< Previous201 9 -20 M ED IA G U I D E WILDCAT LEGENDS 148 RANDY FOYE’S CAREER STATISTICS 3-POINT F-THROWS REBOUNDS SCORING Year GP-GS FGM-A FG% 3FG-A 3FG% FTM-A FT% O D TOT PF PTS A TO BL ST MN 2002-03 31-29 110-304 .362 29-96 .302 69-83 .831 29 81 110/3.5 101-3 318/10.3 90 110 7 30 830 2003-04 35-34 166-429 .387 43-144 .299 99-130 .762 42 123 165/4.7 110-7 474/13.5 127 126 10 55 1094 2004-05 32-32 180-428 .421 52-153 .340 85-113 .752 56 104 160/5.0 77-2 497/15.5 99 71 14 67 1027 2005-06 33-33 226-550 .411 89-254 .350 136-172 .791 54 136 190/5.8 71-1100 677/20.5 100 71 21 46 1145 Totals 131-128 682-1711 .399 213-647 .329 389-498 .781 181 444 625/4.8 359-13 1966/15.0 416 378 52 198 4096 CHRIS FORD’S CAREER STATISTICS Year GP FGM FTM REB-Avg. PTS-Avg. AST 1969-70 29 188 89 168-5.8 465-16.0 117 1970-71 34 180 108 200-5.8 468-13.8 238 1971-72 28 206 88 180-6.4 500-17.9 145 Totals 91 574 285 548-6.0 1433-15.7 500 RANDY FOYE GUARD • 6-4 • 205 NEWARK, N.J. EAST SIDE H.S. 2002-06 #2 Became the first Wildcat since Kerry Kittles in 1996 to earn consensus first team All- American honors when he did so in 2006 … Named first team All-American as a senior by the Associated Press, Sporting News and United States Basketball Writers Asso- ciation … Was also tabbed Philadelphia Big Five Player of the Year … Finished with 1,966 career points, averaging 15.0 points per game in 131 career games … Averaged 22.1 points and 6.4 rebounds in seven career NCAA Tournament games … Villanova was 52-13 in his final two seasons, advancing to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament in 2005 and the Elite Eight the following year … Spent his senior season playing out of position against forwards in VU’s four guard lineup after classmate Curtis Sumpter was forced to the sidelines by knee surgery … Delivered a sensational 29 point, six rebound effort to help the Wildcats defeat Boston College in the 2006 NCAA Regional Semifi- nal in Minneapolis … Was the seventh overall selection in the first round of the 2006 NBA Draft and played 11 seasons in the league. CHRIS FORD GUARD • 6-5 • 190 ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. HOLY SPIRIT H.S. 1969-72 #42 During his Villanova career, the Wildcats posted a record of 65-21 and made three consecutive NCAA Tournament appear- ances … Scored 1,433 career points … Named Philadelphia Big Five Player of the Year as a senior in 1971-72 … Dished out 500 career assists in three seasons, an average of 5.5 assists per contest … Also collected 548 rebounds in his career … Named to Jack Kraft’s All-Era team … Great defensive player with the uncanny sense of anticipating what his opponent would do … Scored 7,314 points in a 10-year NBA career with Detroit and Bos- ton, winning an NBA title with the Celtics in 1981 … He later served as head coach of the Celtics and Los Angeles Clippers … His Villanova jersey, No. 42, was retired on Feb. 4, 2006. DONTE DiVINCENZO GUARD • 6-5 • 205 WILMINGTON, DEL. SALESIANUM H.S. 2015-18 #10 Produced one of the great performances in NCAA Finals history, scoring 31 points to key a 79-62 victory over Michigan on April 2, 2018 … His effort was highlighted on the cover of Sports Illustrated with the headline: “Donte’s Epic” … Following a foot injury that limited him to just seven games as a freshman and earned him a medical redshirt in 2015-16, the Delaware native emerged as Villanova’s essential sixth man in the next two seasons … He was named to the BIG EAST All-Freshman squad in 2016-17 and then averaged 18.0 points per game in two NCAA Tourna- ment appearances … His tip-in of a Josh Hart miss at the buzzer helped lift the Wildcats past Virginia 61-59 on Jan. 29, 2017 … Tabbed 2018 BIG EAST Sixth Man of the Year and Most Outstanding Player at the NCAA Final Four … Selected as the first round pick of the Milwaukee Bucks in the 2018 NBA Draft. DONTE DiVINCENZO ’S CAREER STATISTICS Year GP-GS FGM-A FG% 3FG-A 3FG% FTM-A FT% O D TOT PF-DQ PTS A TO BL ST MN 2015-16 8-0 6-21 .286 3-17 .176 0-0 .000 10 6 16/2.0 10-0 15 4 7 0 4 74 2016-17 36-8 100-195 .513 19-68 .279 41-59 .695 49 86 135/3.8 91-1 260 22 43 18 19 781 2017-18 40-10 188-391 .481 85-212 .401 76-107 .710 46 144 190/4.8 83-2 537 139 79 8 42 1170 Totals 84-18 294-607 .484 107-280 .374 117-163 .717 105 236 341/4.0 184-3 812/9.6 165 129 26 65 2025 2019-20 VILLANOVA BASKETBALL HISTORY201 9 -20 M ED IA G U I D E WILDCAT LEGENDS 149 LARRY HENNESSY’S CAREER STATISTICS Year GP FGM FTM REB PTS AVG 1950-1953 75 720 297 438 1737 23.2 LARRY HENNESSY FORWARD • 6-4 • 180 NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. BLESSED SACRAMENT H.S. 1950-53 #2 One of the great collegiate scorers of his era … Possessed one of the most accurate set shots in the nation … A great passer and rebounder … Finished his career with 1,737 points, an average of 23.2 points per game … Named to the sophomore All-America first team in 1951-52 … Top contender for All- American honors as a junior … His