< Previous2019-20 VILLANOVA BASKETBALL THE WILDCATS 2019 -20 MEDIA GUIDE 68 FORT WASHINGTON, MD. ¢ DEMATHA CATHOLIC H.S. ¢ COACH: MIKE JONES JUSTIN MOORE VILLANOVA A savvy two-way guard with size and a complete game … Expected to make a meaningful contribution from the outset of his career in the Blue and White. DEMATHA CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL Selected to the 2019 Nike Hoops Summit … Listed at No. 52 in the ESPN.com Top 100 Prospects of 2019 … Averaged 16.6 points per game as a junior in 2017-18 … Missed his sophomore season due to a torn ACL in his knee … Coached by Mike Jones. PERSONAL Parents are Keli Moore and Greg Moore … Born April 12, 2000 in Washington, D.C. … Has a brother Jason (15) … Played AAU Basketball for Team Takeover … Picked Villa- nova for its coaching staff and fam- ily environment .. Enjoys hanging out with friends and playing video games in his spare time. JAY WRIGHT “Justin comes to us from a program with great tradition at DeMatha High School. This is a solid, physi- cal guard who can play multiple positions well. One of the things we really appreciated was Justin’s toughness as a competitor.” Dr. Christine Kelleher Palus, Dean, College of Professional Studies with Justin Moore 5 FRESHMAN GUARD 6-4 ¡ 2102019 -20 M EDIA GUIDE 69 MO OR E2019-20 VILLANOVA BASKETBALL THE WILDCATS 2019 -20 MEDIA GUIDE 70 OVERLAND PARK, KS. ¢ IMG ACADEMY ¢ COACH: SEAN McALOON JEREMIAH ROBINSON-EARL VILLANOVA This highly-skilled wing player brings a wide array of tools to the court each time out … Offers the versatility to play multiple positions on the court … Earned a spot on the 12 man roster for Team USA at the U19 World Cup. IMG ACADEMY Named a 2019 McDonald’s All-Ameri- can where he competed for the West team … Completed his prep career at the school in Bradenton, Fla. … Ranked at No. 14 by and ESPN.com and No. 15 by 247 Sports in the Class of 2019 … Selected for the 2019 Nike Hoop Summit. BISHOP MIEGE HIGH SCHOOL Established himself as one of the top players in the midwest at this school in Roeland Park, Kan. … Averaged 21.3 points and 8.1 rebounds per game … Tabbed the 2018 Gatorade Kansas State Player of the Year … Earned a gold medal representing USA Basket- ball at the 2018 FIBA Americas U18 Championship … Started all six games and averaged 10.7 ppg. and a team- leading 8.5 rpg. PERSONAL Son of Katie Robinson and Lester Earl … Born November 3, 2000 … Lester Earl played college basket- ball at LSU and the University of Kansas before playing profession- ally in Spain … Played AAU Basket- ball for KC Run GMC. JAY WRIGHT “Jeremiah is an exciting long, mo- bile basketball player. He can play any position and does so with great intelligence. His Dad was an out- standing player and he comes from a wonderful family.” Jeremiah Robinson-Earl with Arthur J. Kania and Professor of Law Mark Alexander 24 FRESHMAN FORWARD 6-9 ¡ 2322019 -20 M EDIA GUIDE 71 ROBIN SO N-E AR L2019-20 VILLANOVA BASKETBALL THE WILDCATS 2019 -20 MEDIA GUIDE 72 MORRISTOWN, N.J. ¢ MORRISTOWN HS ¢ COACH: BILL CONNOLLY KEVIN HOEHN VILLANOVA A savvy guard whose understanding of the Wildcats’ system and commitment to its values make him a valued walk-on. 2018-19 OVERVIEW Was elevated from the practice squad to the roster prior to the Wildcats’ 81-58 victory on Dec. 22 ... Did not see any game action. PERSONAL A standout at Morristown