Sports
Rollie Massimino, respected as much for helping his players graduate as for winning games, will take over the Nevada Las Vegas basketball program that is embarking on a new direction, Jim Weaver, UNLV’s athletic director, said Wednesday at a campus news conference.
April 2, 1992
Obituaries
Rollie Massimino, who led Villanova’s storied run to the 1985 NCAA championship and won more than 800 games in his coaching career, died Wednesday after a long battle with cancer.
Aug. 30, 2017
The Villanova University Wildcats built a 5-0 record last fall, finishing the college football season as the nation’s only undefeated and untied team in either of the top two divisions, I-A and I-AA.
April 6, 1986
USC Sports
Mark Jackson, a USC senior associate athletic director, has been hired as athletic director at Villanova.
Aug. 25, 2015
Rollie Massimino rejected an offer from the New Jersey Nets Thursday that would have made him one of the highest-paid coaches in the National Basketball Assn.
June 21, 1985
Steve Lappas is out as coach of Villanova after nine seasons, according to media reports Friday.
March 24, 2001
Division III Redlands dreams of upset as it plays host to problem-plagued Villanova
Nov. 20, 2003
Allan Ray scored a game-high 38 points to lead Villanova past the University of Redlands, 114-103, Saturday at Redlands.
Nov. 23, 2003
No. 18 ASU fell to No. 3 Villanova 83-74 in the Empire Classic championship while California beat NAIA Northwest University 86-61.
Nov. 26, 2020
Villanova suspended 12 of its 15 men’s basketball players, including leading scorers Gary Buchanan and Ricky Wright, on Saturday for allegedly making unauthorized telephone calls.
March 9, 2003