From: mtaranto@shearson.com (Mark Taranto)
Subject: Villanova Roster (was Re: ACC Recruiting
Organization: Yale CS Mail/News Gateway
Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1992 18:41:41 GMT


wardrb@cs.utexas.edu (Richard Byron Ward) writes:
 
> cockrel@shab06.larc.nasa.gov (Charlie Cockrell) writes:
 
>| The Cavaliers are only carrying 14 players on it's roster this season.
 
> How many players is a team allowed to carry?  The team that I am most
> familiar with is Villanova and I have never known them to have more than
> 12 players on the team.  This year I don't think that they will have more
> than *9* scholorship players, they will have to get some walk-ons to
> practice!  Luckily, they need guards and walk-on guards are a lot easier
> to find than walk-on centers or forwards.  I sure wish Rollie had left
> the program I little more intact when he left...
 
> BTW, can anyone from Villanova post the team roster?
 
> Yeah, they have some holes to fill.  Rollie took the highly recruited
> freshman PG with him to UNLV :(.  I know that two freshmen are coming
> to 'Nova this year, not sure if they got a third(or fourth, or fifth).
> It's too bad, this is a good core of players.
 
 
 
I believe that all of the following are scholarship players (including
the former walk-ons).  It is possible that Eric Eberz is not a scholarship
player.  The BIG EAST YEARBOOK says that there are 12 scholarship players.
 
 
Returning Scholarship Players:
 
        Lance Miller    Sr      F/G     6'6"  205
        Aaron Bain      Sr      F       6'7"  210
        James Bryson    Sr      F/C     6'10" 230
        Calvin Byrd     Sr      F       6'6"  210
        Anthony Pelle   Jr      C       7'0"  250
        Ron Wilson      So      F       6'10" 210
 
New Players:
 
        Jonathon Haynes ?       G       6'3"  175  (Temple Transfer)
        Rosco Harris    Fr      G       6'4"  203  (All State -- NJ)
        Eric Eberz      Fr      F       6'7"  200  (All State -- NY)
        Jamie Gregg     Fr      F       6'9"  220  (All State -- NJ)
        Kerry Kittles   Fr      G       6'5"  175  (MVP -- La, Class 5A)
 
Former Walk-ons:
 
        Ray Dietz       Jr      G       6'4"  170  (former walk-on)
        Marty McCarthy  Sr      G       6'2"  185  (former walk-on)
 
 
 
There are five newcomers.  Jonathon Haynes is a transfer from Temple,
and is a McDonald's All-American.  With Miller, Bain & Byrd, this makes
four H.S. All-Americans on the team.  Bain & Byrd have not lived up to
their reputations -- while Miller has played well.
 
Bain had a good sophomore year, but was inconsistent as a Junior.  Byrd was
a scoring machine, in high school -- but was injured for part of his
college career, and then put into the role of defensive specialist by Rollie.
 
Lappas has stated that he plans to run, with this team -- which will be great
for Miller, and may help Bain and Byrd to come alive.
 
Bryson came on strong near the end of last year.  Pelle was less consistent.
The likely starters are Miller, Bain, Bryson, Byrd and Haynes.
 
After several years where Villanova has had one of the toughest schedules
in the NCAA, they will have a very light year, this year.  Their nonconference
schedule is:
 
        12/1      @ American University
        12/12     @ St. Mary's College (CA)
        12/15     Pennsylvania (The Spectrum)
        12/22     Vermont
        12/28     Lehigh
        12/30     Columbia
         2/6      St. Joseph's (The Spectrum)
         2/11     Hofstra
 
It is conceivable that they could go undefeated outside the conference
this year.
 
Their performance in the Big East will depend almost entirely on how
Bain and Byrd play.  I wouldn't be surprised to see anything from
18-0 to 4-14, but I imagine that they will finish around .500 in the
Big East.  This might be good enough to get them into the NCAAs.
 
Mark