< PreviousDHAMIR COSBY-ROUNDTREE VILLANOVA An athletic forward with good hands and skill around the basket ... After two strong seasons as a Wildcat, shin injuries have been a persistent issue for the Philadelphia native. 2019-20 OVERVIEW Appeared in 29 regular season games, averaging 2.2 rebounds and 7.7 minutes per outing. 2019-20 BIG EAST HIGHLIGHTS Added four points and four rebounds to a 70-69 victory at Georgetown on March 7 .... Supplied seven rebounds to help Villanova defeat St. John’s 71-60 at Finneran Pavilion on Feb. 26 ... Recorded a season-high 11 points and seven rebounds in a 91-71 victory at DePaul on Feb. 19 .. Provided three points and three rebounds in a 79-76 loss at Butler on Feb. 5 ... Added two points and a rebound in a 79-59 win at St. John’s on Jan. 28 ... Contributed two points in 6:15 of a 76-61 win over Butler at Finneran Pavilion on Jan. 21 ... Added two points, three rebounds and a pair of assists in a 68-62 win over Xavier on Dec. 30 at Finneran Pavilion. 2019-20 NON-CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS Contributed four points and five rebounds to a 98-69 win over Middle Tennessee State on Nov. 21 ... Added two points and two rebounds to a 78-54 victory over Ohio University on Nov. 16 ... Supplied two points, six rebounds and a blocked shot in 15:50 of action during a 97-54 victory over Army West Point on Nov. 5 at Finneran Pavilion. 2018-19 OVERVIEW Averaged 20.5 minutes, 5.1 points and 5.8 rebounds for the Wildcats ... Started 16 of those games ... Was named the Most Outstanding Player at the 2018 AdvocCare Invitational ... Connected on .648 of his field goal attempts and .741 of his free throw attempts. 2018-19 BIG EAST TOURNAMENT HIGHLIGHTS Averaged 5.3 ppg and 6.3 rpg...Had 10 rebounds against Providence in the quarterfinal. 2018-19 BIG EAST HIGHLIGHTS His four points and four rebounds went with a +10 rating as the Wildcats defeated No. 10/9 Marquette on Feb. 27 at Finneran Pavilion ... Added 12 points and seven rebounds to help the Wildcats past Providence 85-67 on Feb. 13 at the Finn ... Came up with two critical offensive rebounds in overtime to help Villanova past Creighton 66-59 on Feb. 6 ... Finished the evening with seven points, seven rebounds and two steals ... Helped VU to a 77-65 win over Georgetown on Feb. 3, scoring six points to go with seven rebounds and strong defense on the Hoyas’ Jessie Govan ... Supplied nine points and nine rebounds to an 86-74 victory at DePaul on Jan. 30 ... Grabbed eight rebounds in 14:50 of an 80-52 win over Seton Hall on Jan. 27 .. Played a pivotal role in an 80-72 win at Butler on Jan. 22, scoring 10 points, grabbing eight rebounds to go with two assists ... Came off the bench to drop in 11 points to go with six rebounds in an 85-75 win over Xavier on Jan. 18 at Wells Fargo Center ... According to Coach Jay Wright was bothered by a sore tibia bone in his leg on Jan. 13 and played just five minutes at Creighton ... Added three points and three rebounds to a 73-68 victory over DePaul on Jan. 2. 2018-19 NON-CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS Contributed 11 rebounds in a 74-71 loss at No. 1 Kansas on Dec. 15 ... Finished with eight points and seven rebounds in a 69-59 victory over Temple on Dec. 5 ... Connected on 13-of-14 field goal attempts in a three game span at the AdvoCare 2020-21 VILLANOVA BASKETBALL 38 n THE WILDCATS PHILADELPHIA, PA. ¢ NEUMANN-GORETTI H.S. ¢ COACHED BY: CARL ARRIGALE 2121 SENIOR FORWARD 6-9 ¡ 228 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 40-1 453/11.3 53-68/.779 0-0/.000 18-28/.643 38 57 95 2.4 70 1 3 19 15 10 124 3.1 2018-19 36-16 739/20.5 70-108/.640 0-0/.000 43-58/.741 90 119 209 5.8 95 6 29 26 32 27 183 5.1 2019-20 29-0 223/7.7 20-29/.690 0-0/.000 4-7/.571 22 42 64 2.2 33 0 10 12 4 6 44 1.6 Totals 105-17 1415/13.5 143-205/.698 0-0/.000 65-93/.699 150 218 368 3.5 198 7 42 57 51 43 351 3.3 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 18-1 205/11.4 27-34/.794 0-0/.000 3-6/.500 14 26 40 2.2 35 1 1 7 6 5 57 3.2 2018-19 18-4 326/18.1 32-51/.627 0-0/.000 18-25/.720 35 47 82 4.6 49 3 14 8 12 8 82 4.6 2019-20 17-0 133/7.8 14-16/.875 0-0/.000 4-6/.667 12 25 37 2.2 24 0 7 5 1 5 32 1.9 Totals 53-5 664/12.5 73-101/.723 0-0/.000 25-37/.676 61 98 159 3.0 108 4 22 20 