High School, where he scored more than 1,000 career points. Dr. Randy Weinstein, Interim Dean of Engineering Associate Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning with Kevin Hoehn 20 JUNIOR GUARD 6-1 ¡ 180VILLAN O VA B A SK ET BAL L E X PE R IE N C EALL-TIME NOVA IN THE NBA MALIK ALLEN (‘00) Miami (NBA) 2001-2005; Charlotte (NBA) 2005; Chicago (NBA) 2005-2007; New Jersey Nets (NBA) 2007-08; Dallas Mavericks (NBA) 2008; Milwaukee Bucks (NBA) 2008- 09; Denver Nuggets (NBA) 2009-10; Orlando Magic (NBA) 2010-11; Assistant Coach, Detroit Pistons (2014-18); Assistant Coach Minnesota Timberwolves (2018-present). RYAN ARCIDIACONO (‘16) Chicago Bulls, 2017-present PAUL ARIZIN (‘50) Philadelphia (NBA) 1950-62. ALEX BRADLEY (‘81) New York (NBA) 1981-82. MICHAEL BRADLEY (‘01) Toronto (NBA) 2001-2004; Atlanta Hawks (NBA) 2004; Orlando Magic (NBA) 2004- 05; Sacramento (NBA) 2005; Philadelphia (NBA) 2005-2006. THOMAS BRENNAN (‘52) Philadelphia (NBA) 1954-55. TOM BRENNAN (‘58) Philadelphia (NBA) 1958. MIKAL BRIDGES (‘18) Philadelphia 76ers (NBA) 2018; Phoenix Suns (NBA) 2018-present. JALEN BRUNSON (‘18) Dallas Mavericks (NBA) 2018-present. JOHN CELESTAND (‘99) LA Lakers (NBA) 1999-2000. JOE CREWS (‘68) Philadelphia (NBA) 1968. DANTE CUNNINGHAM (‘09) Portland (NBA) 2009-11; Charlotte (NBA) 2011; Memphis (NBA) 2011-12; Minnesota (NBA) 2012-14; New Orleans (NBA) 2015-18; Brooklyn (NBA) 2018; San Antonio (NBA) 2018-19. JACK DEVINE (‘55) Philadelphia (NBA) 1955. DONTE DIVINCENZO (‘18) Milwaukee Bucks (NBA) 2018-present. FRANK DOBBS (‘84) Philadelphia (NBA) 1984. CHRIS FORD (‘72) Detroit (NBA) 1972-73; Boston (NBA) 1973-82; Head Coach, Boston (NBA) 1990-95; Head Coach, Milwaukee (NBA) 1998; Head Coach, Los Angeles Clippers (NBA) 1999 - 2000; Head Coach, Philadelphia (NBA), 2004; Scout Philadelphia (NBA), 2005-12. CHUCK EVERSON (‘86) Utah (NBA) 1986.. RANDY FOYE (‘06) Minnesota (NBA) 2006-09: Washington (NBA) 2009-2010; Los Angeles Clippers (NBA) 2010-12; Utah Jazz (NBA) 2012- 13; Denver Nuggets (NBA) 2013-2016; Oklahoma City Thunder (NBA) 2016; Brooklyn Nets (NBA) 2016-17. FRANK GADJUNAS (‘67) Cincinnati (NBA) 1967. STEWART GRANGER (‘83) Cleveland (NBA) 1983-84; Atlanta (NBA) 1984-85; New York (NBA) 1986-87; Chicago (NBA) 1989-90. JOSH HART (‘17) Los Angeles Lakers (NBA) 2017-19; New Orleans Pelicans 2019-present ED HASTINGS (‘73) Boston (NBA) 1973. LARRY HENNESSY (‘53) Philadelphia (NBA) 1955-56; Syracuse (NBA) 1956-57. KEITH HERRON (‘78) Atlanta (NBA) 1978-79; Detroit (NBA) 1980-81; Cleveland (NBA) 1981-82. DARRUN HILLIARD (‘15) Detroit (NBA) 2015-17; San Antonio (NBA) 2017-18. AARON HOWARD (‘82) New York (NBA) 1982. THOMAS HOOVER (‘61) New York (NBA) 1963-65; St. Louis (NBA) 1966-67; Denver (ABA) 1967-68; Houston (ABA), Minneapolis (ABA), New York (ABA) 1968-69. TOM INGELSBY (‘72) Atlanta (NBA) 1973-74; St. Louis (ABA) 1974-75. HAROLD JENSEN (‘87) Cleveland (NBA) 1987. JOHNNY JONES (‘69) Philadelphia (NBA) 1969-70; WALI JONES (‘64) Baltimore (NBA) 1964-65; Philadelphia (NBA) 1965-71; Milwaukee (NBA) 1971-73; Utah (ABA) 1974-75; Detroit (NBA), Philadelphia (NBA) 1975-76. KERRY KITTLES (‘96) New Jersey (NBA) 1996-2004; Los Angeles Clippers 2004- 2005. HERMAN (RED) KLOTZ (‘44) Baltimore (NBA) 1947-48. JASON LAWSON (‘97) Orlando (NBA) 1997-1998; Washington (NBA) 1999- 2000 KYLE LOWRY (‘06) Memphis (NBA) 2006-2009; Houston (NBA) 2009-12: