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Paschall's 'Decision' Has Helped Fuel Villanova

It’s been four years since Eric Paschall was faced with making The Decision.

Paschall, a native of Dobbs Ferry, N.Y., was just coming off a stellar freshman season at Fordham University which saw him average 15.9 points a game and be named the Atlattic 10 Rookie of the Year.
But then his coach Tom Pecora was let go by the university following that season and with the Rams, who had struggled mightily in the A-10 since joining its ranks in 1995, looking at yet another change in leadership, Paschall felt it was time to move on.

So when word circulated among basketball circles that Paschall was on the move, many schools came calling.