The last time the Villanova Wildcats took the trip down to the Bahamas, Ryan Arcidiacono was a rising sophomore leading the Wildcats after a 20-14 season and a trip to the NCAA tournament. The Wildcats were unranked entering the tournament, and faced a Kansas team with Joel Embiid and Andrew Wiggins, and a rising Iowa team ranked in the Top 25. The 'Cats were underdogs.
This time around, Villanova is far from the underdog.
National Champions just two seasons ago, the pressure is still on them to perform throughout the year and starts from day one as they took on the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers in the Quarterfinals of this season's Battle 4 Atlantis.