Xavier Musketeers gain Big East win over Seton Hall as they prepare for big matchup with Villanova. (Sam Greene/The Enquirer) The Enquirer / Sam Greene, Pat Brennan
For Chris Mack, respecting the Villanova Wildcats program is easy.
Not only is that part of Mack's requisite approach to all opponents, but Villanova demands respect for its dominance of his program and elsewhere in college basketball in recent years.
"It's not difficult to recognize how dominant Villanova's been since we entered the (Big East)," Mack said Friday during his day-before media remarks in advance of Villanova's visit to Xavier.