2014–15 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team

2014–15 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball

Legends Classic champions Big East regular season & tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, Round of 32
Conference	Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#9
AP	#2
2014–15 record	33–3 (16–2 Big East)
Head coach	Jay Wright (14th year)
Assistant coach	Baker Dunleavy
Assistant coach	Ashley Howard
Assistant coach	Kyle Neptune
Home arena	The Pavilion Wells Fargo Center (6 Games)

2014–15 Big East men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#9 Villanova †	16	–	2	.889	33	–	3	.917
Georgetown	12	–	6	.667	22	–	11	.667
#23 Butler	12	–	6	.667	23	–	11	.676
Providence	11	–	7	.611	22	–	12	.647
St. John's	10	–	8	.556	21	–	12	.636
#22 Xavier	9	–	9	.500	23	–	14	.622
DePaul	6	–	12	.333	12	–	20	.375
Seton Hall	6	–	12	.333	16	–	15	.516
Marquette	4	–	14	.222	13	–	19	.406
Creighton	4	–	14	.222	14	–	19	.424

† 2015 Big East Tournament winner As of April 6, 2015; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014–15 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team represented Villanova University in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by the school's 14th head coach Jay Wright, the Wildcats participated in the 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 33–3, 16–2 in Big East play to win the Big East regular season championship. They defeated Marquette, Providence, and Xavier to become champions of the Big East Tournament. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament, gaining the #1 seed in the East Regional, where they defeated Lafayette in the second round before getting upset in the third round by NC State. With their 31st win of the season, a 63–61 win over Providence in the semifinals of the 2015 Big East Tournament, the Wildcats set a single season record for wins, which would eventually finish at 33. That record last only one year after the 2015–16 team won 35 games.

Previous Season

The 2013–14 Villanova Wildcats finished the season with an overall record of 29–5, with a record of 16–2 in the Big East regular season to capture their Big East regular season title. In the 2014 Big East Tournament, the Wildcats were upset by Seton Hall, 64–63 in the quarterfinals. They were invited to the 2014 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament which they defeated Milwaukee in the second round before getting eliminated by eventual NCAA Tournament Champion Connecticut in the third round.

Off season

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Tony Chennault	5	G	6'2"	195	Senior	Philadelphia, PA	Graduated
Nick McMahon	12	G	6'0"	165	Senior	Colts Neck, NJ	Graduated
James Bell	32	G	6'6"	220	Senior	Orlando, FL	Graduated

Incoming recruits

Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Mikal Bridges SF	Malvern, PA	Great Valley High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jun 25, 2013
Mikal Bridges SF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 83
Phil Booth PG	Baltimore, MD	Mount St. Joseph High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jul 30, 2013
Phil Booth PG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 81
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: "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2014-04-26.

Roster

2014–15 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
1.5 !G	0	Lowe, HenryHenry Lowe (W)	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	3.0 !Jr	New York, New York
3.5 !F	2	Jenkins, KrisKris Jenkins	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	2.0 !So	Upper Marlboro, Maryland
1.5 !G	3	Hart, JoshJosh Hart	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2.0 !So	Washington, D.C.
1.5 !G	4	Hilliard, DarrunDarrun Hilliard	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
1.5 !G	5	Booth, PhilPhil Booth	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Baltimore, Maryland
3.5 !F	14	Reynolds, DarrylDarryl Reynolds	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	2.0 !So	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1.5 !G	15	Arcidiacono, RyanRyan Arcidiacono	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Langhorne, Pennsylvania
3.5 !F	20	Farrell, PatrickPatrick Farrell (W)	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Rockville Centre, New York
3.5 !F	22	Pinkston, JayVaughnJayVaughn Pinkston	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Brooklyn, New York
3.5 !F	23	Ochefu, DanielDaniel Ochefu	83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Lagos, Nigeria
2.5 !G/F	25	Bridges, MikalMikal Bridges (RS)	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	191 lb (87 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Malvern, Pennsylvania
1.5 !G	31	Ennis, DylanDylan Ennis	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Brampton, Ontario
3.5 !F	52	Rafferty, KevinKevin Rafferty (W)	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Malvern, Pennsylvania

