Daily News | Villanova prepares for Kansas without Justin Moore
Jay Wright started a Monday national media Zoom press conference by mentioning how Justin Moore underwent surgery for his torn Achilles tendon at 6:30 that morning, how the surgery went well, that arrangements have been made for Moore and injured Villanova reserve Jordan Longino to fly Saturday to New Orleans to join their teammates when the Wildcats face Kansas that day at the Final Four.
Wright said all this as preamble, understanding that much of the discussion would be about how Villanova carries on without the junior guard who was second-team all-Big East, one team short of where his coach thought Moore belonged. This has come up for Villanova before. Collin Gillespie sat out the 2021 postseason after knee surgery. Villanova made it to the Sweet 16 and gave eventual NCAA champion Baylor its toughest game. It was pointed out that a similar scenario hit in 2005 when Curtis Sumpter got hurt in a second-round win over Florida and Villanova played North Carolina in the Sweet 16 in a game ‘Nova fans do not forget for another reason: a referee’s call not forgiven, Tar Heels winning by a point.
Villanova will have to game plan differently without Moore, Wright said: “He’s such a huge part of everything we do. We do have a week here to adjust what we do without him. That’s what’s unique about the Final Four – and you only have to play two games if you’re really fortunate.”
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