2014–15 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team

2014–15 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball
Big East Tournament champions
Big East regular season champions
Legends Classic champions
NCAA Tournament, Round of 32
Conference Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 9
AP No. 2
2014–15 record 33–3 (16–2 Big East)
Head coach Jay Wright (14th season)
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
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
#9 Villanova †16–2 .889  33–3  .917
Georgetown12–6 .667  22–11  .667
#23 Butler12–6 .667  23–11  .676
Providence11–7 .611  22–12  .647
St. John's10–8 .556  21–12  .636
#22 Xavier9–9 .500  23–14  .622
DePaul6–12 .333  12–20  .375
Seton Hall6–12 .333  16–15  .516
Marquette4–14 .222  13–19  .406
Creighton4–14 .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 head coach Jay Wright in his 14th season, the Wildcats participated as members of the Big East Conference and played their home games at The Pavilion , with some select home games at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 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 win the Big East Tournament. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 1 seed in the East Region. They defeated Lafayette in the Second Round before being upset in the Third Round by NC State. The Wildcats set a single-season school record for wins with 33.

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.

Offseason

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Tony Chennault5G6'2"195SeniorPhiladelphia, PAGraduated
Nick McMahon12G6'0"165SeniorColts Neck, NJGraduated
James Bell32G6'6"220SeniorOrlando, FLGraduated

Incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown 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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   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
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
    G 0 Henry Lowe (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)185 lb (84 kg) Jr New York, New York
    F 2 Kris Jenkins 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)240 lb (109 kg) So Upper Marlboro, Maryland
    G 3 Josh Hart 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) So Washington, D.C.
    G 4 Darrun Hilliard 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg) Sr Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
    G 5 Phil Booth 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) Fr Baltimore, Maryland
    F 14 Darryl Reynolds 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg) So Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    G 15 Ryan Arcidiacono 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg) Jr Langhorne, Pennsylvania
    F 20 Patrick Farrell (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) Jr Rockville Centre, New York
    F 22 JayVaughn Pinkston 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)235 lb (107 kg) RS Sr Brooklyn, New York
    F 23 Daniel Ochefu 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)245 lb (111 kg) Jr Lagos, Nigeria
    G/F 25 Mikal Bridges (RS) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)191 lb (87 kg) Fr Malvern, Pennsylvania
    G 31 Dylan Ennis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)192 lb (87 kg) RS Jr Brampton, Ontario
    F 52 Kevin Rafferty (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg) Sr Malvern, Pennsylvania
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Roster

