As if the National Championship parade wasn’t enough, Villanova Wildcats fans had extra reason to cheer on Thursday morning when Jay Wright announced that guard Phil Booth would return next season.
While it wasn’t official until today, most had surmised that Booth may in fact return. Due to his redshirt season last year, he has one more year of eligibility remaining. The potential to leave made sense too. Booth will earn his degree this Spring and has had an injury-plagued career with the ‘Cats. Getting paid to play basketball while his body allowed him to do so was a possibility.