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July 15, 2016 / 12:25 PM

San Antonio Spurs sign Villanova guard Ryan Arcidiacono

Villanova University's Ryan Arcidiacono (15) celebrates with fans after defeating the University of Kansas in the South Regional Championship of 2016 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship at the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Kentucky, March 26, 2016. Photo by John Sommers II/UPI.

Villanova University's Ryan Arcidiacono (15) celebrates with fans after defeating the University of Kansas in the South Regional Championship of 2016 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship at the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Kentucky, March 26, 2016. Photo by John Sommers II/UPI. | License Photo

SAN ANTONIO, July 15 (UPI) -- Former Villanova point guard Ryan Arcidiacono leaves the national champions for one of the NBA's most successful franchises.

Arcidiacono agreed to sign a deal with the San Antonio Spurs on Thursday, following Villanova's improbable run through March Madness.

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We've signed guard Ryan Arcidiacono » https://t.co/zYZxPv2NTP

Welcome, @RyArch15! pic.twitter.com/S2A58xN8bv
— San Antonio Spurs (@spurs) July 14, 2016

The 6-foot-3 2016 NCAA Final Four's Most Outstanding Player was playing for the Spurs' 2016 NBA Summer League team. He averaged 2.4 points, 2.7 rebounds, and 2.3 assists in seven games.

It's alright @BIGEAST @NovaMBB always get disrespected, probably lost that one because we proudly rep @FOXSports and don't play on @espn
— Ryan Arcidiacono (@RyArch15) July 14, 2016

He averaged 12.5 points, 4.2 rebounds, and 2.9 rebounds in 32.1 minutes per game last season.

Arcidiacono slanted ESPN after his Wildcats came away from the ESPY Awards without a trophy.

"It's alright @BIGEAST @NovaMBB always get disrespected, probably lost that one because we proudly rep @FOXSportsand don't play on @espn," Arcidiacono said on Twitter.

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