< Previous2019-20 VILLANOVA BASKETBALL VILLANOVA TODAY 2019 -20 MEDIA GUIDE 188 2019 -20 MEDIA GUIDE A GLIMPSE OF VILLANOVA Since 1842, Villanova University’s Augustinian Catholic intellectual tradition has been the cornerstone of an academic community in which students learn to think critically, act compassionately and succeed while serving others. There are more than 10,000 undergraduate, graduate and law students in the University’s six colleges – the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the Villanova School of Business, the College of Engineering, the College of Nursing, the College of Professional Studies and the Villanova University School of Law. As students grow intellectually, Villanova prepares them to become ethical leaders who create positive change everywhere life takes them. Villanova University was founded in 1842 by the Order of Saint Augustine. To this day, Villanova’s Augustinian Catholic intellectual tradition is the cornerstone of an academic community in which students learn to think critically, act compassionately and succeed while serving others. Villanova prepares students to become ethical leaders who create positive change everywhere life takes them. The strength of the Villanova experience comes in part from the University’s welcoming community. All members are bonded together by a shared responsibility to uphold the ideals of Saint Augustine and let the principles of truth, unity and love guide their lives. The Villanova community helps students grow intellectually, professionally and spiritually, and challenges them to reach their full potential. The University’s rigorous academic experience, rooted in the liberal arts, forms an environment in which students and professors are partners in learning. The Villanova community is dedicated to providing a personalized experience that fosters every student’s intellectual and spiritual well-being. As part of their education, students are encouraged to enrich their own lives by working for those in need. Through academic and service programs, students use their knowledge, skills and compassion to better the world around them. Villanova University is located in a suburban community 12 miles west of Philadelphia, Pa. AN EXCELLENT ACADEMIC REPUTATION For nearly two decades, Villanova has ranked first in U.S. News & World Report’s “America’s Best Colleges” in its category of Master’s Universities (North). Villanova is also a member of the two most prestigious honor societies – Phi Beta Kappa and Phi Kappa Phi. Villanova’s College of Nursing is designated a Center of Excellence in Nursing Education by the National League for Nursing. The value of the Villanova education has also been recognized: U.S. News & World Report ranks Villanova first in Great Schools, Great Prices (Master’s, North Region) and Bloomberg BusinessWeek ranks Villanova in the top 25 nationwide in Top Undergraduate Return on Investment . THE STUDENTS Villanova’s more than 6,300 undergraduates come from 45 states plus Washington, D.C.; Guam; Puerto Rico; the U.S. Virgin Islands; and 53 foreign countries. The mid 50 percent SAT scores of the recently admitted class is 1330–1440/1600, ACT: 30–33, and the GPA range is 3.80–4.20 on a weighted 4.0 scale. 53 percent of first-year students receive need-based financial assistance from the University. THE FACULTY Villanova’s 585 full-time faculty - 90 percent of whom hold the highest degree in their field - teach classes that average 22 students. The student : faculty ratio is 11:1. THE EXPERIENCE Villanova is a welcoming, caring community of learners. Villanova offers themed Learning Communities, which create innovative educational environments where first-year student live in the same residence hall, take their Augustine and Culture Seminar together, and participate in tailored co-curricular programs. Service to others through volunteerism and service-learning projects is a fundamental part of the Villanova experience, and 75 percent of undergraduates participate. Villanova students may also choose to study abroad for a summer, a semester or a year; compete on one or more of 11 men’s and 13 women’s sports teams at the NCAA Division I level or on one