jersey was later retired by Villanova. JOSH HART GUARD • 6-5 • 215 SILVER SPRING, MD. SIDWELL SCHOOL 2013-17 #3 Became the first Wildcat to receive the Julius Erving Award honoring the nation’s top small forward … Named a consensus first team All-American by the Associated Press, Basketball Times, John R. Wooden Award, Sporting News, United States Bas- ketball Writers Association and USA Today … Selected as the winner of the Senior CLASS Award … Tabbed the BIG EAST and Philadelphia Big Five Player of the Year … Finished as the only Wildcats player to record 1,900 or more points (1,921), 800 or more rebounds (812), 250 or more assists (266) and 150 or more steals (161) … Selected in the first round of the 2017 National Basketball Association Draft by Utah, which immediately traded his rights to the Los Angeles Lakers … Played on Vil- lanova teams that posted 129 victories in four seasons and never suffered consecu- tive defeats. JOSH HART’S CAREER STATISTICS Year GP-GS FGM-A FG% 3FG-A 3FG% FTM-A FT% O D TOT PF PTS/Avg. A TO BL ST MN 2013-14 34-0 87-174 .500 26-83 .313 65-96 .677 62 89 151/4.4 83-2 265/7.8 30 19 9 19 727 2014-15 36-2 124-241 .515 52-112 .464 65-97 .670 65 96 161/4.5 76-1 365/10.1 53 38 14 40 917 2015-16 40-40 230-448 .513 55-154 .357 103-137 .752 74 196 270/6.8 87-2 618/15.5 77 66 10 46 1255 2016-17 36-35 236-463 .510 74-183 .404 127-170 .747 51 179 230/6.4 81-0 106/71 10 56 673 18.7 1194 Totals 146-77 677-132 .511 207-532 .389 360-500 .720 252 560 812/5.6 327-5 1921/13.2 266 194 43 161 4093 STEWART GRANGER GUARD • 6-3 • 190 BROOKLYN, N.Y. NAZARETH H.S. 1979-83 #10 A native of Montreal, he became a two- time honorable mention All-American as a Wildcat … Named second team All- BIG EAST in 1982-83 … A 1983 All-BIG EAST Tournament selection … Played in 125 career games … Finished with 595 career assists, an average of 4.8 per game … A United States Basketball Writers Asso- ciation first team All-District selection as a senior … Averaged 13.1 points per game in his final season in the Blue and White … Villanova made four NCAA Tournament appearances and the Wildcats compiled a record of 91-35 during his tenure … Record- ed seven games of 10 or more assists .. Started 95 consecutive games … Became a 1983 first round pick of the Cleveland Cavaliers … Played four seasons in the NBA (Cleveland, Atlanta, N.Y.) and also played for the Canadian national team. STEWART GRANGER’S CAREER STATISTICS YEAR GP FGM-FGA PCT. FTM-FTA PCT. REB-AVG. PTS-AVG. ASTS STLS MIN 1979-80 30 43-83 .518 35-49 .714 36-1.2 121-4.0 70 27 392 1980-81 31 150-288 .521 98-136 .721 60-1.9 398-12.8 165 56 1122 1981-82 32 145-296 .490 80-105 .762 52-1.6 370-11.6 183 58 1089 1982-83 32 160-310 .516 98-128 .766 59-1.8 418-13.1 177 43 1055 Totals 125 498-977 .510 311-418 .744 207-1.7 1307-10.5 595 184 3658 2019-20 VILLANOVA BASKETBALL HISTORY201 9 -20 M ED IA G U I D E WILDCAT LEGENDS 150 TOM INGELSBY’S CAREER STATISTICS YEAR GP FGM FTM PTS-AVG AST 1970-71 34 169 114 452-13.2 136 1971-72 28 206 114 526-18.8 72 1972-73 25 257 124 638-25.5 71 DARRUN HILLIARD II’S CAREER STATISTICS 3-POINT F-THROWS REBOUNDS SCORING YEAR GP-GS MIN/AVG FG-FGA/PCT FG-FGA/PCT FT-FTA/PCT OFF DEF TOT AVG PF FO AST TO BLK STL PTS AVG 2011-12 29-9 524/18.1 47-126/.373 21-72/.292 23-30/.767 13 58 71 2.4 51 2 28 22 8 13 138 4.8 2012-13 34-34 1015/29.6 117-290/.403 39-124/315 113-153/.739 12 84 96 2.8 77 3 56 66 10 56 386 11.4 2013-14 34-34 991/29.1 157-323/.486 70-169/.414 102-142/.718 30 94 124 3.6 68 3 90 76 17 44 486 14.3 2014-15 35-35 1008/28.8 170-386/.440 79-204/.380 82-103/.790 16 93 109 3.1 78 2 74 42 12 63 501 14.3 TOTALS 132-112 3,538/26.8 491-1,125/.436 209-569/.367 320-428/.748 71 329 400 3.0 274 10 248 206 47 176 1,511 11.4 TOM INGELSBY GUARD • 6-3 • 180 SPRINGFIELD, PA. CARDINAL O’HARA H.S. 1970-73 #24 Considered to be one of the nation’s fin- est all-around guards during his days as a Wildcats stalwart … This top-notch play- maker was an exceptional team leader who served as a co-captain during his senior season of 1972-73 … Named Most Valuable Player of the Quaker City Clas- sic in Philadelphia during the 1971-72 campaign … Averaged 25.5 points per game as a senior … Closed his career with 1,616 points, an average of 18.6 points per game … Recorded 267 career assists … Selected as the 27th overall pick in the 1973 NBA Draft by the Atlanta Hawks … He also played professionally for the American Basketball Association’s Spirit of St. Louis. DARRUN HILLIARD II GUARD • 6-6 • 215 BETHLEHEM, PA. LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL 2011-15 #4 A versatile and skilled wing player from the Lehigh Valley who emerged as a second team All-American in his senior year of 2014-15 … Appeared in three NCAA Tour- naments and the Wildcats were a com- bined 62-8 in his final two seasons with the squad … Was twice named national Player of the Week by the United States Basketball Writers Association, once in 2012-13 – after