Villanova men’s hoops has grabbed a No. 1 seed in the tournament and all the expectations that go with it. (Getty)
The Villanova men’s basketball team is used to expectations. The Wildcats are also used to not exactly meeting them. They’re hoping that change this season.
After yet another dominate campaign in Big East play, ‘Nova is heading into the NCAA Tournament riding a serious wave of success and momentum and – of course – a whole new set of expectations.
But before the ‘Cats can get too far ahead of themselves, they’ve got to take on UNC Asheville in the opening round.
Here’s a look at the matchup and game details.
REGION: South
DATE: Friday, March 18, 2016
TIME: 12:40 p.m. ET
TV CHANNEL: TruTV
POINT SPREAD: TBD. Click here for more March Madness betting info from Heavy’s partners at OddsShark.
LIVE STREAM INFO: TBD
Villanova at a Glance
RECORD: 29-59 (16-2)
LOCATION: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
CONFERENCE: Big East
COACH: Jay Wright
PLAYERS TO WATCH: Josh Hart, Jr., Guard (15.5 PPG, 1.85 APG, 6.9 RPG, .511 FG% .365 3FG%); Kris Jenkins, Jr. Forward (13.3 PPG, 2.05 APG, 3.8 RPG, .440 FG%, .371 3FG%); Ryan Aricdiacono, Sr., Guard (11.9 PPG, 4.44 APG, 3.1 RPG, .414 FG%, .359 3FG%).
UNC Asheville at a Glance
RECORD: 22-11 (12-6, BS)
LOCATION: Asheville, North Carolina
CONFERENCE: Big South
COACH: Nick McDevitt
PLAYERS TO WATCH: Dylan Smith, Fr., Guard (13.5 PPG, 1.75 APG, 2.7 RPG, .368 FG%, .342 3PT%); Dwayne Sutton, Fr., Guard (12 PPG, 1.27 APG, 7.8 RPG, .476 FG%, .328 3PT %), Kevin Vannatta, So., Guard (11.7 PPG, 2.69 APG, 4.2 RPG, .512 FG%, .379 3PT%).