of 44 club and intramural sports; and take part in any of more than 250 extracurricular groups and activities. ACCREDITATION Villanova University is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, an institutional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation. In addition, Villanova and its undergraduate programs have received accreditation from the American Chemical Society, the Computing Accreditation Commission, and the National Catholic Education Association. Villanova is a member in good standing of the National Association for College Admission Counseling. Villanova School of Business programs are accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). Villanova College of Engineering programs are accredited by the Accreditation Commission (EAC) of ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology). The Villanova College of Nursing program is fully accredited by the CCNE (Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education) and is approved by the State Board of Nursing of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Graduates are eligible to sit for the NCLEX (registered nurse licensing exam). 189 2019 -20 M EDIA GUIDE 2019-20 VILLANOVA BASKETBALL VILLANOVA TODAY PRESIDENT, REV. PETER M. DONOHUE, OSA, PHD PRESIDENT’S CABINET PRESIDENT Rev. Peter M. Donohue, OSA PROVOST Patrick G. Maggitti, PhD EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Kenneth G. Valosky SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT FOR UNIVERSITY ADVANCEMENT Michael J. O’Neill VICE PRESIDENT FOR UNIVERSITY COMMUNICATION & MARKETING Ann E. Diebold VICE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL COUNSEL E. Michael Zubey, Jr., JD VICE PRESIDENT FOR TECHNOLOGY AND CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER Stephen W. Fugale VICE PRESIDENT FOR FINANCE Neil J. Horgan DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS Mark W. Jackson VICE PRESIDENT FOR FACILITIES MANAGEMENT Robert H. Morro VICE PRESIDENT FOR STUDENT LIFE Rev. John P. Stack, OSA VICE PRESIDENT FOR MISSION AND MINISTRY Barbara E. Wall VICE PROVOST FOR ACADEMICS Craig M. Wheeland, PhD ASSOCIATE VICE PROVOST FOR DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION AND CHIEF DIVERSITY OFFICER Teresa A. Nance, PhD The Reverend Peter M. Donohue, OSA, PhD, became the 32nd president of Villanova University on June 1, 2006. Under his leadership, Villanova has charted a course of significant transformation that includes embarking on an ambitious ten-year strategic plan, launching the University’s largest comprehensive fundraising campaign, initiating a vibrant physical campus renovation and dramatically expanding student opportunities. PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE Throughout this transformative period in Villanova’s history, the University has introduced new initiatives, become more nationally recognized for its academic prowess and broken University admission records. Father Donohue has also worked together with students, faculty, staff, alumni and parents to strengthen the Villanova community and renew its commitment to the institution’s Augustinian, Catholic educational mission. A champion of the role of service learning at Villanova, Father Donohue instituted an annual St. Thomas of Villanova Day of Service as a way for the University community to propel its Augustinian ideals into action. Each September, nearly 5,000 students, faculty, staff and alumni take part in projects throughout Greater Philadelphia. This is just one of the many service learning opportunities at the University, which boasts more than 250,000 hours of service in the local, national and international community. AN ACCOMPLISHED SCHOLAR Born in the Bronx, New York, and raised in Royal Oak, Michigan, Father Peter earned a bachelor’s degree from Villanova University in 1975 and was ordained an Augustinian priest in 1979. He has a master’s in Theatre from the Catholic University of America, a masters in Divinity from the Washington Theological Union, and a PhD in Theatre from the University of Illinois. Father Donohue is a tenured associate professor at Villanova who served as chair of the University’s department of theatre from 1992 to 2006. He annually directed musical theatre productions on campus, earning six Barrymore Award nominations and one Barrymore Award for Outstanding Direction of a Musical from the Theatre Alliance of Greater Philadelphia. 