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Villanova goes back to the basics

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Two seasons removed from not making the NCAA Tournament and finishing below .500, ESPN's Dana O'Neil takes a look at how Jay Wright has restored order at Villanova.

"Back to Basics"

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Dana O'Neil gives us this great story about Jay Wright and Villanova Basketball getting "back to basics" and their return to the national Top 10.
Good snippet...
Mix in some disillusioned players, angry that they were upperclassmen when they figured they'd be on to the NBA in a hurry, and you had a mess.

Georgetown dismissed Greg Whittington yesterday

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The big man has played his last game at Georgetown, but it isn't clear why he was dismissed. The story from our friends at CasualHoya...

Giant Killers

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ESPN pointed out that Villanova is 4-1 in their last five games against top-5 ranked teams. (h/t @TheSeanDon)

Dylan Ennis steps out of his brother's shadow

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His younger brother Tyler gets the publicity, but Villanova sophomore is ready to make his own name for the Wildcats.

Best Case/Worst Case for Villanova

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Our friends at City of Basketball Love give us the Best & Worst Case Scenarios for Villanova.

Best: Top 3 in Big East, Top 8 in NCAA.
Worst: Struggle to be in top half of Big East. Miss on NCAAs.

Fox Sports: Big East Video

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It's the Big East Tip-Off Party.

Friday, 9p ET

Penn State is not like Villanova

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First inline for the season basketball tickets and I showed up 10 minutes late lol. Can't imagine what Villanova or dukes line looks like

— Bud Light (@Real_Sparkplug) October 16, 2013 Twitter

Villanova Basketball Team Shoes

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Here's your first look at the Villanova team shoes for the upcoming season. The team will be wearing Kevin Durant's 2013 sneaker. Thoughts?