Let’s keep perspective despite the poor performance against Georgetown

I know how easy it is to get caught up in the moment and to have a short-term memory. I am a fan, after all. But in this situation, it would be best to have the memory of both a goldfish and a dolphin.

Why a goldfish? Well, goldfish have no memory. Let’s move on to the day that we have all been deprived of as Villanova fans since 2022: Selection Sunday. As a reminder, most of us would have been ecstatic if we were told that an eight seed was in the Wildcats’ 2026 future.

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And why a dolphin? Well, dolphins have amazing memories. So let’s remember where this team was the past three seasons, and where the expectations were coming into this one. The team was selected to finish seventh in the Big East, after all.

When Kevin Willard was hired on March 30, 2025, the transfer portal had been open for nearly a week (and as we all know, teams were talking to players well before then). Coming in at that late stage, combined with the school suffering some damage to its image the prior three years, set Willard behind the eightball from the jump.

After a few weeks, it became apparent that Willard was not going to just try to get a roster full of seniors to be a contender right away. He had a plan, and that plan involved mostly younger players to try to build with down the road (while still winning this season). Willard has passed that test with flying colors.

We can pick apart the roster, of course. None of the theoretically-returning players are immune to criticism, and none of them aren’t in need of improvement. We all see the warts. The frontcourt, even with the injury to Matt Hodge and the two departures from the program, was in need of an upgrade going into 2026-27. We all love Duke Brennan, but having a more athletic and rim-protecting big would do wonders (especially if the backcourt remains largely/fully intact).

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The aforementioned backcourt is undersized (and losing its biggest player in Devin Askew). Acaden Lewis, while he is having…

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Publish date : 2026-03-13 15:00:00

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