< PreviousERIC PASCHALL BECAME THE SIXTH WILDCAT TO HEAR HIS NAME CALLED AT THE NBA DRAFT IN THE PAST THREE SEASONS, WHEN HE WAS SELECTED IN 2019 BY THE GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS. GUARD PHIL BOOTH WON THE DAVE GAVITT AWARD AS THE MOST OUTSTANDING PLAYER AT THE 2019 BIG EAST TOURNAMENT. A WILDCAT HAS WON THAT AWARD IN FOUR OF THE PAST FIVE SEASONS. Jay Wright, seen here with BIG EAST Commissioner Val Ackerman, was named BIG EAST Coach of the Year for the sixth time in 2018-19. 2019 -20 MEDIA GUIDE 8 2019-20 VILLANOVA BASKETBALL THIS IS VILLANOVA BASKETBALL HONORS9 2019-20 VILLANOVA BASKETBALL 9 THE FINNERAN PAVILION RE-OPENED IN NOVEMBER 2018 AFTER A TRANSFORMATIVE $65 MILLION STATE OF THE ART RENOVATION. THE WILDCATS HAVE PLAYED BEFORE 183 CONSECUTIVE REGULAR SEASON SELLOUTS IN THE FACILITY. VILLANOVA HAS HOSTED A GAME IN PHILADELPHIA IN EVERY SEASON SINCE 1950. THAT TRADITION WILL CONTINUE IN 2019-20 AS THE WILDCATS HOST SEVEN GAMES AT THE WELLS FARGO CENTER Phil Booth greets the Nova Nation in front of the Finneran Pavilion Cole Swider walking through Xfinity Live for the “Wildcat Walk” 2019 -20 M EDIA GUIDE THIS IS VILLANOVA BASKETBALL SUPPORTTHE BIG EAST HAS BEEN VILLANOVA’S BASKETBALL HOME SINCE 1980. IN 2019, THE WILDCATS BECAME THE FIRST TEAM TO CLAIM THREE CONSECUTIVE BIG EAST TOURNAMENT TITLES Madison Square Garden, home of the BIG EAST Tournament since 1983 Collin Gillespie, Saddiq Bey and Cole Swider in BIG EAST action 2019 -20 MEDIA GUIDE 10 2019-20 VILLANOVA BASKETBALL THIS IS VILLANOVA BASKETBALL THE BIG EAST11 2019-20 VILLANOVA BASKETBALL 11 EVERY WILDCAT STUDENT-ATHLETE WHO HAS SPENT FOUR YEARS IN THE BASKETBALL PROGRAM SINCE 1975 HAS EARNED HIS VILLANOVA DEGREE Jay and Patty Wright posed with the Class of 2019 student-athletes, student managers and student office assistants Mikal Bridges of the NBA’s Phoenix Suns returned to take part in “Senior Night” ceremonies last February at Finneran Pavilion Villanova Basketball’s Class of 2019 included Jalen Brunson, Tim Delaney, and Peyton Heck Jalen Brunson returned with his family to be honored prior to a game vs. Georgetown in February 2019 -20 M EDIA GUIDE THIS IS VILLANOVA BASKETBALL DIPLOMAS & ACADEMICSTHE DEVELOPMENT OF THE TOTAL STUDENT-ATHLETE IS AT THE CORE OF VILLANOVA BASKETBALL. HEAD ATHLETIC TRAINER JEFF PIERCE AND STRENGTH COACH JOHN SHACKLETON WORK INSIDE THE DAVIS CENTER AND TAILOR A PROGRAM UNIQUE TO EACH INDIVIDUAL Strength Coach John Shackleton Dhamir Cosby-Roundtree and the Wildcats working together to stretch prior to a game. Head Athletic Trainer Jeff Pierce with Collin Gillespie 2019 -20 MEDIA GUIDE 12 2019-20 VILLANOVA BASKETBALL THIS IS VILLANOVA BASKETBALL COMPLETE STUDENT-ATHLETES13 2019-20 VILLANOVA BASKETBALL 13 THE WELLS FARGO CENTER, VILLANOVA’S HOME AWAY FROM HOME SINCE 1996, UNDERWENT A MAJOR RENOVATION OF ITS OWN IN THE SUMMER OF 2019. FINNERAN PAVILION OFFERS AN ENHANCED FAN EXPERIENCE THAT THIS YEAR FEATURES THE OPENING OF THE 2018 CLUB Opening tip at the first official game in the Finn, November 6, 2018 vs. Morgan State William Finneran cuts the ribbon to open the Finneran Pavilion in November 2018 2019 -20 M EDIA GUIDE THIS IS VILLANOVA BASKETBALL INFRASTRUCTUREThis is Villanova Basketball . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-13 Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Media Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Villanova Basketball on the Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Radio/TV Roster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17 Team Photo/Roster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 BASKETBALL STAFF Jay Wright . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20-25 Kyle Neptune . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 George Halcovage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Mike Nardi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Dwayne Anderson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Support Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30-33 Student Managers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 THE WILDCATS Collin Gillespie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36-39 Dhamir Cosby-Roundtree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40-43 Jermaine Samuels Jr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44-47 Tim Saunders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48-49 Saddiq Bey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50-52 Brandon Slater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53-55 Cole Swider . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56-58 Caleb Daniels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59-61 Bryan Antoine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62-63 Chris Arcidiacono . