< Previous2019-20 VILLANOVA BASKETBALL THE WILDCATS 2019 -20 MEDIA GUIDE 48 DEL MAR, CA. ¢ TORREY PINES HS ¢ COACH: JOHN OLIVE TIM SAUNDERS VILLANOVA Joined the active roster in 2018-19 after serving as a practice player during the Wildcats’ 2017-18 NCAA national championship campaign. 2018-19 OVERVIEW Appeared in one game for the Wildcats. . 2018-19 NON-CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS Appeared for one minute in an 81-58 victory over Connecticut on Dec. 22 at New York’s Madison Square Garden. . UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND Spent two seasons at the Tacoma based school from 2015-17 ... Averaged 6.6 points per game in 25 games as a freshman in 2015-16 ... Appeared in seven games - earning five start- ing assignments while averaging 12.3 points per game - in 2016-17. . TORREY PINES HIGH SCHOOL Played three seasons of varsity bas- ketball for former Wildcats’ standout and assistant coach, John Olive … Served as a team captain during his senior campaign … Selected to the All-Palamor team as a senior and helped lead his squad to a third place finish in the 2015 California State tournament … Also played two sea- sons of varsity indoor volleyball and was a three time San Diego Union Tribune Scholar Athlete selection. PERSONAL A marketing major in the Villanova School of Business … Born Oct. 8, 1996 … Named to the 2017-18 BIG EAST All-Academic Team. SAUNDER’S CAREER HIGHS POINTS: REBOUNDS: ASSISTS: STEALS: BLOCKS: FG MADE: FT MADE: MINUTES: 1, vs. Connecticut -- 12/22/18 2018-19 (JUNIOR) OPPONENT MIN FG-A/PCT 3G-A/PCT FT-A/PCT O/D R/AVG PF A TO B S PTS/AVG vs. Connecticut 1 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 0/0 0/0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0/0.0 Vice Provost of Academics Dr. Craig Wheeland with Tim Saunders SAUNDERS’ 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 2018-19 1-0 1/1.0 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Totals 1-0 1/1.0 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 BIG EAST 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 2018-19 0-0 0/0.0 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Totals 0-0 0/0.0 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 12 SENIOR GUARD 6-4 ¡ 2002019 -20 M EDIA GUIDE 49 SAUND E R S50 LARGO, MD. ¢ SIDWELL FRIENDS ¢ COACH: ERIC SINGLETARY SADDIQ BEY VILLANOVA Made an immediate impact for the Wildcats as a newcomer in 2018-19, earning BIG EAST All-Freshman Honors … A versatile and crafty wing player, he was selected to the Preseason Watch List for the 2019-20 Julius Erving Award. 2018-19 OVERVIEW Made an instant impact at Villanova and was named to the BIG EAST All-Freshman team ... Averaged 8.2 points, 5.1 rebounds and 29.6 minutes per game ... Started 29 games and connected on .374 of his attempts from beyond the 3-point arc. 2018-19 BIG EAST TOURNAMENT HIGHLIGHTS Averaged 8.7 ppg, 6.3 rpg, 2.0 apg... Recorded a double-double against Seton Hall in the BIG EAST Championship game. 2018-19 BIG EAST HIGHLIGHTS His 11 points, four rebounds, two assists and +24 rating helped the Wildcats down Butler 75-54 on March 