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Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 2
2014–15 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Villanova 16 2   .889 33 3   .917
No. 22 Georgetown 12 6   .667 22 11   .667
No. 24 Butler 12 6   .667 23 11   .676
Providence 11 7   .611 22 12   .647
St. John's 10 8   .556 21 12   .636
Xavier 9 9   .500 23 14   .622
DePaul 6 12   .333 12 20   .375
Seton Hall 6 12   .333 16 15   .516
Marquette 4 14   .222 13 19   .406
Creighton 4 14   .222 14 19   .424
2015 Big East tournament winner
As of April 6, 2015
Rankings from AP poll

The 2014–15 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team represented Villanova University in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by the school's 14th head coach Jay Wright, the Wildcats participated in the Big East Conference and played their home games at The Pavilion, with some select home games at the Wells Fargo Center. They finished the season 33–3, 16–2 in Big East play to win the Big East regular season championship. They defeated Marquette, Providence, and Xavier to become champions of the Big East Tournament. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Lafayette in the second round before losing in the third round to NC State. With their 31st win of the season, a 63–61 win over Providence in the semifinals of the 2015 Big East Tournament, the Wildcats set a single season record for wins, which would eventually finish at 33.

Previous Season

The 2013–14 Villanova Wildcats finished the season with an overall record of 29–5, with a record of 16–2 in the Big East regular season to capture their Big East regular season title. In the 2014 Big East Tournament, the Wildcats were upset by Seton Hall, 64–63 in the quarterfinals. They were invited to the 2014 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament which they defeated Milwaukee in the second round before getting eliminated by eventual NCAA Tournament Champion Connecticut in the third round.

Off season

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Tony Chennault 5 G 6'2" 195 Senior Philadelphia, PA Graduated
Nick McMahon 12 G 6'0" 165 Senior Colts Neck, NJ Graduated
James Bell 32 G 6'6" 220 Senior Orlando, FL Graduated

Incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Mikal Bridges
SF
Malvern, PA Great Valley High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jun 25, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 83
Phil Booth
PG
Baltimore, MD Mount St. Joseph High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jul 30, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 81
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:

  • "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2014-04-26.

Roster

2014–15 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Henry Lowe (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr New York, New York
F 2 Kris Jenkins 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Upper Marlboro, Maryland
G 3 Josh Hart 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Washington, D.C.
G 4 Darrun Hilliard 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
G 5 Phil Booth 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Baltimore, Maryland
F 14 Darryl Reynolds 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G 15 Ryan Arcidiacono 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Langhorne, Pennsylvania
F 20 Patrick Farrell (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Rockville Centre, New York
F 22 JayVaughn Pinkston 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Sr Brooklyn, New York
F 23 Daniel Ochefu 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr Lagos, Nigeria
G/F 25 Mikal Bridges (RS) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 191 lb (87 kg) Fr Malvern, Pennsylvania
G 31 Dylan Ennis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 192 lb (87 kg) RS Jr Brampton, Ontario
F 52 Kevin Rafferty (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Malvern, Pennsylvania
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Baker Dunleavy
  • Ashley Howard
  • Kyle Neptune

