College basketball season is finally back!
The Villanova Wildcats look to get off on the right foot this season when they take on the Columbia Lions Friday night in the Wells Fargo Center. Villanova is 4-2 all-time against the Ivy League school, but lost their most recent matchup 75-57 in 2012.
Columbia is coming off of an 11-16 record during their first year under head coach Jim Engles, who last coached at NJIT, while Villanova finished 32-4 last year and clinched the top seed in the NCAA tournament.
Here are three things to watch for this weekend:
Freed Omari
One of the biggest stories surrounding this team is the long-awaited debut of redshirt freshman center Omari Spellman.