Villanova bolsters roster with Kentucky transfer Lance Ware

By ADAM ZAGORIA

After missing the NCAA Tournament for the first time in a decade, Villanova continued to bolster its roster Saturday with the addition of Kentucky transfer and New Jersey native Lance Ware.

The news was first reported by Joe Tipton.

The 6-foot-9 Camden native averaged 2.0 points and 2.0 rebounds last season at Kentucky but figures to play a bigger role with his new Wildcats.

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Villanova adds Ware after missing out on bigs Hunter Dickinson (Kansas) and Zuby Ejiofor (St. John’s).

He joins T.J. Bamba (Washington State) and Hakim Hart (Maryland) among transfer additions for second-year coach Kyle Neptune.

They also return forward Eric Dixon and fifth-year guard Justin Moore.

Ware initially picked Kentucky over Miami, Michigan, Ohio State and Providence in 2019.

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Adam Zagoria is a Basketball Insider who covers basketball at all levels. A contributor to The New York Times and SportsNet New York (SNY), he is also the author of two books and is an award-winning journalist and filmmaker. His articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide. He also won an Emmy award for his work on the SNY mini-documentary on Syracuse guard Tyus Battle. A veteran Ultimate Frisbee player, he has competed in numerous National and World Championships and, perhaps more importantly, his teams won the Westchester Summer League (WSL) championships in 2011 and 2013. He lives in Manhattan with his wife and children.