The Full 40 - A Villanova Basketball Podcast

For the 3rd time in 5 years the Full 40 team hands out the 40 awards. Awards like The Arf Arf Alpha Dog of the Year & Funniest moment of the season among others are in this episode.

Chris & Rob recap their fun trip final four in New Orleans. While the result wasn't ideal they discuss how this season can only be considered a success and how the Villanova basketball program is continuing its upwards trajectory.

Chris & Rob bring you the podcast STRAIGHT from the home of the 2022 Final Four New Orleans with a guest host 2016 National Champion Daniel Ochefu. They give the vibe right from the center of the action and special guest appearances by Saddiq Bey & Brandon Slater's fathers.

Allan Ray schools Chris and Rob on some of the finer points of basketball and gives some great insight into why Villanova basketball always gets better as the year goes on. Follow ARay on Twitter for great basketball analysis @ARayfor3

Final Four bound! Need we say more? In this episode, we'll celebrate the victory, mourn the loss of Justin, and just get you pumped up for our trip to NOLA. Stick with us this week - we've got plenty more content coming for you, as we head down to New Orleans to catch a few games. As always, hit us up on the twitter and IG: @thefull40 #villanova #finalfour

Live Post game reactions. Chris & Rob are here with LIVE reactions (2 hours after) the Villanova sweet 16 win over Michigan! The Michigan game is discussed and a very detailed and accurate preview of the Houston game is covered as well.

S05E23: How sweet it continues to be! Despite a long weekend in Las Vegas Chris & Rob are still hype after Villanova wins both games in the first weekend of the NCAA tournament and is on its way to face Michigan in San Antonio in the Sweet 16. Sound familiar?? Sponsor Alert: Check out Roundhouse Band website for information on booking this outstanding Nine-piece band for any kind of event that needs some musical enhancement. http://roundhouseband.net

Chris & Rob Recap the first-round game vs Deleware Blue Hens.

Chris & Rob briefly discuss Villanova winning the Big East tourney over the weekend but spend most of this episode previewing the 2022 March madness bracket and take a deep dive into Villanova's potential path back to the Final Four.

Chris and Rob get everyone ready for the 2022 Big East tournament and in the 2nd half of the episode, they are joined by Big East Legend JOHN FANTA!

We back after an unfortunate loss to our new Big East foes Uconn, but we're not dwelling on that. Besides, we've got a rematch with the new Big East champs (hate to say that) coming up this week, and with the BET and NCAAs right around the corner, it's time to get pumped not down on this team.

Chris & Rob do not let the bad win vibes of the Georgetown gave run their elite win vibes of the Providence game from earlier in the week. In the second half of the episode, they are joined by Rob Dauster college basketball expert and founder of the field of 68. Follow Rob at @RobDauster & @TheFieldOf68.

Chris and Rob show the Villanova women's team some love after a HUGE week, and briefly recap the pair of 6 point wins against St Johns and Seton Hall this past week, preview what to expect at The Dunk vs Providence. In the 2nd half o the podcast they are joined by Bracketology expert Lukas Harkins to discuss some bracket science and what to expect. You can follow Lucas at @hardwiredsports

Chris & Rob are back from a quick weekend trip to Philly to watch the Cats handle the Uconn Huskies in person. It wasn't all W's this week as the team also lost to Marquette and suffered injuries to Juston Moore and Collin Gillespie. The rotation narrative has also returned.

Chris & Rob discuss the pedestrian week for Villanova basketball. Was the Light Blue out a success? Has Fox broadcast coverage gotten any better? Is Villanova priming for a long march run tune in to find out?

Chris & Rob are joined by a show and fan favorite Allan Ray for the entire episode. After the Marquette loss is it time to panic? Was the Georgetown win too close for comfort? All is discussed & more.

A tight win vs Xaiver and a blowout win vs Butler have Chris and Rob getting Hyphy! The 2nd half of the episode takes a deep dive into how the bracket is starting to shape up and Nova's path to a high seed.

Chris & Rob discuss the huge revenge win over Creighton and the almost battle vs DePaul. The boys have a positive outlook for the rest of the season and even complement coach Wright for the improvement of the rotation.

Welcome to 2022 friends! Chris & Rob are back for the new years to dicsus The Cats strong 2-0 start in Big East play. They also talk about some new years resolutions they have for the team.

Special guest John Fanta Big East resident expert and host on Fox Sports College hoops joins for the ENTIRE episode to discuss Villanova's bounce back win vs Xaiver and how the rest of the Big East will shake out in 2022. Follow him on twitter at @John_Fanta

S05E09 Part 2 PICK the Nation: Full 40 vs State of the Nova Nation Podcast in a pick em for the Big East schedule. The winner wins something, we don't know what a as well as a bevy of mailbag questions. @SoNNpod Emma Houghton @emma_houghton9 Patrick Zeng @PZeng15

Special 2 Part episode! Chris & Rob recap the brutal Baylor loss in vivd detail and discuss what is next for Villanova here on part 1. After you are finished be sure to check out Part 2 with the talented duo behind the State of the Nova Nation Podcast,

Chris and Rob discuss their return to Madison Square Garden to watch Villanova take on Jimmy B and the Boeheim boys in the Syracause Orange-people. They also preview the huge game in Waco Texas vs the #2 Ranks Baylor Bear-people.

