After a painfully long week-plus layoff - the longest of the season - Villanova will head to Long Island to play a ‘home’ game against Hofstra. The game will be the final tune-up for the Wildcats before Big East play begins.
Jay Wright’s former stomping grounds should take him on a nice trip down memory lane as it will be the first time he’s faced his former school since taking the job at Villanova in 2001.
Hofstra shouldn’t provide too much of a challenge for the ‘Cats, but some rust wouldn’t be totally unexpected after the long layoff and with Christmas break looming on the other side.