< Previous58 COLE SWIDER Cole Swider with Dr. Donna Havens, Connelly Endowed Dean and Professor of the M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing. SWIDER’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 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. 13 1-6/.167 0-4/.000 1-2/.500 1/3 4/4.0 0 1 0 1 0 3/3.0 QUINNIPIAC 11 0-5/.000 0-2/.000 0-0/.000 0/2 2/3.0 5 2 0 0 1 0/1.5 MICHIGAN 15 2-3/.667 0-1/.000 1-3/.333 0/1 1/2.3 2 1 1 0 0 5/2.7 FURMAN 7 1-2/.500 1-2/.500 0-0/.000 0/1 1/2.0 1 0 1 0 0 3/2.8 vs Canisius 18 3-7/.429 3-7/.429 2-2/1.000 0/2 2/2.0 2 1 1 0 0 11/4.4 vs Oklahoma State 12 3-7/.429 2-6/.333 0-0/.000 1/0 1/1.8 0 0 0 0 0 8/5.0 vs Florida State 15 0-1/.000 0-1/.000 0-0/.000 1/1 2/1.9 1 1 2 0 0 0/4.3 at La Salle 4 2-3/.667 1-2/.500 0-0/.000 0/0 0/1.6 0 0 2 0 0 5/4.4 TEMPLE 9 1-2/.500 1-1/1.000 0-0/.000 0/1 1/1.6 1 0 0 0 0 3/4.2 SAINT JOSEPH’S 11 4-9/.444 0-5/.000 0-0/.000 2/2 4/1.8 2 1 1 0 0 8/4.6 at Penn 13 0-3/.000 0-2/.000 1-3/.333 1/0 1/1.7 4 0 0 0 0 1/4.3 at Kansas 4 0-1/.000 0-1/.000 0-0/.000 0/0 0/1.6 0 0 0 0 0 0/3.9 vs UConn 8 1-2/.500 1-2/.500 1-2/.500 1/0 1/1.5 1 0 0 0 0 4/3.9 at Providence 11 4-4/1.000 2-2/1.000 0-1/.000 1/0 1/1.5 3 0 1 0 0 10/4.4 ST. JOHN’S 12 0-2/.000 0-2/.000 2-2/1.000 1/1 2/1.5 0 1 0 0 0 2/4.2 at Creighton 3 0-1/.000 0-1/.000 0-0/.000 0/1 1/1.5 1 0 0 0 0 0/3.9 XAVIER INJURED- Fractured Hand at Butler INJURED- Fractured Hand SETON HALL INJURED- Fractured Hand at DePaul INJURED- Fractured Hand GEORGETOWN INJURED- Fractured Hand CREIGHTON INJURED- Fractured Hand at Marquette INJURED- Fractured Hand PROVIDENCE INJURED- Fractured Hand at St. John’s INJURED- Fractured Hand at Georgetown INJURED- Fractured Hand at Xavier INJURED- Fractured Hand MARQUETTE INJURED- Fractured Hand BUTLER 1 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 0/0 0/1.4 0 0 0 0 0 0/3.7 vs Providence 15 1-3/.333 1-2/.500 2-2 1.000 1/0 1/1.4 1 2 0 0 1 5/3.8 vs Xavier 5 0-1/.000 0-1/.000 0-0/.0000 0/0 0/1.3 0 1 0 0 0 0/3.6 vs Seton Hall 5 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 0/0 0/1.3 1 1 0 0 0 0/3.4 vs. Purdue 8 1-2/.500 1-2/.500 2-2/1.000 0/1/ 1/1.3 0 0 0 0 1 8/3.5 2019-20 VILLANOVA BASKETBALL THE WILDCATS 2019 -20 MEDIA GUIDE59 NEW ORLEANS, LA. ¢ ST. AUGUSTINE HS ¢ COACH: MITCHELL JOHNSON CALEB DANIELS VILLANOVA Joins the Wildcats as a transfer after two impressive seasons at Tulane University in his hometown of New Orleans ... Will sit out the 2019-20 season and will have two years of eligibility when he resumes game action in 2020-21. 2018-19 HIGHLIGHTS Voted All-LSWA Second Team…Named to the AAC Weekly Honor Roll one time (12/10)…Made 30 starts and missed one game due to illness…Averaged 16.9 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 3.3 assists in 33.9 minutes per game…Shot 174-for-391 (.445) overall, 47-for-136 (.346) beyond the 3-point arc, and 112-for-163 (.687) at the free throw line…Ranked seventh in the conference in scoring, 15th in assists per game, and eighth in minutes played…Led the Green Wave in scoring 16 times, rebounding six times, and assists nine times…Recorded 27 double-figure games and one 30-point game…Recorded three double-doubles including two 20/10 games…Led Tulane in three-point play conversions and ranked second on the team in both charges drawn and dunks…Had at least three assists in 21 different games…Recorded 22 points and four assists in 37 minutes against Coastal Carolina (11/13)…Scored 24 points in the win against South Dakota State (11/19) at the Gulf Coast Showcase…Scored 23 points with eight rebounds shooting 9-for- 12 at South Alabama (12/8)…Recorded 21 points in the win against Texas Southern (12/17)… Scored 21 points on 8 of 10 shooting at UConn (1/19)… Compiled 21 points, 11 rebounds, and six assists in 39 minutes against Temple (2/2)…Notched 25 points and five assists at Memphis (2/20)… Recorded 20 points and 10 rebounds at Tulsa (2/28)….Notched 20 points, six rebounds, and seven assists against USF (3/6)…Scored the most points (36) by a Tulane Player since 2001 and set a career- high in field goals (11) and free throws (12) made vs. Wichita State (3/9). 