Villanova Basketball’s Gillespie and Samuels preparing to play for Team USA

Happy Tuesday Nova Nation! The past few days USA Basketball’s team for the Pan-Am Games have been at training camp in Providence. Villanova is represented by rising juniors Collin Gillespie and Jermaine Samuels. The pair look like they’ve been making an impact and should play key roles when things kick off in August.

Can’t wait to see these guys back on campus and tearing it up as the leaders of this year’s team!

In other news, Jalen Brunson won the internet yesterday, Eric Paschall doesn’t drink milk, and Jay Wright’s USA Team is losing members fast. Enjoy!

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