When the Brooklyn Nets traded Mikal Bridges to their rival, Knicks on June 26 it left them with no former Villanova University players, and bumped the Knicks up to four from Villanova.

That changed two days later when the Nets signed undrafted free agent Mark Armstrong from the Villanova Wildcats to their Summer League roster, writes Adam Zagoria for NJ Advance Media.

The 6-foot-3, 180-pound Armstrong averaged 8.4 points, 2.4 assist and 2.3 rebounds as a sophomore with the Villanova Wildcats.

The South Orange, New Jersey native is now hoping to create his own role in the Summer League, and in rebuilding the Nets franchise.

“[I’m] still working and see where my progress goes and just trying to get better every day,” he said.

Wildcats coach Kyle Neptune said Armstrong did the same thing during his two years at Villanova, working to get better in every part of his game,.

 “We look forward to watching him continue to grow at the next level with the knowledge that he will always be a part of the Villanova family,” Neptune said.

Armstrong hopes to prove he’s the latest former Villanova player that can make it in the NBA.

Read more about Mark Armstrong’s new role with the Nets in NJ.com.