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In the 1985 NCAA tournament the Villanova Wildcat team defeated Patrick Ewing and the defending champion, Georgetown, in the championship game. Villanova holds the record of being the lowest seed (#8) to win the NCAA championship. In 2006 they entered the tournament seeded # 1. The 2009 season saw 'Nova seeded #3 in the East walk past UCLA into the Sweet Sixteen.

Villanova head coach, Jay Wright, was named 2009 BIG EAST Coach of the Year.

Michael Bradley, Chris Ford, Kerry Kittles, Bill Melchionni, and Alvin Williams all played for Nova before going pro.

Villanova plays NCAA Division I basketball in the Big East Conference.

Villanova.com - Men's Basketball - Official Athletic site of the Wildcats - Updates on the team, players, game notes, a section where coach Jay Wright answers questions, stats, injuries, all access videos, all you need to know about the mascot, Wil D. Cat, team songs, traditions and more...

VU Sports.com - Coverage of the Villanova Wildcats basketball team throughout the season with schedule, stats, standings, articles, updates, news, roster, scores and daily odds and a section on VU basketball history. You'll also find a section for fans featuring a forum and chat. You'll need to register (free) to be part of Nova Nation and take part in forum discussions.

Yahoo! Sports College Basketball - Villanova Wildcats - Visit this site to get scores, schedule rankings, standings, stats, news, team photos and live broadcasts.

Villanova Viewpoint - This web log is dedicated to chronicling the fortunes of the Villanova Wildcats basketball team, as they seek success in the Philadelphia Big Five, the Big East Conference, and during March Madness.

Villanova Wildcats Basketball News - All Bruin news, all the time, with links to breaking stories, player profiles and magazine articles around the Web, from Topix.net

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