TJ Bamba has named his top 6 schools. Didn’t take long.

Interesting that there are no northeast programs on here. Bamba had said being close to his family in NY was one of the main reasons he chose Villanova.

Hausen will also take a visit to Nebraska starting on Monday, a source tells League Ready.

Native of Amarillo, Texas.

My roommate (the other one, not the one who won the WFC challenge) has been playing Lucy in The Sky With Diamonds on loop since the Olsen news dropped.

The funny part is I’m not entirely sure he knows. He has my tweet notifications on, but generally ignores them.

The Inquirer's Jonathan Tannenwald says Villanova's Lucy Olsen is headed to Iowa. Big news for all parties.

Villanova will have to replace its leading scorer, while Olson will help step in for Iowa in the post-Caitlin Clark era. Big opportunity for Olsen, but a bigger loss for Nova.

St. Mary’s transfer Aidan Mahaney tells me that he has heard from the following schools since entering the portal:

Duke
UConn
Kentucky
Florida
USC
Virginia
Villanova
Alabama
Creighton
Michigan
Ole Miss
California
Colorado
St. John’s
Xavier
Arkansas

Big time portal prospect. 👀

Everyone swear the grass is greener elsewhere. Nobody wants to water their own lawn nowadays.

Dayton grad transfer Koby Brea tells On3 the latest schools he has heard from (added to previous lists) …

Kentucky
Baylor
Villanova
Creighton
Ohio State
USC
Wisconsin
Depaul

The 6-6 wing averaged 11.1 points and shot 49.8% 3P this season. Is from New York.…

.Jeff Neiburg took a look at Villanova's roster now that TJ Bamba has entered the transfer portal.

A preview: he used the word 'yikes' three times. But he also preached patience -- in terms of portal season, it's still early.

His story:
inquirer.com/college-sports…

Villanova forward Trey Patterson finds a home, committing to Rice. He'll get a fresh start, and hopefully, will avoid the injury bug that plagued him at Villanova in Houston.

Best of luck to Patterson moving forward.

Last year's Villanova roster (Updated):
Graduated - Justin Moore, Tyler Burton, Hakim Hart, Chris Arch

Declared for draft - Eric Dixon, Mark Armstrong

Portalling - TJ Bamba, Brendan Hausen, Lance Ware, Trey Patterson

Still around - Jordan Longino, Jordann Dumont, Nnanna Njoku

TJ Bamba is in the transfer portal. Wow. Expectation had been for him to test the NBA or return for a fifth year.

Yet another question mark for Villanova’s 2024-25 roster. Back to five spots to fill in the transfer portal.

Villanova officially has a mass exodus.

Lucy Olson and Christina Dalce were Villanova’s best players, leading the team to the WBIT title game. Dalce was named co-Big East Defensive Player of the Year.

Brutal for Denise Dillon, who will have to replace the core of her team.

I just wrote about this! While Tyler Perkins is a transfer Villanova can develop & build around, the Wildcats still need old transfers to fill roster holes.

Experience is important. Nova hopes it can find more Perkinses, but it also needs older transfers.inquirer.com/college-sports…

Villanova transfer target Dakota Leffew posted several clips from his Villanova visit to Instagram early this morning.

Leffew, a senior who has played four years at Mount St Mary’s, has Villanova in his top 6 schools. Also visited Syracuse.

Villanova’s newest Wildcat Tyler Perkins has a little bit of Jalen Brunson in his game, but that’s not what should most excite fans.

The best part is Perkins has three years of eligibility remaining. He could be a blueprint for a new Villanova way.

Story:inquirer.com/college-sports…

Some Tyler Perkins thoughts from last week. Perkins stays in the Big 5 and heads from Penn to Villanova, and it’s a really interesting pickup with a lot of upside for the Wildcats.