2017–18 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team

2017–18 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball

Conference	Big East Conference
2017–18 record	0–0 (0–0 Big East)
Head coach	Jay Wright (17th season)
Assistant coach	George Halcovage
Assistant coach	Ashley Howard
Assistant coach	Kyle Neptune
Home arena	Wells Fargo Center

2017–18 Big East men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Butler	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	–

† 2018 Big East Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2017–18 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team will represent Villanova University in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Jay Wright in his 17th year, the Wildcats participated in the Big East Conference and played their home games at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

The Wildcats normal home court, The Pavilion, is undergoing a temporary closure for a $60 million renovation project.^[1] It will reopen for the 2018–19 season with the new name of Finneran Pavilion after a Villanova alum who donated $22.6 million to Villanova.^[2]^[3] Accordingly, all home games for the 2017–18 season will be played at the Wells Fargo Center.^[4]

Previous season

The Wildcats finished the 2016–17 season 32–4, 15–3 in Big East play to win the regular season championship. In the Big East Tournament, they defeated St. John's, Seton Hall, and Creighton to win the tournament championship.^[5] As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. The Wildcats were given the Tournament's overall No. 1 seed as a No. 1 seed in the East region. In the First Round they defeated Mount St. Mary's before being upset by No. 8-seeded Wisconsin in the Second Round.^[6]^[7] The loss marked the second time in the previous three tournaments that Villanova was upset by an eighth-seeded team.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Kris Jenkins	2	F	6'6"	235	SR	Upper Marlboro, Maryland	Graduated/NBA
Josh Hart	3	G	6'5"	215	SR	Silver Spring, Maryland	Graduated/NBA Draft

2017 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Dhamir Cosby-Roundtree PF	Philadelphia, PA	Neumann-Goretti High School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Apr 5, 2016
Dhamir Cosby-Roundtree PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81
Jermaine Samuels SF	Franklin, MA	The Rivers School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Aug 27, 2016
Jermaine Samuels SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 86
Collin Gillespie PG	Warminster, PA	Archbishop Wood Catholic High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jan 14, 2017
Collin Gillespie PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 64
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: "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2015-06-01.

Future recruits

2018–19 team recruits

US college sports recruiting information for 2018 recruits
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
Brandon Slater SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Cole Swider SF	Barrington, RI	St. Andrew's School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	May 24, 2017
Cole Swider SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
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.

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
*		–	–	–	Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia, PA
Regular season
November 14, 2017*	Nicholls State Battle 4 Atlantis Mainland game	–	–	–	Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia, PA
November 17, 2017*	vs. Lafayette	–	–	–	PPL Center Allentown, PA
November 22, 2017*	vs. Battle 4 Atlantis	–	–	–	Imperial Arena Nassau, Bahamas
November 23, 2017*	vs. Battle 4 Atlantis	–	–	–	Imperial Arena Nassau, Bahamas
November 24, 2017*	vs. Battle 4 Atlantis	–	–	–	Imperial Arena Nassau, Bahamas
December 2, 2017*	at Saint Joseph's Philadelphia Big 5	–	–	–
December 5, 2017* ESPN	vs. Gonzaga Jimmy V Classic	–	–	–	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
December 10, 2017*	La Salle Philadelphia Big 5	–	–	–	Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia, PA
December 22, 2017*	vs. Hofstra	–	–	–	Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum Uniondale, NY
January 20, 2018*	at Connecticut	–	–	–	XL Center Hartford, CT
*	at Temple	–	–	–	Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA
*	Penn	–	–	–
*	Columbia	–	–	–	Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia, PA
	Butler	–	–	–	Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia, PA
	at Butler	–	–	–	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
	Creighton	–	–	–	Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia, PA
	at Creighton	–	–	–	CenturyLink Center Omaha, NE
	DePaul	–	–	–	Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia, PA
	at DePaul	–	–	–	Wintrust Arena Chicago, IL
	Georgetown	–	–	–	Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia, PA
	at Georgetown	–	–	–	Capital One Arena Washington, DC
	Marquette	–	–	–	Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia, PA
	at Marquette	–	–	–	BMO Harris Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI
	Providence	–	–	–	Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia, PA
	at Providence	–	–	–	Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI
	Seton Hall	–	–	–	Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia, PA
	at Seton Hall	–	–	–	Prudential Center Newark, NJ
	St. John's	–	–	–	Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia, PA
	at St. John's	–	–	–	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
	Xavier	–	–	–	Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
	at Xavier	–	–	–	Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia, PA
Big East Tournament
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source^[8]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP																				Not released
Coaches

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings

References

↑ "Villanova Plans $60 Million Makeover of Pavilion". Philadelphia Magazine. 2017-02-16. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
↑ "Board of Trustees Approves Pavilion Renovation" (Press release). Villanova Wildcats. February 14, 2017. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
↑ "Villanova Basketball Pavilion Renovation Approved". VU Hoops. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
↑ "Board of Trustees Approves Pavilion Renovation". Retrieved 2017-07-14.
↑ "Big East tournament 2017 scores, bracket: Villanova makes statement with dominant title win". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
↑ Greene, Dan. "Down goes Villanova: No. 8 seed Wisconsin stuns the reigning national champs". SI.com. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
↑ "March finally gives us some madness as Wisconsin ousts Villanova: 3 takeaways". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
↑ "Future Big East Basketball Schedules". whiteandbluereview.com. Retrieved 2017-07-14.

Villanova Wildcats men's basketball
Venues	Jake Nevin Field House (1932–1986) The Pavilion/Finneran Pavilion (1986–2017, 2018–future) 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 2016–17 2017–18
NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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