19 18 171 3.2 COSBY-ROUNDTREE’S CAREER STATISTICS BIG EAST STATISTICS COSB Y- R O UND TR EE THE WILDCATS n 39Invitational over Thanksgiving weekend ... Posted his first career double double with 15 points and 13 rebounds in a n 83-56 win over Canisius on Nov. 22 ... Recorded his first career double-digit rebounding effort on Nov. 17, collecting 11 boards to go with six points against Furman ... Added five points and five rebounds in a 73-46 loss to Michigan on Nov. 14 ... Made his first start of the season against Quinnipiac on Nov. 10 ... Finished with six points, five rebounds and three blocked shots, which tied a career high in that category ... Came off the bench to supply four points, seven rebounds and three blocked shots in a DHAMIR COSBY-ROUNDTREE 2020-21 VILLANOVA BASKETBALL 40 n THE WILDCATS Opponent MIN FG-A/PCT 3G-A/PCT FT-A/PCT O/D R/AVG PF A TO B S PTS/AVG ARMY WEST POINT 16 1-2/.50 0-0/.00 0-1/.00 2/4 6/6.0 1 1 2 1 0 2/2.0 at Ohio St. 10 0-2/.00 0-0/.00 0-0/.00 2/0 2/4.0 3 0 1 0 0 0/1.0 OHIO 11 1-1/1.00 0-0/.00 0-0/.00 0/2 2/3.3 0 0 0 0 0 2/1.3 vs Middle Tenn. 16 2-3/.66 0-0/.00 0-0/.00 0/5 5/3.8 2 1 2 1 0 4/2.0 vs Mississippi St. 5 1-1/1.00 0-0/.00 0-0/.00 2/2 4/3.8 0 0 0 0 0 2/2.0 vs Baylor 3 0-0/.00 0-0/.00 0-0/.00 0/0 0/3.2 0 0 0 0 0 0/1.7 LA SALLE 7 1-2/.50 0-0/.00 0-0/.00 2/1 3/3.1 1 0 1 0 0 2/1.7 PENN 3 0-1/.00 0-0/.00 0-0/.00 0/1 1/2.9 1 0 0 0 0 0/1.5 at Saint Joseph’s 1 0-1/.00 0-0/.00 0-0/.00 1/0 1/2.7 0 0 0 0 0 0/1.3 vs Delaware 2 0-0/.00 0-0/.00 0-0/.00 0/0 0/2.4 0 1 0 0 0 0/1.2 KANSAS 0 0-0/.00 0-0/.00 0-0/.00 0/0 0/2.2 1 0 0 0 0 0/1.1 XAVIER 12 1-1/1.00 0-0/.00 0-0/.00 1/2 3/2.3 2 2 0 0 0 2/1.2 at Marquette 2 1-1/1.00 0-0/.00 0-0/.00 1/0 1/2.2 1 0 1 0 0 2/1.2 at Creighton 3 1-1/1.00 0-0/.00 0-0/.00 0/0 0/2.0 2 0 0 0 0 2/1.3 GEORGETOWN 5 0-0/.00 0-0/.00 0-0/.00 0/1 1/1.9 0 0 0 0 1 0/1.2 DEPAUL 6 0-1/.00 0-0/.00 0-0/.00 0/1 1/1.9 0 0 0 0 1 0/1.1 BUTLER 6 1-1/1.00 0-0/.00 0-0/.00 0/2 2/1.9 0 0 0 0 0 2/1.2 at Providence 4 0-0/.00 0-0/.00 0-0/.00 0/0 0/1.8 1 0 0 0 0 0/1.1 at St. John’s (NY) 4 1-1/1.00 0-0/.00 0-0/.00 0/1 1/1.7 2 0 0 0 0 2/1.2 at Butler 13 1-2/.50 0-0/.00 1-2/.50 2/1 3/1.8 2 0 0 0 0 3/1.3 SETON HALL 6 0-0/.00 0-0/.00 0-0/.00 1/0 1/1.8 1 1 0 0 1 0/1.2 MARQUETTE 6 0-0/.00 0-0/.00 0-0/.00 0/2 2/1.8 0 1 0 1 0 0/1.1 at Temple 16 0-0/.00 0-0/.00 0-0/.00 1/2 3/1.8 0 0 1 1 1 0/1.1 at DePaul 16 4-4/1.00 0-0/.00 3-3/1.00 2/5 7/2.0 2 2 0 0 0 11/1.5 at Xavier 11 1-1/1.00 0-0/.00 0-0/.00 1/1 2/2.0 4 0 0 0 1 2/1.5 ST. JOHN’S (NY) 10 0-0/.00 0-0/.00 0-1/.00 3/4 7/2.2 3 0 2 0 0 0/1.5 PROVIDENCE 9 1-1/1.00 0-0/.00 0-0/.00 0/1 1/2.2 0 0 1 0 1 2/1.5 at Seton Hall 8 0-0/.00 0-0/.00 0-0/.00 1/0 1/2.1 2 1 1 0 0 0/1.4 at Georgetown 12 2-2/1.00 0-0/.00 0-0/.00 0/4 4/2.2 2 0 0 0 0 4/1.5 *Starter POINTS: 13, vs. Canisius - 11/22/18 REBOUNDS: 13, twice, last vs. Oklahoma State - 11/23/18 ASSISTS: 3, twice, last vs. Marquette - 2/27/19 STEALS: 3, three times, last vs. St. John’s - 2/17/19 BLOCKS: 5, vs. Furman- 11/17/18 FG MADE: 6, vs. Canisius - 11/22/18 FG ATTEMPTS: 7, three times, last vs Canisius - 11/2/18 FT MADE: 5, vs. Oklahoma State - 11/23/18 FT ATTEMPTS: 6, twice, last vs. Ok. State - 11/23/18 MINUTES: 36, vs. Furman - 11/17/18 Dr. Mike Duncan with Dhamir Cosby-Roundtree COSBY-ROUNDTREES’ CAREER HIGHS 2019-20 (JUNIOR) Opponent MIN FG-A/PCT 3G-A/PCT FT-A/PCT O/D R/AVG PF A TO B S PTS/AVG MORGAN ST. 20 2-3/.667 0-0/.000 0-0/.00 4/ 3 7 /7.0 0 2 1 3 0 4/4.0 QUINNIPIAC * 16 3-4/.750 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 2/3 5/6.0 1 0 1 3 0 6/5.0 MICHIGAN * 17 1-2/.500 0-0/.000 3-4/.750 2/3 5/5.7 0 0 1 1 0 5/5.0 FURMAN * 36 2-5/.400 0-0/.000 2-3/.667 5/6 11/7.0 1 1 1 5 2 6/5.3 vs Canisius * 29 6-7/.857 0-0/.000 3-4/.750 8/5 13/8.2 4 1 1 1 3 15/7.2 vs Oklahoma St.