LISTENER NOTE - We have two episodes this week; our second episode will drop after the Cuse game and will preview Baylor. So if you're looking for that, stay tuned. In this episode, we cover our demolition of the Big 5, look around the country at the movement in the top 25, and preview our old rivals, the Fighting Jim Boeheims. Look out for us at MSG on Teusday, and feel free to say hey! As always, hit us up on twitter and IG: @thefull40

Chris & Rob working overtime this week for a second episode. After a brief preview of the next 3 Big 5 games they boys talk to Villanova LEGEND Allan Ray about the current team and get some land standing questions answered.

Chris & Rob discuss the last 3 Villanova basketball games. An in-depth dive into the tough loss to #5 Purdue and the big wins over Howard & Tennessee. A Thanksgiving themed who's who's game. Also a recap for the BIG Big East week!

Part 2 of the 4th episode. Chris & Rob discuss what to expect with big time games vs TENN & Purdue / UNC coming up!

Part 1! Chris & Rob look back at the UCLA and Mt St Marys games & what to except with two huge Non-conference games coming up!

Chris & Rob head to campus and sit down in the lab with Villanova basketball's Performance Coach John Shackleton to catch up on the summer. They also discuss Big East Coaches fashion and talk about the season opener which is rapidly approaching.

Chris & Rob discuss the secret scrimmage with Duke that the whole world knew about, some of the best hoops mania moments over the last few years and more.

Welcome back to the season premiere of the 5th season of The Full 40! The BEST podcast (IMO) about Villanova basketball. Chris & Rob are back after a six month break. They discuss some of the biggest storylines from the off-season & also interview the Big 5 beat writer from the Athletic CJ Holmes.@CjHolmes22

Welp, Villanova's season ended 10 days ago with a loss to eventual National Champion Baylor. We recap the loss and other major storylines from the College Basketball season that was and look ahead towards what's to come in the coming months with decisions for our seniors plus JRE, and also take a quick look at our recruiting class and what next season may have in store. Not a full end of season recap podcast, we have (at least) two more episodes left in Season 4, so stay tuned!!!

The Bracket opened up and Villanova took full advantage. The Cats are BACK in the SWEET 16 for the first time since 2018 and for the seventh time Jay's 20 years as head coach. We walk through the tremendous accomplishments and preview what lies ahead - the #1 seed Baylor Bears. After an in depth preview and discussion on how to win, we dive into a great and wide-ranging mail bag session. TUNE IN!!!

Well folks, it's that time of the year - TOURNAMENT TIME! The Big East didn't go quite how we hoped, but that's in the rear view mirror for now. On to bigger and better prizes to be won. In this episode we'll cover: - Quick takeaways from the Big East - Winthrop Preview - Purdue Preview (yeah, let's assume we beat Winthrop) - What's in store for the rest of the Big East in the NCAAs - Final Four predictions Hit us up on twitter and IG: @thefull40

Chris and Rob conduct a wonderful, wide ranging interview with Dana O'Neil, Senior Writer for The Athletic and former ESPN Contributor/Villanova beat reporter for the Philadelphia Daily News.

WELCOME TO PART ONE OF A SPECIAL FULL 40. Part Two features our interview with Dana O'Neil, but first Chris and Rob cover an insane week, featuring two injuries to Wildcats, a Big East Regular Season Championship-securing victory over Creighton and a wild rollercoaster loss to Providence.

Well folks, that's never how you want to end the weekend, but JOHN FANTA rejoins the podcast today to help us process what we saw and keep our heads up as we look ahead to Creighton, the BET, and the NCAAs. In this episode, we cover: - What to make of what we saw - NCAA look ahead / Nova seeding - BET preview - BET Awards - Previewing Creighton + Providence As always, hit us up on IG / Twitter @thefull40

We are back after a nice W vs an upstart UConn Huskies team! Chris and Rob break it down, bring back the "pass the f*ing ball" award of the week", and talk about the upcoming St John's game and what fan attendance means for the NCAAs. After a word from our sponsor, Sanzo, we bring on Chris Notaro '09, host of Villanova Tip Time, a new Villanova pregame show hosted on YouTube Live and preview a new offering - postgame reactions on Clubhouse!

3 games, 2 great, 1 horrible. We obviously focus on the Creighton loss as Rob explains WTF happened. Then after some discussing around March Madness and a healthy Wojo-hate sesh by Chris, we give a big Hartmonitor/Beywatch

Welp, That was a mixed bag that we didn't see coming. A good win against SHU and a rough game to watch against St. Johns. In this episode, we'll cover: - Recap from the past few games - Taking a look at the big picture - The scheduling travesty that is this weekend - Hart Monitor As always, hit us up on IG / twitter @thefull40

We have defeated COVID (for now) (finally)! We are back with the Full 40 covering the highlights from a memorable 2-0 week PLUS talking about a newcomer to the team and ABSOLUTE SCHEDULING CHAOS coming our way!

