Randy Foye

On the last time he wore a tuxedo

Homecoming and senior prom [at East Side High in Newark]. I came in second place for homecoming king to some kid who I think was on the soccer team. But I knew I wasn't going to win. He wasn't more popular than me, but he had more lady fans at the time.

On whom besides the Wildcats he likes in the Big Dance

North Carolina. They're young, but they have talent. Five freshmen at Michigan [in 1992] went to the finals. I think they [UNC] can do it. It's going to be a crazy tournament.

On what makes Villanova's four-guard offense work

It's like we use it to mess with people. We play against two forwards most of the game with the four-guard offense, so there's always going to be two good mismatches [offensively]. It's usually with me and Mike Nardi. We're smaller and quicker than the guys guarding us.

On team jokester, guard Allan Ray

Allan will get pictures of animals and cartoon characters and e-mail them to the team and say, " Randy Foye, this is you!" or " Jason Fraser, this is you!" The other day he sent out a picture of two chipmunks and said it was me and him.

On growing up in Newark

Newark is tough. I grew up in the hood. Gangs, drugs, a lot of negative things happening. My father died when I was three, and my mom disappeared when I was 5 1/2. So I lived back and forth between my grandmothers. I will never forget where I'm from. That made me me--made me so tough, so relentless.