2019-20 VILLANOVA BASKETBALL VILLANOVA TODAY 2019 -20 MEDIA GUIDE 190 DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS MARK JACKSON 2019 -20 MEDIA GUIDE Mark Jackson is in his fifth year as the Villanova University Director of Athletics in 2019-20. He is part of the university’s senior leadership team and serves as a direct liaison between the Athletics Department and the broader campus community. As the Director of Athletics, Jackson is responsible for providing executive leadership, strategic direction and oversight for all of Villanova’s 24 varsity sports and more than 600 student-athletes. He is also charged with managing the department’s fiscal affairs, personnel, strategic planning, facilities, general operations and public relations. Villanova is a member of the BIG EAST Conference and the Colonial Athletic Association Football Conference, and also competes in the Colonial Athletic Association (rowing) and Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (water polo). Club sports and an extensive intramurals and recreation program fall under the auspices of the Athletics Department. Jackson’s vision for Villanova Athletics during his time on campus has been a commitment to excellence in every facet of the student-athlete experience, and to fostering an environment that allows the Wildcats to be successful on all fronts while maintaining the university’s place among the nation’s elite institutions for the combination of its academic prestige, athletic achievement and community service. To this end, Villanova was presented with the BIG EAST Conference President’s Cup in three of the first four years that the across-the-board honor was presented. The President’s Cup recognizes the BIG EAST member school that has excelled at an elite level in athletic competition, academic performance, community service and leadership. Under Jackson’s watch, the Wildcats have celebrated two national championships in men’s basketball and an individual national title in men’s cross country. The last four years have seen 10 different sports programs earn team or individual berths to national postseason competition, while Villanova has won 20 conference championships and produced dozens of individual conference titles during Jackson’s tenure. Several notable success stories highlighted athletic competition in 2018- 19, beginning with men’s basketball continuing to set the BIG EAST standard by winning the conference regular season and tournament titles as the defending national champions. The women’s swimming & diving team set a program record by winning the BIG EAST title for a sixth consecutive year, while the women’s cross country and track & field teams completed a second straight “triple crown” with BIG EAST titles during the cross country, indoor and outdoor seasons. The men’s and women’s cross country teams each earned team berths to the NCAA Championships, the men’s basketball team played in the NCAA Tournament for the 14th time in the past 15 years and the women’s basketball team advanced to the WNIT to notch its 17th national postseason berth in the past 20 years. The academic achievement of Wildcats student-athletes continues to break records even at a university with a history of standing out on the national level for success in the classroom. Villanova has topped all of Division I in the last two years with the highest number of its sports programs earning NCAA public recognition awards by having a multi-year Academic Progress Rate (APR) score that ranked within the top 10 percent of their sport. Villanova had a total of 18 teams achieve this distinction for the 2016-17 academic year, while 17 programs were recognized in 2017-18. Villanova has had the highest number of student-athletes named to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team in each of the last four years, including over 300 honorees for both the 2017-18 and the 2018-19 academic years. The football, rowing and water polo teams