Collin Gillespie is the latest in a lineage of Villanova players who seem to stay forever. With that, Colling1021 is carrying on the legacy of guards that cemented the program as a national power. GregBishopSI with more:
But when the final buzzer sounded, while teammates celebrated briefly on the court, Gillespie never even smiled. His face might still be blank.
As far as super seniors go, Gillespie will never fit the stereotype. While recovering, he spoke with doctors, coaches and NBA evaluators, anyone who might help inform whether he should return. He didn’t want to participate in the NBA combine on a not-yet-recovered knee. Ultimately, his father says, Collin alone would choose. His parents trusted him, because, Jim says, “he always makes the right decision,” which is not something too many parents say about their children.
Archbishop Wood had little history in basketball. Fairleigh Dickinson said no when Gillespie’s coach called. Penn State passed, as would Drexel, Delaware and William & Mary. Gillespie waited, another wise decision, telling interested Division II programs he needed time. Finally, fatefully, a Villanova assistant, Ashley Howard, happened to see what so many others had missed.
That night, Wright wondered, fairly, if he would find another leader, someone as important to his program as Brunson and Mikal Bridges. Brunson says he never doubted. “I knew,” he says, “that Collin would pass the torch to the next guy.”
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