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Villanova Wildcats Are Coming to Jersey in December

The Villanova Wildcats will square off with Boston College at the Prudential Center in Newark on December 10 for the sixth annual Never Forget Tribute Classic. The event is a…

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EAST LANSING, MI – NOVEMBER 18: Chris Arcidiacono #4 of the Villanova Wildcats celebrates during the second half of the game against the Michigan State Spartans at Breslin Center on November 18, 2022 in East Lansing, Michigan. (Photo by Rey Del Rio/Getty Images)

The Villanova Wildcats will square off with Boston College at the Prudential Center in Newark on December 10 for the sixth annual Never Forget Tribute Classic. The event is a benefit for the children of 9-11 victims and their families.

The Wildcats and Eagles are old time Big East rivals, with Boston College now a member of the ACC. This will be Villanova's third trip overall to the Never Forget Tribute Classic. Villanova is 2-0 all time in the event. This will be Boston College's first ever appearance in the classic.

Thus far this season Villanova is 2-2 in its first year of the post-Jay Wright era. Boston College is 4-2 on the year. Neither team has played a conference game up to this point.

Doors are set to open at the Rock at 4 p.m. on December 10. Tip-off is at 5 p.m.  Tickets have been on sale since September.

Michael Cohen is the News and Sports Director at Fox Sports Radio New Jersey and Magic 98.3 FM, as well as a radio production assistant with Fox and Magic in New Jersey. He started his career in Somerset in 2018 initially as a news fill-in at WCTC 1450 AM, and soon moved up to higher responsibilities in the ensuing years, assuming News & Sports Director title in 2021Prior to his time with Fox Sports New Jersey, Michael was play-by-play voice for New Jersey Jackals baseball, and as well as play-by-play and color for the College of Staten Island basketball (men and women), softball and baseball. Michael began his career as a news and sportswriter with the Jersey Journal of Hudson County.