juliano
DiVincenzo doing whatever it takes to help Villanova
By Joe Juliano
YONG KIM / Staff Photographer
Collin Gillespie
6-foot-3 | Freshman | Guard | Warminster, Pa.
Villanova freshman Collin Gillespie proving he belongs
By Mike Jensen
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