scoring 25 points in a win over Syracuse – and again in 2014-15 in the wake of a 31-point effort at Butler that included the game-winning 3-pointer just before the final horn sounded … Named 2015 Philadelphia Big Five Player of the Year … Ended his career with 1,511 career points after scoring just 138 points as a freshman … Drafted by the Detroit Pistons with the No. 38 overall selection in the 2015 NBA Draft. KEITH HERRON FORWARD • 6-6 • 195 WASHINGTON, D.C. MACKIN H.S. 1974-78 #33 A terrific shooter … Broke Villanova’s all- time career scoring record of 2,094 – set by Bob Schafer - in the first half of the 1978 Eastern Eight Tournament champion- ship game … Finished his career with 2,170 career points, an 18.5 points per game average … Led VU in scoring in each of his four seasons … Named to the Villanova All-Era Team, Basketball Weekly’s All-East squad and The Sporting News All-America team … Earned All-NIT and All-Philadelphia Big Five honors as a sophomore and junior … Scored a career high 35 points vs. Alabama in the 1976-77 season … Played alongside brothers Larry and Reggie Her- ron during the 1976-77 campaign … Drafted in the second round of the 1978 NBA Draft by Portland (24th overall) … Also played for the Atlanta Hawks and Detroit Pistons. KEITH HERRON’S CAREER STATISTICS YEAR GP FGM FTM REB-AVG. PTS-AVG. 1974-75 26 202 61 132-5.1 465-17.9 1975-76 27 181 73 114-4.2 435-16.1 1976-77 33 278 96 174-5.3 652-19.8 1977-78 31 257 104 136-4.4 618-19.9 Totals 117 918 334 556-4.8 2170-18.5 2019-20 VILLANOVA BASKETBALL HISTORY201 9 -20 M ED IA G U I D E WILDCAT LEGENDS 151 WALI JONES’ CAREER STATISTICS YEAR GP FGM-FGA PCT. FTM-FTA PCT. REB-AVG. PTS-AVG. 1961-62 28 199-399 .498 82-105 .781 138-4.9 480-17.1 1962-63 29 197-498 .395 93-118 .788 117-4.0 487-16.7 1963-64 28 185-433 .427 91-117 .777 116-4.1 461-16.4 TOTALS 85 581-1330 .437 266-340 .782 371-4.4 1428-16.8 JOHNNY JONES FORWARD • 6-4 • 183 POMPANO BEACH, FLA. BLANCH ELY H.S. 1966-69 #32 One of the elite scorers of the 1960s … The 1968 Robert Geasey Trophy Award winner as Philadelphia Big Five Player of the Year … His arrival from Florida helped pave the way for the addition of Howard Porter in 1968 … Averaged 19.6 points per game in three varsity seasons (1,568 total points) …Named first team All-Big Five as both a junior and senior … A 1981 inductee in the Big Five Hall of Fame … Led the Wildcats to a 36-18 record under coach Jack Kraft in his final two seasons in the Blue and White. WALI JONES GUARD • 6-2 • 170 PHILADELPHIA, PA. OVERBROOK H.S. 1961-64 #24 Selected as a 1964 All-American … Vil- lanova retired his No. 24 jersey in a 1995 ceremony at the Pavilion … Named to Jack Kraft’s All-Era Team … Recognized as one of the finest guards in program history … A two-time winner of the Robert Geasey Award as Philadelphia Big Five Player of the Year … Scored 1,428 points in three seasons from 1962-64, averaging 16.8 points per game over the course of his college career … Started all 85 games he played as a Wildcat … During his three seasons in the varsity lineup, the Wildcats were 64-22 … Enjoyed a long NBA career that began with the Baltimore Bullets and then continued for six seasons with the Philadelphia 76ers, with whom he won an NBA championship in 1966-67 … He later played for the Milwaukee Bucks and Detroit Pistons and later worked as an executive with the Miami Heat. KRIS JENKINS FORWARD • 6-6 • 235 UPPER MARLBORO, MD. GONZAGA COLLEGE H.S. 2013-17 #2 Converted one of the most dramatic bas- kets in NCAA Tournament history, draining a 3-pointer as time expired to lift Villa- nova past North Carolina 77-74 in the 2016 NCAA Tournament Final … Wrapped up his college career with 1,383 points after moving into the 1,000 point fraternity on Nov. 29, 2016 … Part of a Class of 2017 with Josh Hart and Darryl Reynolds that did not suffer consecutive defeats at Villanova and were part of 129 victories, the most by a class in a four year span … Nicknamed “Big Smoove” by Gus Johnson of Fox Sports, he was known for possessing one of the smoothest shooting strokes in modern Villanova history … Named 2017 first team All-Philadelphia Big Five and honorable mention All-BIG EAST … Also tabbed Most Outstanding Player at the 2016 South Regional … Averaged 18.4 points per game over Villanova’s final 13 games on its march to the 2016 NCAA national title. KRIS JENKINS’ CAREER STATISTICS Year GP-GS FGM-A FG% 3FG-A 3FG% FTM-A FT% O D TOT PF PTS/Avg. A TO BL ST MN 2013-14 34-0 44-118 .373 30-81 .370 22-27 .815 17 43 60/1.8 47-1 140/4.1 21 12 9 6 399 2014-15 36-1 67-161 .416 48-129 .372 46-59 .780 16 57 73/2.0 59-0 228/6.3 34 21 8 23 668 2015-16 40-38 179-390 .459 100-259 .386 87-103 .845 20 136 156/3.9 103-1 545/13.6 87 52 16 32 1134 2016-17 36-34 142-370 .384 86-239 .360 100-116 .862 13 136 149/4.1 69-0 470/13.1 73 52 10 40 1118 Total 146-73 432-1039 .416 264-708 .373 255-305 .836 66 372 438/3.0 278-2 1383/9.5 215 137 43 101 3319 2019-20 VILLANOVA