2 at Wells Fargo Center ... Provided 10 points and eight rebounds at Xavier on Feb. 24 ... Added nine points and 10 rebounds against Georgetown on Feb. 20 in his return to the Washington, D.C. area ... Named to the BIG EAST Honor Roll on Feb. 11 after scoring 10 points and adding six rebounds in a 66-65 loss at No. 10 Marquette on Feb. 11 ... Notched a new career high on Feb. 6 vs. Creighton, scoring 17 points to go with five rebounds and three steals in a 66-59 overtime win ... Recorded his first career double double on Jan. 30 at DePaul, scoring 16 points and adding 11 rebounds in an 86-74 victory ... His four 3-pointers were also a season high ... Provided 10 points and three rebounds to an 80-52 victory over Seton Hall on Jan. 27 in Philadelphia ... Supplied 10 points and seven rebounds in a 82-80 win at Butler on Jan. 22 ... Returned to the starting lineup on Jan. 13 at Creighton, scoring seven points and grabbing six boards in a 90-78 victory ... Drained two clutch free throws in the final minute of a 76-71 victory over St. John’s on Jan. 8 ... Ended the evening with seven points and eight rebounds, one shy of his season high ... Contributed 15 points and three rebounds to a 73-68 victory over DePaul in his conference regular season debut on Jan. 2. 2018-19 NON-CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS Added five points and five rebounds to the cause in an 81-58 win over Connecticut on Dec. 22 ... Provided 13 points in 33:35 minutes on Dec. 11 at Penn ... Added seven clutch points in a 66-60 victory over No. 14 Florida State on Nov. 25 in Florida ... Contributed 11 points and eight rebounds in his first collegiate start, an 83-56 win over Canisius on Nov. 22 ... Made his first college game a noteworthy one, adding 16 points and four rebounds in 22 minutes of work in a 100-77 win over Morgan State. SIDWELL FRIENDS SCHOOL Averaged 21.2 points and eight rebounds a game as a senior … Contributed 14.2 points per game as a junior in 2016-17 … Originally committed to North Carolina State before re-opening his recruitment in May 2018 … Selected Villanova the following month. 2019-20 VILLANOVA BASKETBALL THE WILDCATS 2019 -20 MEDIA GUIDE 41 SOPHOMORE FORWARD 6-8 ¡ 216 BEY’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 2018-19 36-29 1067/29.6 109-238/.458 49-131/.374 29-45/.644 74 109 183 5.1 78 1 46 28 12 31 296 8.2 Totals 36-29 1067/29.6 109-238/.458 49-131/.374 29-45/.644 74 109 183 5.1 78 1 46 28 12 31 296 8.2 BIG EAST 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 2018-19 18-15 563/31.3 61-126/.484 31-73/.425 9-16/.563 45 55 100 5.6 41 0 22 12 3 18 162 9.0 Totals 18-15 563/31.3 61-126/.484 31-73/.425 9-16/.563 45 55 100 5.6 41 0 22 12 3 18 162 9.02019 -20 M EDIA GUIDE 51 B EY52 SADDIQ BEY Saddiq Bey with Director of Athletics Mark Jackson BEY’S CAREER HIGHS POINTS: 17, vs. Creighton- 2/6/19 REBOUNDS: 11, at DePaul - 1/30/19 ASSISTS: 5, at Georgetown - 2/20/19 STEALS: 3 twice, last at Marquette- 2/9/19 BLOCKS: 2 twice, last vs. SHU - 3/16/19 FG MADE: 6 three times, last vs. Creighton - 2/6/19 3FG MADE: 4, at DePaul- 1/30/19 FT MADE: 5, vs. Oklahoma State - 