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1 Previous season  





2 Offseason  



2.1  Coaching changes  





2.2  Departures  





2.3  Incoming transfers  





2.4  2018 recruiting class  





2.5  2019 Recruiting class  







3 Roster  





4 Schedule and results  





5 Rankings  





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2018–19 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball

Big East regular season and tournament champions
AdvoCare Invitational champions

NCAA tournament, Second Round

ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 20
APNo. 23
Record26–10 (13–5 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaFinneran Pavilion
Wells Fargo Center
Seasons
← 2017–18
2019–20 →
2018–19 Big East men's basketball standings
  • t
  • e
  • Conf Overall
    Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
    No.23Villanova 13 5   .722 26 10   .722
    Marquette 12 6   .667 24 10   .706
    Seton Hall 9 9   .500 20 14   .588
    Xavier 9 9   .500 19 16   .543
    Creighton 9 9   .500 20 15   .571
    Georgetown 9 9   .500 19 14   .576
    St. John's 8 10   .444 21 13   .618
    Providence 7 11   .389 18 16   .529
    Butler 7 11   .389 16 17   .485
    DePaul 7 11   .389 19 17   .528
    2019 Big East tournament winner
    Rankings from AP Poll

    The 2018–19 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team represented Villanova University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Jay Wright in his 18th year, the Wildcats played their home games at the Finneran Pavilion[1][2] on the school's campus in the Philadelphia suburb of Villanova, Pennsylvania and Wells Fargo Center as members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 26–10, 13–5 in Big East play to finish in first place. They defeated Providence, Xavier, and Seton Hall to win the Big East tournament.[3][4] As a result, the Wildcats received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 6 seed in the South region.[5] There they defeated Saint Mary's[6] before being defeated by Purdue in the Second Round.[7]

    Previous season[edit]

    The Wildcats finished the 2017–18 season 36–4, 14–4 in Big East play to finish in second place. They defeated Marquette,[8] Butler,[9] and Providence to win the Big East tournament championship.[10] As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 1 seed in the East region, their third No. 1 seed in four years.[11] They defeated Radford,[12] Alabama,[13] West Virginia,[14] and Texas Tech to advance to the Final Four for the second time in three years.[15] In the National Semifinal, they defeated Kansas[16][17] before defeating Michigan in the National Championship game to win their second national championship in three years.[18][19] They won every game of the tournament by a double-digit margin and the team's tournament run has been called among the most dominant ever.[20]

    Offseason[edit]

    Coaching changes[edit]

    Following the season, longtime assistant coach Ashley Howard left the Wildcats to become the head coach at La Salle.[21]

    Departures[edit]

    Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
    Jalen Brunson 1 G 6'3" 190 JR Lincolnshire, IL NBA draft
    Donte DiVincenzo 10 G 6'5" 205 RS SO Wilmington, DE NBA draft[22]
    Omari Spellman 14 F 6´9¨ 245 RS FR North Royalton, OH NBA draft[23]
    Tom Leibig 24 F 6´5¨ 200 SR Havertown, PA Graduated[24]
    Mikal Bridges 25 F 6'7" 210 RS JR Malvern, PA NBA draft
    Matt Kennedy 35 G 5´11¨ 175 SR Fairfax, VA Graduated[25]
    Denny Grace 40 G 5'11" 175 RS SR Catonsville, MD Graduated

    Incoming transfers[edit]

    Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
    Joe Cremo 24 G 6'4" 185 Graduate Student Scotia, NY Albany

    2018 recruiting class[edit]

    UScollege sports recruiting information for high school athletes
    Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
    Brandon Slater
    SF
    Centerville, VA Paul VI Catholic High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) May 24, 2017 
    Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
    Cole Swider
    SF
    Portsmouth, RI St. Andrew's School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) May 24, 2017 
    Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
    Jahvon Quinerly
    PG
    Hackensack, NJ Hudson Catholic High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Feb 14, 2018 
    Recruiting star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars
    Saddiq Bey
    SF
    Largo, MD Sidwell Friends School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jun 15, 2018 
    Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
    Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.
  • Sources:

