SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Mark Armstrong’s dreams of making it to the NBA have been fulfilled. And he is staying close to home. The South Orange native signed with the Brooklyn Nets as an undrafted free agent after the end of the NBA Draft on Thursday, June 27. The draft incidentally was held at the […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Villanova University guard and South Orange native Mark Armstrong, who announced in April his intention to enter his name into the National Basketball Association Draft process, will forgo his final two seasons of college eligibility and remain in the 2024 NBA Draft. “After careful consideration and counsel with my parents and […]
NEWARK, NJ — As part of his Armstrong Leaves His Mark campaign, South Orange native Mark Armstrong of the Villanova University men’s basketball team recently donated new team shoes to the boys basketball team at Newark West Side High School. Pictured above are some members of the team holding the shoe boxes. Despite being in […]
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — Villanova University men’s basketball star player Mark Armstrong, a South Orange native, visited Olney Elementary School in Philadelphia on Friday, Sept. 22, delivering school supplies to 12 select students and also donated a check of $1,500. Armstrong spoke to several classes about the importance of education and staying in school, signed autographs […]
MAPLEWOOD/SOUTH ORANGE — South Orange native Mark Armstrong, who completed a successful freshman season for the Villanova University men’s basketball team, was a member of the USA U-19 national team that competed in the FIBA under-19 basketball World Cup in Debrecen, Hungary, from June 24 to July 2. Armstrong, a 6-foot-3 guard, was one of […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — The Villanova University basketball program, under the leadership of head coach Jay Wright, is unquestionably one of the best in the nation. The Wildcats, who won the NCAA Division 1 Tournament titles in 2016 and 2018 for their first national titles, advanced to the NCAA Final Four in New Orleans, La., […]