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Big East assistants form Coaches For Action, push for Black Lives Matter patches on uniforms | CBSSports.com
Minority assistant coaches in the Big East quickly form group to provide awareness of social injustice

Stevie Mitchell has made a lasting impression on Wilson's basketball team and the community | readingeagle.com
“I try to get to know the younger kids in the area,” he said. “I try to know their names. There’s not much of that fan stuff. I don’t believe

Villanova's Saddiq Bey is primed to impress in the NBA | Yardbarker
In Bey, you have a player who posted top-flight three-point shooting numbers, has shown eagerness and versatility on the defensive end, owns a prototypical NBA body, possesses a strong mindset and comes from a program that has a pedigree of transforming overlooked recruits into NBA players.

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Jay Wright Says He Believes Zoom Meetings With Recruits Are ‘Something That Stays With Recruiting’ | CBS Philly
It's been a vastly different recruiting period for college basketball coaches. Villanova's Jay Wright told Brian Custer that it's not all bad though.

Villanova Athletics Mourns Passing of Track & Field Great Dick Buerkle | Villanova.com
Former indoor world record holder in the Mile and two-time U.S. Olympian died Monday morning.

NBA Draft 2020: Schedule Update, 1st-Round Mock Predictions for Top Prospects | Bleacher Report | Latest News, Videos and Highlights
The indefinite suspension of the 2020 NBA draft is over. The talent grab finally has a new date: October 16 . A lot will happen between now and then, hopefully, some of it involves live basketball in Orlando, Florida. Saddiq Bey is predicted to be selected at #17.