    • "2018 Villanova Commits". Rivals.com.
    • "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

    2019 Recruiting class[edit]

    UScollege sports recruiting information for 2019 recruits
    Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
    Justin Moore
    #9 SG
    Accokeek, MD DeMatha Catholic High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) May 2, 2018 
    Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
    Eric Dixon
    #18 PF
    William Grove, PA Abington High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 275 lb (125 kg) Apr 17, 2018 
    Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
    Bryan Antoine
    #12 SG
    Tinton Falls, NJ Ranney School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sep 4, 2018 
    Recruiting star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars
    Jeremiah Robinson-Earl
    PF
    Shawnee Mission, KS IMG Academy (FL) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Oct 30, 2018 
    Recruiting star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
    Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.
  • Sources:

    Roster[edit]

    2018–19 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team
    Players Coaches
    Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
    G 1 Jahvon Quinerly 6ft1in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Hudson Catholic Hackensack, NJ
    G 2 Collin Gillespie 6ft3in (1.91 m) 183 lb (83 kg) So Archbishop Wood Warminster, PA
    F 3 Brandon Slater 6ft7in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Paul VI Fairfax, VA
    F 4 Eric Paschall 6ft8in (2.03 m) 255 lb (116 kg) RS Sr Fordham Dobbs Ferry, NY
    G 5 Phil Booth 6ft3in (1.91 m) 194 lb (88 kg) RS Sr Mount Saint Joseph Baltimore, MD
    F 10 Cole Swider 6ft9in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr St. Andrews Providence, RI
    G 12 Tim Saunders (W) 6ft4in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Torrey Pines Del Mar, CA
    F 15 Saddiq Bey 6ft8in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Sidwell Friends Washington, D.C.
    F 21 Dhamir Cosby-Roundtree 6ft9in (2.06 m) 226 lb (103 kg) So Neumann–Goretti Philadelphia, PA
    G 22 Peyton Heck (W) 5ft11in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Archmere Academy Wilmington, DE
    F 23 Jermaine Samuels 6ft7in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So The Rivers School Franklin, MA
    G 24 Joe Cremo 6ft4in (1.93 m) 191 lb (87 kg) GS Albany Scotia, NY
    F 34 Tim Delaney 6ft8in (2.03 m) 224 lb (102 kg) RS Jr Blair Academy Mullica Hill, NJ
    F 42 Dylan Painter 6ft11in (2.11 m) 224 lb (102 kg) RS So Hershey High School Hershey, PA
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Roster

    Schedule and results[edit]

