Late Saturday night, Villanova basketball stars of yesteryear took center stage when the New York Knicks won the NBA championship behind the MVP performance of Jalen Brunson and the significant contributions of Mikal Bridges and Josh Hart. Champions at Villanova turned New York basketball heroes.
The trio of Wildcats won in college at a different time, both in the sport and at their school. Villanova is on its second coach in the post-Jay Wright era, and while Kevin Willard’s first season was a step in the right direction after three consecutive NCAA Tournament misses, losing in the first round as a No. 8 seed was not cause to cue a cacophony of alarm bells to let the world know Villanova was back.
