2016–17 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team

2016–17 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball

Charleston Classic champions
Conference	Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 2
AP	No. 2
2016–17 record	6–0 (0–0 Big East)
Head coach	Jay Wright (16th year)
Assistant coach	Baker Dunleavy
Assistant coach	Ashley Howard
Assistant coach	Kyle Neptune
Home arena	The Pavilion Wells Fargo Center (4 games)

2016–17 Big East men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#18 Butler	0	–	0	–	8	–	0	1.000
#10 Creighton	0	–	0	–	6	–	0	1.000
#2 Villanova	0	–	0	–	6	–	0	1.000
#7 Xavier	0	–	0	–	6	–	0	1.000
DePaul	0	–	0	–	3	–	1	.750
Marquette	0	–	0	–	4	–	2	.667
Providence	0	–	0	–	4	–	2	.667
Seton Hall	0	–	0	–	4	–	2	.667
Georgetown	0	–	0	–	4	–	4	.500
St. John's	0	–	0	–	2	–	4	.333

† 2017 Big East Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016–17 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team represents Villanova University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Jay Wright in his 16th year, the Wildcats participate in the Big East Conference and play their home games at The Pavilion, with some select home games at the Wells Fargo Center.

Previous season

The Wildcats finished the 2015–16 season with a record of 35–5, 16–2 in Big East play to win the Big East regular season championship. In the Big East Tournament they defeated Georgetown and Providence, but lost to Seton Hall in the championship game. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament, being awarded the No. 2 seed in the South Region where they defeated UNC Asheville and Iowa to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. In the Sweet Sixteen, they defeated Miami and upset overall No. 1 seed Kansas in the Elite Eight to advance to the fifth Final Four in school history. In the Final Four, they defeated Oklahoma to advance to the school's third national championship game. They defeated No. 1 seed North Carolina to earn the second NCAA Championship title in school history, the first since 1985.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Arcidiacono, RyanRyan Arcidiacono	15	PG	75 !6'3"	195	4 !Senior	Langhorne, Pennsylvania	Graduated
Farrell, PatrickPatrick Farrell	20	SF	77 !6'5"	200	4 !Senior	Rockville Centre, New York	Graduated
Lowe, HenryHenry Lowe	0	PG	71 !5'11"	185	4 !Senior	New York, New York	Graduated
Ochefu, DanielDaniel Ochefu	23	PF	83 !6'11"	245	4 !Senior	Lagos, Nigeria	Graduated
Rafferty, KevinKevin Rafferty	52	SF	80 !6'8"	215	4 !Senior	Malvern, Pennsylvania	Graduated

2016 signing class

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Omari Spellman #3 PF	North Royalton, OH	MacDuffie School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	272 lb (123 kg)	Feb 20, 2015
Omari Spellman #3 PF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Dylan Painter #29 C	Hershey, PA	Hershey	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sep 16, 2015
Dylan Painter #29 C	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: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2015-06-01.

Class of 2017 Recruits

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	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
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	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: "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2015-06-01.

Roster

2016–17 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
1.5 !G	1	Brunson, JalenJalen Brunson	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2.0 !So	Lincolnshire, Illinois
3.5 !F	2	Jenkins, KrisKris Jenkins	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Dobbs Ferry, New York
1.5 !G	3	Hart, JoshJosh Hart	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Washington, D.C.
3.5 !F	4	Paschall, EricEric Paschall	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	2.0 !So	Upper Marlboro, Maryland
1.5 !G	5	Booth, PhilPhil Booth	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Baltimore, Maryland
1.5 !G	10	DiVincenzo, DonteDonte DiVincenzo	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Wilmington, Delaware
3.5 !F	14	Spellman, OmariOmari Spellman (I)	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	1.0 !Fr	North Royalton, Ohio
3.5 !F	24	Leibig, TomTom Leibig	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Havertown, Pennsylvania
2.5 !G/F	25	Bridges, MikalMikal Bridges	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Malvern, Pennsylvania
3.5 !F	34	Delaney, TimTim Delaney	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Mullica Hill, New Jersey
1.5 !G	35	Kennedy, MattMatt Kennedy	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Fairfax, Virginia
1.5 !G	40	Grace, DennyDenny Grace	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Catonsville, Maryland
5.0 !C	42	Painter, DylanDylan Painter	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Hershey, Pennsylvania
3.5 !F	45	Reynolds, DarrylDarryl Reynolds	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Head coach

Jay Wright (Bucknell)

Assistant coach(es)