OUR FIRST INTERVIEW OF SEASON FOUR features John Fanta, Fox College Basketball Commentator and Big East Digital & On Air Personality! This exciting 50+ minute interview includes tidbits of John's life and career so far and takes you on a journey through the 2020-2021 edition of The Big East Conference. After a word from our Sponsor, Sanzo, we talk through Nova's COVID pause and have a special/extended #HartMonitor segment as the titular player gets engaged to his long time girlfriend and the NBA Cats get back in action. STAY TUNED! The Full 40, Part of the Stay Tunes Network, Brought to you by Nova Insider

A little bit late, but we're back with the recap from the past couple weeks. What an end to a weird year, but hey, we're looking good! In this episode we'll cover: * Takeaways from the past three games * Return of the “pass the fucking ball award" * Why St Joes is especially terrible * Look around the big east * Marquette preview * 2020 year-end takeaways * Our Nova Christmas Wish list As always, hit us up on social media! @thefull40

Another trip to Texas? Just another win for Nova! What a great way to rebound from our last loss, and a great way to get ready for Big East play. In this episode we cover: - Recap from Texas - High level Big East preview - GTown, Depaul, and Butler previews (hint: they suck) We'll be coming back next after the Butler game; in the meantime, hit us up on IG and twitter!

What a week at Bubbleville aka Mohegan Sun. Three wins and one loss, but don't read into it too much; like we said, it's a weird year. In this episode we cover: - How to interpret our schedule so far - What we like and don't like from what we've seen - Caleb Daniels love fest - Jay Wright as the Bubbleville mascot - Texas Preview As always, hit us up on twitter and iG @thefull40

Well it didn't take long for the chaos to set in! See ya, Baylor, welcome aboard Rhode Island. With the first week of games starting this week, we cover: - The chaos of Covid scheduling - BC and Arizona State previews - Expected starting 5 - The Hart Monitor: NBA Draft edition - Reviewing the review: Barstool Pizza stops by Nova As always, hit us up on IG and Twitter @thefull40

It's been a long time, not much has happened in the world or country, but ladies and gents, we are BACK! It's looking (cautiously) like we're going to have some college basketball to play soon, so we'll dive right in and give you the content you've been craving. In this episode, we're covering: - What to expect and not expect from the schedule in light of Covid - The four pre-season studs on our team - The supporting cast - How confident you should be about this team It's fun to be back, and we're just getting started, so buckle up for season 4! As always, hit us up @thefull40

Ladies and Gentleman, On this episode, we're lucky to be joined by Villanova legend, NBA veteran, and all around terrific guy, Randy Foye. In this powerful interview, we cover a range of topics with Randy including: - His on-court achievements building the foundation at Nova - How his upbringing and systemic racism have impacted his life - How Villanova, Nova Nation, and everyone should respond to the recent murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and the subsequent protests While you may have followed him on the court, in this interview, Randy shares deeply personal experiences and opens up about another side of his story. It's an insightful conversation that will challenge you to think differently about your actions, and one that you don't want to miss. As always, reach out to us on IG or Twitter: @thefull40

We bring back one of our favorites, Darryl Reynolds, to talk more about his experience at Nova and over the past few weeks, with a particular focus on how race and religion impacted his time at nova, how he's been impacted by the recent events, our reactions to @BlackVillanova posts, and what the stay tuned network is doing in response.

DYLAN ENNIS joins us on The Full 40 to dish on a variety of topics - a long and interesting interview where Dylan dishes on race, growing up celebrity status, the events which transpired that led to his transfer from Villanova to Oregon and so much more. Here's the episode map: 0:00 - Brief Introduction 3:00 - Race & Media Coverage in Europe 11:45 - "Celebrity Status" and Race 13:50 - Dylan's experiences with Racism 20:00 - Moving to NYC 31:00 - Donor Events 35:00 - Villanova, Jay Wright and Campus Culture 40:30 - NBA Season Bubble Takes 43:45 - The NC State Game & the Nastiness that followed 51:00 - Setting the record straight on why Dylan transferred (Missed shot vs NCSt, Jalen Brunson, etc) 1:01:00 - Deciding where to Transfer 1:05:30 - Coping with Injury and Meeting his Wife 1:12:30 - Fired up for his final season in college and going to the Final Four 1:16:40 - Dylan Ennis: Renaissance Man 1:26:00 - Seeing the world and spending time with family across the globe

After a long time waiting, it's finally here - the results of Jay Wright's Elite Eight, the bracket you'd pay some good money to watch. In this episode you'll catch our breakdown of what would be some historically awesome matchups and see how it all ends up (not how you might expect)! As always, hit us up @thefull40