VILLANOVA BACKCOURT COMES TOGETHER FOR NCAA RUN

March 18, 2009


Reggie Redding came to Villanova with the reputation of a player known to put the ball in the basket at high levels. Afterall, no No St. Joseph's Prep player had ever scored more points than his 1,568. With the Wildcats, however, other players can score the ball as well, but the 6-foot-5 junior guard Redding Accepts His Role for Villanova (Philadelphia Daily News), even if it is one that has stunned Speedy Morris, his former high school coach. Redding has become a defensive stopper for Jay Wright's squad, something Morris did not see coming from his former star, who was not much of a defender back at St. Joseph's Prep.

With Scottie Reynolds and Corety Fisher adding the perimeter firepower, Redding chips in offensively when the opportunity arises. In fact, Villanova is Enjoying Fisher's Growth Spurt Heading into NCAA Tournament (Philly Daily News) as the sophomore guard's adapting to his role at Reynolds' side has fine tuned the 'Nova backcourt with each player finding the niche that has led to the highly successful run through the later half of their Big East schedule.

The evolution of his backcourt mates has allowed Reynolds to grow his game as well. As a freshman, he was a great scorer that sometimes would get too caught up in the challenge of outscoring the opposing guard that he could be out of control. Now, even though his numbers have dipped in the offensive production categories, Reynolds' complete Game Transcends Numbers (Philly Inquirer) and 'Nova is a better team for it!