2013–14 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team

2013–14 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball

Battle 4 Atlantis Champions Big East Regular Season Champions
NCAA Third Round vs. Connecticut, L 65–77
Conference	Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#13
AP	#6
2013–14 record	29–5 (16–2 Big East)
Head coach	Jay Wright (13th year)
Assistant coach	Baker Dunleavy
Assistant coach	Ashley Howard
Assistant coach	Kyle Neptune
Home arena	The Pavilion Wells Fargo Center

2013–14 Big East men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#6 Villanova	16	–	2	.889	29	–	5	.853
#16 Creighton	14	–	4	.778	27	–	8	.771
Providence †	10	–	8	.556	23	–	12	.657
Xavier	10	–	8	.556	21	–	13	.618
St. John's	10	–	8	.556	20	–	13	.606
Marquette	9	–	9	.500	17	–	15	.531
Georgetown	8	–	10	.444	18	–	15	.545
Seton Hall	6	–	12	.333	17	–	17	.500
Butler	4	–	14	.222	14	–	17	.452
DePaul	3	–	15	.167	12	–	21	.364

† 2014 Big East Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll Source:^[1]

The 2013–14 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team represented Villanova University in the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by the school's 13th head coach Jay Wright, the Wildcats participated in the newly organized 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 29–5, 16–2 in Big East play to win the regular season Big East championship. They were upset in the quarterfinals of the Big East Tournament by Seton Hall. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Milwaukee in the second round before losing in the third round to eventual National Champions Connecticut.

Rankings

**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
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	Wk 19	Wk 20	Final
AP^[2]	RV	RV	RV	RV	14	10	8т	8	11	8	6	4	9	6	6	9	8	6	3	6	N/A
Coaches^[3]	RV	RV	RV	RV	19	14	12	11	14	10	6	5	9	6	6	11	9	6	3	7	13

Roster

2013–14 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
1.5 !G	0	Lowe, HenryHenry Lowe	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2.0 !So	New York, New York
3.5 !F	2	Jenkins, KrisKris Jenkins	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Upper Marlboro, Maryland
1.5 !G	3	Hart, JoshJosh Hart	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Washington, D.C.
1.5 !G	4	Hilliard, DarrunDarrun Hilliard	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
1.5 !G	5	Chennault, TonyTony Chennault	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1.5 !G	12	McMahon, NickNick McMahon	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Colts Neck, New Jersey
1.5 !G	15	Arcidiacono, RyanRyan Arcidiacono	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2.0 !So	Langhorne, Pennsylvania
3.5 !F	20	Farrell, PatrickPatrick Farrell	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	2.0 !So	Rockville Centre, New York
3.5 !F	22	Pinkston, JayVaughnJayVaughn Pinkston	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Brooklyn, New York
3.5 !F	23	Ochefu, DanielDaniel Ochefu	83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	2.0 !So	Lagos, Nigeria
1.5 !G	31	Ennis, DylanDylan Ennis	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Brampton, Ontario
1.5 !G	32	Bell, JamesJames Bell	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Orlando, Florida

Head coach

Jay Wright (Bucknell)

Assistant coach(es)

