May 04, 2016
The hits just keep on coming for the Villanova men’s basketball program. First, Kyle Lowry does this:
And now the national champions will receive the John Wanamaker Award on June 22nd. From the Villanova website:
This annual distinction goes to the individual or team which "honors the athlete, team or organization that has done the most to reflect credit upon Philadelphia."
"We are proud to be associated with all of the great Philadelphia teams that have previously been honored with the John Wanamaker Athletic Award," stated Villanova head coach Jay Wright. "This is a great tradition in Philadelphia and we're thrilled to have our team and University honored in this way."
Despite Lowry’s halfcourt heroics, the Toronto Raptors lost Game 1 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series in overtime against the Miami Heat, 102-96. Lowry shot 3-13 from the field, which is part of a larger trend. The Cardinal Dougherty and ‘Nova product, who was arguably the best guard in the Eastern Conference during the regular season, is shooting just 31 percent from the field and 16 percent from three in the playoffs.
To work on his shooting, Lowry stuck around in the Air Canada Centre to get up shots into the wee hours of the morning… by himself:
Kyle Lowry is lost, and trying to find himself again. https://t.co/3NB3TI3Qco pic.twitter.com/b4khvKjRCE
— Bruce Arthur (@bruce_arthur) May 4, 2016
It's 1 a.m. and that's Kyle Lowry. #WeTheNorth pic.twitter.com/I2iT8TXtLV
— Toronto Raptors (@Raptors) May 4, 2016
If we rewind back to the halfcourt heave that forced overtime, another Wildcat who knows a thing or two about big shots chimed in:
Hell yea Klow @Klow7 .
— Kris Jenkins (@bigticket2) May 4, 2016
Eventually, Kris Jenkins’ tweet was shown on Inside the NBA, and as always, those guys had some fun with it:
It's all love between Kris Jenkins & @TheJetOnTNT. 😂 https://t.co/wgEuroy9ND
— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) May 4, 2016
.@bigticket2's tweet comes on the "Inside the NBA" scroll.
— Rich Hofmann (@rich_hofmann) May 4, 2016
Barkley: "That's the one who ruined Kenny's night. Thank you, Kris."
Late edit: The Cats will have a couple of high-profile non-conference games away from Philly:
The 2016 Gavitt Tipoff Games schedule:
— Andy Katz (@ESPNAndyKatz) May 3, 2016
Monday, Nov. 14
Villanova at Purdue
Tuesday, Nov. 15
Maryland at... https://t.co/trIoFkjSsY
Villanova will play Notre Dame and Penn State will face Pitt on 12/10 in Newark, sources told @CBSSports. Story: https://t.co/URSq0Ea5aL
— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) May 4, 2016
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