Notre Dame, Villanova to open basketball season in Rome
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Villanova and Notre Dame will open their 2026-27 basketball seasons on Nov. 1 in Rome.
The men's and women's teams from both schools will play a doubleheader in the Italian capital that day in what has been named the Eternal City Tip-Off.
It is no shock that these two schools were chosen to take part, given that they are two of the most