11/23/18 MINUTES: 38, vs. St. Mary’s -3/21/19 2018-19 (FRESHMAN) OPPONENT MIN FG-A/PCT 3G-A/PCT FT-A/PCT O/D R/AVG PF A TO B S PTS/AVG MORGAN ST. 21 5-8/.625 3-5/.600 3-4/.750 2 2 4 4.0 4 0 1 0 0 16/16.0 QUINNIPIAC 22 3-4/.750 1-1/1.000 1-2/.500 3/3 6/5.0 0 2 1 2 0 8/12.0 MICHIGAN 28 1-3/.333 0-2/.000 1-2/.500 2/3 5/5.0 3 1 2 1 0 3/9.0 FURMAN 10 1-3/.333 1-3/.333 0-0/.000 1/0 1/4.0 4 0 0 0 1 3/7.5 vs Canisius * 31 5-11/.455 1-5/.200 0-0/.000 2/6 8/4.8 1 0 1 1 1 11/8.2 vs Oklahoma St. * 29 3-8/.375 2-4/.500 5-6/.833 3/6 9/5.5 0 2 0 0 0 13/9.0 vs Florida St. * 32 2-5/.400 1-3/.333 2-2/1.000 0/3 3/5.1 1 0 0 0 1 7/8.7 at La Salle * 32 2-3/.667 2-2/1.000 1-3/.333 1/2 3/4.9 1 3 2 0 1 7/8.5 TEMPLE * 29 2-6/.333 0-3/.000 0-0/.000 2/5 7/5.1 1 3 0 0 0 4/8.0 SAINT JOSEPH’S * 15 1-4/.250 0-3/.000 0-0/.000 0/2 2/4.8 3 1 0 0 0 2/7.4 at Penn * 34 5-10/.500 1-4/.250 2-4/.500 1/2 3/4.6 2 1 0 1 2 13/7.9 at Kansas * 36 3-8/.375 1-3/.333 0-0/.000 4/1 5/4.7 2 1 1 0 2 7/7.8 vs UConn * 28 2-7/.286 0-3/.000 1-2/.500 0/5 5/4.7 2 2 2 0 1 5/7.6 DEPAUL 36 6-11/.545 2-5/.400 1-1/1.000 0/3 3/4.6 3 2 1 0 1 15/8.1 at Providence 8 2-6/.333 0-2/.000 0-0/.000 0/1 1/4.3 3 0 1 0 1 4/7.9 ST. JOHN’S 27 2-4/.500 1-3/.333 2-2/1.000 4/4 8/4.6 2 0 1 0 1 7/7.8 at Creighton * 25 3-7/.429 1-3/.333 0-1/.000 1/5 6/4.6 0 0 1 0 0 7/7.8 XAVIER * 27 1-3/.333 1-2/.500 0-2/.000 2/5 7/4.8 3 0 0 0 1 3/7.5 at Butler * 32 4-8/.500 2-4/.500 0-0/.000 3/4 7/4.9 3 1 2 1 0 10/7.6 SETON HALL * 20 4-7/.571 2-4/.500 0-0/.000 1/2 3/4.8 3 1 0 0 1 10/7.8 at DePaul * 35 6-9/.667 4-6/.667 0-0/.000 7/4 11/5.1 3 3 1 0 2 16/8.1 GEORGETOWN * 21 0-3/.000 0-2/.000 0-2/.000 0/3 3/5.0 4 1 0 0 0 0/7.8 CREIGHTON * 37 6-12/.500 3-8/.375 2-4/.500 4/1 5/5.0 3 0 1 0 3 17/8.2 at Marquette * 38 3-7/.429 2-5/.400 2-2/1.000 2/4 6/5.0 1 3 0 0 3 10/8.3 PROVIDENCE * 33 2-5/.400 2-3/.667 0-0/.000 2/4 6/5.1 3 0 1 0 1 6/8.2 at St. John’s* 36 4-8/.500 3-5/.600 0-0/.000 3/2 5/5.1 2 2 1 0 0 11/8.3 at Georgetown * 36 4-10/.400 1-6/.167 0-0/.000 6/4 10/5.3 3 5 0 1 2 9/8.3 at Xavier * 31 4-9/.444 2-6/.333 0-0/.000 4/4 8/5.4 0 2 0 0 1 10/8.4 MARQUETTE * 30 1-4/.250 1-3/.333 0-0/.000 1/2 3/5.3 2 0 1 1 0 3/8.2 BUTLER * 33 5-8/.625 1-3/.333 0-0/.000 3/1 4/5.2 1 2 1 0 0 11/8.3 at Seton Hall * 38 4-5/.800 3-3/1.000 2-2/1.000 2/2 4/5.2 2 0 0 0 1 13/8.4 vs Providence * 16 0-4/.000 0-2/.000 0-0/.000 1/1 2/5.1 5 1 0 1 0 0/8.2 vs Xavier * 36 5-8/.625 0-1/.000 0-0/.000 3/4 7/5.2 2 2 1 1 1 10/8.2 vs Seton Hall * 37 5-11/.455 2-7/.286 4-4/1.000 3/7 10/5.3 3 3 2 2 2 16/8.4 vs Saint Mary’s* 38 2-4/.500 2-3/.667 0-0/.000 0/2 2/5.2 2 1 1 0 1 6/8.4 *Starter 2019-20 VILLANOVA BASKETBALL THE WILDCATS 2019 -20 MEDIA GUIDE53 CENTREVILLE, VA. ¢ PAUL VI H.S. ¢ COACH: GLENN FARELLO BRANDON SLATER VILLANOVA A smooth athlete who brings con- siderable upside and a willingness to learn … Looks to carve out a niche in the lineup in his second season at Villanova. 2018-19 OVERVIEW Appeared in 15 games for a total of 52 minutes ... Averaged 0.3 points and 0.6 rebounds per contest. 