Toronto (NBA) 2012-present. NICK MAGUIRE (‘53) Philadelphia (NBA) 1953. DWAYNE MCCLAIN (‘85) Indiana (NBA) 1985-86. GARY MCLAIN (‘85) New Jersey (NBA) 1985. BILL MELCHIONNI (‘66) Philadelphia (NBA) 1966-68; New York (ABA) 1969-75. JAMES MOONEY (‘53) Baltimore-Philadelphia (NBA) 1952-54. RICHIE MOORE (‘64) Denver (ABA) 1967-68. MIKE MULQUIN (‘83) Phoenix (NBA) 1983. DANIEL OCHEFU (‘16) Washington (NBA), 2016-17 FRAN O’HANLON (‘70) Floridians (ABA) 1970-71. JOHN OLIVE (‘77) San Diego (NBA) 1978-80. ERIC PASCHALL (‘19) Golden State (NBA), 2019-present. ED PINCKNEY (‘85) Phoenix (NBA) 1985-87; Sacramento (NBA) 1987- 88; Boston (NBA) 1988-94; Milwaukee (NBA) 1994-95; Toronto 1995-96; Philadelphia (NBA) 1996; Miami (NBA) 1997; Assistant Coach, Minnesota (NBA), 2007-09, Assistant Coach, Chicago (NBA), 2010-present; Assistant Coach, Denver (NBA) 2015-16; Minnesota (NBA) 2016-present. JOHN PINONE (‘83) Atlanta (NBA) 1983-84. HOWARD PORTER (‘71) Chicago (NBA) 1971-74; New York (NBA), Detroit (NBA) 1974-75; Detroit (NBA) 1975- 77; Detroit (NBA), New Jersey (NBA) 1977-78. HAROLD PRESSLEY (‘86) Sacramento (NBA) 1986-90. GEORGE RAVELING (‘60) Philadelphia (NBA) 1960. SHERWIN RAIKEN (‘50) New York (NBA) 1952-53. ALLAN RAY (‘06) Boston (NBA) 2006-2007. BROOKS RICCA (‘50) Philadelphia (NBA) 1950. JOE RYAN (‘59) Philadelphia (NBA) 1959. BOB SCHAFER (‘55) Philadelphia (NBA), St. Louis (NBA) 1955-56; Syracuse (NBA) 1956-57. HANK SIEMIONTKOWSKI (‘72) Cleveland (NBA) 1972. TOM SIENKIEWICZ (‘81) Seattle (NBA) 1981. CLARENCE SMITH (‘71) Golden State (NBA) 1971. RORY SPARROW (‘80) New Jersey (NBA) 1980-81; Atlanta (NBA), New York (NBA) 1982-83; New York (NBA) 1983-88; Chicago (NBA) 1988; Miami (NBA) 1988-90; Sacramento (NBA) 1990-91; Los Angeles (NBA), 1991-92. ARTHUR SPECTOR (‘41) Boston (NBA) 1946-50. 2019 -20 MEDIA GUIDE 74 ALL-TIME NOVA IN THE NBA 2019-20 VILLANOVA BASKETBALL VU BASKETBALL EXPERIENCE2019-20 VILLANOVA BASKETBALL VU BASKETBALL EXPERIENCE 75 ALL-TIME NOVA IN THE NBA 75 OMARI SPELLMAN (‘18) Atlanta Hawks (NBA) 2018- 19; Golden State (NBA) 2019-present. BEN STEWART (‘52) Philadelphia (NBA) 1952. TIM THOMAS (‘97) Philadelphia (NBA) 1997-99; Milwaukee (NBA) 1999-2003; New York Knicks (NBA) 2004- 2005: Chicago Bulls (NBA) 2005-2006; Phoenix Suns (NBA) 2006; Los Angeles Clippers (NBA) 2006-2009; Dallas (NBA) 2009-10. JIM WASHINGTON (‘65) St. Louis (NBA) 1965-66; Chicago (NBA) 1966-69; Philadelphia (NBA) 1969-71; Philadelphia (NBA), Atlanta (NBA) 1971-72; Atlanta (NBA) 1972-74; Buffalo (NBA) 1974-75. MAALIK WAYNS (‘11) Philadelphia (NBA) 2012-13; Los Angeles Clippers (NBA) 2013- 14; Dallas (NBA) 2017. DOUG WEST (‘89) Minnesota (NBA) 1989-98; Vancouver (NBA) 1998-2001. HUBIE WHITE (‘62) San Francisco (NBA) 1962- 63; Philadelphia (NBA) 1963- 64; Miami (ABA) 1969-70; Pittsburgh (ABA) 1970-71. ALVIN WILLIAMS (‘97) Portland (NBA) 1997-98; Toronto (NBA) 1998-2006; Los Angeles Clippers (NBA) 2007. LEO WOLF (‘50) Philadelphia (NBA) 1950. WILDCATS IN THE NBA RYAN ARCIDIACONO Chicago Bulls MIKAL BRIDGES Phoenix Suns JALEN BRUNSON Dallas Mavericks DONTE DiVINCENZO Milwaukee Bucks JOSH HART New Orleans Pelicans KYLE LOWRY Toronto Raptors ERIC PASCHALL Golden State Warriors OMARI SPELLMAN Golden State Warriors VILLANOVANS IN THE NBA CHRISTOPHER HECK President, Philadelphia 76ers B.J. JOHNSON Player Development Coordinator, Brooklyn Nets BRETT GUNNING