have also been well-represented on their respective conference all-academic teams. Jackson created the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll starting with the Fall 2016 grading period to recognize Wildcats student- athletes with a semester GPA of 3.2 or higher. The number of student-athletes on the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll has steadily increased and most recently set a record with 402 honorees for the Spring 2019 semester. The overall GPA for student-athletes in Spring 2019 was 3.346, a new athletics record and the second straight year that the spring semester saw a new record GPA. With this latest figure, the Athletic Department has now tallied 32 straight semesters with a GPA above a 3.0, including the last nine consecutive semesters in which the GPA was 3.2 or higher. More than 81 percent of student- athletes – 469 in all – achieved a GPA of at least 3.0 in Spring 2019. Jackson’s leadership has enabled Villanova Athletics to reach record levels of fundraising in the past four years. Since his arrival on campus, Villanova Athletics has raised more than $120 million while posting three consecutive record-setting years in terms of fundraising dollars. Jackson has steadily increased the number of leadership and major gift donors in support of athletics facility projects, most significantly helping to make possible $65 million in fundraising for the 100% donor funded Finneran Pavilion renovation. Other major projects include the October 2016 opening of the $18 million Andrew J. Talley Athletic Center and $4 million in facility enhancements to the Davis Center. Jackson also played a key role in securing $2 million for men’s and women’s lacrosse locker room upgrades and led construction of the $2 million track & field and cross country locker rooms and offices. In June 2016 Jackson helped to secure an anonymous $1.3 million gift, the largest ever to a Villanova Athletics women’s program, for the construction of a new home venue for the field hockey 2019 -20 M EDIA GUIDE 2019-20 VILLANOVA BASKETBALL VILLANOVA TODAY DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS MARK JACKSON 191 team at the Proving Grounds in nearby Conshohocken, Pa. This transformational gift provides a new home for the field hockey team and positively impacts both the competitive and recruiting landscape of the program. A similar project was completed in September 2016 at the Villanova Ballpark at Plymouth, where the baseball team plays its home games. Through the generosity of alumni and friends of the baseball program, artificial turf was installed on the infield and behind home plate. Outfield wall padding was added in March 2017. In addition to numerous capital projects, Jackson has overseen the successful implementation of the “Nova Points” donor and season ticket holder points system and has prioritized fundraising for staffing, scholarship and operational support in the Athletic Department. Jackson is involved with several external committees in addition to his responsibilities on campus. He was named by the NCAA to its Division I Council, a four-year term which began on July 1, 2019 and continues through June 30, 2023. The Division I Council is a high- level group comprised of practitioners who work daily in Division I athletics, and it has primary legislative authority for Division I. Jackson will also represent the Division I Council on the Strategic Vision and Planning Committee which has oversight responsibility of administrative functions related to the management of the Division I governance structure, including business and legal affairs, strategic planning and research, Division I membership activities, and health and safety matters. Jackson has been the chair of the BIG EAST Athletic Directors Committee and the Big 5 Athletic Director’s Committee, as well as the Co-Chair of the Collegiate Sports Summit for Athletic Directors. The latter is an initiative which Jackson worked with fellow athletic directors, sports executives and NCAA senior leadership to help found during his years at the University of Southern California. Villanova has been on a remarkable run of success since Jackson’s arrival at the