Collin GILLESPIE Jermaine SAMUELS JR. Dhamir COSBY- ROUNDTREE 20 20-21 MEDIA GUIDEJustin MOORE Cole SWIDER Brandon SLATER Jeremiah ROBINSON- EARLIN MEMORIAM Coach Rollie and Mary Jane Massimino surrounded by members of the 1985 NCAA championship team in 2013 Director of Athletics Mark Jackson, Villanova President Rev. Peter M. Donohue, O.S.A., William B. Finneran, and Head Coach Jay Wright in 2016 Helene Mercanti with Villanova President Rev. Peter M. Donohue, O.S.A. Ryan Arcidiacono with Helene Mercanti in 2019 2020-21 VILLANOVA BASKETBALL THIS IS VILLANOVA BASKETBALL n 1 THTHE 2020-21 VILLANOVA E 2020-21 VILLANOVA BASKETBALLBASKETBALL MEDIA GUIDE IS DEDICATED MEDIA GUIDE IS DEDICATED TO FOURTO FOUR VILLANOVA BASKETBALL LEGENDS:VILLANOVA BASKETBALL LEGENDS: WILLIAM B. FINNERAN JIM HUGGARD MARY JANE MASSIMINO HELENE MERCANTI Jim Huggard Class of 1961EXCELLENCE 2020-21 VILLANOVA BASKETBALL 2 n THIS IS VILLANOVA BASKETBALL VILLANOVA SINCE 2013:VILLANOVA SINCE 2013: 66 BIG EAST BIG EAST REGULAR SEASON CHAMPIONSHIPSREGULAR SEASON CHAMPIONSHIPS 44 BIG EAST BIG EAST TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIPSTOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIPS 33 NCAA NCAA TOURNAMENT NO. 1 SEEDSTOURNAMENT NO. 1 SEEDS 1166 NCAA NCAA TOURNAMENT VICTORIESTOURNAMENT VICTORIES 22 NCAA NCAA FINAL FOUR APPEARANCESFINAL FOUR APPEARANCES 22 NCAA NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPSNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS VILLANOVAVILLANOVA HAS POSTED 21 HAS POSTED 215 5 VICTORIES OVER THE PAST VICTORIES OVER THE PAST SEVEN SEVEN SEASONSSEASONS, AN AVERAGE , AN AVERAGE OF 30.7 WINS PER SEASONOF 30.7 WINS PER SEASON Jermaine Samuels grabs a rebound Justin Moore in a February 2020 win at Xavier Brandon SlaterSUPPORT 2020-21 VILLANOVA BASKETBALL VILLANOVAVILLANOVA’’S AVERAGE S AVERAGE ATTENDANCE AT WELLS FARGO ATTENDANCE AT WELLS FARGO CENTER IN 2019-20 WAS 17,300, CENTER IN 2019-20 WAS 17,300, INCLUDING TWO SELLOUTSINCLUDING TWO SELLOUTS THE WILDCATS STRETCHED THE WILDCATS STRETCHED THEIR STREAK OF CONSECUTIVE THEIR STREAK OF CONSECUTIVE SELLOUTS AT FINNERAN PAVILION SELLOUTS AT FINNERAN PAVILION TO 191, A STRETCH THAT TO 191, A STRETCH THAT BEGAN IN 2000.BEGAN IN 2000. THIS IS VILLANOVA BASKETBALL n 3HONORS 2020-21 VILLANOVA BASKETBALL 4 n THIS IS VILLANOVA BASKETBALL NOTABLE INDIVIDUAL NOTABLE INDIVIDUAL WILDCAT HONORS WILDCAT HONORS SINCE 2015SINCE 2015 1 CONSENSUS NATIONAL 1 CONSENSUS NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE YEARPLAYER OF THE YEAR 3 JULIUS ERVING SMALL 3 JULIUS ERVING SMALL FORWARDS OF THE YEARFORWARDS OF THE YEAR 4 ALL-AMERICANS4 ALL-AMERICANS 3 BIG EAST PLAYERS 3 BIG EAST PLAYERS OF THE YEAROF THE YEAR 2 BIG EAST FRESHMEN 2 BIG EAST FRESHMEN OF THE YEAROF THE YEAR FINAL FOUR APPEARANCESFINAL FOUR APPEARANCES 2 NCAA 2 NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPSNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 2020 Julius Erving Award winner Saddiq Bey (left) 2019-20 BIG EAST Freshman of the Year Jeremiah Robinson-Earl with Head Coach Jay Wright Second Team All-BIG EAST selection Collin GillespieEXPOSURE 2020-21 VILLANOVA BASKETBALL THIS IS VILLANOVA BASKETBALL n 5 OVER THE LAST SEVEN OVER THE LAST SEVEN SEASONS EVERY SEASONS EVERY VILLANOVA GAME HAS AIRED VILLANOVA GAME HAS AIRED ON NATIONAL TELEVISIONON NATIONAL TELEVISION Jay Wright visited the set of FS1’s “First Things First” in March 2020 (Inset left) Collin Gillespie interviewed by ESPN (above) Dhamir Cosby-Roundtree appears on “Inside Villanova Basketball” Jay Wright in a pregame interview with Bill Raftery of Fox SportsFAMILY 2020-21 VILLANOVA BASKETBALL 6 n THIS IS VILLANOVA BASKETBALL “ONCE A WILDCAT, ALWAYS A WILDCAT”“ONCE A WILDCAT, ALWAYS A WILDCAT” Cole Swider Randy Foye greets Jalen Brunson Former teammates Randy Foye and Allan Ray joined Kyle Lowry for a photo on Feb. 26, 2020 Former teammates surrounded Jim Washington for his jersey retirement on Dec. 22, 2019FAMILY 2020-21 VILLANOVA BASKETBALL THIS IS VILLANOVA BASKETBALL n 7 “WE PLAY FOR THOSE WHO CAME BEFORE US”“WE PLAY FOR THOSE WHO CAME BEFORE US” Ryan Arcidiacono with Mark Plansky Mikal Bridges with Daniel Ochefu 2018 NCAA champions Phil Booth and Matt Kennedy attended the Wildcats’ game at St. John’s in January 2020 Members of the 1971 NCAA Finals Team at the Villanova Varsity Club Hall of Fame dinner in January 2020Next >