{"id":54951,"date":"2023-09-26T08:00:07","date_gmt":"2023-09-26T12:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=54951"},"modified":"2023-09-25T23:33:03","modified_gmt":"2023-09-26T03:33:03","slug":"villanova-wildcats-hire-corey-fisher-to-staff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2023\/09\/26\/villanova-wildcats-hire-corey-fisher-to-staff\/","title":{"rendered":"Villanova Wildcats Hire Corey Fisher to Staff"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In a year of high expectations for the Villanova Wildcats, they brought in former team great <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cbb\/players\/corey-fisher-1.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Corey Fisher<\/a> to their coaching staff. Fisher will be taking a role in the student-athlete development portion of the basketball team. <\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cbb\/coaches\/kyle-neptune-1.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kyle Neptune<\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"> gleamed over the addition of Fisher. Let&#8217;s look back at Fisher&#8217;s career and the experience he brings to this Wildcats team.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Villanova Wildcats Hire Corey Fisher to Staff<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Corey Fisher&#8217;s Background\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Fisher was an incredible player for the Wildcats. He was a solid player with a career average of 12.1 points per game. Fisher amassed 1672 points during his career in Pennsylvania. He was also top-eight in career assists with 487. Fisher was an all-around guard who produced big plays for this Wildcat team. Furthermore, he <\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/villanova.com\/sports\/mens-basketball\/roster\/corey-fisher\/490\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">received accolades<\/span><\/a> and <span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">made the Second-Team All-Big East in his senior season.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">He also enjoyed a career overseas as well. He played over in Europe from 2011-2023, joining the staff of Villanova just this past week. This past season with<\/span> <a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/basketball.eurobasket.com\/player\/Corey-Fisher\/136179\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Vichy Clermont<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, he produced 9.2 points and 2.8 assists while shooting 51.3% from two-point range.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Corey Fisher - 2011 Highlight Reel\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1qn4zhd80Nc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">His Addition to the Wildcats\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Fisher is an excellent addition to the Wildcats because he is an example of a player who improved over his four seasons. He had his best season in his senior year. He improved his scoring, passing, steals per game, and free-throw percentage. Fisher fits the student-athlete development role well because he understands how to develop a student-athlete&#8217;s experience. He was an Honor Roll award recipient as a student in addition to his basketball accolades, so he helps the Wildcats in this area.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">More importantly, he brings winning experience. While he did not win a National Championship, he got to the NCAA Tournament every year and won games in the Big East. He was a great player who produced big plays in his career. His production and experience playing in a tough Big East Conference is a plus for the players.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Last Word on Corey Fisher<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Fisher had an impressive college and overseas professional career. He makes a fine addition to the Villanova staff, as his experience will help the players improve this season. With expectations placed <\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2023\/09\/12\/big-east-rankings-4-villanova-wildcats\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">on this Wildcat team<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">, Neptune did a good job hiring Fisher to help manage them.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a year of high expectations for the Villanova Wildcats, they brought in former team great Corey Fisher to their coaching staff. Fisher will be taking a role in the student-athlete development portion of the basketball team. Kyle Neptune gleamed over the addition of Fisher. 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