BASKETBALL HISTORY JOHNNY JONES’ CAREER STATISTICS YEAR GP FGM-FGA PCT. FTM-FTA PCT. REB-AVG. PF PTS-AVG. 1966-67 26 190-410 .463 112-142 .789 234-9.0 65 492-18.9 1967-68 28 220-486 .453 125-201 .595 244-8.7 75 565-20.1 1968-69 26 208-439 .474 95-160 .594 216-8.3 59 511-19.7 TOTALS 80 618-335 .463 332-503 .660 694-8.7 194 1,568-19.6201 9 -20 M ED IA G U I D E WILDCAT LEGENDS 152 KYLE LOWRY’S CAREER STATISTICS 3-POINT F-THROWS REBOUNDS SCORING YEAR GP-GS FGM-FGA FG% 3FG-3A 3FG% FTM-FTA FT% O D TOT PF AST TO BLK STL MIN Pts-Avg. 2004-05 24-3 64-152 .421 5-22 .227 47-74 .635 22 54 76 54-1 49 40 5 31 557 180-7.5 2005-06 33-31 117-251 .466 8-18 .444 121-154 .786 60 83 143 94-3 125 70 8 77 967 363-11.0 TOTALS 57-34 181-403 .449 13-40 .325 168-228 .736 82 137 219 148-4 174 110 13 108 1524 543-9.5 KYLE LOWRY GUARD • 6-1 • 196 PHILADELPHIA, PA. CARDINAL DOUGHERTY H.S. 2004-06 #1 In two dynamic seasons, this fierce com- petitor helped transform the Wildcats into a national power, posting a 52-13 record from 2004-06 … Suffered a torn knee ligament in August 2004 that seemed destined to sideline him for his entire freshman season … However, he was back in the lineup for a Dec. 31 game vs. Penn, where he thrilled the Pavilion crowd with an acrobatic lay-up … Tabbed Philadelphia Big Five Rookie of the Year in 2005 and was also named to the BIG EAST All- Freshman unit … Moved into the starting lineup as a sophomore and served as a catalyst to one of the finest seasons in program history (28-5, NCAA Elite Eight) … He averaged 11.0 points and was named second team All-BIG EAST … Drafted in the first round of the 2006 NBA Draft by the Memphis Grizzlies … A four-time NBA All-Star and 2016 Olympic Gold Medalist with USA Basketball. JASON LAWSON CENTER • 6-11 • 240 PHILADELPHIA, PA. OLNEY H.S. 1993-97 #42 Established himself as one of the nation’s top interior defenders during his four seasons at Villanova while playing for coach Steve Lap- pas … Named the 1997 BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year … A four year starter for the Wildcats, the Philadelphia native connected on .586 of his career field goal attempts … He was tabbed the 1994 Philadelphia Big Five Rookie of the Year and also was named to the BIG EAST All-Rookie team … Helped the Wild- cats to the 1994 NIT title and 1995 BIG EAST Tournament crown … Finished with 375 career blocked shots, the most in program history … Over the course of his career, he collected double figure rebounds 23 times and wrapped up his career with 908 rebounds, an average of 6.9 rebounds per game … Also averaged 11.9 points per game in his Wildcats’ career (1,565 total points) … Villanova posted a 95-37 record in his four seasons as the team’s starting cen- ter … Drafted by the Denver Nuggets in the second round of the 1997 NBA Draft and went on to play for the Orlando Magic. JASON LAWSON’S CAREER STATISTICS 3-POINT F-THROWS REBOUNDS SCORING YEAR GP-GS FGM-FGA FG% 3FG-3A 3FG% FTM-FTA FT% O D TOT PF PTS AST BLK TO STL MIN 1993-94 32/32 114-218 .523 0-0 .000 95-163 .583 83 127 210 136-13 323 39 89 80 14 889 1994-95 33/33 153-257 .595 0-0 .000 119-163 .730 87 135 222 122-7 425 50 86 87 24 952 1995-96 32/32 128-206 .621 0-1 .000 138-199 .693 84 134 218 104-6 394 39 95 88 21 920 1996-97 34/34 139-230 .604 0-0 .000 145-193 .751 102 156 258 101-1 423 50 105 81 38 1057 TOTALS 131/131 534-911 .586 0-1 .000 497-718 .692 356 552 908 463-27 1565 178 375 336 97 3818 KERRY KITTLES GUARD • 6-5 • 179 NEW ORLEANS, LA. ST. AUGUSTINE H.S. 1992-96 #30 This two-time consensus All-American was a first team selection during his senior year … His 2,243 career points are the most in pro- gram history … Named the 1995 BIG EAST Player of the Year … Helped lead the Wild- cats to the BIG EAST Tournament title that same season (1994-95) and was selected as the Most Outstanding Player for the event at Madison Square Garden … Additionally, he was a three-time All-BIG EAST first team choice … Collected 715 rebounds in his four seasons, an average of 5.9 caroms per contest … Became the first Villanova player to lead the BIG EAST in scoring, when he averaged 23.2 points per game as a junior … Selected by the New Jersey Nets in the first round of the 1996 NBA Draft and went on to play six seasons there before wrapping up his career with the Los Angeles Clippers … Averaged 14.1 points per game in seven NBA seasons and appeared in 54 playoff games, including a pair of trips to the NBA Finals (2002 and 2003). 