2018-19 BIG EAST HIGHLIGHTS Contributed a steal in 2:43 at Georgetown on Feb. 20 ... Provided two points, two rebounds and blocked shot in 9:12 of an 80-52 win over Seton Hall at the Wells Fargo Center on Jan. 27 ... Appeared for 1:44 of Villanova’s 85-75 victory over Xavier on Jan. 18. 2018-19 NON-CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS Collected two rebounds in an 81-58 victory over Connecticut on Dec. 22 at Madison Square Garden ... Grabbed four rebounds and added two points in an 86-53 win over Quinnipiac on Nov. 10 ... Saw nine minutes of action in a 100-77 victory over Morgan State on Nov. 6. PAUL VI HIGH SCHOOL Ranked at No. 52 in ESPN’s Top 100 2018 Prep Seniors … A senior captain, he averaged 14.9 points per game despite suffering a broken bone in his hand that sidelined him in February … Helped lead the Panthers to an 18-0 conference record … Averaged 15.2 points per game as a junior while see- ing action at both guard and forward … Played his summer basketball with Team Takeover. 2019-20 VILLANOVA BASKETBALL THE WILDCATS 2019 -20 M EDIA GUIDE SLATER’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 2018-19 15-0 52/3.5 2-9/.222 0-6/.000 0-2/..000 6 3 9 0.6 8 0 2 5 3 2 4 0.3 Totals 15-0 52/3.5 2-9/.222 0-6/.000 0-2/..000 6 3 9 0.6 8 0 2 5 3 2 4 0.3 BIG EAST 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 2018-19 7-0 19/2.7 1-5/.200 0-3/.000 0-2/.000 1 2 3 0.3 3 0 1 2 1 1 2 0.3 Totals 7-0 19/2.7 1-5/.200 0-3/.000 0-2/000 1 2 3 0.3 3 0 1 2 1 1 2 0.3 3 SOPHOMORE FORWARD 6-7 ¡ 20254 S LAT E R 2019 -20 MEDIA GUIDE55 BRANDON SLATER 2018-19 (FRESHMAN) OPPONENT MIN FG-A/PCT 3G-A/PCT FT-A/PCT O/D R/AVG PF A TO B S PTS/AVG MORGAN ST. 9 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 0/1 1/1.0 0 1 1 1 0 0/0.0 QUINNIPIAC 7 1-2/.500 0-1/.000 0-0/.000 4/0 4/2.5 2 0 0 0 0 2/1.0 MICHIGAN 5 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 0/0 0/1.7 1 0 1 0 0 0/0.7 vs Canisius 5 0-1/.000 0-1/.000 0-0/.000 0/0 0/1.3 2 0 0 0 1 0/0.5 vs Oklahoma State 1 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 0/0 0/1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0/0.4 SAINT JOSEPH’S 0 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 0/0 0/0.8 0 0 0 0 0 0/0.3 vs UConn 2 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 1/1 2/1.0 0 0 1 0 0 0/0.3 XAVIER 2 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 0/0 0/0.8 0 0 0 0 0 0/0.3 SETON HALL 9 1-3/.333 0-2/.000 0-2/.000 1/1 2/1.0 1 0 1 1 0 2/0.4 at DePaul 1 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 0/0 0/0.9 0 0 0 0 0 0/0.4 PROVIDENCE 2 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 0/0 0/0.8 1 0 0 1 0 0/0.4 at Georgetown 3 0-2/.000 0-1/.000 0-0/.000 0/0 0/0.8 0 1 1 0 1 0/0.3 at Xavier 1 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 0/0 0/0.7 0 0 0 0 0 0/0.3 BUTLER 1 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 0/0 0/0.6 0 0 0 0 0 0/0.3 University Vice President for Student Life Rev. John Stack, O.S.A. with Brandon Slater. SLATER’S CAREER HIGHS POINTS: 2 twice, last vs. Seton Hall 1/27/19 REBOUNDS: 4, vs. Quinnipiac- 11/10/18 ASSISTS: 1 twice, last at Georgetown - 2/20/19 STEALS: 1 twice, last at Georgetown - 2/20/19 BLOCKS: 1 three times, last vs. PC- 2/13/19 FG MADE: 1 twice last vs. Seton Hall - 1/27/19 FT MADE: 5, vs. Oklahoma State - 11/23/18 MINUTES: 9 twice, last vs. SHU - 1/27/19 THE WILDCATS 2019-20 VILLANOVA BASKETBALL 2019 -20 M EDIA GUIDE56 PORTSMOUTH, R.I. ¢ ST. ANDREWS SCHOOL ¢ COACH: MICHAEL HART COLE SWIDER VILLANOVA This talented and versatile for- ward brings skill and tenacity to the Wildcats … Offers dependable range beyond the 3-point arc and can work near the basket too … Exceptional passing skills that add to his offensive versatility. 