Strike 1: Collin Gillespie is too short. Nothing he can do about that of course, but the undertall (listed generously at 6-foot-1) Denver Nuggets rookie point guard could still play a big role in helping the team he barely plays for win another NBA title if he could only get the chance.
The Denver Nuggets are grinding their way through the season in the hopes they could defend their NBA title from the previous season. Their season has had it’s ups and downs, and the Nuggets are very aware that defending their title will be no easy feat.
Former NBA wing David Nwaba is signing with the London Lions of the British Basketball League, sources tell Donatas Urbonas of BasketNews.com (Twitter link).
The New York Jets and Buffalo Bills played a wild overtime game on Monday night, with New York coming out on top. It started rough for the Jets, losing QB Aaron Rodgers early in the game, but they were able to survive with a hard fought overtime win.
Collin Gillespie had one of the most unfortunate rookie seasons a player could have. The young guard from Villanova never even had a chance to set foot on the court for the Denver Nuggets due to a leg fracture.
Naturally, the Wildcats have produced some of the best players in college basketball history. Here is our list of 20 notable players to come out of Villanova — listed in chronological order.
Denver Nuggets guard Collin Gillespie is recovering from surgery to repair a fracture to his lower left leg. The team said the injury happened earlier this week and the operation was performed Friday night in Philadelphia.
View the original article to see embedded media. On Sunday, the Denver Nuggets announced the signing of Collin Gillespie to a two-way contract. They also shared a video on Twitter of him signing the contract. Gillespie went didn't get drafted in the 2022 NBA Draft, but he was a star player in college for Villanova.
Denver also officially signed undrafted Villanova guard Collin Gillespie to a two-way contract.
Gillespie signed a deal with the Nuggets, and Samuels is going to the Pacers. They might not have heard their names called on draft night, but it didn’t take long for Collin Gillespie and Jermaine Samuels to get a deal done.
Hey. Hi. We’re back... thanks for making yourselves at home and staying entertained. Here’s a Quick Round-up of Villanova news... NBA Workouts Collin Gillespie Jermaine Samuels Cam Whitmore and Mark Armstrong with Team USA at the FIBA U18 Americas Championship Whitmore is averaging 14ppg while Armstrong is averaging 8.3.
The final chapter in Gillespie’s story completed the rise from a two-star high school prospect to a five-star floor general. The breakdown Originally, it seemed like Collin Gillespie’s time at Villanova would unceremoniously come to a close, as a knee injury preemptively ended his senior season in a bittersweet win over Creighton on Senior Day.
Some of our favorite stats from the 2021-22 season. Happy Tuesday Nova Nation! 2022 was a great season with tons of memorable moments. And any great season like that is going to come with some pretty impressive stats to back it up.
Gillespie and Samuels finish their careers among the legends of Villanova Basketball. All week we’re updating the Villanova Basketball record books with the latest entries from the 2022 season.
On Saturday, the Kansas Jayhawks punched their ticket to the NCAA Men's Basketball National Championship Game, knocking off Villanova, 81-65.
Second-seeded Villanova continued to assert its dominance in the Big East with a 54-48 win over fourth-seeded Creighton on Saturday at Madison Square Garden to...
The fifth-year senior was the Big East’s best on and off the court. Last year, Collin Gillespie shared the honor, but this season, in his return as a fifth-year senior, the Villanova co-captain stands alone as the Big East’s best.
Villanova super-senior point guard Collin Gillespie has been named by the AP Writers to the Preseason All-America Team. He was joined by Illinois big man Kofi Cockburn, UCLA guard Johnny Juzang, Indiana forward Trayce Jackson-Davis, and Gonzaga’s Drew Timme- who was the only unanimous selection on all 63 ballots.
Gillespie, Samuels and Moore earned preseason honors. The Big East announced its individual preseason honors for the 2021-22 season. Collin Gillespie, who earned a share of the 2020-21 Big East Player of the Year honor with teammate Jeremiah Robinson-Earl and Seton Hall’s Sandro Mamukelashvili, was named the preseason Big East Player of the Year.
Whether talking about The Associated Press College Basketball Player of the Year, Naismith, Wooden, or any other such awards, it's not too early to showcase those in the hunt to be called the best in American -- men or women.
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