I've said it before and I'll say it again, Basketball is one of my favorite sports to photograph. For an adrenaline junkie the speed of basketball, with its spontaneous changes of directions, fakes and split second decisions, keeping up with the action takes agility and speed. It's great to have a home team like the Villanova Wildcats, because they have been great competitors over the past recent years. This year their home games will be played at the Wells Fargo Center as their usual home turf undergoes a transformation.

Here's Villanova Wildcats guard Mikal Bridges (25), determined to get past Columbia Lions forward Myles Hanson (31) during the game between the Columbia Lions and the Villanova Wildcats last night at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia.

Nikon D4 Sigma 50mm f/1.4 art @ 1/1600 sec f/3.2 ISO 2000

I live fairly close to Villanova and I have history with the University. I can't say it's a family tradition to attend Nova, but I have multiple family members that know V stands for Villanova, as well as Victory.
It was great having a hometown team live the dream this year of charging through the season, enduring losses and celebrating wins. Watching the Wildcats as move through their challenges to the "Sweet Sixteen" then the "Elite Eight" and then the "Final Four" to become champions was just as exciting this time as it was back in 1985. I was able to witness first hand what makes a winning team become the best. It was a wonderful experience. I wanted to share some of my favorite Villanova Men's NCAA Basketball pictures from this past season with you.
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2017-11-11 Back to Basketball!

Villanova Wildcats - NCAA Champions