* 34 2-2/1.000 0-0/.000 5-6.833 5/8 13/9.0 4 3 2 0 2 9/7.5 vs Florida State* 26 5-5/1.000 0-0/.000 1-2./.500 4/4 8/8.9 5 1 2 2 2 11/8.0 at La Salle * 23 1-1/1.000 0-0/.000 2-2/1.000 2/3 5/8.4 4 1 0 2 1 4/7.5 TEMPLE * 23 4-6/.667 0-0/.000 0-2/.000 2/5 7/8.2 1 0 0 0 0 8/7.6 SAINT JOSEPH’S * 17 1-2/.500 0-0/.000 1-1/1.000 2/4 6/8.0 2 1 0 0 1 3/7.1 at Penn * 18 1-1/1.000 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 1/1 2/7.5 1 0 3 0 0 2/6.6 at Kansas * 28 1-2/.500 0-0/.000 1-2/.500 3/8 11/7.8 5 1 1 2 0 3/6.3 vs UConn * 23 2-3/.667 0-0/.000 1-1/1.000 3/3 6/.6 4 2 2 0 3 0 5/6.2 DEPAUL * 29 1-2/.500 0-0/.000 1-2/.500 2/1 3/7.3 1 0 0 1 1 3/6.0 at Providence * 23 1-1/1.000 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 2/2 4/7.1 4 0 0 0 0 2/5.7 ST. JOHN’S * 5 0-1/.000 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 1/0 1/6.7 1 0 1 0 0 0/5.4 at Creighton 5 0-1/.000 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 0/0 0/6.3 0 0 0 0 1 0/5.1 XAVIER 14 5-5/1.000 0-0/.000 1-1/1.000 4/2 6/6.3 4 1 1 0 0 11/5.4 at Butler 25 3-5/.600 0-0/.000 4-4/1.000 4/4 8/6.4 3 2 0 1 0 10/5.6 SETON HALL 15 1-2/.500 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 3/5 8/6.5 2 2 2 0 1 2/5.5 at DePaul 18 4-6/.667 0-0/.000 1-2/.500 3/6 9/6.6 3 0 0 0 0 9/5.6 GEORGETOWN 22 2-4/.500 0-0/.000 2-2/1.000 2/5 7/6.6 5 0 0 1 0 6/5.6 CREIGHTON 23 2-3/.667 0-0/.000 3-4/.750 4/3 7/6.6 0 2 0 1 0 7/5.7 at Marquette 18 1-3 /.333 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 2/2 4/6.5 1 0 2 1 0 2/5.5 PROVIDENCE 17 4-4/1.000 0-0/.000 4-4 1.000 2/5 7/6.5 5 1 1 2 0 12/5.8 at St. John’s 21 3-4 /.750 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 1/3 4/6.4 4 0 1 1 3 6/5.8 at Georgetown 18 2-3/.667 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 2/1 3/6.3 5 0 0 0 1 4/5.7 at Xavier * 23 0-3/.000 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 0/2 2/6.1 2 1 0 0 0 0/5.5 MARQUETTE 22 1-1/1.000 0-0/.000 2-4/.500 2/2 4/6.1 4 3 0 1 1 4/5.5 BUTLER 17 2-3/.667 0-0/.000 0-2/.000 0/3 3/6.0 3 1 0 3 0 4/5.4 at Seton Hall 11 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 1/1 2/5.8 2 1 0 0 0 0/5.3 vs Providence 24 2-6/.333 0-0/.000 4-4/1.000 3/7 10/6.0 5 1 1 0 3 8/5.3 vs Xavier 19 1-1/1.000 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 0/2 2/5.8 4 0 0 0 0 2/5.2 vs Seton Hall 21 2-4/.500 0-0/.000 2-2/1.000 4/3 7/5.9 3 1 1 0 1 6/5.3 vs Saint Mary’s (CA) 22 2-2/1.000 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 2/3 5/5.9 0 0 0 1 0 4/5.2 vs. Purdue 17 0-1/.000 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 3/1 4/5.8 1 0 1 0 0 0/5.1 *Starter 2018-19 (SOPHOMORE)DHAMIR COSBY-ROUNDTREE 100-77 win over Morgan State ... The three blocks tied a career high. 2017-18 OVERVIEW Earned a spot in the rotation as a frontcourt reserve ... Averaged 11.3 minutes per outing in 40 games ... Connected on .779 of his attempts from the field, averaging 3.1 points and 2.4 rebounds per contest ... Produced several key performances, most notably in an NCAA East Regional Final victory over Texas Tech. 2018 NCAA TOURNAMENT Played a pivotal role in a East Regional Final victory over Texas Tech ... He stepped in for Omari Spellman, who was in foul trouble, to provide four points and seven rebounds as the Wildcats advanced to the NCAA Final Four ... Came off the bench to supply 10 points and three blocked shots in 15 minutes of action against Radford on March 15. 2018 BIG EAST TOURNAMENT Contributed two points and two rebounds in seven minutes of a semifinal win over Butler ... Collected three rebounds in six minutes of action in a 94-70 win over Marquette. 2017-18 REGULAR SEASON Contributed four points and three rebounds to a 95-79 win at Xavier on Feb. 17 ... Made his first career start on Feb. 7 vs. St. John’s .... Chipped in with five points and five rebounds to help the Wildcats down Seton Hall on Feb. 4 ... His 11 points scored in an 89-69 win over Providence were a season-high ... Tied a season high with six rebounds to go with six points in an 81-61 win over Connecticut on Jan. 20 ... Chipped in with five points in 10 minutes of a 78-71 win over St. John’s on Jan. 13 at Madison Square Garden ... Added six points and two rebounds to an 89-65 win over Xavier on Jan. 10 ... Converted all five of his field goal attempts for a season- high 10 points in 15 minutes of a 100-90 win over Marquette on Jan. 6 ... Scored six points and added two rebounds in a 95-71 win over Hofstra on Dec. 22 at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum ... Chipped in with five points and two rebounds in 15 minutes of an 88-72 win over Gonzaga on Dec. 5 ... Matched a season-high with six rebounds to go with two points in a 94-53 win at Saint Joseph’s on Dec. 2 ... Added four points and two rebounds in a 90-62 win over Penn on Nov. 29 at Jake Nevin Field House ... Supplied eight points and five rebounds in a 104-57 win over Lafayette on Nov. 17 ... Added eight points, six rebounds and a blocked shot in a 113-77 victory over Nicholls on Nov. 14. NEUMANN GORETTI HIGH SCHOOL Helped lead his team to a 24-7 record and an appearance in the Philadelphia Catholic League Final … Averaged 15.9 points, 11.5 rebounds and 3.5 blocks per outing as a senior while being nationally ranked by the national scouting services … Signed a national letter of intent to attend Villanova in November 2016 … As a junior Cosby-Roundtree helped lead the Saints to a 27-4 record and state championship. 