start of the 2015-16 academic year. His first year on the job was marked by the men’s basketball team winning the second national championship in program history. Head coach Jay Wright was named the Naismith Men’s College Coach of the Year and men’s basketball was one of four Wildcats teams that advanced to national postseason play. The women’s cross country team earned a berth in the NCAA Championships, while the volleyball team made its second-ever NCAA appearance and the women’s basketball team played in the WNIT. In 2016-17, the men’s basketball team returned to the No. 1 national ranking and won its fourth consecutive regular season BIG EAST title in addition to winning the postseason conference tournament for the second time in three seasons. The women’s basketball team won 20 games for the fifth straight year and reached the semifinal round of the WNIT for the first time. Men’s cross country student-athlete Patrick Tiernan capped his storybook collegiate career by becoming the second Villanova men’s athlete to win the NCAA cross country title. The football team returned to the FCS playoffs in 2016 and the men’s soccer team made its first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance. Highlights from 2017-18 included the dominant run made by men’s basketball during the NCAA Tournament en route to a second national title in three years. The women’s basketball and men’s lacrosse programs also earned at-large NCAA Tournament bids, with the men’s lacrosse team earning its highest-ever national ranking when it landed at No. 4 in the USILA Coaches Poll during the year. Jackson brought with him to Villanova nearly 20 years of experience and a comprehensive knowledge of all sports and the associated support necessary to sustain an elite collegiate athletic program. He was appointed the Director of Athletics at Villanova on August 25, 2015 after serving as the Senior Associate Director of Athletics and Chief Innovation Officer at USC, where he had responsibility for the university’s flagship football program along with baseball, women’s lacrosse and support services, including sports medicine, strength and conditioning, nutrition, security and apparel operations. Some highlights from his USC experience include oversight of more than $125 million in capital projects, playing a key role in a $300 million fundraising campaign for the USC athletic department, and managing the USC athletic department’s dealings with a multi-million dollar renovation of the Los Angeles Coliseum. Prior to USC, Jackson worked at Syracuse University as the Executive Senior Associate Athletic Director, where he oversaw all aspects of athletic administration and support for 20 men’s and women’s programs. At both USC and Syracuse, he was responsible for expanding athletic department partnerships with key sponsors. Jackson also developed a strong relationship with the NCAA, assisting with the development of a robust compliance program on campus. Jackson has previous experience at the professional level with the Oakland Raiders and the New England Patriots, serving as Director of Football Development with Oakland from 2007- 2008 and as a coaching assistant with New England for three seasons from 1998-2000. Jackson was born in Boston, Massachusetts and played defensive back at Colby College in Waterville, Maine. He received his bachelor’s degree in government from Colby in 1995 and a master’s degree in public policy from Trinity College in 1997. Jackson, 46, and his wife, Tricia, are parents to four children: Grace, 18; Hannah, 16; Kevin, 14; and Sean, 12.2019-20 VILLANOVA BASKETBALL VILLANOVA TODAY 2019 -20 MEDIA GUIDE 192 2019 -20 MEDIA GUIDE ATHLETIC ADMINISTRATION SENIOR ADMINISTRATION MARK JACKSON Director of Athletics LYNN TIGHE Senior Associate AD/ Chief Athletics Administrative Officer/SWA ASHWIN PURI Senior Associate AD/ Chief Athletics Operating Officer REV. ROB HAGAN Senior Associate AD/Student-Athlete Welfare DEAN KENEFICK Senior Associate AD/Communications OFFICE OF THE ATHLETIC DIRECTOR MARK JACKSON Director of Athletics LYNN TIGHE Senior Associate AD/Chief Athletics Administrative Officer/SWA MEGHAN SHANER Manager, Director of Athletics Office OFFICE