Villanova and Temple had players drafted before Penn State
Tanoh Kpassagnon of Villanova was drafted in the second round by Kansas City and Andy Reid.
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Villanova lost to Wisconsin. Here’s why
Wisconsin knocked off the No. 1 overall seed. The bracket is busted.
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March Madness: How Villanova Wildcats would fare in NCAA Tourney mascot fight
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March Madness: What it would cost to follow Villanova’s road to the Final Four
Want to travel with the defending champs? Pony up.
Selection Sunday: Villanova earns No. 1 overall seed, starts NCAA Tournament in Buffalo
The Wildcats start their title defense against Mt. St. Mary's/New Orleans winner this Thursday. Could face Duke to go back to the Final Four.
Josh Hart leads Villanova over Seton Hall in Big East semis thriller
Nova was outplayed the whole game, but Hart came up big AGAIN to secure the victory for the Wildcats, getting revenge over the team that beat them in last year's Big East final.
Villanova dropped 108 points, beat St. John’s by 41
Kris Jenkins had 24, Donte DiVincenzo had 25 and the Cats shot 63.2% from the field, 51.7% from beyond the arc in their first Big East tourney game. Yikes.
The Philly college basketball conference tourney cheat sheet
There aren't a lot of them left, but here's an updated list of when the Philly schools are playing.
Nova’s win over Creighton should lock up that No. 1 seed
Villanova topped Creighton 79-63 at The Pavilion on Saturday to win another Big East regular season title. One game left before the Big East tourney. Then the Madness really starts.
With another loss, will Villanova lose their No. 1 seed?
No(va) 1 or No(va) 2? Saturday's game against Creighton could be a must-win.
Villanova is in, but do the other City 6 schools have NCAA Tournament hopes?
Nope. And it’s bad.
Why 2017 is going to be awesome for Philly sports
Playoffs? Contenders? Don't be afraid to hope for that -- for all of them.
16 biggest Philly sports stories of 2016
From Villanova's title to Joel Embiid's debut to the Soul winning the Arena Bowl, see what made our list.
15 of our favorite Philly stories you may have missed in 2016
Everything from our homegrown "Creed" to the blinding whiteness of Pennsylvania politics.