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Non-conference regular season
    November 6, 2018*
    7:00 pm, FS1
    No. 9 Morgan State W 100–77  1–0
     26  Paschall   7  2 Tied   6  Gillespie  Finneran Pavilion (6,501)
    Villanova, PA
    November 10, 2018*
    8:00 pm, FS2
    No. 9 Quinnipiac W 86–53  2–0
     23  Booth   8  Paschall   5  Booth  Wells Fargo Center (10,216)
    Philadelphia, PA
    November 14, 2018*
    6:30 pm, FS1
    No. 8 No. 18 Michigan
    Gavitt Tipoff Games
    L 46–73  2–1
     10  Paschall   6  Paschall   3  Gillespie  Finneran Pavilion (6,501)
    Villanova, PA
    November 17, 2018*
    5:00 pm, FS2
    No. 8 Furman
    AdvoCare Invitational campus site game
    L 68–76 OT 2–2
     20  Booth   11  Cosby-Roundtree   5  Paschall  Finneran Pavilion (6,501)
    Villanova, PA
    November 22, 2018*
    1:30 pm, ESPN2
    vs. Canisius
    AdvoCare Invitational Quarterfinals
    W 83–56  3–2
     15  Tied   13  Cosby-Roundtree   2  4Tied  HP Field House 
    Lake Buena Vista, FL
    November 23, 2018*
    11:30 am, ESPN
    vs. Oklahoma State
    Advocare Invitational
    W 77–58  4–2
     22  Paschall   13  Cosby-Roundtree   5   Tied   HP Field House 
    Lake Buena Vista, FL
    November 25, 2018*
    12:00 pm, ESPN
    vs. No. 14 Florida State
    Advocare Invitational final
    W 66–60  5–2
     17  Gillespie   8  Cosby-Roundtree   2  2 Tied  HP Field House (3,127)
    Lake Buena Vista, FL
    December 1, 2018*
    3:00 pm, ESPN2
    No. 23 vs. La Salle
    Philadelphia Big 5
    W 85–78  6–2
     27  Paschall   5  Cosby-Roundtree   5  Gillespie  The Palestra (6,522)
    Philadelphia, PA
    December 5, 2018*
    8:30 pm, FS1
    No. 21 Temple
    Philadelphia Big 5
    W 69–59  7–2
     15  Samuels   7   4 Tied    4  Gillespie  Finneran Pavilion (6,501)
    Villanova, PA
    December 8, 2018*
    2:00 pm, FS1
    No. 21 Saint Joseph's
    Philadelphia Big 5/Holy War
    W 70–58  8–2
     14  Paschall   9  Paschall   6  Booth  Finneran Pavilion (6,501)
    Villanova, PA
    December 11, 2018*
    7:00 pm, ESPN2
    No. 17 at Penn
    Philadelphia Big 5
    L 75–78  8–3
     21  Gillespie   5  Paschall   2  Booth  The Palestra (8,033)
    Philadelphia, PA
    December 15, 2018*
    12:00 pm, ESPN
    No. 17 at No. 1 Kansas L 71–74  8–4
     29  Booth   11  Cosby-Roundtree   3  Gillespie  Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
    Lawrence, KS
    December 22, 2018*
    12:30 pm, CBS
    vs. UConn
    New York Showcase
    W 81–58  9–4
     21  Paschall   7  Booth   7  Booth  Madison Square Garden (16,027)
    New York, NY
    Big East regular season
    January 2, 2019
    8:30 pm, FS1
    DePaul W 73–68  10–4
    (1–0)
     24  Paschall   6  Paschall   6  Booth  Finneran Pavilion (6,501)
    Villanova, PA
    January 5, 2019
    2:00 pm, FOX
    at Providence W 65–59  11–4
    (2–0)
     23  Booth   14  Paschall   4  Booth  Dunkin' Donuts Center (12,410)
    Providence, RI
    January 8, 2019
    7:00 pm, FS1
    No. 24 St. John's W 76–71  12–4
    (3–0)
     25  Paschall   8  Tied   6  Gillespie  Finneran Pavilion (6,501)
    Villanova, PA
    January 13, 2019
    12:00 pm, FOX
    at Creighton W 90–78  13–4
    (4–0)
     28  Booth   7  Paschall   7  Booth  CHI Health Center Omaha (17,379)
    Omaha, NE
    January 18, 2019
    8:30 pm, FS1
    No. 22 Xavier W 85–75  14–4
    (5–0)
     22  Booth   8  Paschall   5  Booth  Wells Fargo Center (12,103)
    Philadelphia, PA
    January 22, 2019
    7:00 pm, FS1
    No. 18 at Butler W 80–72  15–4
    (6–0)
     23  Paschall   8  Cosby-Roundtree   5  Booth  Hinkle Fieldhouse (8,962)
    Indianapolis, IN
    January 27, 2019
