Villanova Basketball ranked #2 in KenPom preseason rankings

Happy Monday, 'Nova Nation! It is Hoops Mania week, so like your most of our focus will be on the lead-up to that. We'll be launching our visitor list this morning, and updating it as the week goes on (if you see something, say something) as more prospects get confirmed. But it's already a good list.

But the real news is that KenPom loves Villanova - again. I've linked the Villanova team page below, but check out the national & conference rankings as well. The Big East is ranked 3rd entering the season. Power 5 my ass.

Reminder though, these will normalize after a month or so of games. I personally think his system is way too high on Butler.

And now, the "news."

The legend of Matt Szczur’s bat | Big East Coast Bias
Anthony Rizzo was struggling. Then he found some Villanova magic.

Jahvon Quinerly calls Villanova visit ‘great’ and will return for Hoops Mania | ZagsBlog
"They’re making me a priority, telling me that I’m the point guard that they want in the class and they really want me."

Villanova’s new facility houses Talley’s memories and name | DelcoTimes
"When they dug down to build the foundation for the new building they found the old pool, the one I used to sneak into," Talley said. "It was amazing. No one knew it was there."

Gerry McNamara on vacating 2006 Big East Tourney wins: 'I got the trophy, it's at the house' | syracuse.com
"It's a decade ago," McNamara said. "It's a decade ago. It was special to me. Whether a book says it happened or not has zero relevance to the memory I have, the memory of my family and friends, the special people I was around that experienced it and the fans. No book is going to tell me otherwise. It happened."

Jahvon Quinerly calls Villanova visit ‘great’ and will return for Hoops Mania | ZagsBlog