OF ACADEMIC SUPPORT FOR ATHLETICS JEREMY KEES Faculty Athletics Representative JENN BROPHY Director of Academic Support for Athletics KRISTA CHMIELEWSKI Assistant Director of Academic Support TARYN NICHOLS Athletics Academic Advisor MARISSA PAFFAS Athletics Academic Advisor BUSINESS OPERATIONS BRIAN MURRAY Associate AD/Business Operations ROSEMARY MAZZOTTA Athletics Business Assistant JEN BURNS Travel Coordinator COMPLIANCE AND STUDENT SERVICES REV. ROB HAGAN Senior Associate AD/Student-Athlete Welfare KATIE LeGRAND Assistant AD/Compliance MALCOLM GRACE Assistant AD/Compliance (Basketball) ALLISON VENELLA Assistant AD/Student-Athlete Development PETER BARAN Director of Compliance ALEXISS ROBINSON Director of Compliance FINANCIAL AID JENNIFER WAHL Athletics Insurance Assistant DEVELOPMENT – VILLANOVA ATHLETIC FUND STEVE PINONE Senior Director of Athletic Development for Men’s Basketball WHITEY RIGSBY Senior Major Gift Officer BRIAN BEACHAM Associate Director of Athletics Development DEVIN HASSINGER Coordinator of Athletics Development EQUIPMENT ROOM BLAKE BURKEY Assistant AD/Equipment Operations MICHAEL BRAZILL Assistant Director of Equipment Operations/ Football ASHLEY GARRISON Assistant Director of Equipment Operations BRANDON MANGO Assistant Director of Equipment Operations EXTERNAL OPERATIONS ASHWIN PURI Senior Associate AD/Chief Athletics Operating Officer JACOB WHITTEN Assistant AD/Marketing JANINE SHAO Assistant AD/Marketing MARY MITCHELL Administrative Assistant FACILIITES AND OPERATIONS BRIAN ANDERSON Associate AD/Facilities and Game Operations REGGIE PARIS Coordinator of Facilities and Operations BRANDON TUOZZOLO Coordinator of Facilities and Operations JAKE EDINGER Coordinator of Facilities and Operations INTRAMURALS AND RECREATION LISA HARRIS Associate AD/Intramurals and Recreation ASHLEY MONTECCHIO Intramurals and Recreation Coordinator MICHAEL HAY Aquatic Coordinator GINA PALERMO Fitness Coordinator MARK JACKSON LYNN TIGHE ASHWIN PURI REV. ROB HAGAN, O.S.A. DEAN KENEFICK JEREMY KEES JENN BROPHY KRISTA CHMIELEWSKI TARYN NICHOLS MARISSA PAFFAS REV. ROB HAGAN, O.S.A. KATIE LeGRAND MALCOLM GRACE ALLISON VENELLA PETER BARAN ALEXISS ROBINSON STEVE PINONE WHITEY RIGSBY DEVIN HASSINGER BRIAN BEACHAM JENNIFER WAHL BRIAN MURRAY ROSEMARY MAZZOTTA JEN BURNS MARK JACKSON LYNN TIGHE MEGHAN SHANER BLAKE BURKEY MICHAEL BRAZILL BRANDON MANGO ASHLEY GARRISON ASHWIN PURI JACOB WHITTEN MARY MITCHELL JANINE SHAO BRIAN ANDERSON REGGIE PARIS JAKE EDINGER BRANDON TUOZZOLO LISA HARRIS ASHLEY MONTECCHIO GINA PALERMO MICHAEL HAY193 2019 -20 M EDIA GUIDE 2019-20 VILLANOVA BASKETBALL VILLANOVA TODAY ATHLETIC ADMINISTRATION MEDIA RELATIONS DEAN KENEFICK Senior Associate AD/Communications MIKE SHERIDAN Assistant AD/Communications DAVID BERMAN Assistant AD/Communications MICHELLE RUEL Media Relations Coordinator SPORTS MEDICINE LENNY CURRIER Assistant AD/Sports Medicine MIKE DUNCAN Team Physician JEFF PIERCE Head Athletics Trainer SHAWN KEANE Associate Athletic Trainer TYLER WAITE Associate Athletic Trainer REBECCA DUBAS Athletic Trainer ADAM EDWARDS Athletic Trainer SPENCER FOWLER Athletic Trainer TAYLOR GERHART Athletics Trainer MATTHEW MITCHELL Athletic Trainer STEPHANIE NATALIE Athletics Trainer CAILEY RYAN Athletics Trainer JEREMY BIAGIOTTI Athletics Trainer TY BIGELOW Athletic Trainer STRENGTH & CONDITIONING KEVIN MILLER Associate AD/Director of Sports Performance SEAN DOHERTY Sports Performance Coach COLIN MASTERSON Sports Performance Coach MICHAEL RHOADES Sports Performance Coach JOHN SHACKLETON Strength/Performance Enhancement Coach MIKE TUCKER Sports Performance Coach TICKET OFFICE KEVIN AHERN Asst. Athletic Director for Ticket Operations LOGAN BRADY Coordinator of Ticketing VIDEO OPERATIONS RYAN CHRISTIANSEN Director of Video Operations JOE BAKER Coordinator of Video Operations LEGENDS DAVID WISHART General Manager/Premium Seating SCOTT CONTI Account Executive/Athletic Ticketing NICK DiPAOLA Account Executive/Athletic Ticketing MAUREEN PFEIFFER Marketing Manager ANN O’TOOLE Sales and Marketing Coordinator SPECTRA CHUCK RIDDICK General Manager/Spectra Food Services MORGAN NESS Sales and Operations Manager VILLANOVA SPORTS PROPERTIES (FOX SPORTS) DREW