2023–24 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team
The 2023–24 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team represented Villanova University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Kyle Neptune in his second year as a head coach, the Wildcats played 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.
2023–24 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball | |
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Conference | Big East Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 20 |
AP | No. 22 |
Record | 0–0 (0–0 Big East) |
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Home arena | Finneran Pavilion (Capacity: 6,501) Wells Fargo Center (Capacity: 20,478) |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Butler | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 UConn | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 Creighton | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DePaul | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgetown | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 5 Marquette | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Providence | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seton Hall | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
St. John's | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 22 Villanova | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Xavier | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2024 Big East tournament winner Rankings from AP poll |
Previous season
The Wildcats finished the 2022–23 season 17–17, 10–10 in Big East play to tie for sixth place. They defeated Georgetown in the opening round of the 2023 Big East Tournament before losing to Creighton in the quarterfinals. The Wildcats received an at-large bit to the NIT, losing in the first round to Liberty.
Offseason
Departures
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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Angelo Brizzi | 10 | G | 6'3" | 190 | RS Freshman | Warrenton, VA | Transferred to Davidson |
Caleb Daniels | 14 | G | 6'4" | 210 | GS Senior | New Orleans, LA | Graduated/undrafted in 2023 NBA draft; signed with the Miami Heat |
Cam Whitmore | 22 | F | 6'7" | 232 | Freshman | Odenton, MD | Declare for 2023 NBA draft; selected 20th overall by Houston Rockets |
Brandon Slater | 34 | F | 6'8" | 220 | GS Senior | Centerville, VA | Graduated |
Incoming transfers
Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
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TJ Bamba | 0 | G | 6'5" | 215 | Senior | The Bronx, NY | Washington State |
Hakim Hart | 13 | G | 6'8" | 205 | GS Senior | Philadelphia, PA | Maryland |
Lance Ware | 14 | F | 6'9" | 235 | Senior | Camden, NJ | Kentucky |
Tyler Burton | 23 | F | 6'7" | 215 | GS Senior | Uxbridge, MA | Richmond |
2023 recruiting class
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Jordann Dumont #83 SF |
Chattanooga, TN | Hamilton Heights Christian Academy | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Nov 15, 2022 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 77 | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 6, 2023* 7:30 p.m., FS1 |
No. 22 | American | Finneran Pavilion Villanova, PA | ||||||||
November 10, 2023* 6:30 p.m., FS1 |
No. 22 | Le Moyne | Finneran Pavilion Villanova, PA | ||||||||
November 13, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+/NBCSPHI |
at Penn Big 5 Classic Pod 1 |
Palestra Philadelphia, PA | |||||||||
November 17, 2023* 8:30 p.m., FS1 |
Maryland Gavitt Tipoff Games |
Finneran Pavilion Villanova, PA | |||||||||
November 22, 2023* 2:30 p.m., ESPN |
vs. Texas Tech Battle 4 Atlantis quarterfinals |
Imperial Arena Nassau, Bahamas | |||||||||
November 23, 2023* 12:00 p.m./5:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2 |
vs. North Carolina/Northern Iowa Battle 4 Atlantis |
Imperial Arena Nassau, Bahamas | |||||||||
November 24, 2023* TBA |
vs. TBA Battle 4 Atlantis |
Imperial Arena Nassau, Bahamas | |||||||||
November 29, 2023* 6:30 p.m., FS1 |
Saint Joseph's Big 5 Classic Pod 2/Holy War |
Finneran Pavilion Villanova, PA | |||||||||
December 2, 2023* TBA |
vs. TBA Big 5 Classic |
Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia, PA | |||||||||
December 5, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
at Kansas State Big East-Big 12 Battle |
Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS | |||||||||
December 9, 2023* 7:00 p.m., FOX |
UCLA | Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia, PA | |||||||||
Big East regular season | |||||||||||
December 20, 2023 9:00 p.m., FS1 |
at Creighton | CHI Health Center Omaha Omaha, NE | |||||||||
December 23, 2023 4:00 p.m., FS1 |
at DePaul | Wintrust Arena Chicago, IL | |||||||||
January 3, 2024 8:30 p.m., FS1 |
Xavier | Finneran Pavilion Villanova, PA | |||||||||
January 6, 2024 1:00 p.m., FOX |
St. John's | Finneran Pavilion Villanova, PA | |||||||||
January 12, 2024 8:30 p.m., FS1 |
DePaul | Finneran Pavilion Villanova, PA | |||||||||
January 15, 2024 2:30 p.m., FOX |
at Marquette | Fiserv Forum Milwaukee, WI | |||||||||
January 20, 2024 8:00 p.m., FOX/FS1 |
UConn | Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia, PA | |||||||||
January 24, 2024 8:30 p.m., FS1 |
at St. John's | Madison Square Garden New York, NY | |||||||||
January 27, 2024 3:00 p.m., FS1 |
at Butler | Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN | |||||||||
January 30, 2024 7:00 p.m., FS1 |
Marquette | Finneran Pavilion Villanova, PA | |||||||||
February 4, 2024 6:00 p.m., FS1 |
Providence | Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia, PA | |||||||||
February 7, 2024 7:00 p.m., FS1 |
at Xavier | Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH | |||||||||
February 11, 2024 12:00 p.m., CBSSN |
Seton Hall | Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia, PA | |||||||||
February 16, 2024 7:00 p.m., CBSSN |
at Georgetown | Capital One Arena Washington, D.C. | |||||||||
February 20, 2024 6:30 p.m., FS1 |
Butler | Finneran Pavilion Villanova, PA | |||||||||
February 24, 2024 8:00 p.m., FOX |
at UConn | Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT | |||||||||
February 27, 2024 6:30 p.m., FS1 |
Georgetown | Finneran Pavilion Villanova, PA | |||||||||
March 2, 2024 12:00 p.m., FOX |
at Providence | Amica Mutual Pavilion Providence, RI | |||||||||
March 6, 2024 6:30 p.m., FS1 |
at Seton Hall | Prudential Center Newark, NJ | |||||||||
March 9, 2024 TBA, FOX |
Creighton | Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia, PA | |||||||||
Big East tournament | |||||||||||
March 13–16, 2024 TBA |
vs. TBA | Madison Square Garden New York, NY | |||||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Source[1]
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 | Final |
AP | 22 | Not released | ||||||||||||||||||
Coaches | 20 |
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings
References
- "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". villanova.com. Retrieved August 15, 2023.