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

Roster

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/04/2014*
7:00 PM, FS1
No. 12 Northwood W 93–50 
The Pavilion (6,500[1])
Villanova, PA
11/09/2014*
12:00 PM
No. 12 Nyack W 82–45 
Wells Fargo Center (4,529[2])
Philadelphia, PA
Non-Conference Regular Season
11/14/2014*
8:00 PM, FS2
No. 12 vs. Lehigh W 77–66  1–0
PPL Center (8,751[3])
Allentown, PA
11/17/2014*
7:00 PM, FS1
No. 12 Maryland Eastern Shore
Legends Classic
W 81–44  2–0
The Pavilion (6,500[4])
Villanova, PA
11/20/2014*
8:00 PM, CBSSN
No. 12 Bucknell
Legends Classic
W 72–65  3–0
The Pavilion (6,500[5])
Villanova, PA
11/24/2014*
7:00 PM, ESPN2
No. 12 vs. No. 14 VCU
Legends Classic semifinals
W 77–53  4–0
Barclays Center (8,465[6])
Brooklyn, NY
11/25/2014*
10:00 PM, ESPN2
No. 12 vs. No. 19 Michigan
Legends Classic Championship
W 60–55  5–0
Barclays Center (8,093[7])
Brooklyn, NY
11/30/2014*
4:30 PM, FS1
No. 12 Delaware W 78–47  6–0
Wells Fargo Center (11,289[8])
Philadelphia, PA
12/03/2014*
8:30 PM, CBSSN
No. 10 at La Salle W 84–70  7–0
Tom Gola Arena (3,400[9])
Philadelphia, PA
12/06/2014*
1:00 PM, FS1
No. 10 Saint Joseph's W 74–46  8-0
The Pavilion (6,500)
Villanova, PA
12/09/2014*
7:00 PM, ESPN
No. 7 vs. Illinois
Jimmy V Classic
W 73–59  9–0
Madison Square Garden (11,617)
New York, NY
12/14/2014*
2:00 PM, FS1
No. 7 Temple W 82–65  10–0
The Pavilion (6,500)
Villanova, PA
12/20/2014*
1:00 PM, FOX
No. 7 Syracuse W 82–77 OT 11–0
Wells Fargo Center (18,369)
Philadelphia, PA
12/23/2014*
7:00 PM, FS1
No. 7 NJIT W 92–67  12–0
The Pavilion (6,500)
Villanova, PA
Big East Conference Play
12/31/2014
2:30 PM, FS1
No. 6 Butler W 67–55  13–0 (1–0)
The Pavilion (6,500)
Villanova, PA
01/03/2015
12:00 PM, FS1
No. 6 at Seton Hall L 61–66 OT 13–1 (1–1)
Prudential Center (10,701)
Newark, NJ
01/06/2015
9:00 PM, FS1
No. 8 at No. 24 St. John's W 90–72  14–1 (2–1)
Madison Square Garden (8,565)
New York, NY
01/10/2015
4:00 PM, CBSSN
No. 8 DePaul W 81–64  15–1 (3–1)
The Pavilion (6,500)
Villanova, PA
01/14/2015
9:00 PM, FS1
No. 5 Xavier W 88–75  16–1 (4–1)
The Pavilion (6,500)
Villanova, PA
01/17/2015*
7:00 PM
No. 5 at Penn W 62–47  17–1
Palestra (8,722)
Philadelphia, PA
01/19/2015
9:00 PM, FS1
No. 4 at Georgetown L 58–78  17–2 (4–2)
Verizon Center (13,872)
Washington, D.C.
01/25/2015
7:00 PM, FS1
No. 4 Creighton W 71–50  18–2 (5–2)
The Pavilion (6,500)
Villanova, PA
01/31/2015
2:00 PM, FS1
No. 7 at DePaul W 68–55  19–2 (6–2)
Allstate Arena (7,532)
Rosemont, IL
02/04/2015
7:00 PM, FS1
No. 7 Marquette W 70–52  20–2 (7–2)
Wells Fargo Center (13,313)
Philadelphia, PA
02/07/2015
2:00 PM, FOX
No. 7 No. 24 Georgetown W 69–53  21–2 (8–2)
Wells Fargo Center (20,587)
Philadelphia, PA
02/11/2015
8:00 PM, FS1
No. 6 at Providence W 74–68  22–2 (9–2)
Dunkin' Donuts Center (12,410)
Providence, RI
02/14/2015
6:00 PM, CBSSN
No. 6 at No. 18 Butler W 68–65  23–2 (10–2)
Hinkle Fieldhouse (9,231)
Indianapolis, IN
02/16/2015
7:00 PM, FS1
No. 6 Seton Hall W 80–54  24–2 (11–2)
The Pavilion (6,500)
Villanova, PA
02/21/2015
2:00 PM, FOX
No. 6 at Marquette W 87–76  25–2 (12–2)
BMO Harris Bradley Center (17,961)
Milwaukee, WI
02/24/2015
7:00 PM, FS1
No. 6 No. 25 Providence W 89–61  26–2 (13–2)
The Pavilion (6,500)
Villanova, PA
02/28/2015
2:00 PM, FOX
No. 6 at Xavier W 78–66  27–2 (14–2)
Cintas Center (10,250)
Cincinnati, OH
03/03/2015
9:15 PM, FS1
No. 4 at Creighton W 76–72  28–2 (15–2)
CenturyLink Center (16,337)
Omaha, NE
03/07/2015
12:00 noon, FOX/FS1
No. 4 St. John's W 105–68  29–2 (16–2)
Wells Fargo Center (19,161)
Philadelphia, PA
Big East Tournament
03/12/2015
12:00 noon, FS1
No. 4 vs. Marquette
Quarterfinals
W 84–49  30–2
Madison Square Garden (15,197)
New York, NY
03/13/2015
7:00 PM, FS1
No. 4 vs. Providence
Semifinals
W 63–61  31–2
Madison Square Garden (15,194)
New York, NY
03/14/2015
8:00 PM, FS1
No. 4 vs. Xavier
Championship game
W 69–52  32–2
Madison Square Garden (13,471)
New York, NY
NCAA Tournament
3/19/2015*
6:50 PM, TBS
No. 2 (1 E) vs. (16 E) Lafayette
Second round
W 93–52  33–2
Consol Energy Center (16,170)
Pittsburgh, PA
3/21/2015*
7:10 PM, TBS
No. 2 (1 E) vs. (8 E) NC State
Third round
L 68–71  33–3
Consol Energy Center (18,762)
Pittsburgh, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region E=East.

Rankings

Poll Pre Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 Wk 17 Wk 18 Post Final
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
AP[10] 12 12 12 10 7 7 7 6 8 5 4 7 7 6 6 6 4 4 2 n/a
Coaches[11] 12 12 11 9 7 7 7 5 8 5 4 7 7 6 6 6 4 3 2 9

References

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