2020-21 VILLANOVA BASKETBALL THE WILDCATS n 41 Opponent MIN FG-A/PCT 3G-A/PCT FT-A/PCT O/D R/AVG PF A TO B S PTS/AVG COLUMBIA 9 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 0/1 1/1.0 2 0 1 0 1 0/0.0 NICHOLLS 17 4-7/.571 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 2/4 6/3.5 1 0 3 1 0 8/4.0 vs Lafayette 16 3-3/1.000 0-0/.000 2-3/.667 1/4 5/4.0 0 0 0 0 1 8/5.3 vs W. Kentucky 15 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 0/3 3/3.8 1 0 0 1 0 0/4.0 vs Tennessee 16 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 0/2 2/3.4 4 0 1 0 0 0/3.2 vs UNI 2 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 0/1 1/3.0 0 0 0 0 0 0/2.7 PENN 9 2-2/1.000 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 0/2 2/2.9 3 0 1 1 0 4/2.9 at Saint Joseph’s 14 1-3/.333 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 2/4 6/3.3 1 0 0 0 0 2/2.8 vs Gonzaga 15 2-3/.667 0-0/.000 1-2/.500 2/0 2/3.1 4 0 0 0 0 5/3.0 LA SALLE 9 1-1/1.000 0-0/.000 1-1/1.000 0/2 2/3.0 1 0 0 0 0 3/3.0 at Temple 12 1-1/1.000 0-0.000 0-0/.000 1/0 1/2.8 0 0 3 0 0 2/2.9 vs Hofstra 15 3-3/1.000 0-0/.000 0-1/.000 1/1 2/2.8 2 0 0 0 0 6/3.2 at DePaul 13 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 0/0 0/2.5 5 1 0 0 1 0/2.9 at Butler 6 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 0/1 1/2.4 2 0 0 0 0 0/2.7 MARQUETTE 15 5-5/1.000 0-0/.000 0-0.000 0/2 2/2.4 1 0 0 0 1 10/3.2 XAVIER 17 3-3/1.000 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 1/1 2/2.4 3 0 0 0 0 6/3.4 at ST. JOHN’S 10 2-2/1.000 0-0/.000 1-2/.500 1/0 1/2.3 1 0 1 0 0 5/3.5 at Georgetown 12 1-1/1.000 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 0/1 1/2.2 4 0 0 1 0 2/3.4 at UCONN 23 2-3/.667 0-0/.000 2-2/1.000 4/2 6/2.4 3 1 1 1 2 6/3.5 PROVIDENCE 12 5-7/.714 0-0/.000 1-3/.333 2/2 4/2.5 0 0 1 0 0 11/3.9 at Marquette 15 0-1/.000 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 2/0 2/2.5 4 0 0 1 0 0/3.7 CREIGHTON 14 3-5/.600 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 3/3 6/2.6 1 0 0 1 0 6/3.8 SETON HALL 13 2-2/1.000 0-0/.000 1-1/1.000 2/3 5/2.7 1 0 0 0 0 5/3.9 ST. JOHN’S* 17 1-2/.500 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 0/2 2/2.7 1 0 0 0 0 2/3.8 BUTLER 9 1-1/1.000 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 1/2 3/2.7 1 0 0 0 0 2/3.7 at Providence 10 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 0/2 2/2.7 1 0 1 1 0 0/3.6 at Xavier 10 2-2/1.000 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 0/3 3/2.7 2 0 1 1 0 4/3.6 DEPAUL 11 0-1/.000 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 0/0 0/2.6 1 0 2 0 1 0/3.5 at Creighton 4 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 1/1 2/2.6 1 0 1 0 0 0/3.3 at Seton Hall 6 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 1/1 2/2.6 2 0 0 0 1 0/3.2 GEORGETOWN 11 2-2/1.000 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 0/2 2/2.5 4 0 0 1 1 4/3.3 vs Marquette 6 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 1/2 3/2.6 1 0 1 0 0 0/3.2 vs Butler 7 1-1/1.000 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 0/0 0/2.5 2 0 0 0 0 2/3.1 vs Providence 3 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 1-2/.500 0/0 0/2.4 0 0 0 0 0 1/3.1 vs Radford 15 4-4/1.000 0-0/.000 2-3/.667 1/0 1/2.4 3 0 0 3 0 10/3.3 vs Alabama 16 1-1/1.000 0-0/.000 2-2/1.000 2/1 3/2.4 3 0 0 1 1 4/3.3 vs W. Virginia 8 1-1/1.000 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 1/0 1/2.4 2 0 0 0 0 2/3.2 vs Texas Tech 12 0-1/.000 0-0/.000 4-6/.667 5/2 7/2.5 1 1 0 1 0 4/3.3 vs Kansas 5 0-0.000 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 0/0 0/2.4 1 0 0 0 0 0/3.2 vs. Michigan 16 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 1/0 1/2.4 0 0 1 0 0 0/3.1 *Starter 2017-18 (FRESHMAN)JERMAINE SAMUELS JR. VILLANOVA A talented wing player with athleticism and quickness ... Brings a strong work ethic and considerable upside at both ends of the court. 