The last time Villanova made the Final Four, Ryan Arcidiacono was in New York for a youth AAU tournament.
It was in 2009, when Scottie Reynolds went coast-to-coast and had his famous buzzer beater to beat Pittsburgh and send Villanova to the Final Four.
“I remember watching the game and we hit the shot,” Arcidiacono said. “I remember I was running and jumping up and down in the hotel hallway and getting noise complaints.”
Reynolds’ game-winner is forever etched in Villanova lore. Placed right next to that win and big time shot is Saturday’s 64-59 win over top overall seed Kansas.