Phil Booth cleared for basketball activity!

Patrick Zeng
@Roundtripper891

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Booth is back! Jon Rothstein(@JonRothstein) has reported that Villanova guard Phil Booth has finally been cleared to resume basketball activity. Booth only played three games his junior season due to lingering knee pain that had him shut down for the season. His last game came on November 17th against Western Michigan. Booth only took part in 72 minutes this past season averaging 5.7 points, 2 assist and 1.6 rebounds.

Booth's return should be seen as great news as he adds experience and a solid skill set to the current crop of Nova guards. Booth will join Jalen Brunson, Donte DiVincenzo as well as newcomer Collin Gillespie in the backcourt for the 2017/2018 season.  Phil was a starter at the beginning of this season so it will be interesting to see where he fits in after the rise of DiVincenzo. Jay Wright may be inclined to form a veteran backcourt of Booth with Brunson as the starters to keep Donte in the role he excelled at off the bench toward the end of last season.

Booth is most well known for his fantastic performance in the 2016 national championship in which he pitched in 20 points. He would have taken home the player of the game award if Kris Jenkins didn't hit a certain buzzer beater that you may or may not have heard about.

Baltimore Sun 

Phil averaged 7 points a game in his last full season and shot 57% from the field in the 2016 NCAA tournament including 56% from three. The news that he has been cleared after a long struggle to get healthy again should not be overlooked, it's a big deal. With Booth back, the Wildcats should be even more primed for another fantastic season on the Main Line.

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