2019-20 OVERVIEW Started all 30 regular season games he appeared in for the Wildcats, averaging 10.7 points and 5.5 rebounds per contest ... Developed a knack for sinking clutch baskets, including the game-winning 3-pointer in a win over No. 1 Kansas and a traditional 3-point play in a 70-69 win at Georgetown. 2019-20 BIG EAST HIGHLIGHTS His drive, field goal and free throw with 5.6 seconds to play helped lift the ‘Cats past Georgetown 70-69 on March 7 ... Sank three key free throws in the final minutes to help VU secure a 79-77 win at Seton Hall on March 4 ... Finished with 19 points and seven rebounds .... Grabbed a season-high 10 rebounds in a 71-60 victory over St. John’s on Feb. 26 ... Added 17 points and eight rebounds in a 64-55 win at Xavier on Feb. 22 ...Helped the ‘Cats get off to a good start on Feb. 12 vs. Marquette, scoring six of his 14 points in the early minutes of a 72-71 win ... Scored 10 points to go with two assists and two rebounds vs. Seton Hall on Feb. 8 ... Returned to action on Feb. 1 vs. Creighton after missing a game with a sprained left foot... Finished with eight points and six rebound ... Sat out the Jan. 28 game at St. John’s with a sprained left foot ... Limited to just 22:26 after suffering a left foot injury late in the first half on Jan. 25 at Providence ... Registered a new season high with 20 points to go with seven rebounds in a 76-61 win over Butler on Jan. 21 at the Finn ... Added 15 points and six rebounds to the cause in a 79-75 overtime victory over DePaul on Jan. 14 ... Contributed nine points, six rebounds, five assists and zero turnovers to an 80-66 victory over Georgetown on Jan. 11 ... Delivered 10 points and six rebounds in a 64-59 win at Creighton on Jan. 7 ...Contributed 10 points and two rebounds on Jan. 4 at Marquette ... Added 14 vital points and eight rebounds to a 68-62 win over Xavier on Dec. 30 2019-20 NON-CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS His 13 points and seven rebounds were instrumental in a 76-56 win at Temple on Feb. 16 ... Scored six critical points in the final three minutes as part of a 19 point day in a 61-55 win over Connecticut on Jan. 18 ... Named co-Philadelphia Big Five Player of the Week after helping spark the Wildcats to a 56-55 win over No. 1 Kansas on Dec. 21 ... He sank the game-winning 3-point field goal with 20.5 seconds to play ... Finished with 15 points and five rebounds ... Led the Wildcats with 18 points to go with five rebounds in a 78-70 victory over Delaware on Dec. 14 in Newark, N.J. Contributed 12 points and seven rebounds to a 78-66 win at Saint Joseph’s on Dec. 7 ... Supplied 10 of his 14 points in the second half of an 83-76 victory over Mississippi State on Nov. 22 ... Also added five rebounds, three assists and a blocked shot ... Led the Wildcats with 14 points at Ohio State on Nov. 13 … Supplied eight points, nine rebounds and five assists on opening night, a 97-54 victory over Army West Point. 2018-19 OVERVIEW Came on strong over the season’s final weeks, highlighted by a 29 point, nine rebound effort in a critical 67-61 victory over Marquette on Feb. 27 at Finneran Pavilion ... Averaged 6.4 points, 5.1 rebounds and 22.0 minutes per game for the full season ... Started 22 of the Wildcats’ 36 games, including the last eight in succession. 2020-21 VILLANOVA BASKETBALL 42 n THE WILDCATS FRANKLIN, MASS. ¢ THE RIVERS SCHOOL ¢ COACH: KEITH ZALASKI 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 25-0 153/6.1 7-28/.250 3-16/.188 10-16/.625 7 23 30 1.2 23 0 7 12 3 1 27 1.1 2018-19 35-22 771/22.0 73-163/.448 33-95/.347 46-74/.622 59 130 189 5.4 65 3 36 36 27 15 225 6.4 2019-20 30-30 910/30.3 109-235/.484 32-116/.276 72-99/.727 38 127 165 5.5 64 1 61 40 21 28 322 10.7 Totals 90-52 1834/20.4 189-426/.444 68-227/.300 128-189/.677 104 280 384 4.3 152 4 104 88 51 44 574 6.4 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 8-0 70/8.8 5-12/.417 1-5/.200 7-8/.875 5 15 20 2.5 9 0 2 3 2 0 18 2.3 2018-19 17-14 414/24.4 32-65/.492 11-30/.367 29-46/.630 37 65 102 6.0 34 1 18 16 18 6 104 6.1 2019-20 17-17 535/31.5 62-136/.456 13-62/.210 44-56/.786 24 74 98 5.8 37 0 36 15 10 15 181 10.6 Totals 42-31 1019/24.3 99-213/.465 25-102/.245 80-110/.727 66 154 220 5.2 80 1 56 34 30 21 303 7.2 SAMUELS’ CAREER STATISTICS BIG EAST STATISTICS 2323 SENIOR FORWARD 6-7 ¡ 222SAMUE LS J R. THE WILDCATS n 432019 NCAA TOURNAMENT Averaged 11.5 points and 5.0 rebounds per game in two NCAA Tournament contests. 