Villanova Basketball Recruiting 2016
Paschall cuts list to 5
Cut my list down to Fordham, Providence, Kansas, Villanova, and Florida.
— Eric Paschall (@Epaschall4) April 14, 2015
'Nova, along with Florida, Kansas, and Providence make the final cut for Eric Paschall along with his current team, Fordham.
Paschall is the reigning A-10 Rookie of the Year.
Wright watched Stevens, Walker & Rakocevic
Villanova HC Jay Wright sitting court side for Team Final/Mac Irvin Fire. #EYBL
— CourtCred (@courtcred) April 12, 2015
Team Final also boasts Tony Carr, who has received some interest. The Mac Irvin Fire has 2016 big man Nick Rakocevic, who has talked about visiting Villanova in the past.
Wright scouting Team Takeover stars
Head coaches from MD, UVA, G'town, Nova, Wash w/ assistants from AZ, UNC, Cuse for Takeover vs Seattle Rotary.
— Scott Greene (@TerrapinNation) April 11, 2015
Nobody of note for Villanova on Seattle (sorry Mike), but Team Takeover has been kind of Villanova in recent years and boasts 2016 5-star wing V.J. King in addition to 2017 studs D.J. Harvey and Aaron Thompson (who has already visited 'Nova).
Looks like 'Nova visited Juwan Durham
The five-star forward appears to still be in Villanova's plans.
Wright watching Spellman at EYBL
Jay Wright is front and center for VU-bound big man Omari Spellman. #Eyblhampton
— Rob Harrington (@Rob_Harrington) April 10, 2015
No surprise to see Wright showing Spellman some love on the opening night of the EYBL.
Weekend AAU Schedule & Open Thread
The first big AAU weekend is here - here's the schedule for Villanova's commitments and targets.
Recruiting Calendar & AAU Schedules
What to watch for as recruiting ramps up in the coming months.
'Nova hosts local trio for SJU beatdown
Nova has Haverford teammates Lamar Stevens (2016) and Cameron Reddish (2018) here today, along with Neumann-Goretti's Quade Green (2017)
— Ari (@realA_rosenfeld) March 7, 2015
The trio represent three of the best players in the Philadelphia area and are all among the top targets for Villanova in their respective classes.
Will 'Nova stay involved with Yakwe?
The Wildcats were recently identified as one of five schools working the hardest.
Link Roundup: Spellman's commitment
A link roundup from around the media landscape on Friday's big news.
Omari Spellman commits to Villanova!
Ohio-native pulled the trigger for the 'Cats on his mother's birthday.
'Nova 1 of 5 working hardest for Yakwe
St. John's, Iowa State, Villanova, Syracuse & KU working hardest for 6-7 athlete @KassoumYakwe , source tells @SNYtv. Played well last night
— Adam Zagoria (@AdamZagoria) February 14, 2015
Yakwe holds a Villanova offer, and there's been speculation he could reclassify to 2015 - though per Zagoria that remains unlikely.
New Omari Spellman video
Spellman had 27 points as the his Macduffie Academy defeated Thon Maker's Athletes Institute Academy High School.
Howard watching Tyus Battle on Thursday
Rick Pitino and Martin Ingelsby (Notre Dame) will also be in attendance.
Rawle Alkins featured in Daily News
Make sure you pickup tommorows copy of the daily news !! pic.twitter.com/VnFN30T9Sg
— Rawle Alkins (@Iam_RawleAlkins) February 8, 2015
After becoming the 17th player in the history of Christ the King, Class of 2016 Recruiting Target Rawle Alkins has a nice spread in the NY Daily News.
Omari Spellman visited for the Georgetown game
Chants for Omari Spellman out of the nova student section @MustangGangMar
— Steven Brinco (@MLee1718) February 7, 2015
2016 5-star forward Omari Spellman made the trek to Philadelphia for the Wildcats' victory over the Hoyas, and received a warm welcome from the student section. Spellman also visited in October 2014 for Hoops Mania.
Rawle Alkins trending Villanova?
Looks like @jerrymeyer247 & @coreyevans_10 changed their Rawle Alkins picks to Villanova last week http://t.co/XCc0SXkN1o
— Chris Lane (@chrisjjlane) February 1, 2015
Two of the leading recruiting analysts changed their pick to Villanova on January 27th - Villanova now owns 56% of the predictions on the 247 Crystal Ball. H/T tony b
'Nova staff scouting Kodye Pugh again
Villanova will be in to watch 2016 Boys Latin forward Kodye Pugh tonight. Georgetown was in last night.
— Josh Stirn (@Josh_Stirn) January 29, 2015
This isn't the first time the 'Nova staff has been seen scouting the Baltimore prospect, who is currently ranked #114 in the 247 Composite for 2016.
Durham planning 'Nova visit
Villanova has reportedly been talking to him, and now the interest appears mutual.
Wynyard talks 'Nova, Kentucky visits
"[Villanova] seemed like a normal college, they aren't separate. Where you know at Kentucky they have their own little lodge and do their own things and their focus is basketball. Villanova is more about school because it is almost an Ivy League type school."
Basketball Recruiting Tracker
Keeping track of who the coaching staff is watching, and what players are stopping by for game visits.
2016 PF picks up 'Nova offer
With a frontcourt player a top priority in 2016, Jay Wright is casting a wider net.
Rawle Alkins shows off some of his recruiting letters
New mail from today, picked up tons of new interest #Blessed pic.twitter.com/aaHekBPD1k
— Rawle Alkins (@Iam_RawleAlkins) December 15, 2014
2016 Christ the King guard Rawle Alkins shows off some of his recruiting media. Indiana does a nice job with the ESPN cover. Sadly, there's no Villanova stuff in site.
Pritchard commits to Oklahoma
The Top-50 guard opted to play for his parents' alma mater.
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