In a team packed with NBA talent, not a lot was expected of the incoming freshman class at the start of the 2017-18 college basketball season.
There was no immediate pressure to contribute immediately. They were able to watch, they were able to grow, and all three were able to contribute at some point or another during the Wildcats’ run to their third national championship in school history.
This season, things are different, the stakes are higher. With the mass exodus that struck Villanova this past summer, Collin Gillespie, Dhamir Cosby-Roundtree and Jermaine Samuels will all have enhanced roles to play in the upcoming season.