2018-19 OVERVIEW Averaged 3.5 points and 1.2 rebounds per outing in 21 games ... Missed 12 games after suffering a fractured bone in his right (shooting) hand on Jan. 17. 2019 NCAA TOURNAMENT Scored five points in his NCAA Tournament debut, an 87-61 loss to Purdue in the second round in Hartford, Conn. 2018-19 BIG EAST TOURNAMENT HIGHLIGHTS Saw action in all three conference tournament games...Averaged 8.3 minutes per game...Scored five points vs. Providence 2018-19 BIG EAST HIGHLIGHTS Returned to the lineup for the first time on March 2 after recovering from a hand injury that cost him six weeks of the regular season ... Suffered a fractured bone in his right (shooting hand) in a Jan. 17 practice ... The cast on his hand was removed on Feb. 25 and he has resumed basketball activities ... Made his first college stop in his home state of Rhode Island a memorable one, scoring 10 points in 11 minutes of a 65-59 victory over Providence on Jan. 5. ... Connected on all four of his field goal attempts. 2018-19 NON-CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS Contributed four points and a rebound to an 81-58 win over Connecticut on Dec. 22 ... Added eight points and four rebounds to a 70-58 win over Saint Joseph’s on Dec. 8 ... Chipped in with five points in a 85-78 win over La Salle on Dec. 1 ... Scored a season- high 11 points in a Thanksgiving Day win over Canisius ... Added eight points as the ‘Cats downed Oklahoma State 77-58 on Nov. 23 ... Contributed five points in just under 15 minutes of action vs. Michigan on Nov. 14 at the Finneran Pavilion ... Saw his first action as a collegian as a reserve in a 100-77 win over Morgan State ... chipped in with three points and four rebounds in 13 minutes of activity. ST. ANDREWS SCHOOL Ranked at No. 34 in ESPN’s Top 100 Prep Seniors in the Class of 2018 … Excelled on the AAU circuit with BABC … Selected as part of the USA Junior National Team at the 2018 Nike Hoop Summit in Portland … Also played in the Jordan Brand Game following his senior season … Averaged 26.5 points per game as a junior in 2016-17. 2019 -20 MEDIA GUIDE 2019-20 VILLANOVA BASKETBALL THE WILDCATS SWIDER’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 2018-19 21-0 200/9.5 24-64/.375 13-46/.283 12-19/.632 10 16 26 1.2 26 1 12 9 1 3 73 3.5 Totals 21-0 200/9.5 24-64/.375 13-46/.283 12-19/.632 10 16 26 1.2 26 1 12 9 1 3 73 3.5 BIG EAST 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 2018-19 4-0 27/6.8 4-7/.571 2-5./400 2-3/.667 2 2 4 1.0 4 0 1 1 1 0 12 3.0 Totals 4-0 27/6.8 4-7/.571 2-5/.400 2-3/.667 2 2 4 1.0 4 0 1 1 1 0 12 3.0 10 SOPHOMORE FORWARD 6-9 ¡ 2192019 -20 M EDIA GUIDE 57 SW ID E RNext >