Baker Dunleavy (Villanova)
Ashley Howard (Drexel)
Kyle Neptune (Lehigh)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
November 5, 2016* 12:00 pm	No. 4	IUP	W 94–49	1–0	27 – Hart	8 – Reynolds	5 – Tied	Wells Fargo Center (5,617) Philadelphia, PA
Regular season
November 11, 2016* 6:30 pm, FS2	No. 4	Lafayette	W 84–44	1–0	17 – Brunson	8 – 4 players	4 – Bridges	The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA
November 14, 2016* 7:00 pm, BTN	No. 3	at No. 15 Purdue Gavitt Tipoff Games	W 79-76	2-0	24 – Hart	8 – Reynolds	4 – Brunson	Mackey Arena (14,846) West Lafayette, IN
November 17, 2016* 11:30 am, ESPN2	No. 3	vs. Western Michigan Charleston Classic quarterfinals	W 76–65	3–0	17 – Paschall	8 – Hart	4 – Hart	TD Arena (4,125) Charleston, SC
November 18, 2016* 1:30 pm, ESPN2	No. 3	vs. Wake Forest Charleston Classic semfinals	W 96–77	4–0	30 – Hart	7 – Bridges	6 – Brunson	TD Arena (4,020) Charleston, SC
November 20, 2016* 9:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 3	vs. UCF Charleston Classic championship game	W 67–57	5–0	15 – Hart	6 – Reynolds	4 – Bridges	TD Arena (4,325) Charleston, SC
November 23, 2016* 7:00 pm, FS1	No. 2	College of Charleston	W 63-47	6-0	13 – Hart	11 – Hart	3 – Tied	The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA
November 29, 2016* 7:00 pm, CSN	No. 2	at Penn Philadelphia Big 5	W 82-57	7-0	–	–	–	The Palestra (7,787) Philadelphia, PA
December 3, 2016* 1:00 pm, CBSSN		Saint Joseph's Philadelphia Big 5			–	–	–	The Pavilion Villanova, PA
December 6, 2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN2		vs. La Salle Philadelphia Big 5			–	–	–	The Palestra Philadelphia, PA
December 10, 2016* 12:00 pm, CBS		vs. Notre Dame Never Forget Tribute Classic			–	–	–	Prudential Center Newark, NJ
December 13, 2016* 7:00 pm, FS1		Temple Philadelphia Big 5			–	–	–	The Pavilion Villanova, PA
December 21, 2016* 6:30 pm, FS1		American			–	–	–	The Pavilion Villanova, PA
December 28, 2016 6:30 pm, FS1		DePaul			–	–	–	The Pavilion Villanova, PA
December 31, 2016 1:00 pm, FS1		at Creighton			–	–	–	CenturyLink Center Omaha, NE
January 4, 2017 6:30 pm, FS1		at Butler			–	–	–	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
January 7, 2017 7:30 pm, FS1		Marquette			–	–	–	Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia, PA
January 10, 2017 7:00 pm, FS1		Xavier			–	–	–	The Pavilion Villanova, PA
January 14, 2017 12:00 pm, FS1		at St. John's			–	–	–	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
January 16, 2017 6:30 pm, FS1		Seton Hall MLK Day Marathon			–	–	–	The Pavilion Villanova, PA
Jan 21, 2017 12:00 pm, FOX		Providence			–	–	–	Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia, PA
January 24, 2017 8:00 pm, FS1		at Marquette			–	–	–	BMO Harris Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI
January 29, 2017* 1:00 pm, FOX		Virginia			–	–	–	Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia, PA
February 1, 2017 7:00 pm, FS1		at Providence			–	–	–	Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI
February 4, 2017 8:00 pm, CBSSN		St. John's			–	–	–	Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia, PA
February 7, 2017 7:00 pm, FS1		Georgetown			–	–	–	The Pavilion Villanova, PA
February 11, 2017 2:30 pm, FOX		at Xavier			–	–	–	Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
February 13, 2017 9:00 pm, CBSSN		at DePaul			–	–	–	Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL
February 18, 2017 12:30 pm, FOX		at Seton Hall			–	–	–	Prudential Center Newark, NJ
February 22, 2017 9:00 pm, FS1		Butler			–	–	–	The Pavilion Villanova, PA
February 25, 2017 3:00 pm, FOX		Creighton			–	–	–	The Pavilion Villanova, PA
March 4, 2017 12:00 pm, FOX/FS2		at Georgetown			–	–	–	Verizon Center Washington, D.C.
Big East Tournament
March 9–11, 2017		vs.			–	–	–	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Ranking movement
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week.
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
AP	4 (4)	3 (5)	2 (21)																			*N/A
Coaches	3 (1)	3 (2)	2 (4)

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings

number in ( ) are first place votes

References

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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