Since my mom went to Villanova and I grew up playing basketball, it was only natural I became a Villanova basketball fan from a very young age. I've spent countless hours watching countless games, including the 2016 National Championship.

When the Cats won in 2016, I was ecstatic. I still remember the rush of excitement as soon as Kris Jenkins' shot went through the net. Although I wasn't part of the celebration, I celebrated from the comfort of my own home.

Now, I sit here in 2018 and the feeling that our Wildcats are national champions is just surreal!

Nothing will beat the feeling of rushing the quad after the final buzzer. The feeling of an entire university celebrating together. The feeling of knowing your team is #1.

It's one thing to experience a national championship as a fan, but a whole thing altogether to experience it as a student.

When I came to Villanova, I didn't expect to experience a national championship in my time here. Having a decent basketball team was definitely a deciding factor for me, and I got that in spades. Sure, I hoped I would get the opportunity, but I far from expected it. Honestly, I expected another gap of many years like the Wildcats experienced between the 1985 and 2016 championships.

As the season went on, I started to gain more and more hope for the prospect. They were an incredible team, but I didn't let myself expect anything. Even when the team made it to the Final Four, I tried to not to get my hopes up. Every time I so much as considered the possibility of the Wildcats winning, I had to knock on wood, even though I'm not normally quite so superstitious.

And now the Villanova Wildcats are 2018 NCAA National Champions.

I will never forget this feeling and will probably never stop telling the story of when MY team was the national champion. I also intend to have ten trillion shirts to prove it (Sorry, Mom).

What team?

WILDCATS!