— -- Rollie Massimino died before he could be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. He was selected as a finalist in 2017 but fell short of induction. His coaching career ...

The original version of this article was published in a special insert of the 1985 Villanova University Belle Air yearbook as “Against All Odds.” Lexington, Kentucky speaks two languages – horses and ...

HOUSTON — Rollie Massimino said he plans to be at the Villanova-North Carolina title game Monday night, after all. Massimino, coach of Villanova’s 1985 national basketball championship team, told USA ...

NEW ORLEANS -- Chris Webber and Rollie Massimino are one step from the Hall of Fame. The career 20-point-per-game NBA scorer and the coach who ledVillanovato a stunning upset of Georgetown in the 1985 ...

HOUSTON — Rollie Massimino, coach of the Villanova’s 1985 national basketball champions, arrived here Monday afternoon, about five hours before tipoff, with a plan. Asked who was going to win the NCAA ...

Recovering from a collapsed lung, under treatment for small recurrences of the cancer that was surgically removed four years ago, and on medication, Rollie Massimino was under strict doctor’s orders ...

The original version of this article was published in a special insert of the 1985 Villanova University Belle Air yearbook as “Against All Odds” and was first published in the Main Line Times in 2023.

Arms flailing, hair disheveled, suit a wrinkled mess, Rollie Massimino still would stomp his feet and dance down the sideline to scream at an official. What never resurfaced for Massimino was his ...