2019-20 VILLANOVA BASKETBALL HISTORY KERRY KITTLES’ CAREER STATISTICS 3-POINT F-THROWS REBOUNDS SCORING YEAR GP-GS FGM-FGA FG% 3FG-3A 3FG% FTM-FTA FT% O D TOT PF PTS AST BLK TO STL MIN 1992-93 27-17 108-224 .482 41-95 .432 37-55 .673 31 63 94 43 294 79 11 53 47 875 1993-94 32-31 233-516 .452 73-209 .349 91-129 .705 68 139 207 41 630 109 13 71 87 1258 1994-95 33-33 264-504 .524 86-209 .411 92-120 .767 65 136 201 55 706 115 13 70 71 1218 1995-96 30-29 216-475 .455 78-193 .404 103-145 .710 65 148 213 45 613 105 11 55 72 1059 TOTALS 122-110 821-1719 .478 278-706 .394 323-449 .719 229 486 715 184 2243 408 48 249 277 4410 (5.9) (18.4) (36.1)201 9 -20 M ED IA G U I D E WILDCAT LEGENDS 153 DANIEL OCHEFU FORWARD • 6-11 • 245 BALTIMORE, MD. DOWNINGTON EAST/ WESTTOWN SCHOOL 2012-2016 #23 Started 111 games in four seasons as a Wildcat and as a senior served as a co- captain with Ryan Arcidiacono as Vil- lanova claimed its second NCAA cham- pionship with a 77-74 victory over North Carolina … On the game-winning final play, Ochefu set the screen that helped free Arcidiacono on his dash into the frontcourt, where he found Kris Jenkins trailing the play … Finished his career with 1,015 career points and 929 career rebounds … Collected a career-best 24 rebounds in a Jan. 2, 2015 game at Seton Hall … Connected on .601 of his field goal attempts over four seasons … Shared the 2014 BIG EAST Most Improved Award with teammate Darrun Hilliard … In 2015, he was named Most Improved by the Philadelphia Big Five … Credited with 182 blocked shots in his tenure … Went on to play for the NBA’s Washington Wizards. BILL MELCHIONNI’S CAREER STATISTICS YEAR GP FGM-FGA PCT. FTM-FTA PCT. REB PF PTS-AVG. 1963-64 27 107-222 .482 55-72 .764 92 43 269-10.0 1964-65 28 218-499 .435 106-130 .816 108 45 542-19.4 1965-66 29 321-688 .467 159-212 .750 140 80 801-27.6 TOTALS 84 646-1409 .458 320-414 .773 340 168 1612-19.2 BILL MELCHIONNI GUARD • 6-1 • 165 PENNSAUKEN, N.J. BISHOP EUSTACE H.S. 1963-66 #25 Earned third team All-American recogni- tion during his senior season in the Blue and White while averaging 27.6 points per game … Earned Most Valuable Player recognition while helping the Wildcats to a third place finish in the 1966 NIT … Finished with 1,612 points over his three varsity seasons at Villanova … He posted a career high 44 points in a game against St. Bonaventure on Feb. 16, 1966 … Was twice tabbed first team All-Philadel- phia Big Five … His jersey is retired by both Villanova and the Brooklyn Nets, with whom he won American Basketball Association championships in 1974 and 1976… Won an NBA championship ring in 1966-67 with the Philadelphia 76ers … Appeared in three ABA All-Star games. DANIEL OCHEFU’S CAREER STATISTICS 3-POINT F-THROWS REBOUNDS SCORING SEASON GP-GS MIN/AVG FG-FGA/PCT FG-FGA/PCT FT-FTA/PCT OFF DEF TOT AVG PF FO AST TO BLK STL PTS AVG 2012-13 34-11 594/17.5 45-98/.459 0-2/.000 29-60/.483 58 80 138 4.1 68 3 20 41 23 25 119 3.5 2013-14 34-32 737/21.7 76-128/.594 0-1/.000 41-74/.554 64 144 208 6.1 95 4 47 63 52 24 193 5.7 2014-15 36-34 864/24.0 130-202/.644 0-0/.000 72-104/.692 95 210 305 8.5 76 1 55 66 50 31 332 9.2 2015-16 37-34 865/23.4 153-244/.627 0-1/.000 65-95/.684 76 202 278 7.5 91 2 63 50 57 29 371 10.0 Totals 141-111 3060/21.7 404-672/.601 0-4/.000 207-333/.622 293 636 929 6.6 330 10 185 220 182 109 1015 7.2 DWAYNE McCLAIN FORWARD • 6-6 • 190 WORCESTER, MASS. HOLY NAME H.S. 1981-85 #33 Served as a tri-captain with classmates Gary McLain and Ed Pinckney for the 1985 NCAA National Champion Wildcats … Earned a place on the All NCAA Final Four team … Selected to the All-BIG EAST third team in both 1984 and ’85 … Named to the 1985 United States Bas- ketball Writers Association All-District squad … Finished his career with 1,544 points, averaging double figures in each of his four seasons … Also dished out 287 career assists … Connected on .575 of his career attempts from the field … Earned the starting assignment in 100 of his 125 career appearances … Produced the game-winning shot on five differ- ent occasions … The teams he played on posted a 92-37 record and appeared in three NCAA Tournament Elite Eights … Selected as the 27th overall pick in the 1985 NBA Draft by the Indiana Pacers. 2019-20 VILLANOVA BASKETBALL HISTORY DWAYNE McCLAIN’S CAREER STATISTICS YEAR GP FGM-FGA PCT. FTM-FTA PCT. REB-AVG. PF PTS-AVG. AST BLK STL MIN 1981-82 30 138-229 .602 27-54 .685 71-2.4 69-0 313-10.4 75 8 33 828 1982-83 29 130-245 .531 47-65 .723 95-3.3 73-3 307-10.6 54 13 31 744 1983-84 31 169-286 .591 68-93 .731 129-4.2 93-5 406-13.1 81 16 34 973 1984-85 35 206-359 .574 106-137 .774 143-4.1 103-1 518-14.8 77 13 35 1114 TOTALS 125 643-1119 .575 248-349 .711 438-3.5 338-9 1544-12.4 287 50 133 3659201 9 -20 M ED IA G U I D E WILDCAT LEGENDS 154 JOHN PINONE CENTER • 6-8 • 228 WETHERSFIELD, CONN. S. CATHOLIC H.S. 1979-83 #45 Over the course of four seasons was a dominant presence on the interior, earn- ing third team All-American acclaim as a senior in 1982-83 … Helped the Wildcats reach the NCAA Tournament Elite Eight under coach Rollie Massimino as a junior and senior … A three-time first team All- BIG EAST choice … His No. 45 jersey was retired in a ceremony at the Pavilion in 1995 … Averaged no fewer than 14.5 points per game in his four seasons, finishing with 2,024 career points … A career .557 shooter from the field … A three-time win- ner of the Robert Geasey Award as the