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2018–19 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 23 Villanova † 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 will represent 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 will play their home games at the Finneran Pavilion[1][2] on the school's campus in the Philadelphia suburb of Villanova, Pennsylvania and Wells Fargo Arena as members of the Big East Conference.

Previous season

The Wildcats finished the 2017–18 season 36–4, 14–4 in Big East play to finish in second place. They defeated Marquette,[3] Butler,[4] and Providence to win the Big East Tournament championship.[5] 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.[6] They defeated Radford,[7] Alabama,[8] West Virginia,[9] and Texas Tech to advance to the Final Four for the second time in three years.[10] In the National Semifinal, they defeated Kansas[11][12] before defeating Michigan in the National Championship game to win their second national championship in three years.[13][14] 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.[15]

Offseason

Coaching changes

Following the season, longtime assistant coach Ashley Howard left the Wildcats to become the head coach at La Salle.[16]

Departures

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[17]
Omari Spellman 14 F 6´9¨ 245 RS FR North Royalton, OH NBA draft[18]
Tom Leibig 24 F 6´5¨ 200 SR Havertown, PA Graduation[19]
Mikal Bridges 25 F 6'7" 210 RS JR Malvern, PA NBA draft
Matt Kennedy 35 G 5´11¨ 175 SR Fairfax, VA Graduation[20]
Denny Grace 40 G 5'11" 175 RS SR Catonsville, MD Graduation

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Joe Cremo 24 G 6'4" 185 Grad Transfer Scotia, NY Transferred from UAlbany. Under NCAA graduate transfer rules, Cremo has one year of eligibility remaining, and is eligible to play immediately at Villanova.

2018 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Brandon Slater
SG 		Fairfax, Virginia 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 		Barrington, 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 		Jersey City, 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 		Washington, D.C. 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.

Future recruits

2019 recruiting class

US college 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
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

2018–19 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Jahvon Quinerly 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Hudson Catholic Hackensack, NJ
G 2 Collin Gillespie 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 183 lb (83 kg) So Archbishop Wood Warminster, PA
F 3 Brandon Slater 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Paul VI Fairfax, VA
F 4 Eric Paschall 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 255 lb (116 kg) RS Sr Fordham Dobbs Ferry, NY
G 5 Phil Booth 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 194 lb (88 kg) RS Sr Mount Saint Joseph Baltimore, MD
F 10 Cole Swider 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr St. Andrews Providence, RI
G 12 Tim Saunders (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Torrey Pines Del Mar, CA
F 15 Saddiq Bey 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Sidwell Friends Washington, D.C.
F 21 Dhamir Cosby-Roundtree 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 226 lb (103 kg) RS So Neumann–Goretti Philadelphia, PA
G 22 Peyton Heck (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Archmere Academy Wilmington, DE
F 23 Jermaine Samuels 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So The Rivers School Franklin, MA
G 24 Joe Cremo 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 191 lb (87 kg) Sr Albany Scotia, NY
F 34 Tim Delaney 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 224 lb (102 kg) RS Jr Blair Academy Mullica Hill, NJ
F 42 Dylan Painter 6 ft 11 in (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