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64-65 Eric Dixon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66-67 Justin Moore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68-69 Jeremiah Robinson-Earl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70-71 Kevin Hoehn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 THE VILLANOVA BASKETBALL EXPERIENCE Villanova and the NBA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74-75 Villanova International . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76-77 Life After Basketball . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78-80 Uniquely Villanova . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 ‘Cats in the Community . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82-83 Finneran Pavilion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84-85 Wells Fargo Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86-87 Villanova Basketball Awards Ceremony . . . . . . . . 88-89 Hoops Mania . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 Summer Jam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 THE BIG EAST / BIG FIVE The Big East Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94-95 The Philadelphia Big Five . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 2018-19 IN REVIEW 2018-19 Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Cumulative Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 2018-19 Boxscores . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100-110 HISTORY Year-By-Year Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112-123 Big East Series Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124-129 vs . All Opponents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .130-137 All-Time Roster (By Season) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138-141 All-Time Roster (By Player) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142-144 Legends of Villanova Basketball . . . . . . . . . . . . .145-158 TOURNAMENTS NCAA Tournament History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .160-161 1985 NCAA Tournament Champions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162 2016 NCAA Tournament Champions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163 2018 National Champions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164 1971 NCAA Finalists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165 2009 NCAA Final Four . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166 1939 NCAA Final Four . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167 Wildcats’ Big East Championships . . . . . . . . . . 168-169 Big East Tournament History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170 Century Mark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171 NIT History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172 RECORDS / AWARDS Team Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174 Individual Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 Class Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176 Individual Scoring Leaders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 Individual Rebounding Leaders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178 Individual Assist Leaders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179 Individual Steals Leaders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180 Individual Blocked Shot Leaders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .181 Year-By-Year Leaders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .182-184 All-Americans/Big East Awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185-186 VILLANOVA TODAY Glimpse of Villanova . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188 President Rev . Peter M . Donohue, O .S .A . . . . . . . . . . 189 Director of Athletics Mark Jackson . . . . . . . . . . .190-191 Athletics Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .192-193 Villanova Head Coaches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194 Academic Resource Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195 City of Philadelphia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196 Academic Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197 Strength & Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198 Sports Medicine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198 Villanova Athletic Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199-200 Villanova Men’s Basketball Endowed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201 Scholarship Program Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .202-204 Championship Teams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205 Media Outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .206 Getting to Villanova/2019-20 Villanova Schedule . 