Philadelphia Big Five Player of the Year … Chosen in the third round of the 1983 NBA Draft by the Atlanta Hawks. JOHN PINONE’S CAREER STATISTICS YEAR GP FGM-FGA PCT. FTM-FTA PCT. REB-AVG. PF PTS-AVG. AST MIN 1979-80 31 168-293 .573 114-160 .713 221-7.1 106 450-14.5 44 951 1980-81 31 170-307 .554 150-190 .789 229-7.4 107 490-15.8 61 1149 1981-82 32 188-333 .565 174-232 .750 211-6.6 96 550-17.2 67 1142 1982-83 32 171-319 .536 192-227 .846 176-5.5 98 534-16.7 61 1088 TOTALS 126 697-1252 .557 630-809 .779 837-6.6 407 2024-16.1 233 4330 JAYVAUGHN PINKSTON’S CAREER STATISTICS YEAR GP-GS MIN/AVG FG-FGA/PCT FG-FGA/PCT FT-FTA/PCT OFF DEF TOT AVG PF FO AST TO BLK STL PTS AVG 2011-12 32-22 828/25.9 97-238/.408 15-41/.366 99-148/.669 62 103 165 5.2 92 4 34 84 14 20 308 9.6 2012-13 34-13 889/26.1 136-293/.464 10-37/.270 171-241/.710 63 107 170 5.0 89 3 58 86 16 33 453 13.3 2013-14 34-34 921/27.1 160-307/.521 8-31/.258 151-203/.744 74 134 208 6.1 83 0 49 58 19 31 479 14.1 TOTALS 100-68 2638/26.4 393-838/.469 33-109/.303 421-592/.711 199 344 543 5.4 264 7 141 228 49 84 1240 12.4 JAYVAUGHN PINKSTON FORWARD • 6-7 • 240 BROOKLYN, N.Y. BISHOP LOUGHLIN H.S. 2011-15 #22 This second team All-BIG EAST selection in 2013-14 played a pivotal role as the Wildcats claimed back to back BIG EAST championship squads from 2013-15 … Vil- lanova posted a 62-8 record in his final two seasons … Started 104 games for the Wildcats and appeared in three NCAA Tournaments … Finished with 1,590 career points, averaging 11.7 points per game across four seasons … Also pulled down 737 rebounds in his career and became a trusted defender in his final two seasons on campus … Averaged no fewer than five rebounds per game in his four seasons of action … Played a vital leadership role for Villanova as it amassed a 33-3 record in his senior season of 2014-15. ED PINCKNEY CENTER • 6-9 • 205 BRONX, N.Y. ADLAI STEVENSON H.S. 1981-85 #54 One of the greatest forwards in program history … Selected as the Most Outstanding Player at the 1985 NCAA Final Four for his role in helping the Wildcats pull off one of the epic upsets in NCAA Tournament his- tory, a 66-64 victory over BIG EAST rival Georgetown … Arrived at Villanova in 1981 as part of an acclaimed recruiting class that also included Dwayne McClain and Gary McLain … The trio would participate in three NCAA Elite Eights and be part of squads that won 11 NCAA Tournament games … Became just the fourth player in school his- tory to close his career with 1,000 or more points (1,865) and 1,000 or more rebounds (1,107) … Averaged 14.4 points and 8.6 rebounds in 129 career games … Converted .604 of his field goal attempts … His No. 54 jersey is among those retired by Villanova … Drafted as the 10th overall pick in the first round of the 1985 NBA Draft by the Phoenix Suns … Played 12 NBA seasons and went on to serve as an NBA assistant coach with the Minnesota Timberwolves, Denver Nuggets and Chicago Bulls. ED PINCKNEY’S CAREER STATISTICS YEAR GP FGM-FGA PCT. FTM-FTA PCT. REB-AVG. PF PTS-AVG. AST BLK STL MIN 1981-82 35 169-264 .640 115-161 .714 249-7.8 72 453-14.2 45 64 50 1083 1982-83 31 129-227 .568 130-171 .760 301-9.7 96 388-12.5 57 65 46 1029 1983-84 31 162-268 .604 154-222 .694 246-7.9 101 478-15.4 53 60 46 1068 1984-85 35 177-295 .600 192-263 .730 311-8.9 113 546-15.6 71 64 54 1186 TOTALS 129 637-1054 .604 591-817 .723 1107-8.6 382 1865-14.4 226 253 196 4366 2019-20 VILLANOVA BASKETBALL HISTORY201 9 -20 M ED IA G U I D E WILDCAT LEGENDS 155 ALLAN RAY GUARD • 6-2 • 195 BRONX, N.Y. ST. RAYMOND’S H.S. 2002-06 #14 A cornerstone of Villanova’s revival in the mid- 2000s, this native of the Bronx, N.Y. amassed 2,025 points in his four seasons, averaging 18.5 points per game as a senior … Selected a con- sensus All-American in 2005-06 and was one of four finalists for the Naismith National Player of the Year Award … Named second team All- American by the NABC and The Sporting News … Came to Villanova as part of a top recruiting class that also included Randy Foye, Jason Fraser, and Curtis Sumpter … Connected on 312 career 3-pointers and finished with a .367 accuracy mark from that distance … Dropped in 28 points in his final regular season appearance as the Wildcats locked down a share of the BIG EAST regular season championship with a win at Syracuse’s Carrier Dome … A three year team captain … Overcame a frightening eye injury in the 2006 BIG EAST Tournament semifinal against Pittsburgh to help Villanova advance to the NCAA Elite Eight for the first time since 1988 … His 25 points helped Villanova defeat Arizona in a second round NCAA Tournament game in Philadelphia. ALLAN RAY’S CAREER STATISTICS YEAR GP-GS FGM-A FG% 3FG-A 3FG% FTM-A FT% O D TOT PF PTS A TO BL ST MN 2002-03 31-5 100-270 .370 38-127 .299 70-92 .761 27 52 79/2.5 73-1 308/9.9 46 70 4 31 785 2003-04 35-34 203-467 .438 87-222 .392 114-144 .792 21 114 135/3.9 91-3 607/17.3 96 89 7 33 1216 2004-05 32-29 169-407 .415 80-213 .376 101-122 .828 14 76 90/2.8 85-1 519/16.2 57 63 4 37 993 2005-06 32-32 186-478 .389 107-288 .372 112-126 .889 19 96 115/3.6 77-0 591/18.5 45 59 3 37 1026 TOTALS 130-100 658-1602 .410 312-850 .367 397-484 .820 81 378 459/3.5 326-6 2025/15.6 244 281 18 147 4020 HAROLD PRESSLEY FORWARD • 6-7 • 210 MYSTIC, CONN. ST. BERNARD H.S. 1982-86 #21 Played a key role on Wildcats’ teams that posted a 91-44 record in his four seasons, including the 1985 NCAA national champi- onship … Started 106 consecutive games … Blocked 10 shots in a 1986 game against Providence and finished his career with 152 rejections … Became the first Wildcat to record a triple double when he scored 19 points, grabbed 15 rebounds, and blocked 10 shots in that ’86 contest against the Fri- ars … Selected first team All-BIG EAST as a senior in 1986 … Helped the Wildcats to a 64-62 victory over Maryland in the first game played in the Pavilion on Feb. 1, 1986 … Tabbed as a 1986 honorable mention All- American by the Associated Press … Named BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year in ’86 … Selected in the first round of the 1986 NBA Draft by the Sacramento Kings and played four seasons for the franchise. HAROLD PRESSLEY’S CAREER STATISTICS YEAR GP FGM-FGA PCT. FTM-FTA PCT. REB-AVG. PTS-AVG. AST BLK 1982-83 32 66-170 .388 11-24 .458 143-4.5 143-4.5 52 8 1983-84 31 156-303 .515 78-118 .661 221-7.1 390-12.6 74 38 1984-85 35 166-340 .488 87-135 .644 278-7.9 419-12.0 87 23 1985-86 37 224-442 .507 172-224 .768 374-10.1 620-16.8 87 83 TOTALS 135 612-1255 .488 348-501 .695 1016-7.5 1572-11.6 300 152 HOWARD PORTER CENTER • 6-8 • 218 SARASOTA, FLA. BOOKER H.S. 1968-71 #54 Enjoyed one of the most brilliant careers a Wildcat ever has, culminating in an appearance in the 1971 NCAA Final vs. UCLA … Selected as the Final Four Most Valuable Player … His No. 54 jersey was retired by Villanova in 1997 … This Flor- ida native averaged no fewer than 22.2 points per game while playing varsity basketball and closed his career with 2,026 points in his time as a Wildcat … He grabbed a career high 30 rebounds on Jan. 9, 1971 vs. St. Peter’s, the most accu- mulated in a single game by a Villanova player … A three-time Associated Press All-American who also won the Robert Geasey Award as the Philadelphia Big Five Player of the Year in 1969 … Went on to play in the NBA for the Chicago Bulls, New York Knicks, Detroit Pistons and New Jersey Nets. HOWARD PORTER’S CAREER STATISTICS YEAR GP FGM-FGA PCT. FTM-FTA PCT. REB-AVG. PF PTS-AVG. 1968-69 26 237-496 .478 108-155 .697 376-14.5 65 582-22.4 1969-70 29 255-544 .469 135-178 .758 438-15.1 77 645-22.2 1970-71 34 336-634 .529 127-171 .743 503-14.8 104 799-23.5 TOTALS 89 828-1674 .495 370-504 .734 1317-14.8 246 1016-22.8 2019-20 VILLANOVA BASKETBALL HISTORY201 9 -20 M ED IA G U I D E WILDCAT LEGENDS 156 RORY SPARROW’S CAREER STATISTICS YEAR GP FGM-FGA PCT. FTM-FTA PCT. REB-AVG. PTS-AVG. AST MIN 1976-77 33 99-193 .513 34-42 .810 69-2.1 232-7.0 112 N/A 1977-78 32 109-213 .512 57-79 .722 74-2.3 275-8.6 153 1036 1978-79 28 145-282 .514 50-61 .820 60-2.1 340-12.1 103 877 1979-80 31 136-243 .560 64-77 .831 75-2.4 336-10.8 127 937 TOTALS 124 489-931 .525 205-259 .792 278-2.2 1183-9.5 495 2850 RORY SPARROW GUARD • 6-2 • 185 PATERSON, N.J. EASTSIDE H.S. 1976-80 #3 A terrific all-around point guard who became known as “Mr. Clutch” for his work late in tight games … Hit the game-winning basket in the final 10 seconds on five differ- ent occasions … Compiled 495 assists, an average of 4.0 per game over the course of his time as a Wildcat … Also contributed 1,183 points at Villanova … Connected on .525 of his career field goal attempts while playing the guard position … Considered to be a superb defender as well … Inducted into the Philadelphia Big Five Hall of Fame in 1986 … Selected as the 75th pick in the 1980 NBA Draft by the New Jersey Nets, Sparrow went on to play 12 seasons in the league, averag- ing 9.0 points per game and winning the 1986 J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award. BOB SCHAFER GUARD • 6-2 • 185 PHILADELPHIA, PA. ROMAN CATHOLIC H.S. 1952-55 #25 Described by contemporaries as one of his era’s outstanding shooters … He became the first Wildcats player to ever score 2,000 points, finishing with 2,024 when he com- pleted his career in 1955 … Averaged 18.9 points per game in the Blue and White … Scored 46 points in a game against Baldwin- Wallace in 1954 … A 1954 All-American … Later played professional basketball for the St. Louis Hawks and Syracuse Nationals in the NBA ,.. The Wildcats posted a 76-37 record during his career playing for coach Alexander Severance … Named to Sever- ance’s All-Era Team … His jersey was retired by Villanova in a Pavilion ceremony. BOB SCHAFER’S CAREER STATISTICS YEAR GP FGM FTM PTS-AVG. 1951-55 111 726 642 2094-18.9 SCOTTIE REYNOLDS GUARD • 6-2 • 195 HERNDON, VA. HERNDON, H.S. 2006-10 #1 His arrival in 2006 helped build on the success of the