The Full 40 - A Villanova Basketball Podcast

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...

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 re...

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 p...

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 @th...

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...

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/exte...

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,...

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!