207 2019 -20 MEDIA GUIDE 14 2019-20 VILLANOVA BASKETBALL THIS IS VILLANOVA BASKETBALL TABLE OF CONTENTSGENERAL INFORMATION The 2019-20 Villanova Basketball Media Guide was prepared by the Media Relations staff to assist the media in its coverage of the Wildcats. This information may also be accessed at the official web site of Villanova Athletics, villanova.com. GAME CREDENTIALS This season, Villanova will be utilizing an online credential application system that can be accessed at villanova.com/ mbbcredentials Credentials are granted in accordance with NCAA and Big East guidelines at the discretion of the Office of Media Relations. Priority is given to national and local outlets based on verified circu- lation and online views data. Credentials are awarded on a space available basis. At the Finneran Pavilion, those who have received confirmation of an approved credential request, may pro- ceed to the Media Will Call window for pickup. The Media Will Call window is located in the main lobby area off of McMahon Way. At the Wells Fargo Center, approved credential applicants may enter at the 11th Avenue entrance on the concourse level opposite Xfinity Live. PHOTO AND FILM CREDENTIALS Photographers and videographers may also apply for credentials no later than one week prior to the game at 2019-20 media guide/mbbcredentials Those photographers and videogra- phers who receive credentials will be assigned a spot along the baseline. Due to a reduction in available spaces, all photographers are asked to remain in their assigned places during live game action. Attempting to change or alter the baseline assignments is grounds for revocation of the credential and or sus- pension of future requests. By accepting a credential, photogra- phers and videographers assume all risk that accompanies occupying a baseline position near the court. Photography is not permitted along the sidelines or in and around the team bench areas. It is also not permissible to block the view of patrons at any time. No cameras may be mounted on back- boards, signage boards or other stationary objects in the arena without the express written consent of Villanova Athletics. POSTGAME INTERVIEW POLICY The Villanova locker room is closed. A post-game press conference will be held following 10-minute cooling off period in the Villanova Media Room (Finneran Pavilion lower level adjacent to the Fitzgerald Club) or Interview Area (Wells Fargo Center ground level). Villanova head coach Jay Wright and selected student-athletes will appear. The visiting team head coach will also appear along with selected student-ath- letes. Please check with opponent SID contacts regarding individual team lock- er room policies. MEDIA SEATING The media seating area at the Finneran Pavilion is located in section 212. All seats are assigned by Villanova Media Relations. Those filing postgame reports are encouraged to do so from their press box seat location. The area will remain accessible following the post- game press briefing. The main press seating area in the Wells Fargo Center is behind the basket. For games played at the Center, media are asked to use the Lower Press Room to file once the game ends. OFFICIAL RADIO The official visiting radio outlet will be seated at the scorer’s table next to the visitors bench during games played at the Finneran Pavilion. For those games played at the Wells Fargo Center, the official visiting team radio location is across from the scorer’s table at floor level, adjacent to the originating televi- sion network location. Other radio requests should be made via the online credentialing system. Outlets are granted no more than a sin- gle game credential with priority given to those stations that regularly staff Villanova games. NON GAMEDAY INTERVIEWS All requests for interviews of Villanova coaches and student-athletes may be directed to Mike Sheridan, Assistant Athletics Director/Communications. No interviews are conducted on game days or on team off days. A post-practice media availability ses- sion will be held on the day before home games or, depending on travel, the day of team departure for road contests. These times vary based on the team schedule but are generally held on the court inside the Davis Center or Finneran Pavilion. MEDIA PARKING Those applicants approved for cre- dentials will be added to a media park- ing list. At the Finneran Pavilion, the media parking list is located at the main cam- pus entrance on Ithan Avenue. Drivers will be directed to the Health Services Garage, located across Ithan Avenue from Finneran Pavilion. At the Wells Fargo Center, the media parking list is at the Broad Street entrance. Parking is available on a first-come, first served basis. Credential approval does not guarantee a parking spot. GAMEDAY SERVICES Game notes and updated statistics may be found at villanova.com. A digital copy of this media guide is there as well. During games, halftime and postgame statistics will be distributed in the Media Room and along press row. BIG EAST CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT The Big East utilizes an online sys- tem for credential application to the 2020 BIG EAST Tournament held at New York’s Madison Square Garden in March. The system will go live in late January. Check the BIG EAST media relations staff for additional details. 