2024–25 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team
2024–25 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball | |
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Conference | Big East Conference |
Record | 0–0 (0–0 Big East) |
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Assistant coaches | |
Home arena | Finneran Pavilion Wells Fargo Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Butler | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UConn | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Creighton | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DePaul | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgetown | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marquette | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Providence | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seton Hall | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
St. John's | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Villanova | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Xavier | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2025 Big East tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
The 2024–25 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team represented Villanova University in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by coach Kyle Neptune in his third season as a head coach, the Wildcats play their home games at the Finneran Pavilion on the school's campus in the Philadelphia suburb of Villanova, Pennsylvania and Wells Fargo Center as members of the Big East Conference.
Previous season
[edit]The Wildcats finished the 2023–24 season 18–16, 10–10 in Big East play, to tie for sixth place. They defeated DePaul in the opening round of the 2024 Big East tournament before losing to Marquette in the quarterfinals.[1][2] The Wildcats received an at-large bit to the NIT, losing in the first round to VCU.
Offseason
[edit]Departures
[edit]Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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TJ Bamba | 0 | G | 6'5" | 215 | Senior | Bronx, NY | Graduate transferred to Oregon[3] |
Brendan Hausen | 1 | G | 6'5" | 205 | Sophomore | Amarillo, TX | Transferred to Kansas State[4] |
Mark Armstrong | 2 | G | 6'2" | 180 | Sophomore | South Orange, NJ | Declare for 2024 NBA draft; went undrafted/signed with the Brooklyn Nets |
Trey Patterson | 3 | F | 6'9" | 225 | Junior | Somerset, NJ | Transferred to Rice |
Chris Arcidiacono | 4 | G | 6'5" | 205 | GS Senior | Langhorne, PA | Graduated |
Justin Moore | 5 | G | 6'4" | 210 | GS Senior | Fort Washington, MD | Graduated |
Hakim Hart | 13 | G | 6'8" | 205 | GS Senior | Philadelphia, PA | Graduated |
Lance Ware | 14 | F | 6'9" | 235 | Senior | Camden, NJ | Graduate transferred to UT Arlington |
Tyler Burton | 23 | F | 6'7" | 215 | GS Senior | Uxbridge, MA | Graduated |
Incoming transfers
[edit]Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
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Kris Parker | 1 | G | 6'9" | 195 | Freshman | Tallahassee, FL | Alabama |
Jhamir Brickus | 2 | G | 5'11" | 205 | GS Senior | Coatesville, PA | La Salle |
Tyler Perkins | 4 | G | 6'4" | 205 | Sophomore | Lorton, VA | Penn |
Wooga Poplar | 5 | G | 6'2" | 192 | Senior | Philadelphia, PA | Miami (FL) |
Enoch Boakye | 13 | C | 6'10" | 250 | Senior | Brampton, ON | Fresno State |
2024 recruiting class
[edit]Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Josiah Moseley #7 SF |
Round Rock, TX | Stony Point High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Oct 9, 2023 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 85 | ||||||
Matthew Hodge #26 PF |
Belmar, NJ | St. Rose High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Nov 10, 2023 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82 | ||||||
Malcolm Thomas #58 PF |
Hyattsville, MD | DeMatha Catholic High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Oct 5, 2023 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 78 | ||||||
Aleksandar Gavalyugov PG |
Bulgaria | N/A | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | Jun 13, 2024 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule and results
[edit]Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
October 27, 2024* TBA |
Robert Morris | Finneran Pavilion Villanova, PA | |||||||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 4, 2024* TBA |
Lafayette | Finneran Pavilion Villanova, PA | |||||||||
November 6, 2024* TBA |
Columbia | Finneran Pavilion Villanova, PA | |||||||||
November 8, 2024* TBA |
NJIT | Finneran Pavilion Villanova, PA | |||||||||
November 12, 2024* TBA |
at Saint Joseph's Big 5 Classic Pod 2/Holy War |
Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA | |||||||||
November 15, 2024* TBA |
vs. Virginia Hall of Fame Series Baltimore |
CFG Bank Arena Baltimore, MD | |||||||||
November 19, 2024* TBA |
Penn Big 5 Classic Pod 1 |
Finneran Pavilion Villanova, PA | |||||||||
November 24, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN |
vs. Maryland Empire Classic |
Prudential Center Newark, NJ | |||||||||
November 27, 2024* TBA |
Rider Empire Classic campus site game |
Finneran Pavilion Villanova, PA | |||||||||
December 3, 2024* TBA |
Cincinnati Big East–Big 12 Battle |
Finneran Pavilion Villanova, PA | |||||||||
December 7, 2024* TBA |
vs. TBA Big 5 Classic |
Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia, PA | |||||||||
December 11, 2024* TBA |
Fairleigh Dickinson | Finneran Pavilion Villanova, PA | |||||||||
Big East regular season | |||||||||||
December 17, 2024 TBD |
Seton Hall | Finneran Pavilion Villanova, PA | |||||||||
December 21, 2024 TBD |
at Creighton | CHI Health Center Omaha Omaha, NE | |||||||||
January 1, 2025 TBD |
at Butler | Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN | |||||||||
January 4, 2025 TBD |
DePaul | Finneran Pavilion Villanova, PA | |||||||||
January 8, 2025 TBD |
UConn | Finneran Pavilion Villanova, PA | |||||||||
January 11, 2025 TBD |
at St. John's | TBD TBD | |||||||||
January 14, 2025 TBD |
at Xavier | Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH | |||||||||
January 17, 2025 TBD |
Providence | Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia, PA | |||||||||
January 20, 2025 TBD |
Georgetown | Finneran Pavilion Villanova, PA | |||||||||
January 24, 2025 TBD |
at Marquette | Fiserv Forum Milwaukee, WI | |||||||||
February 1, 2025 TBD |
Creighton | Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia, PA | |||||||||
February 5, 2025 TBD |
at DePaul | Wintrust Arena Chicago, IL | |||||||||
February 9, 2025 TBD |
Xavier | Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia, PA | |||||||||
February 12, 2025 TBD |
St. John's | Finneran Pavilion Villanova, PA | |||||||||
February 15, 2025 TBD |
at Providence | Amica Mutual Pavilion Providence, RI | |||||||||
February 15, 2025 TBD |
at UConn | TBD TBD | |||||||||
February 21, 2025 TBD |
Marquette | Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia, PA | |||||||||
February 26, 2025 TBD |
at Seton Hall | Prudential Center Newark, NJ | |||||||||
March 1, 2025 TBD |
Butler | Finneran Pavilion Villanova, PA | |||||||||
March 4, 2025 TBD |
at Georgetown | Capital One Arena Washington, D.C. | |||||||||
Big East tournament | |||||||||||
March 12–15, 2025 TBA |
vs. | Madison Square Garden New York, NY | |||||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time. |
Source[5]
Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Final |
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Coaches |
*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings.
References
[edit]- ^ Russo, Ralph D. (March 13, 2024). "DePaul men's basketball almost spoils Villanova's Big East Tournament despite being a 24-point underdog". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
- ^ "Marquette rebounds in OT after winner waved off to beat Villanova in Big East tournament". Delaware County Daily Times. March 15, 2024. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
- ^ Hansen, Chris (May 2, 2024). "Oregon men's basketball adds former Villanova guard TJ Bamba from transfer portal". The Register-Guard. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
- ^ Green, Arne (April 26, 2024). "Kansas State basketball adds sharpshooting Villanova guard from transfer portal". The Topeka Capital-Journal. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
- ^ "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". villanova.com. Retrieved 2024-08-27.