    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV    		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    11/04/2014*
    7:00 PM, FS1    		 No. 12 Northwood W 93–50 
    		The Pavilion (6,500[1])
    Villanova, PA
    11/09/2014*
    12:00 PM    		 No. 12 Nyack W 82–45 
    		Wells Fargo Center (4,529[2])
    Philadelphia, PA
    Non-Conference Regular Season
    11/14/2014*
    8:00 PM, FS2    		 No. 12 vs. Lehigh W 77–66  1–0
    		 PPL Center (8,751[3])
    Allentown, PA
    11/17/2014*
    7:00 PM, FS1    		 No. 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    		 No. 12 Bucknell
    Legends Classic    		 W 72–65  3–0
    		 The Pavilion (6,500[5])
    Villanova, PA
    11/24/2014*
    7:00 PM, ESPN2    		 No. 12 vs. No. 14 VCU
    Legends Classic semifinals    		 W 77–53  4–0
    		 Barclays Center (8,465[6])
    Brooklyn, NY
    11/25/2014*
    10:00 PM, ESPN2    		 No. 12 vs. No. 19 Michigan
    Legends Classic Championship    		 W 60–55  5–0
    		 Barclays Center (8,093[7])
    Brooklyn, NY
    11/30/2014*
    4:30 PM, FS1    		 No. 12 Delaware W 78–47  6–0
    		 Wells Fargo Center (11,289[8])
    Philadelphia, PA
    12/03/2014*
    8:30 PM, CBSSN    		 No. 10 at La Salle W 84–70  7–0
    		 Tom Gola Arena (3,400[9])
    Philadelphia, PA
    12/06/2014*
    1:00 PM, FS1    		 No. 10 Saint Joseph's W 74–46  8-0
    		 The Pavilion (6,500)
    Villanova, PA
    12/09/2014*
    7:00 PM, ESPN    		 No. 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    		 No. 7 Temple W 82–65  10–0
    		 The Pavilion (6,500)
    Villanova, PA
    12/20/2014*
    1:00 PM, FOX    		 No. 7 Syracuse W 82–77 OT 11–0
    		 Wells Fargo Center (18,369)
    Philadelphia, PA
    12/23/2014*
    7:00 PM, FS1    		 No. 7 NJIT W 92–67  12–0
    		 The Pavilion (6,500)
    Villanova, PA
    Big East Conference Play
    12/31/2014
    2:30 PM, FS1    		 No. 6 Butler W 67–55  13–0 (1–0)
    		 The Pavilion (6,500)
    Villanova, PA
    01/03/2015
    12:00 PM, FS1    		 No. 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    		 No. 8 at No. 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    		 No. 8 DePaul W 81–64  15–1 (3–1)
    		 The Pavilion (6,500)
    Villanova, PA
    01/14/2015
    9:00 PM, FS1    		 No. 5 Xavier W 88–75  16–1 (4–1)
    		 The Pavilion (6,500)
    Villanova, PA
    01/17/2015*
    7:00 PM    		 No. 5 at Penn W 62–47  17–1
    		 Palestra (8,722)
    Philadelphia, PA
    01/19/2015
    9:00 PM, FS1    		 No. 4 at Georgetown L 58–78  17–2 (4–2)
    		 Verizon Center (13,872)
    Washington, D.C.
    01/25/2015
    7:00 PM, FS1    		 No. 4 Creighton W 71–50  18–2 (5–2)
    		 The Pavilion (6,500)
    Villanova, PA
    01/31/2015
    2:00 PM, FS1    		 No. 7 at DePaul W 68–55  19–2 (6–2)
    		 Allstate Arena (7,532)
    Rosemont, IL
    02/04/2015
    7:00 PM, FS1    		 No. 7 Marquette W 70–52  20–2 (7–2)
    		 Wells Fargo Center (13,313)
    Philadelphia, PA
    02/07/2015
    2:00 PM, FOX    		 No. 7 No. 24 Georgetown W 69–53  21–2 (8–2)
    		 Wells Fargo Center (20,587)
    Philadelphia, PA
    02/11/2015
    8:00 PM, FS1    		 No. 6 at Providence W 74–68  22–2 (9–2)
    		 Dunkin' Donuts Center (12,410)
    Providence, RI
    02/14/2015
    6:00 PM, CBSSN    		 No. 6 at No. 18 Butler W 68–65  23–2 (10–2)
    		 Hinkle Fieldhouse (9,231)
    Indianapolis, IN
    02/16/2015
    7:00 PM, FS1    		 No. 6 Seton Hall W 80–54  24–2 (11–2)
    		 The Pavilion (6,500)
    Villanova, PA
    02/21/2015
    2:00 PM, FOX    		 No. 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    		 No. 6 No. 25 Providence W 89–61  26–2 (13–2)
    		 The Pavilion (6,500)
    Villanova, PA
    02/28/2015
    2:00 PM, FOX    		 No. 6 at Xavier W 78–66  27–2 (14–2)
    		 Cintas Center (10,250)
    Cincinnati, OH
    03/03/2015
    9:15 PM, FS1    		 No. 4 at Creighton W 76–72  28–2 (15–2)
    		 CenturyLink Center (16,337)
    Omaha, NE
    03/07/2015
    12:00 noon, FOX/FS1    		 No. 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    		 No. 4 vs. Marquette
    Quarterfinals    		 W 84–49  30–2
    		 Madison Square Garden (15,197)
    New York, NY
    03/13/2015
    7:00 PM, FS1    		 No. 4 vs. Providence
    Semifinals    		 W 63–61  31–2
    		 Madison Square Garden (15,194)
    New York, NY
    03/14/2015
    8:00 PM, FS1    		 No. 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    		 No. 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    		 No. 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

    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 12 12 12 10 7 7 7 6 8 5 4 7 7 6 6 6 4 4 2 Not released 
    Coaches 12 12 11 9 7 7 7 5 8 5 4 7 7 6 6 6 4 3 2 9

    *AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings

    References

    1. ↑ "MBB vs. Northwood box score". villanova.com. Villanova University. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
    2. ↑ "MBB vs. Nyak box score". villanova.com. Villanova University. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
    3. ↑ "MBB vs. Lehigh box score". villanova.com. Villanova University. Retrieved 14 November 2014.
    4. ↑ "MBB vs. Maryland Eastern Shore box score". villanova.com. Villanova University. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
    5. ↑ "MBB vs. Bucknell box score". villanova.com. Villanova University. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
    6. ↑ "MBB vs. VCU box score". villanova.com. Villanova University. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
    7. ↑ "MBB vs. Michigan box score". villanova.com. Villanova University. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
    8. ↑ "MBB vs. Delaware box score". villanova.com. Villanova University. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
    9. ↑ "MBB vs. La Salle box score". villanova.com. Villanova University. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
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