Villanova's NCAA champion men's basketball team, a former two-time heavyweight boxing champion who will salute the late Muhammad Ali, and a bruising Flyers center who revolutionized the game will be the headliners at the Philadelphia Sports Writers Association's 113th annual banquet Friday at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Cherry Hill.
The dinner starts at 6:30 p.m.
Villanova coach Jay Wright and two of his standouts, Kris Jenkins and Josh Hart, will accept the Team of the Year award for the Wildcats' dramatic run to the NCAA championship last season.
Jenkins' buzzer-beating, three-point shot gave Villanova an epic 77-74 win over North Carolina in the title game.