The Official Newsletter of Villanova Athletics

Good morning, Nova Nation! And Happy New Year! We hope you all had a great holiday season.

What else is going on in Nova Nation?

🏀 Men’s basketball hosts DePaul
🏀 Women’s basketball hosts No. 7 UConn
🔷 And much more!

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🔼 We’re Back. Inside Villanova Basketball with Kyle Neptune, presented by Toyota, is back! This episode features interviews with Wooga Poplar and Matt Hodge, plus go inside the Wildcats’ win over Seton Hall. Go behind the scenes with the production crew and meet Associate AD of Marketing, Jake Whitten. Tune in tonight at 6:30 p.m. on NBC Sports Philadelphia!

Re-Watch Times:

• Saturday, January 4 — 5 p.m. & 10 p.m. on NBC Sports Philadelphia

• Monday, January 6 — 5 p.m. on NBC Sports Philadelphia+

• Tuesday, January 7 — 11:30 p.m. on NBC Sports Philadelphia

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🔼 Quick Turnaround. Villanova men’s basketball hosts DePaul tomorrow at noon on FS1. The Wildcats are coming off a New Year’s Day 73-65 win over Butler. They went on an impressive 22-1 run to win the game. DePaul, who is 0-3 in BIG EAST play, is coming off a loss to UConn.

🔼  ‘Cats vs. Huskies. The women’s basketball team hosts No. 7 UConn, presented by Freedom Mortgage, on Sunday! Tip-off is set for 1:30 p.m. at The Finn. The Wildcats are coming off a buzzer-beater loss to Seton Hall. The 12-2 Huskies sit at the top of the BIG EAST.

🔼 Fun With Fans. Friends of Nova hosted the Wildcats Winter Hoopsfest last week! Kids enjoyed a shooting clinic with Randy Foye and the women’s basketball team. Fans received a tour of The Finn and the Davis Center, got to watch women’s and men’s basketball open practice and received autographs from players. Watch all of the sights and sounds from the day!

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📅 THE WEEK AHEAD

Saturday 1/4

🏀 Men’s Basketball vs. DePaul @ 12:00 p.m. | FS1

Sunday 1/5

🏀 Women’s Basketball vs. No. 7 UConn @ 1:30 p.m.

Have a great weekend!