It's been six weeks since Villanova junior guard Phil Booth appeared in a game. He's been sidelined due to left knee inflammation, and it's the same knee that Booth had off-season surgery on. No official timetable has been given on his return, though on the Dec. 10 CBS broadcast of the Notre Dame game it was briefly mentioned that Booth could be out a month longer.
While Booth's injury was supposed to be a death blow to Villanova's depth, the Wildcats have survived and thrived with a seven-man rotation. Jay Wright's team is 14-0, No. 1 in the country and has beaten ranked teams Notre Dame and Creighton without Booth.