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 		Morgan State       Finneran Pavilion 
Villanova, PA
November 10, 2018*
8:00 pm, FS2 		Quinnipiac       Wells Fargo Center 
Philadelphia, PA
November 14, 2018*
6:30 pm, FS1 		Michigan
Gavitt Tipoff Games 		      Finneran Pavilion 
Villanova, PA
November 17, 2018*
5:00 pm, FS2 		Furman
AdvoCare Invitational campus site game 		      Finneran Pavilion 
Villanova, PA
November 22, 2018*
11:30 am, TBD 		vs. Canisius
AdvoCare Invitational Quarterfinals 		      HP Field House 
Lake Buena Vista, FL
November 23, 2018*
TBD, TBD 		vs. Oklahoma State/Memphis
Advocare Invitational 		      HP Field House 
Lake Buena Vista, FL
November 25, 2018*
 ESPN Family 		vs. TBD
Advocare Invitational 		      HP Field House 
Lake Buena Vista, FL
December 1, 2018*
3:00 pm, ESPN2 		vs. La Salle
Philadelphia Big 5 		      Palestra 
Philadelphia, PA
December 5, 2018*
8:30 pm, FS1 		Temple
Philadelphia Big 5 		      Finneran Pavilion 
Villanova, PA
December 8, 2018*
2:00 pm, FS1 		Saint Joseph's
Philadelphia Big 5/Holy War 		      Finneran Pavilion 
Villanova, PA
December 11, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN2 		at Penn
Philadelphia Big 5 		      The Palestra 
Philadelphia, PA
December 15, 2018*
12:00 pm, ESPN 		at Kansas       Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
December 22, 2018*
12:30 pm, CBS 		vs. Connecticut
New York Showcase 		      Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
Big East regular season
January 2, 2019
8:30 pm, FS1 		DePaul       Finneran Pavilion 
Villanova, PA
January 5, 2019
2:00 pm, FOX/FS1 		at Providence       Dunkin' Donuts Center 
Providence, RI
January 8, 2019
7:00 pm, FS1 		St. John's       Finneran Pavilion 
Villanova, PA
January 13, 2019
TBA, FOX 		at Creighton       CHI Health Center Omaha 
Omaha, NE
January 18, 2019
8:30 pm, FS1 		at Xavier       Wells Fargo Center 
Philadelphia, PA
January 22, 2019
7:00 pm, FS1 		at Butler       Hinkle Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
January 27, 2019
2:30 pm, FOX 		Seton Hall       Wells Fargo Center 
Philadelphia, PA
January 30, 2019
8:00 pm, CBSSN 		at DePaul       Wintrust Arena 
Chicago, IL
February 3, 2019
12:00 pm, FS1 		Georgetown       Wells Fargo Arena 
Philadelphia, PA
February 6, 2019
8:00 pm, CBSSN 		Creighton       Finneran Pavilion 
Villanova, PA
February 9, 2019
2:30 pm, FOX 		at Marquette       Fiserv Forum 
Milwaukee, WI
February 13, 2019
6:30 pm, FS1 		Providence       Finneran Pavilion 
Villanova, PA
February 17, 2019
5:00 pm, FS1 		at St. John's       Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
February 20, 2019
6:30 pm, FS1 		at Georgetown       Capital One Arena 
Washington, D.C.
February 24, 2019
1:30 pm, CBS 		at Xavier       Cintas Center 
Cincinnati, OH
February 27, 2019
9:00 pm, FS1 		Marquette       Finneran Pavilion 
Villanova, PA
March 2, 2019
2:00 pm, FOX 		Butler       Wells Fargo Center 
Philadelphia, PA
March 9, 2019
TBA, TBD 		at Seton Hall       Prudential Center 
Newark, NJ
Big East Tournament
March, 2019
 vs. TBD       Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[21]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
APNot released
Coaches

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings


References

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  2. ^ "Villanova Basketball Pavilion Renovation Approved". VU Hoops. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
  3. ^ "Marquette falls to Villanova 94-70 in Big East Tournament". FOX Sports. 2018-03-08. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
  4. ^ "Insider: Butler powerless against Villanova in Big East semifinal". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
  5. ^ "Villanova tops Providence for 2nd straight Big East title". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
  6. ^ "March Madness: Villanova earns No. 1 seed in East region in NCAA tournament, will play LIU-Brooklyn or Radford - Philly". Philly.com. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
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  8. ^ "Alabama vs. Villanova - Game Recap - March 17, 2018 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
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  11. ^ Schonbrun, Zach (2018-03-31). "Villanova Rolls Over Kansas to Reach Its Second N.C.A.A. Final in Three Seasons". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
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  15. ^ Paine, Neil (2018-04-03). "The Only Opponent Villanova Has Left Is History". FiveThirtyEight. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
  16. ^ "La Salle hires Nova assistant Howard as coach". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-05-22.
  17. ^ "Sources: Villanova's Donte DiVincenzo to remain in 2018 NBA draft". Retrieved 2018-05-29.
  18. ^ "Nova freshman Spellman staying in NBA draft". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-05-30.
  19. ^ "Nova freshman Spellman staying in NBA draft". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-05-30.
  20. ^ "Nova freshman Spellman staying in NBA draft". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-05-30.
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