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

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
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
AP[2] RV RV RV RV 14 10 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 Home town
G 0 Lowe, HenryHenry Lowe 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So New York, New York
F 2 Jenkins, KrisKris Jenkins 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Fr Upper Marlboro, Maryland
G 3 Hart, JoshJosh Hart 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 202 lb (92 kg) Fr Washington, D.C.
G 4 Hilliard, DarrunDarrun Hilliard 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
G 5 Chennault, TonyTony Chennault 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G 12 McMahon, NickNick McMahon 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr Colts Neck, New Jersey
G 15 Arcidiacono, RyanRyan Arcidiacono 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Langhorne, Pennsylvania
F 20 Farrell, PatrickPatrick Farrell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Rockville Centre, New York
F 22 Pinkston, JayVaughnJayVaughn Pinkston 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Jr Brooklyn, New York
F 23 Ochefu, DanielDaniel Ochefu 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) So Lagos, Nigeria
G 31 Ennis, DylanDylan Ennis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 192 lb (87 kg) RS So Brampton, Ontario
G 32 Bell, JamesJames Bell 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Orlando, Florida
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Baker Dunleavy
  • Ashley Howard
  • Kyle Neptune

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

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

  1. "Big East Conference Standings - 2013-14." ESPN.com. Retrieved: March 18, 2014.
  2. "2014 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings - AP Top 25 Week 11 (Jan. 13)". January 13, 2013. Retrieved January 13, 2013.
  3. "2014 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings - USA Today Coaches Poll Week 11 (Jan. 13)". January 13, 2013. Retrieved January 13, 2013.
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