Assistant Coach, Houston Rockets SCOTT O’NEIL CEO, Philadelphia 76ers RORY SPARROW Player Programs Manager, NBA MALIK ALLEN Assistant Coach, Miami Heat ED PINCKNEY Scout, Houston Rockets 2019 -20 M EDIA GUIDEVILLANOVA STUDENT-ATHLETES AND COACHES HAVE A LONG HISTORY OF REPRESENTING THE UNITED STATES AND OTHER NATIONS DURING INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION. Jeremiah Robinson-Earl helped Team USA earn a gold medal at the 2019 U19 World Cup 2019 -20 MEDIA GUIDE 76 A LOOK BACK AT THOSE WHO HAVE REPRESENTED NOVA NATION ON THE WORLD STAGE. Jermaine Samuels was part of USA Basketball’s Pan American Games team in 2019 Collin Gillespie and Team USA earned a bronze medal at the 2019 Pan American Games Jalen Brunson helped lead the USA to a gold medal in 2015 2019-20 VILLANOVA BASKETBALL VU BASKETBALL EXPERIENCE VILLANOVA INTERNATIONALVILLANOVA INTERNATIONAL2019-20 VILLANOVA BASKETBALL VU BASKETBALL EXPERIENCE 7777 1981 STEWART GRANGER - Canada World University Games JOHN PINONE - United States World University Games 1982 STEWART GRANGER - Canada World Championships ED PINCKNEY, HAROLD PRESSLEY U.S. Sports Festival JOHN PINONE - United States World Championships 1983 ED PINCKNEY - United States World University Games 1985 DOUG WEST U.S. Olympic Festival 1986 TOM GREIS, DOUG WEST U.S. Olympic Festival 1989 MARC DOWDELL, ARRON BAIN U.S. Olympic Festival BARRY BEKKEDAM - Canada World University Games PAUL VRIND - Holland European Championships 1990 CALVIN BYRD, ANTHONYE PELLE U.S. Olympic Festival 1991 LANCE MILLER U.S. Junior National Team 1994 JASON LAWSON U.S. Olympic Festival ALVIN WILLIAMS U.S. Olympic Festival 1995 KERRY KITTLES World University Games JASON LAWSON World University Games 2004 CURTIS SUMPTER - United States U21 World Championships 2005 RANDY FOYE - United States World University Games ALLAN RAY - United States FIBA U21 World Championships COREY STOKES - United States Youth Development Festival JAY WRIGHT - United States Head Coach World University Game 2007 JAY WRIGHT - United States Head Coach Pan American Games SCOTTIE REYNOLDS - United States Pan American Games 2008 DOMINIC CHEEK - United States FIBA Americas World Cup MAALIK WAYNS - United States FIBA Americas World Cup 2009 COREY FISHER - United States Pan American Games 2010 JAY WRIGHT - United States Select Team Co-Head Coach 2011 JAMES BELL - United States U19 World Championships 2012 ANDREW SULLIVAN - Great Britain London Olympic Games 2015 JALEN BRUNSON - USA U19 World Championship 2016 KYLE LOWRY - United States Rio Olympic Games ERIC DIXON - United States Developmental National Team JAY WRIGHT - United States USA Select Team, Assistant Coach 2017 ERIC DIXON - United States Developmental National Team DARRUN HILLIARD - United States AmeriCup Games 2018 JUSTIN MOORE - United States U18 Junior National Team Minicamp JEREMIAH ROBINSON-EARL - United States U18 FIBA Americas Cup COLE SWIDER - United States Nike Hoops Summit 2019 COLLIN GILLESPIE - United States Pan American Games JUSTIN MOORE - United States Nike Hoops Summit JEREMIAH ROBINSON-EARL - United States U19 World Cup/Nike Hoops Summit JERMAINE SAMUELS - United States Pan American Games JAY WRIGHT - United States USA Senior National Team, Assistant Coach Scottie Reynolds was part of the 2007 USA Basketball Pan American Games team 2019 -20 M EDIA GUIDE VILLANOVA INTERNATIONALNext >