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Villanova Sports Talk is BACK tomorrow from 11 AM-12 PM. It’s the Transfer Portal Special. I’ll provide my thoughts on Acaden Lewis and Bryce Lindsay entering the transfer portal and preview the offseason for @NovaMBB and @novawbb. Listen for FREE at wxvu.org.

It’s official. Villanova’s (@NovaMBB) Tyler Perkins will return to the Wildcats for the 2026-27 season, per the team’s official Instagram account. @Jeff_Neiburg had it first yesterday afternoon.

Jackson Shelstad would be an excellent fit at Villanova. Averaged 15.6 points and almost 5 assists per game in 2025-26. Struggled at times from behind the arc this season but shot 38% from three a season ago.

Oregon transfer Kwame Evans Jr. will visit Villanova this week, per @CBBcontent. Evans averaged 13.3 points and 7.4 rebounds per game this season. He’s a 6’ 10” forward that shot a career best 30.4% from three.

Braden Pierce actually averaged less minutes per game this season than last season at Maryland. Even when the Wildcats lost Matt Hodge, Pierce’s minutes were not really increased. Not surprising to see him search for a new spot to perhaps play more.

Villanova’s (@NovaMBB) Braden Pierce has entered the transfer portal. Pierce followed Kevin Willard to Villanova. He averaged 1.2 points, 0.9 rebounds, and 6.5 minutes per game this season.

Something to potentially monitor for Acaden Lewis.

BREAKING: Villanova’s (@novawbb) MD Ntambue has entered the transfer portal, per @On3’s tracker. Ntambue averaged 1.5 points per game and played in 25 games this season. As of 9:30 AM, Ntambue is the only Wildcat to enter the transfer portal on the women’s basketball side of things.

Wishing you and your loved ones a joyful and blessed Easter Sunday. May the hope of this day of the Resurrection bring peace to your heart and to our world.

In the span of five hours, Villanova (@NovaMBB) has lost two of its starting guards to the transfer portal. Tough Sunday for the Wildcats.

BREAKING: Villanova’s (@NovaMBB) Bryce Lindsay will enter the transfer portal, per Jonathan Givony of DraftExpress. Lindsay averaged 12.3 points per game last season. After playing well in non-conference play, Lindsay struggled for most of conference play. He’s a tremendous shooter.

Villanova’s (@NovaMBB) Acaden Lewis and Bryce Lindsay entered the transfer portal today. My update video for @wxvu:

Besides Zion Stanford, who was not with the team for the last few weeks of the season, Acaden Lewis was the first Villanova player to enter the transfer portal. The transfer portal officially opens on Tuesday, and more Villanova players could join him, specifically in the next 48 hours.

I think Jeff is pretty spot on here. Villanova knew retaining Lewis would take a lot of money in the offseason, and both sides could not come to an agreement. Perhaps Lewis returns to Villanova and withdraws his name from the draft and portal, but I would imagine he’s playing with a new team next season either in the NBA or college.

I definitely thought today’s news about Acaden Lewis was surprising. Just want to be clear that this is all my personal opinion rather than direct knowledge from behind the scenes about the situation. I expected Lewis to stay in college for one more season, maybe with Villanova or another program, and then enter for the draft. The potential is obviously sky high for Lewis, but I wouldn’t be surprised if he’s testing the waters in the NBA Draft and returns to college for another season next year. With his name in the transfer portal, if he returns, it probably won’t be with Villanova. I’ll discuss more on Villanova Sports Talk on Thursday at 11 AM on WXVU.

NEWS: Villanova’s (@NovaMBB) Acaden Lewis has declared for the NBA Draft and will maintain his college eligibility while also entering the transfer portal. Lewis averaged 12.2 points and 5.3 assists per game for the Wildcats this season. He was just shy of winning the BE ROTY.

Where were you when Kris Jenkins hit the shot?

Villanova (@novawbb) finished the season as the only team to lead UConn at halftime in a game this season. I think that highlights how incredible UConn was this entire season, and it also shows how well South Carolina played in the second half last night to shock the Huskies.

Butler completed the ninth-inning comeback to defeat Villanova (@VUBaseball), 7-5. Thank you to all who watched today on ESPN+. It was great to be on the call with @jstarr1999. See you tomorrow for @HCFords_WLax vs. Franklin & Marshall.

Zion Stanford played 10 games in his Villanova career, while averaging 5.1 minutes per game. He averaged only 1.3 points per game as a Wildcat. Stanford battled an ankle injury in the first month of the season and never became part of Kevin Willard’s regular bench rotation.