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Villanova students gear up to welcome home NCAA champs
Tyler Moody April 3, 2018
Villanova fans cheer ahead of the broadcast of the national NCAA college basketball championship between Villanova and Michigan, Monday, April 2, 2018, in Villanova, Pa. (AP Photo/Laurence Kesterson)
VILLANOVA, Pa. (AP) — Students at Villanova University are gearing up to welcome home their men's basketball team, who are returning with their second NCAA championship in three years.
A school spokesman says the team is set to arrive at Philadelphia's airport around 4:45 p.m. Tuesday, and the Wildcats will make their way to a celebration at the university's football stadium that starts at 6 p.m. Classes have been cancelled as part of the festivities.
Villanova defeated Michigan 79-62 in Monday's title game in San Antonio, setting off a raucous celebration on and around the suburban Philadelphia campus.
As soon as the game ended, fans streamed into the streets, cheering and chanting. Police reported two arrests following the partying.
News video showed a small bonfire being set in the street and some students trying to jump over the flames.
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Tyler Moody
After spending the last few years in television and radio, Tyler Moody comes to REALShreveport.com to head the sports' department. An Elysian Fields, Texas and Shreveport native, Tyler has followed sports in the area his entire life. From a young age, his love for pure competition grew year after year. "Moody" attended high school in Shreveport at the athletic powerhouse that is Evangel Christian Academy. He was a starting pitcher and garnered multiple all-state accolades along with a 2009 state championship as an Eagle. He has taken the knowledge gained on the field and applied it to his career in sports. An avid fantasy sports player, Moody has become the go-to guy for fantasy talk and advice in the Ark-La-Tex. Now, he hopes to continue to grow REALShreveport.com into Shreveport's go-to for area sports.
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