Wildcats’ previous two seasons, which later resulted in the program’s first NCAA Final Four appearance in 24 years in 2009 … Named a consensus first team All-American as a senior in 2009-10 … Scored 2,222 career points – only Kerry Kittles scored more as a Wildcat … None of those points was more memorable than his length of the court drive and score in game tied at 76 in the 2009 NCAA East Regional Final against Pitt in the closing seconds … The final score was 78-76 … Named the Most Outstand- ing Player at that East Regional … Named the 2007 BIG EAST Rookie of the Year … Delivered two 40-point performances in his career, one in a critical 2007 win at Connecticut and another at Seton Hall on Jan. 6, 2009 Handed out 482 career assists and also had 207 career steals. SCOTTIE REYNOLDS’ CAREER STATISTICS YEAR GP-GS FGM-A FG% 3FG-A 3FG% FTM-A FT% O D TOT PF PTS A TO BL ST MN 2006-07 33-32 139-359 .387 64-170 .376 145-176 .824 12 82 94/2.8 86-3 487-14.4 133 102 4 46 978 2007-08 35-34 164-398 .412 79-206 .383 148-190 .779 17 90 107/3.1 75-2 555-15.9 113 107 1 51 1139 2008-09 38-38 168-420 .400 75-215 .349 167-205 .815 20 89 109/2.9 88-3 578-15.2 128 100 4 59 1223 2009-10 33-32 181-396 .457 69-179 .385 171-204 .838 17 72 89/2.7 68-0 602-18.2 108 87 4 51 1000 TOTALS 139-136 652-1573 .414 287-770 .373 631-775 .814 66 333 399/2.9 317-8 2222-16.0 482 396 13 207 4337 2019-20 VILLANOVA BASKETBALL HISTORY201 9 -20 M ED IA G U I D E WILDCAT LEGENDS 157 JIM WASHINGTON’S CAREER STATISTICS YEAR GP FGM-FGA PCT. FTM-FTA PCT. PF REB-AVG. PTS-AVG. 1962-63 29 152-370 .401 66-111 .600 89 354-12.2 370-12.7 1963-64 28 145-311 .466 60-112 .535 74 398-14.2 350-12.5 1964-65 28 172-359 .479 82-135 .607 89 442-15.8 426-15.2 TOTALS 85 469-1040 .451 208-358 .581 252 1194-14.0 1146-13.5 TIM THOMAS’ CAREER STATISTICS YEAR GP-GS FGM-FGA FG% 3FG-3A 3FG% FTM-FTA FT% O D TOT PF PTS AST BLK TO STL MIN 1996-97 32/31 187-416 .450 47-140 .336 121-152 .796 66 127 193 (6.0) 88-4 542-16.9 66 33 91 56 1005 (31) TOTALS 32/31 187-416 .450 47-140 .336 121-152 .796 66 127 193 (6.0) 88-4 542-16.9 66 33 91 56 1005 (31) JIM WASHINGTON FORWARD • 6-7 • 215 PHILADELPHIA, PA. WEST CATH. H.S. 1962-65 #50 This strong and skilled forward made an immediate impact on the Wildcats when he joined the varsity lineup in 1962-63 … Rec- ognized as one of the great rebounders in Philadelphia Big Five history as he collected 1,194 caroms in three seasons, an average of 14.0 rebounds per game … Received the 1965 Robert Geasey Award as Philadelphia Big Five Player of the Year … Averaged 15.2 points and 15.8 rebounds a game as a senior for a Wildcats unit that finished 23-5 for head coach Jack Kraft … Selected by the Saint Louis Hawks as the sixth overall pick in the 1965 NBA Draft … Later played for the Chicago Bulls and Philadelphia 76ers before rejoining the Hawks after their relocation to Atlanta … Averaged 8.6 rebounds per contest as an NBA player. TIM THOMAS FORWARD • 6-9 • 230 PATERSON, N.J. PATERSON CATH. H.S. 1996-97 #3 A multitalented forward whose presence was felt from his first day on campus … Arrived as one of the nation’s most decorated recruits and helped the Wildcats to a 24-10 record in his one season on the Main Line … Named National Freshman of the Year while scoring 16.9 points and 6.0 rebounds per contest … Selected as BIG EAST Rookie of the Year … Notched 542 points in 32 games … Became the seventh overall selection of the 1997 NBA Draft by the New Jersey Nets before being traded to the Philadelphia 76ers .. Would go on to play in the league through 2010, aver- aging 11.5 points per game during stops with Milwaukee, New York, Chicago, Phoenix, Los Angeles (Clippers), Chicago and Dallas.. OMARI SPELLMAN FORWARD • 6-8 • 255 NORTH ROYALTON, OHIO ST. THOMAS MORE H.S. 2016-18 #14 The 2018 BIG EAST Freshman of the Year played a key for the Wildcats in their march to the NCAA National Champion- ship … Also named to the NCAA East Region All-Tournament team after drop- ping in 18 points to go with eight rebounds in a 90-78 victory over West Virginia in the regional semifinal and 11 points in a regional final triumph over Texas Tech … Produced 15 points and 13 rebounds in a Final Four win over Kansas – his 11th double-double of 2017-18 … Came to Vil- lanova in 2016 and sat his first season on campus as an academic redshirt … One of the top long distance shooters from the forward position in Villanova history … Converted 65-of-130 3-point attempts in ’17-18 (.433) … Scored 27 points in an early season win over Temple … Selected by the Atlanta Hawks in the first round of the 2018 NBA Draft. OMARI SPELLMAN’S CAREER STATISTICS YEAR GP-GS FGM-A FG% 3FG-A 3FG% FTM-A FT% O D TOT PF PTS A TO BL ST MN 2016-17 Redshirted 2017-18 40-39 160-336 .476 65-150 .433 49-70 .700 90 231 321/8.0 92-1 434/10.9 30 40 59 26 1125 TOTALS 40-39 160-336 .476 65-150 .433 49-70 .700 90 231 321/8.0 92-1 434/10.9 30 40 59 26 1125 2019-20 VILLANOVA BASKETBALL HISTORYNext >