2017-18 HIGHLIGHTS Named American Athletic Conference Rookie of the Week one time on February 26…Tabbed to The American’s 2017-18 All- Academic Team...Missed the first game of the season against LIU Brooklyn (11/10) with an ankle injury but came off the bench in each of the final 30 contests…Scored in double-figures nine times…Ranked second on the team in bench points (193)…Averaged 6.4 points, 2.2 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 18.3 minutes per game… Shot 60-for-140 (.429) overall, 21-for-53 (.396) from 3 and 52-for-65 (.800) at the free throw line…Scored 11 points and shot 3-for-4 from 3-point range at 13th-ranked North Carolina (12/3)…Shot 4-for-6 overall and made a pair of 3-pointers to finish with 12 points and two blocks in the win over South Alabama (12/21)…Scored eight points with three assists and two blocks in the win at Temple (12/28)…Put up 11 points with four rebounds and made all three field goal attempts in the win over SMU (1/4)…Scored a season-high 14 points and made five shots to go with three assists and two steals in a season- high 35 minutes at Tulsa (2/8)…Tallied 12 points, made three treys and handed out a personal-best five assists against ECU (2/14)…Had 13 points and made 11 of 12 free throws against Memphis (2/17)… Scored 11 points at 13th-ranked Wichita State (2/21)…Compiled 13 points on 5-for- 7 shooting, four assists and two steals in the win at USF (2/24)…Added 10 points against 10th-ranked Cincinnati (3/1). ST. AUGUSTINE HIGH SCHOOL As a senior, averaged 19 points, 12 rebounds, four assists and two steals per game…Led the Purple Knights to the Division I state semifinals with a 26-6 overall record and 10-3 mark in district play…Two-time NOLA.com All- Metro selection as a junior and senior…A 2017 Class 5A all-state second team pick by the Louisiana Sports Writers Association…Voted 2017 Catholic League District MVP according to a poll of the league’s coaches…Valedictorian of the 2017 graduating class at St. Augustine ... Valedictorian of St. Augustine High School’s graduating class in 2017... 2019-20 VILLANOVA BASKETBALL THE WILDCATS 2019 -20 M EDIA GUIDE DANIELS’ 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 2017-18 30-0 550/18.3 60-140/.429 21-53/.396 52-65/..800 20 46 66 2.2 82 4 44 35 10 7 193 6.4 2018-19 30-30 1018/33.9 174-391/.445 47-136/.346 112-163/.687 42 118 160 5.3 86 1 99 86 9 23 507 16.9 Totals 60-30 1568/26.1 234-531/.441 68-189/.360 164-228/.719 62 164 226 3.8 168 5 143 121 19 30 700 11.7 NON-CONFERENCE 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 2017-18 18-0 369/20.5 41-91/.451 12-34/.353 48-56/.857 13 23 36 2.0 58 4 31 23 5 5 142 7.9 2018-19 17-17 581/34.2 101-245/.412 29-87/.333 67-92/.728 28 65 93 5.5 44 0 61 51 3 0 298 17.5 Totals 35-17 950/27.1 142-336/.423 41-121/.339 115-148/.777 41 88 129 3.7 102 4 92 74 8 5 440 12.6 14 R-SOPHOMORE GUARD 6-4 ¡ 20560 DA N IE LS 2019 -20 MEDIA GUIDE61 CALEB DANIELS Dr. Crystal Lucky, Associate Dean of Baccalaureate Studies, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, with Caleb Daniels DANIELS’ CAREER HIGHS POINTS: 36 vs. Wichita State - 3/9/19 REBOUNDS: 11 vs. Temple - 2/2/19 ASSISTS: 7 vs. USF - 3/6/19 STEALS: 3 at SMU - 1/26/19 BLOCKS: 2 (2x) at Temple (last) - 12/28/17 FG MADE: 11 vs. Wichita State - 3/9/19 3FG MADE: 4 at Memphis - 2/20/19 FT MADE: 12 vs. Wichita State - 3/9/19 MINUTES: 40 at Temple - 3/3/19 THE WILDCATS 2019-20 VILLANOVA BASKETBALL 2019 -20 M EDIA GUIDE2019-20 VILLANOVA BASKETBALL THE WILDCATS 2019 -20 MEDIA GUIDE 62 TINTON FALLS, N.J. ¢ THE RANNEY SCHOOL ¢ COACH: TAHJ HOLDEN BRYAN ANTOINE VILLANOVA An electric slasher and scorer from the wing … Spent the summer recov- ering from shoulder surgery per- formed on May 31 by Villanova Team Surgeon Dr. William Emper … When his recovery is complete, expected to make an early impact with the Wildcats. RANNEY SCHOOL Rose to national prominence over his final two seasons at Ranney … Ended his prep career as the all-time leading scorer in the Shore Confer- ence … Named a 2019 McDonald’s All-American … Ranked as the No. 15 Prospect in the Class of 2019 by ESPN.com and No. 16 by 247 Sports … Averaged 20 