    2:30 pm, FOX
    No. 18 Seton Hall W 80–52  16–4
    (7–0)
     25  Booth   8  Tied   5  Booth  Wells Fargo Center (16,444)
    Philadelphia, PA
    January 30, 2019
    8:00 pm, CBSSN
    No. 14 at DePaul W 86–74  17–4
    (8–0)
     20  Paschall   11  Bey   8  Booth  Wintrust Arena (5,002)
    Chicago, IL
    February 3, 2019
    12:00 pm, FS1
    No. 14 Georgetown W 77–65  18–4
    (9–0)
     30  Gillespie   16  Samuels   4  Gillespie  Wells Fargo Center (14,506)
    Philadelphia, PA
    February 6, 2019
    8:00 pm, CBSSN
    No. 14 Creighton W 66–59 OT 19–4
    (10–0)
     17  Bey   8  Booth   6  Gillespie  Finneran Pavilion (6,501)
    Villanova, PA
    February 9, 2019
    2:30 pm, FOX
    No. 14 at No. 10 Marquette L 65–66  19–5
    (10–1)
     19  Booth   6  Tied   3  Tied  Fiserv Forum (17,856)
    Milwaukee, WI
    February 13, 2019
    6:30 pm, FS1
    No. 13 Providence W 85–67  20–5
    (11–1)
     25  Paschall   7  Cosby-Roundtree   8  Gillespie  Finneran Pavilion (6,501)
    Villanova, PA
    February 17, 2019
    5:00 pm, FS1
    No. 13 at St. John's L 65–71  20–6
    (11–2)
     14  Cremo   14  Paschall   4  Paschall  Madison Square Garden (19,812)
    New York, NY
    February 20, 2019
    6:30 pm, FS1
    No. 17 at Georgetown L 73–85  20–7
    (11–3)
     26  Booth   10  Bey   5  Bey  Capital One Arena (11,624)
    Washington, D.C.
    February 24, 2019
    1:30 pm, CBS
    No. 17 at Xavier L 54–66  20–8
    (11–4)
     17  Paschall   8  Bey   4  Booth  Cintas Center (10,444)
    Cincinnati, OH
    February 27, 2019
    9:00 pm, FS1
    No. 10 Marquette W 67–61  21–8
    (12–4)
     29  Samuels   9  Samuels   7  Booth  Finneran Pavilion (6,501)
    Villanova, PA
    March 2, 2019
    2:00 pm, FOX
    Butler W 75–54  22–8
    (13–4)
     28  Booth   10  Samuels   5  Paschall  Wells Fargo Center (17,515)
    Philadelphia, PA
    March 9, 2019
    12:00 pm, FOX
    No. 23 at Seton Hall L 75–79  22–9
    (13–5)
     22  Gillespie   8  Tied   5  Paschall  Prudential Center (16,114)
    Newark, NJ
    Big East tournament
    March 14, 2019
    12:00 pm, FS1
    (1) No. 25 vs. (8Providence
    Quarterfinals
    W 73–62  23–9
     20  Paschall   10  Tie   6  Gillespie  Madison Square Garden (19,534)
    New York, NY
    March 15, 2019
    6:30 pm, FS1
    (1) No. 25 vs. (4Xavier
    Semifinals
    W 71–67 OT 24–9
     28  Booth   9  Samuels   5  Booth  Madison Square Garden (19,812)
    New York, NY
    March 16, 2019
    6:35 pm, FOX
    (1) No. 25 vs. (3Seton Hall
    Championship
    W 74–72  25–9
     17  Paschall   10  Bey   3  4 tied  Madison Square Garden (19,812)
    New York, NY
    NCAA tournament
    March 21, 2019*
    7:20 pm, TBS
    (6 S) No. 23 vs. (11 S) Saint Mary's
    First Round
    W 61–57  26–9
     21  Booth   7  Samuels   6  Booth  XL Center (14,695)
    Hartford, CT
    March 23, 2019*
    8:40 pm, TNT
    (6 S) No. 23 vs. (3 S) No. 13 Purdue
    Second Round
    L 61–87  26–10
     19  Paschall   4  Tied   2  Tied  XL Center (15,031)
    Hartford, CT

    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    S=South.
    All times are in Eastern Time.

    Source[26]

    Rankings[edit]

    Ranking movements
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
    RV = Received votes ( ) = First-place votes
    Week
    PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
    AP9 (1)8RV232117RVRVRVRV221814141317RV232523Not released
    Coaches88^RV232116RVRVRVRV211814131316RV23252220

    *AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings
    ^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll.

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