2019-20 VILLANOVA BASKETBALL 2019 -20 M EDIA GUIDE 15 THIS IS VILLANOVA BASKETBALL MEDIA INFORMATION610 ESPN is the exclusive radio home in the Delaware Valley for Villanova Basketball. Every Wildcats regular season and post-season game can be heard on 610 ESPN including pre-game and post-game shows. Additionally, fans looking to listen to the Wildcats who live outside the region can do so via the TuneIn app. Select Villanova games can also be heard via SiriusXM satellite radio. Check program listings. VILLANOVA RADIO NETWORK PLAY-BY-PLAY RYAN FANNON Ryan Fannon returns to the sidelines for his 22nd season as the play-by-play voice of Villanova Basketball. Fannon is a 1993 Villanova graduate who began his association with the Wildcat network as host of the pre-game and post-game shows shortly after his graduation. Fannon is also the radio play-by-play voice of Villanova Wildcats Football on 610 Sports. Fannon and his wife Laura are the parents of three children and make their home in Alexandria, Va. COLOR COMMENTARY WHITEY RIGSBY Whitey Rigsby came to Villanova in 1974 and went on to become the starting point guard for Coach Rollie Massimino and a 1978 Wildcats squad that advanced to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament. He was a three- year starter who dished out 393 career assists and was inducted into the Villanova Athletics Hall of Fame in 1995. The new basketball campaign marks Rigsby’s 40th as a team broadcaster. In that span he helped call VU’s 1985 NCAA and 1994 National Invitation Tournament titles and in 2009 he was behind the microphone as the Wildcats marched back to the NCAA Final Four in Detroit andfor both the 2016 and 2018 NCAA natiional titles. Rigsby is a director in the office of the Villanova Athletic Fund. Rigsby makes his home in Malvern, Pa., with his wife Becky, a 1979 Villanova graduate. The couple has seven children: Deborah, VU class of 2005; Rob Jr., VU class of 2007; Frederick, VU class of 2007; Mary; Matthew, VU class of 2010; Joseph, VU class of 2012 and John. INSIDE VILLANOVA BASKETBALL WITH JAY WRIGHT The television program that brings Wildcat fans behind the scenes of their favorite team is “Inside Villanova Basketball with Jay Wright”. Ten shows will air locally on NBCSN Philly in Philadelphia and in selected northeast markets as well. The show is produced by WipeOut Productions and its executive producer Scott Graham. The program gives viewers an inside look at life within the Villanova Basketball program. TALKING VILLANOVA BASKETBALL WITH JAY WRIGHT PRESENTED BY HARTFORD FUNDS The “Talking Villanova Basketball with Jay Wright presented by Hartford Funds” program entered a new era in 2018-19 as it moved from a traditional radio show to a podcast format. Guests in Season 1 of the podcast included ESPN college basketball analyst Jay Bilas, CBS and Fox Sports analyst Bill Rafery along with Wildcats legends Randy Foye, Josh Hart and Mikal Bridges. The podcast is available via iTunes and Podbean. Fans can follow @NovaMBB on Twitter, Instragram, and Facebook to receive instant alerts when a new podcast becomes available for download. VILLANOVA ATHLETICS WEBSITE ¢ 2019-20 MEDIA GUIDE • Game Notes (full game notes available in .pdf format) • Statistics • Schedule and Results • Feature Stories • Complete media guide (available section by section in .pdf format) • Highlight Videos • Villanova Apparel VILLANOVA.COM INTERNET RADIO BROADCASTS • Radio Broadcasts and Live Stats of Wildcat basketball games available over the internet. • To access live and archived broadcasts, mouse over the NOVA NATION menu at the top of the website and select Nova Nation All-Access. Villanova head coach Jay Wright with podcast guests Darryl Reynolds and Tony Chennault 2019 -20 MEDIA GUIDE 16 2019-20 VILLANOVA BASKETBALL THIS IS VILLANOVA BASKETBALL WILDCATS ON THE AIR17 2019-20 VILLANOVA BASKETBALL 17 PRONUNCIATION GUIDE CHRIS ARCIDIACONO Archie-dee-ack-ah-no SADDIQ BEY Sa-deke KEVIN HOEHN Kevin H-owen COLE SWIDER Swhy-der 1 BRYAN ANTOINE Fr . ¡ G ¡ 6-5 ¡ 175 Tinton Falls, N .J . 2 COLLIN GILLESPIE Jr . ¡ G ¡ 6-3 ¡ 191 Huntingdon Valley, Pa . 3 BRANDON SLATER So . ¡ F ¡ 6-6 ¡ 202 Centreville, Va . 41 SADDIQ BEY So . ¡ F ¡ 6-8 ¡ 216 Largo, MD . 5 JUSTIN MOORE Fr . ¡ G ¡ 6-4 ¡ 210 Fort Washington, Md . JAY WRIGHT Head Coach 19th Season DWAYNE ANDERSON Director of Operations GEORGE HALCOVAGE Assistant Coach 13th Season JEFF PIERCE Head Athletic Trainer KYLE NEPTUNE Assistant Coach 7th Season REV. ROB HAGAN, O.S.A. Team Chaplain MIKE NARDI Assistant Coach 5th Season JOHN SHACKLETON Strength Coach 14 CALEB DANIELS R-So . ¡ G ¡ 6-4 ¡ 205 New Orleans, La 23 JERMAINE SAMUELS Jr . ¡ F ¡ 6-7 ¡ 222 Franklin, Mass . 4 CHRIS ARCIDIACONO Fr . ¡ G ¡ 6-5 ¡ 197 Langhorne, Pa . 20 KEVIN HOEHN Jr . ¡ G ¡ 6-0 ¡ 175 Morristown, N .J . 10 COLE SWIDER So . ¡ F ¡ 6-9 ¡ 219 Portsmouth, R .I . 21 DHAMIR COSBY-ROUNDTREE Jr . ¡ F ¡ 6-9 ¡ 228 Philadelphia, Pa . 24 JEREMIAH ROBINSON-EARL Fr . ¡ F ¡ 6-9 ¡ 232 Overland Park, Kan . 43 ERIC DIXON Fr . ¡ F ¡ 6-8 ¡ 270 Willow Grove, Pa . 12 TIM SAUNDERS Sr . ¡ G ¡ 6-4 ¡ 200 Del Mar, Cal . 2019 -20 M EDIA GUIDE THIS IS VILLANOVA BASKETBALL RADIO/TV ROSTERNext >