Villanova turned in another great performance last night as cruised past Michigan 79-62 to win the Men’s National Title last night. I’m personally crushed, as I had Michigan winning it all in my original bracket. That makes it two titles in the past three years and cements Villanova in college basketball’s history. They have undoubtedly been the best program in recent history. In the past five years they have won two national championships, four Big East titles, 165 wins and were a top two seed in the tournament all five seasons. They were above and beyond the best team throughout March and became one of four teams since 1985 to win all of its tournament games by double-digits. The Wildcats stayed true to their game and shot every team out of the gym like they had done all season long. The team set an NCAA record for 3-pointers made this year. They always have at least four shooters on the court and most of the time all five players are comfortable behind the arc. Jay Wright proved that he is one of the best coaches in the country. People are already calling for him to make the jump to NBA but I just don’t see it. Why would he leave Nova after building the program to where it is now? He’s in great position to continue this success for years to come with a culture that has kept many veterans with few one-and-dones. Plus, these days coaches at big programs are making just as much, if not more, as some coaches in the NBA. He’d be stupid to leave, regardless of his talent as a coach.
Donte Divincenzo was the hero of Nova, turning in 31 points off the bench. He would take home the Most Outstanding Player award. While he had the night of his life on the court, it didn’t end there. He had a spike in social media traffic and many people found some derogatory tweets on his account. Divincenzo has accepted that the account was his and it has not been actively used since he came to Villanova. The tweets mainly came from the time he spent in high school and contained several uses of the N-word and homosexual slurs. Villanova first told reporters that the account was hacked but they retract that statement after they found out they weren’t new tweets (dumbasses). Divincenzo has told reporters he doesn’t remember using those slurs in any tweets. It’s a shame that this will be what he is remembered for instead of his great performance, but there is no place for slurs like those in the world and he should hold himself to a higher standard.