7-foot-3 Italian center Luigi Suigo set for Villanova debut in Rome
The gist
Villanova freshman Luigi Suigo, a 7-foot-3 Italian center, is to debut against Notre Dame in Rome.
He left the 2026 NBA draft hoping one college year lifts him.
How it unfolded
- Last seasonSuigo played for Mega Basket in Serbia's Adriatic League, averaging 18.3 minutes, 7.9 points and 5.1 rebounds in 26 games.
- Earlier this yearVillanova GM Baker Dunleavy and coach Kevin Willard traveled to Serbia to meet Suigo and recruit him.
- Oct 29, 2026Villanova held a training session in Rome; Suigo told journalists he was back in Italy for the first time since moving to Villanova.