YOUNG VP/GM (Fox Sports) KEVIN LEVY Senior Director of Business Development (Fox Sports) DANIELLE DUROCHER Partner Services Manager (Fox Sports) KEVIN MILLER SEAN DOHERTY COLIN MASTERSON MICHAEL RHOADES JOHN SHACKLETON MIKE TUCKER LENNNY CURRIER MIKE DUNCAN SHAWN KEANE JEFF PIERCE TYLER WAITE REBECCA DUBAS SPENCER FOWLER ADAM EDWARDS TAYLOR GERHART MATTHEW MITCHELL CAILEY RYAN STEPHANIE NATALIE JEREMY BIAGIOTTI TY BIGELOW KEVIN AHERN LOGAN BRADY CHUCK RIDDICK MORGAN NESS RYAN CHRISTIANSEN JOE BAKER DEAN KENEFICK MIKE SHERIDAN MICHELLE RUEL DAVID BERMAN DAVID WISHART SCOTT CONTI NICK DiPAOLA MAUREEN PFEIFFER ANN O'TOOLE DREW YOUNG KEVIN LEVY DANIELLE DUROCHER2019-20 VILLANOVA BASKETBALL VILLANOVA TODAY 2019 -20 MEDIA GUIDE 194 VILLANOVA HEAD COACHES BRAD ADAMS Men’s Tennis CARISSA ADAMS Rowing TOM CARLIN Men’s Soccer MIKE CORRADO Men’s Lacrosse MARK FERRANTE Football CHRIS McLAIN Women’s Soccer JOANIE MILHOUS Field Hockey KEVIN MULVEY Baseball MARCUS O’SULLIVAN Men’s Track & Field & Cross Country BRIDGET ORCHARD Softball HARRY PERRETTA Women’s Basketball GINA PROCACCIO Women’s Track & Field, Cross Country STEVE REINIGER Women’s Tennis LARRY SANDERS Water Polo JAMIE SHROY Cheerleading Coordinator RICK SIMPSON Swimming & Diving JOSH STEINBACH Volleyball JIM WILKES Golf JAY WRIGHT Men’s Basketball JULIE YOUNG Women’s Lacrosse BRAD ADAMS Men’s Tennis CARISSA ADAMS Rowing TOM CARLIN Men’s Soccer MIKE CORRADO Men’s Lacrosse MARK FERRANTE Football CHRIS McLAIN Women’s Soccer JOANIE MILHOUS Field Hockey KEVIN MULVEY Baseball MARCUS O’SULLIVAN Men’s Track & Field & Cross Country BRIDGET ORCHARD Softball HARRY PERRETTA Women’s Basketball GINA PROCACCIO Women’s Track & Field, Cross Country STEVE REINIGER Women’s Tennis LARRY SANDERS Water Polo JAMIE SHROY Cheerleading Coordinator RICK SIMPSON Swimming & Diving JOSH STEINBACH Volleyball JIM WILKES Golf JAY WRIGHT Men’s Basketball JULIE YOUNG Women’s Lacrosse 2019 -20 MEDIA GUIDE195 2019 -20 M EDIA GUIDE 2019-20 VILLANOVA BASKETBALL VILLANOVA TODAY ACADEMIC RESOURCE CENTER “THE VILLANOVA STUDENT ATHLETE” • The Athletic Department has now tallied 32 straight semesters over the last 16 academic years with a GPA above a 3.0, including the last nine consecutive semesters in which the GPA was 3.2 or higher. • On an individual level, more than 81 percent of student-athletes – 469 in all – achieved a GPA of at least 3.0 for the spring semester. Nearly half of the student-athletes – 271, or 47 percent – earned a GPA of 3.5 or higher for the semester. • A record total of 402 honorees were named to the Athletic Directors Honor Roll for the Spring 2019 semester. Each student-athlete must have at least 3.2 have been named to the Athletic Director’s Honor Roll • Villanova tied its highest mark ever with a 96 percent rate in the NCAA GSR method. The NCAA GSR differs from the federal graduation rate calculation in two important ways. First, the GSR holds colleges accountable for those student-athletes who transfer into their school. Second, the GSR does not penalize colleges whose student-athletes transfer in good aca- demic standing. Athletic Academic Advisor Marissa Paffas with Dhamir Cosby-Roundtree JEREMY KEES Academic Support / Faculty Representative KRISTA CHMIELEWSKI Assistant Director, Academic Support JENN BROPHY Associate Director, Academic Services MARISSA PAFFAS Athletic Academic Advisor TARYN NICHOLS Athletic Academic Advisor2019-20 VILLANOVA BASKETBALL VILLANOVA TODAY 2019 -20 MEDIA GUIDE 196 2019 -20 MEDIA GUIDE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA Villanova University is located 12 miles west of the city of Philadelphia, Pa., birthplace of American independence. Philadelphia is an absolutely indispensable resource easily accessible for Villanova’s student community. Buses and trains stop regularly on our campus, and you can be in Center City in a matter of minutes. There, the cultural attractions of one of the nation’s most historic areas are yours to choose from: Independence Hall, where the Declaration of Independence was adopt- ed, and the U.S. Constitution was written; the Academy of Music, home of the world-re- nowned Philadelphia Orchestra; the Liberty