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

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
11/04/2014* 7:00 PM, FS1	#12	Northwood	W 93–50		The Pavilion (6,500^[1]) Villanova, PA
11/09/2014* 12:00 PM	#12	Nyack	W 82–45		Wells Fargo Center (4,529^[2]) Philadelphia, PA
Non-Conference Regular Season
11/14/2014* 8:00 PM, FS2	#12	vs. Lehigh	W 77–66	1–0	PPL Center (8,751^[3]) Allentown, PA
11/17/2014* 7:00 PM, FS1	#12	Maryland Eastern Shore Legends Classic	W 81–44	2–0	The Pavilion (6,500^[4]) Villanova, PA
11/20/2014* 8:00 PM, CBSSN	#12	Bucknell Legends Classic	W 72–65	3–0	The Pavilion (6,500^[5]) Villanova, PA
11/24/2014* 7:00 PM, ESPN2	#12	vs. #14 VCU Legends Classic semifinals	W 77–53	4–0	Barclays Center (8,465^[6]) Brooklyn, NY
11/25/2014* 10:00 PM, ESPN2	#12	vs. #19 Michigan Legends Classic Championship	W 60–55	5–0	Barclays Center (8,093^[7]) Brooklyn, NY
11/30/2014* 4:30 PM, FS1	#12	Delaware	W 78–47	6–0	Wells Fargo Center (11,289^[8]) Philadelphia, PA
12/03/2014* 8:30 PM, CBSSN	#10	at La Salle	W 84–70	7–0	Tom Gola Arena (3,400^[9]) Philadelphia, PA
12/06/2014* 1:00 PM, FS1	#10	Saint Joseph's	W 74–46	8-0	The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA
12/09/2014* 7:00 PM, ESPN	#7	vs. Illinois Jimmy V Classic	W 73–59	9–0	Madison Square Garden (11,617) New York, NY
12/14/2014* 2:00 PM, FS1	#7	Temple	W 82–65	10–0	The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA
12/20/2014* 1:00 PM, FOX	#7	Syracuse	W 82–77 ^OT	11–0	Wells Fargo Center (18,369) Philadelphia, PA
12/23/2014* 7:00 PM, FS1	#7	NJIT	W 92–67	12–0	The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA
Big East Conference Play
12/31/2014 2:30 PM, FS1	#6	Butler	W 67–55	13–0 (1–0)	The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA
01/03/2015 12:00 PM, FS1	#6	at Seton Hall	L 61–66 ^OT	13–1 (1–1)	Prudential Center (10,701) Newark, NJ
01/06/2015 9:00 PM, FS1	#8	at #24 St. John's	W 90–72	14–1 (2–1)	Madison Square Garden (8,565) New York, NY
01/10/2015 4:00 PM, CBSSN	#8	DePaul	W 81–64	15–1 (3–1)	The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA
01/14/2015 9:00 PM, FS1	#5	Xavier	W 88–75	16–1 (4–1)	The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA
01/17/2015* 7:00 PM	#5	at Penn	W 62–47	17–1	Palestra (8,722) Philadelphia, PA
01/19/2015 9:00 PM, FS1	#4	at Georgetown	L 58–78	17–2 (4–2)	Verizon Center (13,872) Washington, D.C.
01/25/2015 7:00 PM, FS1	#4	Creighton	W 71–50	18–2 (5–2)	The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA
01/31/2015 2:00 PM, FS1	#7	at DePaul	W 68–55	19–2 (6–2)	Allstate Arena (7,532) Rosemont, IL
02/04/2015 7:00 PM, FS1	#7	Marquette	W 70–52	20–2 (7–2)	Wells Fargo Center (13,313) Philadelphia, PA
02/07/2015 2:00 PM, FOX	#7	#24 Georgetown	W 69–53	21–2 (8–2)	Wells Fargo Center (20,587) Philadelphia, PA
02/11/2015 8:00 PM, FS1	#6	at Providence	W 74–68	22–2 (9–2)	Dunkin' Donuts Center (12,410) Providence, RI
02/14/2015 6:00 PM, CBSSN	#6	at #18 Butler	W 68–65	23–2 (10–2)	Hinkle Fieldhouse (9,231) Indianapolis, IN
02/16/2015 7:00 PM, FS1	#6	Seton Hall	W 80–54	24–2 (11–2)	The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA
02/21/2015 2:00 PM, FOX	#6	at Marquette	W 87–76	25–2 (12–2)	BMO Harris Bradley Center (17,961) Milwaukee, WI
02/24/2015 7:00 PM, FS1	#6	#25 Providence	W 89–61	26–2 (13–2)	The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA
02/28/2015 2:00 PM, FOX	#6	at Xavier	W 78–66	27–2 (14–2)	Cintas Center (10,250) Cincinnati, OH
03/03/2015 9:15 PM, FS1	#4	at Creighton	W 76–72	28–2 (15–2)	CenturyLink Center (16,337) Omaha, NE
03/07/2015 12:00 noon, FOX/FS1	#4	St. John's	W 105–68	29–2 (16–2)	Wells Fargo Center (19,161) Philadelphia, PA
Big East Tournament
03/12/2015 12:00 noon, FS1	#4	vs. Marquette Quarterfinals	W 84–49	30–2	Madison Square Garden (15,197) New York, NY
03/13/2015 7:00 PM, FS1	#4	vs. Providence Semifinals	W 63–61	31–2	Madison Square Garden (15,194) New York, NY
03/14/2015 8:00 PM, FS1	#4	vs. Xavier Championship game	W 69–52	32–2	Madison Square Garden (13,471) New York, NY
NCAA Tournament
3/19/2015* 6:50 PM, TBS	#2 (1 E)	vs. (16 E) Lafayette Second round	W 93–52	33–2	Consol Energy Center (16,170) Pittsburgh, PA
3/21/2015* 7:10 PM, TBS	#2 (1 E)	vs. (8 E) NC State Third round	L 68–71	33–3	Consol Energy Center (18,762) Pittsburgh, PA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region E=East.

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	Post	Final
AP^[10]	12	12	12	10	7	7	7	6	8	5	4	7	7	6	6	6	4	4	2	n/a
Coaches^[11]	12	12	11	9	7	7	7	5	8	5	4	7	7	6	6	6	4	3	2	9

References

↑ "MBB vs. Northwood box score". villanova.com. Villanova University. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
↑ "MBB vs. Nyak box score". villanova.com. Villanova University. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
↑ "MBB vs. Lehigh box score". villanova.com. Villanova University. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
↑ "MBB vs. Maryland Eastern Shore box score". villanova.com. Villanova University. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
↑ "MBB vs. Bucknell box score". villanova.com. Villanova University. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
↑ "MBB vs. VCU box score". villanova.com. Villanova University. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
↑ "MBB vs. Michigan box score". villanova.com. Villanova University. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
↑ "MBB vs. Delaware box score". villanova.com. Villanova University. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
↑ "MBB vs. La Salle box score". villanova.com. Villanova University. Retrieved 5 December 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 2016–17

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

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