2019 BIG EAST TOURNAMENT HIGHLIGHTS Averaged 12.3 ppg, 7.7 rpg, and 35.3 minutes per game...Had 17 points along with nine rebounds during Villanova OT win against Xavier in the semi-final game. 2018-19 BIG EAST HIGHLIGHTS Named to his first BIG EAST Honor Roll on March 4 after adding seven points and 11 rebounds in a 75-54 win over Butler two days earlier ... Exploded for a career-high 29 points to go with nine rebounds to lead a 67-61 win over No. 10/9 Marquette on Senior Night (Feb. 27) at Finneran JERMAINE SAMUELS JR. 2020-21 VILLANOVA BASKETBALL 44 n THE WILDCATS Opponent MIN FG-A/PCT 3G-A/PCT FT-A/PCT O/D R/AVG PF A TO B S PTS/AVG ARMY WEST POINT* 26 3-4/.75 1-2/.50 1-2/.50 2/7 9/9.0 1 5 4 1 2 8/8.0 at Ohio St.* 29 5-11/.45 2-5/.40 2-3/.66 0/5 5/7.0 3 0 3 3 0 14/11.0 OHIO* 27 1-7/.14 1-2/.50 6-8/.75 3/5 8/7.3 2 5 2 0 0 9/10.3 vs Middle Tenn.* 20 3-5/.60 0-2/.00 0-2/.00 0/1 1/5.8 3 1 1 0 0 6/9.3 vs Mississippi St.* 34 5-9/.55 2-6/.33 2-3/.66 0/5 5/5.6 2 2 0 1 0 14/10.2 vs Baylor* 21 2-4/.50 1-3/.33 0-0/.00 0/2 2/5.0 5 1 1 0 0 5/9.3 LA SALLE* 25 1-6/.16 0-3/.00 4-6/.66 1/3 4/4.9 0 5 5 1 2 6/8.9 PENN* 27 1-2/.50 0-0/.00 0-2/.00 1/3 4/4.8 1 2 1 1 3 2/8.0 at Saint Joseph’s* 33 4-7/.57 2-5/.40 2-3/.66 1/6 7/5.0 1 0 0 3 0 12/8.4 vs Delaware* 33 6-13/.46 1-7/.14 5-5/1.00 1/4 5/5.0 2 1 3 0 2 18/9.4 KANSAS* 34 6-12/.50 3-8/.37 0-0/.00 2/3 5/5.0 3 1 1 0 1 15/9.9 XAVIER* 34 4-8/.50 0-3/.00 6-7/.85 3/5 8/5.3 2 1 1 1 1 14/10.3 at Marquette* 25 5-11/.45 0-4/.00 0-2/.00 0/2 2/5.0 2 1 0 0 0 10/10.2 at Creighton* 33 5-14/.35 0-8/.00 0-0/.00 2/4 6/5.1 1 2 1 1 2 10/10.2 GEORGETOWN* 30 3-5/.60 2-4/.50 1-1/1.00 1/5 6/5.1 4 5 0 0 0 9/10.1 DEPAUL* 37 5-8/.62 1-4/.25 4-5/.80 1/5 6/5.2 1 2 1 1 4 15/10.4 UCONN* 35 6-10/.60 4-6/.66 3-6/.50 2/3 5/5.2 2 1 3 1 3 19/10.9 BUTLER* 34 5-13/.38 1-3/.33 9-10/.90 3/4 7/5.3 3 1 1 1 0 20/11.4 at Providence* 23 1-2/.50 0-0/.00 2-2/1.00 0/0 0/5.0 2 0 1 1 0 4/11.1 CREIGHTON* 30 3-9/.33 0-3/.00 2-2/1.00 3/3 6/5.1 0 0 1 1 2 8/10.9 at Butler* 34 1-2/.50 0-0/.00 0-0/.00 0/7 7/5.1 2 1 0 0 1 2/10.5 SETON HALL* 35 4-7/.57 2-5/.40 0-0/.00 1/1 2/5.0 4 2 0 1 2 10/10.5 MARQUETTE* 28 3-7/.42 2-6/.33 6-7/.85 2/5 7/5.1 3 4 1 1 0 14/10.6 at Temple* 31 4-9/.44 2-5/.40 3-3/1.00 1/6 7/5.2 2 1 1 0 0 13/10.7 at DePaul* 22 2-3/.66 1-1/1.00 0-0/.00 1/5 6/5.2 4 3 2 1 3 5/10.5 at Xavier* 34 7-10/.70 1-1/1.00 2-2/1.00 1/7 8/5.3 2 1 1 1 0 17/10.7 ST. JOHN’S (NY)* 31 2-8/.25 0-4/.00 0-0/.00 1/9 10/5.5 1 2 0 0 0 4/10.5 PROVIDENCE* 33 1-6/.16 0-3/.00 5-9/.55 3/5 8/5.6 3 2 1 0 0 7/10.4 at Seton Hall* 38 6-12/.50 2-7/.28 5-6/.83 2/5 7/5.6 1 5 2 0 0 19/10.7 at Georgetown* 34 5-11/.45 1-6/.16 2-3/.66 0/2 2/5.5 2 4 2 0 0 13/10.7 *Starter POINTS: 29, vs. Marquette - 2/27/19 REBOUNDS: 16, vs. Georgetown- 2/3/19 ASSISTS: 5, five times, last at Seton Hall - 3/4/20 STEALS: 4, twice, last vs. DePaul - 1/14/20 BLOCKS: 3, four times, last at Saint Joseph’s - 12/7/19 FG MADE: 10, vs. Marquette - 2/27/19 FG ATTEMPTS: 19, vs. Marquette - 2/27/19 3FG MADE: 5, vs. Marquette - 2/27/19 FT MADE: 9, vs. Butler - 1/21/20 MINUTES: 41, vs. Xavier -- 3/15/19 Public Safety Officer Rick Finfrock with Jermaine Samuels Jr. SAMUELS’ CAREER HIGHS 2019-20 (JUNIOR) Opponent MIN FG-A/PCT 3G-A/PCT FT-A/PCT O/D R/AVG PF A TO B S PTS/AVG MORGAN ST * 16 5-9/.566 2-5/.400 0-1/.000 3/ 3 6/6.0 0 0 3 3 0 12 /12.0 QUINNIPIAC 26 3-8/.375 1-4/.250 0-1/.000 3/4 7/6.5 3 2 1 1 0 7/9.5 MICHIGAN * 13 1-3/.333 1-3/.333 0-0/.000 1/2 3/5.3 3 0 1 0 0 3/7.3 FURMAN * 18 0-4/.000 0-3/.000 0-0/.000 2/5 7/5.8 2 1 4 1 0 0/5.5 vs Canisius 8 0-2/.000 0-2/.000 0-0/.000 1/4 5/5.6 1 2 2 1 0 0/4.4 vs Oklahoma State 3 0-2/.000 0-2/.000 0-0/.000 0/1 1/4.8 1 1 0 0 0 0/3.7 vs Florida State 6 1-1/1.000 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 0/2 2/4.4 0 0 1 0 0 2/3.4 at La Salle 5 0-1/.000 0-1/.000 0-0/.000 0/1 1/4.0 1 0 0 0 1 0/3.0 TEMPLE 16 4-6/.667 3-3/1.000 4-4/1.000 2/5 7/4.3 2 0 0 0 0 154.3 SAINT JOSEPH’S 26 