By Cameron Stewart |@ThatManCam Sports Capital Journalism Program HOUSTON — When Phil Booth knocked down a pair of free throws to put the Villanova Wildcats ahead by 10 points over the North Carolina Tar Heels with 5:29 remaining in the national championship game, a title seemed secure. The Wildcats had made it to Monday night’s …
Read MoreSports Capital Journalism Program By Malcolm Moran |@malcolm_moran “Excuse me.” The voice behind me spoke softly. I was standing on the basketball floor at NRG Stadium, a few feet from the steps that led up to the newly-constructed victory stand for the Villanova Wildcats. From the moment Kris Jenkins launched the shot that won a …
Read MoreBy Cameron Stewart | @ThatManCam Sports Capital Journalism Program HOUSTON — When Villanova seniors Ryan Arcidiacono, Daniel Ochefu, Patrick Farrell and Henry Lowe arrived on Villanova’s campus as freshman, it seemed unlikely that they’d be ever be 40 minutes away from winning a national title. The season prior to their arrival was a dark spot in …
Read MoreBy Jay Smith | @_SmithJ_ Sports Capital Journalism Program HOUSTON — Roy Williams hasn’t been the most laid back coach in the country. And the past two years have been anything but laid back for the North Carolina Tar Heels and Ol’ Roy. Williams is coming off of two offseason knee surgeries. He’s had a shoulder …
Read MoreSports Capital Journalism Program By Cameron Stewart |@ThatManCam Every now and then, I’ll talk to friends from high school who either chose not to go to college or decided to give up on college after a brief stint. I’ll hear them say the same old things about how college is stupid, designed to keep students …
Read MoreBy Cameron Stewart |@ThatManCam Sports Capital Journalism Program HOUSTON — Villanova senior Daniel Ochefu couldn’t stand still. In front of his locker after the Wildcats’ shocking 95-51 victory over Oklahoma, the most one-sided national semifinal game in history, the combination of exuberance and shock wouldn’t allow his oversized limbs to stop fidgeting. “I definitely was …
Read MoreSports Capital Journalism Program By Jay Smith | @_SmithJ_ North Carolina is set to face off against Syracuse on Saturday in the Final Four. Carolina enters as the prohibitive favorite to cut down the nets, while Syracuse enters in a position you don’t hear a program with the prominence of the ‘Cuse usually fall under, the …
Read MoreBy Cameron Stewart |@ThatManCam Sports Capital Journalism Program HOUSTON — Before the season that would turn Oklahoma guard Buddy Hield into a household name, he set some goals. Not satisfied with the Big 12 Player of the Year accomplishment he earned last season, Hield raised his expectations up a notch. Hield set three goals: win …
Read MoreBy Frank Gogola | @FrankGogola Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS – Washington head coach Mike Neighbors took a minute to be serious. His answer came out of the blue given the course of the day, but it was real and unique. While other coaches and players responded that their goal is to win the national …
Read MoreBy Cameron Stewart |@ThatManCam Sports Capital Journalism Program HOUSTON — For many McDonald’s All-Americans, being handed the keys to a program from the moment they arrive on campus is a given. The Villanova Wildcats are fortunate that freshman guard Jalen Brunson isn’t like most McDonald’s All-Americans. Two of Villanova’s three leading scorers from last season, …
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