Baker Dunleavy
Ashley Howard
Kyle Neptune

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2013-10-21

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
11/02/2013* 12:00 pm		West Chester	W 88–50	–	Wells Fargo Center (5,123) Philadelphia, PA
Regular season
11/08/2013* 8:00 pm, FS2		Lafayette	W 75–59	1–0	The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA
11/13/2013* 7:00 pm, CBSSN		Mount St. Mary's	W 90–59	2–0	The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA
11/17/2013* 5:00 pm, FS1		Towson	W 78–44	3–0	The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA
11/22/2013* 7:00 pm, FS1		Delaware Battle 4 Atlantis Opening Round	W 84–80	4–0	The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA
11/28/2013* 1:00 pm, AXS TV		vs. USC Battle 4 Atlantis First Round	W 93–79	5–0	Imperial Arena (2,026) Nassau, BAH
11/29/2013* 9:30 pm, NBCSN		vs. #2 Kansas Battle 4 Atlantis semifinals	W 63–59	6–0	Imperial Arena (3,393) Nassau, BAH
11/30/2013* 9:30 pm, NBCSN		vs. #23 Iowa Battle 4 Atlantis championship	W 88–83 ^OT	7–0	Imperial Arena (2,593) Nassau, BAH
12/04/2013* 8:00 pm, FS1	#14	Penn	W 77–54	8–0	The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA
12/07/2013* 6:00 pm, CBSSN	#14	at Saint Joseph's	W 98–68	9–0	Hagan Arena (4,200) Philadelphia, PA
12/15/2013* 2:30 pm, FS1	#10	La Salle	W 73–52	10–0	The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA
12/21/2013* 4:00 pm, FS1	#8	Rider	W 88–67	11–0	The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA
12/28/2013* 2:00 pm, CBS	#8	at #2 Syracuse	L 62–78	11–1	Carrier Dome (28,135) Syracuse, NY
12/31/2013 7:30 pm, FS1	#11	at Butler	W 76–73 ^OT	12–1 (1–0)	Hinkle Fieldhouse (9,318) Indianapolis, IN
01/05/2014 7:00 pm, FS1	#11	Providence	W 91–61	13–1 (2–0)	The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA
01/08/2014 7:00 pm, CBSSN	#8	at Seton Hall	W 83–67	14–1 (3–0)	Prudential Center (8,546) Newark, NJ
01/11/2014 1:00 pm, FS1	#8	at St. John's	W 74–67	15–1 (4–0)	Madison Square Garden (11,707) New York City, NY
01/18/2014 4:00 pm, FSN	#6	DePaul	W 88–62	16–1 (5–0)	The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA
01/20/2014 7:00 pm, FS1	#4	Creighton	L 68–96	16–2 (5–1)	Wells Fargo Center (14,114) Philadelphia, PA
01/25/2014 2:00 pm, FS1	#4	at Marquette	W 94–85 ^OT	17–2 (6–1)	BMO Harris Bradley Center (16,662) Milwaukee, WI
01/27/2014 9:00 pm, FS1	#9	at Georgetown	W 65–60	18–2 (7–1)	Verizon Center (11,204) Washington, DC
02/01/2014* 4:00 pm, CBSSN	#9	at Temple	W 90–74	19–2 (7–1)	Liacouras Center (10,206) Philadelphia, PA
02/03/2014 7:00 pm, FS1	#6	Xavier	W 81–58	20–2 (8–1)	The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA
02/07/2014 7:00 pm, FS1	#6	Seton Hall	W 70–53	21–2 (9–1)	The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA
02/12/2014 7:00 pm, FS1	#6	at DePaul	W 87–62	22–2 (10–1)	Allstate Arena (7,387) Rosemont, IL
02/16/2014 5:00 pm, FS1	#6	at #18 Creighton	L 80–101	22–3 (10–2)	CenturyLink Center (18,797) Omaha, NE
02/18/2014 7:00 pm, FS1	#9	at Providence	W 82–79 ^2OT	23–3 (11–2)	Dunkin' Donuts Center (12,106) Providence, RI
02/22/2014 1:30 pm, FS1	#9	St. John's	W 57–54	24–3 (12–2)	Wells Fargo Center (17,124) Philadelphia, PA
02/26/2014 7:30 pm, FS1	#8	Butler	W 67–48	25–3 (13–2)	The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA
03/02/2014 2:00 pm, CBS	#8	Marquette	W 73–56	26–3 (14–2)	Wells Fargo Center (15,026) Philadelphia, PA
03/06/2014 7:00 pm, FS1	#6	at Xavier	W 77–70	27–3 (15–2)	Cintas Center (10,340) Cincinnati, OH
03/08/2014 2:00 pm, FS1	#6	Georgetown	W 77–59	28–3 (16–2)	Wells Fargo Center (18,828) Philadelphia, PA
Big East Tournament
03/13/2014 1:00 pm, FS1	#3	vs. Seton Hall Quarterfinals	L 63–64	28–4	Madison Square Garden (14,925) New York City, NY
NCAA Tournament
03/20/2014* 10:00 pm, TBS	#6 (2 E)	vs. (15 E) Milwaukee Second round	W 73–53	29–4	First Niagara Center (18,706) Buffalo, NY
03/22/2014* 9:40 pm, TBS	#6 (2 E)	vs. #18 (7 E) Connecticut Third round	L 65–77	29–5	First Niagara Center (19,290) Buffalo, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament denotes seed within region E=East.

References

↑ "Big East Conference Standings - 2013-14." ESPN.com. Retrieved: March 18, 2014.
↑ "2014 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings - AP Top 25 Week 11 (Jan. 13)". January 13, 2013. Retrieved January 13, 2013.
↑ "2014 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings - USA Today Coaches Poll Week 11 (Jan. 13)". January 13, 2013. Retrieved January 13, 2013.

Villanova Wildcats men's basketball

Venues	Jake Nevin Field House (1932–1986) The Pavilion (1986–present) Wells Fargo Center (alternate; 1996–present)

Rivalries	Saint Joseph's

Culture & lore	Will D. Cat City 6 Philadelphia Big 5 (Robert V. Geasey Trophy) "V for Villanova"

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

NCAA national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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