4-8/.500 2-6/.333 1-4/.250 1/7 8/4.7 2 1 1 0 1 11/5.0 at Penn 18 2-3/.667 0-1/.000 0-0/.000 2/2 4/4.6 5 1 1 0 1 4/4.9 at Kansas 15 0-3/.000 0-3/.000 0-0/.000 0/1 1/4.3 3 0 1 0 1 0/4.5 vs UConn 8 3-4/.750 1-1/1.000 0-2/.000 0/2 2/4.2 0 0 1 1 0 7/4.7 at Providence 11 2-3/.667 1-2/500 1-1/1.000 0/2 2/4.0 3 0 2 2 1 6/4.8 ST. JOHN’S 16 1-2/.500 0-1/.000 4-6/.667 2/2 4/4.0 1 0 0 0 0 6/4.9 at Creighton * 26 4-7/.571 0-1/.000 5-6/.833 3/3 6/4.1 1 1 0 2 1 13/5.4 XAVIER * 28 3-4/.750 1-1/1.000 0-0/.000 3/2 5/4.2 2 4 2 0 0 7/5.5 at Butler * 20 1-1/1.000 0-0/.000 0-1/.000 1/2 3/4.1 1 1 1 0 0 2/5.3 SETON HALL * 27 0-1/.000 0-1/.000 4-5/.800 3/0 3/4.1 1 3 0 2 3 4/5.2 at DePaul * 24 1-2/.500 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 2/3 5/4.1 0 2 0 1 0 2/5.1 GEORGETOWN * 29 1-1/1.000 0-0/.000 1-2/.500 2/14 16/4.7 2 2 0 2 0 3/5.0 CREIGHTON * 14 0-1/.000 0-0/.000 0-1/.000 1/1 2/4.5 2 0 0 1 0 0/4.7 at Marquette * 26 3-6/.500 2-4/.500 1-2/.500 3/2 5/4.6 2 0 0 2 1 9/4.9 PROVIDENCE * 30 2-2/1.000 0-0/.000 2-4/.500 1/4 5/4.6 3 3 2 1 0 6/5.0 at St. John’s (NY) * 26 0-1/.000 0-1/.000 0-0/.000 4/6 10/4.8 2 0 1 0 0 0/4.8 at Georgetown * 15 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 1/3 4/4.8 5 1 1 0 0 0/4.6 at Xavier 16 0-1/.000 0-1/.000 0-0/.000 3/1 4/4.7 3 0 1 1 0 0/4.4 MARQUETTE * 36 10-19/.526 5-13/.385 4-9/.444 5/4 9/4.9 4 1 2 1 0 29/5.3 BUTLER * 32 1-5/.200 0-1/.000 5-6/.833 1/10 11/5.1 0 0 3 0 0 7/5.3 at Seton Hall * 38 3-9/.333 2-4/.500 2-3/.667 2/6 8/5.2 2 0 1 3 0 10/5.5 vs Providence * 32 1-5/.200 1-3/.333 5-6/.833 0/7 7/5.3 0 1 0 0 4 8/5.6 vs Xavier * 41 5-14/.357 4-10/.400 3-4/.750 4/5 9/5.4 1 4 2 0 0 17/5.9 vs Seton Hall * 33 3-6/.500 2-5/.400 4-5/.800 2/5 7/5.4 2 3 2 1 0 12/6.1 vs Saint Mary’s* 30 5-11/.455 2-6/.333 0-1/.000 1/6 7/5.5 0 0 0 1 0 12/6.3 vs. Purdue* 33 4-8/.500 3-7/.429 0-0/.000 0/3 3/5.45 2 0 0 1 1 1/6.4 *Starter 2018-19 (SOPHOMORE)JERMAINE SAMUELS JR. Pavilion ... His five made 3-point field goals were also a career best ... Collected 10 rebounds in a 71-65 loss at St. John’s on Feb. 17 ... Provided nine points to go with five rebounds in 25:11 of a 66-65 loss at No. 10 Marquette on Feb. 9 ... Collected a career high 16 rebounds to help Villanova down Georgetown 77-65 at the Wells Fargo Center on Feb. 3 ... Added four points, three rebounds and three steals to an 80-52 win over Seton Hall on Jan. 27 ... Helped the Wildcats down Xavier on Jan. 18, scoring seven points, adding five rebounds and contributing a season high four assists in 27:46 ... Made his first ever start in a BIG EAST game a good one, adding 13 points, six rebounds and two blocked shots to a 90-78 win at Creighton on Jan. 13 ... Helped the Wildcats defeat No. 24 St. John’s on Jan. 8, providing six points and four rebounds in 15 minutes of a 76-71 victory ... Contributed six points, two rebounds and a pair of blocked shots to a 65-59 win at Providence on Jan. 5. 2018-19 NON-CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS Collected eight rebounds to go with 11 points in 25 plus minutes of work in a 70-58 victory over Saint Joseph’s on Dec. 8 .. Scored all 15 points in the second half to spark a rally that helped lead the Wildcats past Temple 69-59 on Dec. 5 ... The 15 points and seven rebounds were both new career highs ... Tied a season high with seven rebounds on Nov. 17 vs. Furman ... Logged 26:20 of action in a Nov. 10 win over Quinnipiac, contributing seven points and seven rebounds ... Established a new career high with 12 points scored in a 100-77 win over Morgan State on Nov. 11 ... Also added six rebounds and a trio of blocked shots. 2017-18 OVERVIEW A broken bone in his left (non-shooting) hand threw a major wrench into his initial campaign as a Wildcat ... The injury took place in his best performance of the season in the BIG EAST regular season opener on Dec. 27 at DePaul ... The missed action made it a challenge to play catch up when he returned to the lineup on Feb. 7 ... Appeared in 25 games averaging 6.1 minutes per contest. 2018 NCAA TOURNAMENT Collected two rebounds in three minutes of a 81-58 win over Alabama on March 17 ... Scored one point in seven minutes of an 87-61 win over Radford on March 15. 