With about three months to go until the start of basketball season, the Villanova Wildcats got a boost of energy to help them through the dog days of summer.
Phil Booth, the Wildcats’ top scorer in the 2016 national championship game against North Carolina, has been cleared for all basketball activities—according to Jon Rothstein of CBS and FanRag Sports.
Villanova"s Phil Booth (knee) has been fully cleared for all basketball activities, per Jay Wright.
— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) August 2, 2017
It has been a long road to becoming healthy for Booth, who underwent a successful arthroscopic knee surgery one month after his key performance in the national championship game.