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The Villanova Wildcats entered the 2007–08 season with much uncertainty, after losing star Curtis Sumpter, guard Mike Nardi, and center Will Sheridan to graduation. The departure of three experienced starters leaves the Wildcats a young team with no seniors. Villanova has replenished the ranks with three talented freshmen: Parade All-American Corey Fisher, McDonald's All-American Corey Stokes, and Malcolm Grant. Returning players include sophomore Scottie Reynolds and juniors Shane Clark and Dante Cunningham. The team will be further augmented by Antonio Pena and Andrew Ott, both returning from redshirt freshman years. The Wildcats are known for their guards, having seven on their roster. Coach Jay Wright often puts up to four guards on the floor simultaneously, including multiple point guards. Returning sophomore Scottie Reynolds is joined by fellow-sophomore Reggie Redding, and freshmen Corey Fisher, Malcolm Grant, and Corey Stokes. Villanova's frontcourt is anchored by veterans Shane Clark and Dante Cunningham. Sophomore Cassiem Drummond and freshman Antonio Pena complete the frontcourt. The Wildcats' quickness and guard-oriented style of play creates matchup problems for opponents, but can leave them vulnerable to a talented team with a tall frontcourt. The 2007–08 schedule includes 18 Big East contests, a trip to Orlando, Florida for the Old Spice Classic, a home game against LSU in the Big East/SEC Invitational, four games against Big Five rivals, and home games against Stony Brook, Bucknell, Hartford, and Columbia. Villanova finished the regular season with a record of 19–11 overall and 9–9 in the Big East. The Wildcats received a #12 seed in the 2008 NCAA Tournament in which they defeated the #5 seed Clemson Tigers and the #13 seed Siena Saints. They reached the Sweet Sixteen before they were defeated by #1 seed Kansas 72–57 on March 28, 2008. This was the third time in 4 years that Villanova was eliminated from the tournament by the eventual champion. In 2005, Villanova reached the Sweet 16 before being defeated by eventual tournament champion North Carolina. In 2006, Villanova reached the Elite Eight before being defeated by eventual champion Florida. The team finished with a 22–13 record, and 10–10 record in the Big East. ==Class of 2007== 〔(Villanova Class of 2007 – Rivals )〕〔(Villanova Class of 2007 – Scout )〕〔(Villanova Class of 2007 – ESPN )〕 |- | colspan="7" style="padding-left:10px;" | Overall Recruiting Rankings: Scout – 20 Rivals – 12 〔(2007 Team Recruiting Rankings – Rivals )〕 ESPN – |} 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「2007–08 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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