or more points per game in all four of his seasons at Ranney, including 21.3 ppg in 2018- 19 … Also contributed 2.8 rebounds per contest as a senior for the Pan- thers … Coached by Tahj Holden at Ranney. PERSONAL Born April 26, 2000 in Nyack, N.Y. … Parents are Regina Antoine and Jean Antoine … Has one sibling, Eyan (eight) … Played AAU Basket- ball for Team Rio. JAY WRIGHT: “Bryan Antoine is as dynamic a guard as we have recruited in years. He has a great ability to drive and get to the rim, shoot 3’s, defend and rebound. Plus he’s an outstanding student who has been well taught at the Ranney School.” Dr. Helen K. Lafferty, Professor, College of Liberal Arts, with Bryan Antoine 1 FRESHMAN GUARD 6-5 ¡ 1752019 -20 M EDIA GUIDE 63 AN TO IN E 2019-20 VILLANOVA BASKETBALL THE WILDCATS 2019 -20 MEDIA GUIDE 64 LANGHORNE, PA. ¢ PERKIOMEN SCHOOL/NESHAMINY H.S. ¢ COACHES: THOMAS BAUDINET/MARK TINGLE CHRIS ARCIDIACONO VILLANOVA A guard who has diligently improved over his past two seasons of prep basketball … A steady long-range shooter who brings grit and tough- ness to the Wildcats. PERKIOMEN SCHOOL Elected to attend prep school after starring at Neshaminy High School … Averaged 20.0 points, 6.4 re- bounds and 4.7 assists per game during the 2018-19 season. NESHAMINY HIGH SCHOOL Named second team All-State at the conclusion of his senior season in 2017-18 … Averaged 26 points per game in leading Neshaminy to the PIAA Class 6A state quarterfinal … Selected as 2018 Bucks County Courier Times Player of the Year. PERSONAL Parents are Villanova alums Joe and Patti Arcidiacono … Born July 6, 2000 in Philadelphia … Siblings include Sa- brina (33); Nicole (31); Michael (28); Ryan (25) and Courtney (19), who is Chris’ twin … Joe Arcidiacono played football at Villanova … Ryan Arcidi- acono served four years as a Wild- cats captain before closing his career with the assist on Kris Jenkins’ game- winning 3-pointer in the 2016 NCAA national championship game against North Carolina .. Played AAU Basket- ball for Philly Pride. JAY WRIGHT “We’re thrilled to welcome another Arcidiacono on to the court – they are always a part of the family. Chris has worked tirelessly to develop his game and we know he understands the cul- ture of our program as well as any re- cruit could. We look forward to work- ing with Chris as he begins his own unique journey here at Villanova.” Chris Arcidiacono with Associate Dean of Undergraduate Business Programs, Melinda German 4 FRESHMAN GUARD 6-5 ¡ 1972019 -20 M EDIA GUIDE 65 ARCIDI AC ONO2019-20 VILLANOVA BASKETBALL THE WILDCATS 2019 -20 MEDIA GUIDE 66 WILLOW GROVE, PA. ¢ ABINGTON HS ¢ COACH: CHARLES GRASTY ERIC DIXON VILLANOVA Offers a unique combination of strength and skill … Can operate on the interior where his power is an advantage or step out beyond the 3-point arc to score from beyond the arc. ABINGTON HIGH SCHOOL Named by USA Today as its Penn- sylvania State Player of the Year … Averaged 27.6 points per game for the Galloping Ghosts, who posted a 28-2 record in 2018-19 … Became the first 2,000 point scorer in Abington history, highlighted by a 50-point effort in a game against Springfield … Selected as the Intelligencer Boys Basketball Player of the Year … Av- eraged 24 points, 9.5 rebounds, and 1.5 blocked shots as a junior in 2017- 18 … Listed at No. 74 by ESPN.com in its Top 100 Prospects of 2019 … Gary Massey, a Wildcat from 1985- 89, served as an assistant coach to head coach Charles Grasty at Abington during Dixon’s time there. PERSONAL Parents are Jean E. Dixon and Eric Dixon … Has a younger brother Charles (six) … Born Jan. 26, 2001 in Bryn Mawr, Pa. … Played AAU ball for WeR1 … Chose Villanova for the quality of its people. JAY WRIGHT “Eric Dixon is a really tough player, who was coached along the way by a Villanova legend Gary Massey. He can play on the inside or the outside and plays a physical game that we value highly. He’s also an outstand- ing student who is a great addition to the Villanova community.” Eric Dixon with the Dean of the Villanova School of Business, Dr. Joyce Russell 43 FRESHMAN FORWARD 6-8 ¡ 2702019 -20 M EDIA GUIDE 67 D IXO NNext >