Bell; the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the country’s third-larg- est art museum; and count- less theaters, galleries, night- clubs and historical sites. Philadelphia is also home to some of the country’s most exciting professional sports teams. You can watch the 2008 World Champion Philadelphia Phillies play baseball at Citizens Bank Park and the NFL’s Philadel- phia Eagles hit the gridiron at Lincoln Financial Field. Just across the street is the Wells Fargo Center, home to the NBA’s Philadelphia 76ers and the NHL’s Philadelphia Flyers. The Wells Fargo Cen- ter, Citizens Bank Park and Lincoln Financial Field are home to numerous other events, concerts and festivals. There is also Philadelphia’s famous South Street for shopping and strolling. Philadel- phia’s excellent restaurants are world-fa- mous; equally famous is the city’s more casual cuisine, like cheesesteaks, hoagies and soft pretzels. Philadelphia also contains one of the country’s largest concentrations of colleges, with over 30 campuses located within a 15 mile radius of Villanova. This gives students an opportunity to take advantage of librar- ies, cultural offerings, and other facilities, as well as giving them thousands of students and peers with whom to share good times. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON VILLANOVA For information on admissions and campus tours, contact the Villanova University Office of Undergraduate Admissions at 1-800-338-7927, Monday through Friday between the hours of 9:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. For information on Villanova University’s Athletic Schedules, contact the Athletic Department at 610-519-4090 or visit 2019-20 media guide. The Liberty Bell is just one of the many tourist attractions that the city of Philadelphia has to offer. Philadelphia City Hall Villanova celebrated its 2018 NCAA national championship with a parade down Market Street in Philadelphia197 2019 -20 M EDIA GUIDE 2019-20 VILLANOVA BASKETBALL VILLANOVA TODAY ACADEMIC SUPPORT ACADEMIC SUPPORT Thirty years ago Villanova University was one of the leaders among NCAA Division I schools in recognizing the need for providing academic support for its student-athletes. This is a University which treasures its outstand- ing academic reputation and is equally proud of its student-athletes who represent Villanova every year in inter-collegiate contests. Today, college athletes are expected to be involved in their sports and in training all year long. Time demands are extraor- dinary. The Office of Academic Support helps our student-athletes to manage these athletic demands without sacrificing their academic careers. At Villanova, the Office of Academic Support reports to the Office of the Provost. The Academic Support staff works with the Athletic Department, whose directors and coaches have always under- stood the primacy of academics. The entire university community is proud of the fact that all the student-athletes who stay at our Uni- versity for their entire careers graduate with as fine a degree as any in the country. The Office of Academic Support works in con- junction with the many offices of academic support on campus available to all students. Moreover, with its Freshman Mentoring Program and academic tutors, the Academic Support staff oversees the academic progress of Villanova’s student-athletes throughout the year. Villanova’s Athletic Department has never lost sight of the mission of its University. The faculty, alumni, administrators, and students can be assured that this tradition of excellence continues. Former Villanova student-athlete Brian Westbrook was inducted into the Philadelphia Eagles Hall of Fame in October 2015 “I RECEIVED A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF SUPPORT FROM THE ACADEMIC SUPPORT STAFF. THEY WERE A HUGE HELP IN ASSISTING ME TO REACH THE GOALS I SET FOR MYSELF.” – Brian Westbrook • Former Villanova All-American running back. • 2001 Walter Payton Award Winner. • Selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the third round of the 2002 NFL Draft. Joined the San Francisco 49ers in 2010. • Chosen to participate in the Pro Bowl in 2004 and 2007 Philadelphia Eagles Hall of FamerNext >