Why Dillon Brooks’s Three-Year Extension Was a Win for the Suns Dillon Brooks will remain with the Suns on a three-year, $73 million extension in a win for both sides. Sports Illustrated · Aug 6
Suns Offseason Preview: Free Agency, Draft Assets And the Dillon Brooks Question Breaking down the Suns’ upcoming offseason after their elimination from this year’s NBA playoffs. Sports Illustrated · Apr 28
Bam Adebayo’s Historic Night Didn’t Impress Everyone in the NBA Bam Adebayo’s 83-point scoring night garnered plenty of praise around the NBA—but not everyone was all that impressed. Sports Illustrated · Mar 11
How Real Are NBA 2K26’s Ratings? The Players Most Underrated Right Now 2K isn't giving these players any respect. Operation Sports · Dec 4, 2025
Suns’ Progress Hinges on How Bradley Beal Returns to Lineup A rough season in Phoenix has found some bright spots, including chemistry on the floor while a key piece has been sidelined with an injury. Sports Illustrated · Mar 27, 2025
Nuggets two-way guard Collin Gillespie out indefinitely after leg fracture, team announces DENVER — Nuggets two-way guard Collin Gillespie is out indefinitely after suffering a lower left leg fracture, the team announced Saturday. The Denver Post · Jul 30, 2022
Watch: Villanova Seniors Get Emotional After Final Four Loss to Kansas The Wildcats were eliminated after an 81–65 loss to the Jayhawks on Saturday night. Sports Illustrated · Apr 3, 2022
Mike Sielski: Collin Gillespie ended his Villanova career by giving everything, as usual. Against Kansas, it wasn’t enough. NEW ORLEANS — Away from the basketball court, Collin Gillespie tends to carry himself with all the openness and naked emotion of a special agent with a secret to guard and a mission to complete. His father is a Philadelphia police detective, internal affairs, and it’s easy to see that… The Philadelphia Inquirer · Apr 3, 2022
Kansas into title game after easy win vs. Villanova David McCormack scored 25 points and Ochai Agbaji added 21 for the Jayhawks Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 3, 2022
‘If you’re coming back, I’m coming back’: Inside the night that put Villanova on track for another Final Four NEW ORLEANS — The Villanova athletic department created sharp graphics last April for Jermaine Samuels and Collin Gillespie to blast on social media when they each announced they would be returning for a fifth-season. The Philadelphia Inquirer · Apr 1, 2022
SI:AM | The NCAA Tournaments Are Poised for a Grand Finale There’s a lot to look forward to in the men’s and women’s Final Fours this weekend. Sports Illustrated · Apr 1, 2022
How Jay Wright Molded Like-Minded Point Guards to Turn Villanova Into a Blueblood Character evaluation, player development and a never-ending commitment to playing perfect basketball helped build a powerhouse program centered around one position. Sports Illustrated · Apr 1, 2022
Super Seniors Are All Over the Men’s Final Four—and Making All the Difference Given the opportunity for the rare five-year career, players like Brady Manek, Collin Gillespie and Remy Martin are playing a unique role this March. Sports Illustrated · Mar 31, 2022
Villanova prepares for Kansas without Justin Moore Jay Wright started a Monday national media Zoom press conference by mentioning how Justin Moore underwent surgery for his torn Achilles tendon at 6:30 that morning, how the surgery went well, that arrangements have been made for Moore and injured Villanova reserve Jordan Longino to fly Saturday to New Orleans… The Philadelphia Inquirer · Mar 28, 2022
USA Today Sports Media Group · Mar 28, 2022 Justin Moore’s torn Achilles might be too much for Villanova to overcome against Kansas Moore's injury is a tough blow for the Wildcats.
Sports Illustrated · Mar 27, 2022 Vintage Villanova? Maybe Not. Does It Matter? This Wildcats team may not be as talented as Jay Wright’s two championship squads. But they proved their worth in a hard-nosed win that puts them back in the Final Four.
The Philadelphia Inquirer · Mar 27, 2022 Mike Sielski: Villanova, still the toughest team in the country, is headed to the Final Four SAN ANTONIO — It’s the rare NCAA Tournament regional final that sounds, feels, and has the sense of a home game for one of the two teams. These elimination games are contested at neutral sites, or are supposed to be. Saturday night at AT&T Center did not sound that way,…
The Philadelphia Inquirer · Mar 27, 2022 Villanova triumphs over Houston, 50-44, to reach the Final Four SAN ANTONIO — They may be limping into New Orleans, but the Villanova Wildcats will show up at the Superdome next weekend after one of the most satisfying March runs in school history, even if this game was finished in slow motion.
The Philadelphia Inquirer · Mar 25, 2022 Mike Sielski: Villanova’s Jermaine Samuels passed a stern test against Michigan with flying colors SAN ANTONIO — High above the court here at AT&T Arena, the video board flashed with a succession of highlights of Jermaine Samuels, three tough layups and a steal, all from the first half Thursday night, all of them and more necessary for Villanova to get what it has now:…
Sports Illustrated · Mar 25, 2022 Inside Collin Gillespie’s Rise From Unheralded Prospect to Villanova’s Soul The Wildcats’ guard went from a high schooler few wanted to offer to the core of a perennially contending team. It wasn’t by accident.
The Philadelphia Inquirer · Mar 25, 2022 Villanova takes Michigan out in the NCAA Sweet 16 SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Jermaine Samuels is usually a cool customer, with a friendly manner about him, letting his game do most of his talking. In the second half Thursday inside the AT&T Center, NCAA Sweet 16, the Villanova fifth-year forward played it entirely different. Samuels took a charge and…
Tribune News Service · Mar 23, 2022 Bob Wojnowski: Villanova has the experience and pedigree, but Michigan has the big guy SAN ANTONIO — Villanova is a steady-humming machine with the most accomplished coach in the Tournament not named Coach K. The No. 2 seed Wildcats have won two national titles in six years and are seasoned and savvy.
The Philadelphia Inquirer · Mar 21, 2022 Mike Sielski: Eric Dixon made sure he and Villanova headed to the Sweet 16 on a high note PITTSBURGH — Eric Dixon did not play the final 90 seconds of Villanova's 71-61 victory over Ohio State on Sunday, the victory that sent the Wildcats to their fourth Sweet 16 in the last six NCAA Tournaments. It was an exit George Costanza could appreciate.
The Philadelphia Inquirer · Mar 20, 2022 Eric Dixon plays big as Villanova advances by beating Ohio State, 71-61, in NCAA Tournament PITTSBURGH – Nope, wasn’t going to be easy, getting past Ohio State. Looked all kinds of hard-earned easy for awhile inside PPG Paints Arena, Villanova building a lead to double-digits, then up to 15 points. A glide path into the Sweet 16?
The Philadelphia Inquirer · Mar 14, 2022 Mike Jensen: Sweet 16 things to look at in this NCAA field Sweet 16 thoughts about this NCAA Tournament, with some bracket observations and locals to watch.