2018 BIG EAST TOURNAMENT Logged six minutes of activity in an 87-68 semifinal win over Butler on March 9 ... Appeared for three minutes of VU’s 94-70 win over Marquette on Mar. 8 at Madison Square Garden ... Collected one rebound. 2017-18 REGULAR SEASON Supplied a season high five rebounds in his return to New England on Feb. 14 vs. Providence ... Logged 19 minutes of action in an 86-75 win over butler on Feb. 10 at Wells Fargo Center ... Returned to the lineup six weeks (Feb. 7) from the day he suffered a broken bone in his left hand at DePaul ... Logged five minutes of duty as a reserve and grabbed three rebounds and added an assist and blocked shot ... Sidelined on Dec. 28 after suffering a broken bone in his left hand at DePaul ... Sidelined indefinitely ... Notched a season high 11 points while converting all three of his field goal attempts in a 103-85 win at DePaul on Dec. 27 ... Logged 11 minutes in a 95-71 win over Hofstra on Dec. 22 on Long Island ... Drained a 3-point field goal from the wing in a 90-62 win over Penn ... Scored three points to go with two assists and a blocked shot in a 113-77 win over Nicholls on Nov. 14. RIVERS SCHOOL Helped lead the Rivers School to a 20-6 record as a senior in 2016-17 while playing for Coach Keith Zalaski ... Ranked among the nation’s top small forwards by ESPN, Scout and Rivals ... He is the nephew of former Villanova track standout Charlie Stead. 2020-21 VILLANOVA BASKETBALL THE WILDCATS n 45 Opponent MIN FG-A/PCT 3G-A/PCT FT-A/PCT O/D R/AVG PF A TO B S PTS/AVG COLUMBIA 7 0-5/.00 0-3/.000 0-0/.000 0/1 1/1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0/0.0 NICHOLLS 11 1-3/.333 1-2/.500 0-2/.000 0/2 2/1.5 1 2 0 1 0 3/1.5 vs Lafayette 12 0-3/.000 0-2/.000 0-0/.000 0/2 2/1.7 2 2 5 0 0 0/1.0 vs W. Kentucky 1 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 1-2/.500 0/0 0/1.3 0 0 0 0 0 1/1.0 vs UNI 0 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 0/0 0/1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0/0.8 PENN 8 1-1/1.000 1-1/1.000 0-0/.000 0/1 1/1.0 3 0 0 0 0 3/1.2 at Saint Joseph’s 5 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 1-2/.500 0/0 0/0.9 2 1 1 0 0 1/1.1 vs Gonzaga 1 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 0/0 0/0.8 0 0 0 0 0 0/1.0 LA SALLE 3 0-1/.000 0-1/.000 0-0/.000 0/0 0/0.7 1 0 0 0 0 0/0.9 at Temple 4 0-0.000 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 0/0 0/0.6 1 0 0 0 0 0/0.8 vs Hofstra 11 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 0/0 0/0.5 1 0 0 0 0 0/0.7 at DePaul 15 3-3/1.000 1-1/1.000 4-4/1.000 2/1 3/0.8 2 0 1 1 0 11/1.6 at Butler DNP - Broken Bone in Left Hand MARQUETTE DNP - Broken Bone in Left Hand XAVIER DNP - Broken Bone in Left Hand at St. John’s DNP - Broken Bone in Left Hand at Georgetown DNP - Broken Bone in Left Hand at UCONN DNP - Broken Bone in Left Hand PROVIDENCE DNP - Broken Bone in Left Hand at Marquette DNP - Broken Bone in Left Hand CREIGHTON DNP - Broken Bone in Left Hand SETON HALL DNP - Broken Bone in Left Hand ST. JOHN’S 5 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 1/2 3/0.9 1 1 0 1 0 0/1.5 BUTLER 19 1-2/500 0-1/.000 0-0/.000 1/4 5/1.2 3 0 1 0 0 2/1.5 at Providence 11 0-2/.000 0-2/.000 3-4/.750 0/5 5/1.5 0 0 1 0 0 3/1.6 at Xavier 11 1-2/.500 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 0/1 1/1.4 2 0 0 0 0 2/1.6 DEPAUL 6 0-3/.000 0-1/.000 0-0/.000 1/0 1/1.4 1 1 0 0 0 0/1.5 at Creighton 2 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 0/0 0/1.3 0 0 0 0 0 0/1.4 GEORGETOWN 1 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 0/2 2/1.4 0 0 0 0 0 0/1.4 vs Marquette 1 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 1/0 1/1.4 0 0 0 0 0 0/1.3 vs Butler 6 0-1/.000 0-1/.000 0-0/.000 0/1 1/1.3 0 0 1 0 1 0/1.2 vs Radford 7 0-1/.000 0-1/.000 1-2/.500 0/0 0/1.3 0 0 1 0 0 1/1.2 vs Alabama 3 0-1/.000 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 1/1 2/1.3 1 0 1 0 0 0/1.2 vs Kansas 1 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 0/0 0/1.3 0 0 0 0 0 0/1.1 vs. Michigan 0+ 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 0-0/.000 0/0 0/1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0/1.0 2017-18 (FRESHMAN)BRANDON SLATER VILLANOVA A long-armed athlete capable of effectively defending multiple positions … Has added to his offensive toolbox over his first two seasons. 2019-20 OVERVIEW Appeared in all 31 regular season games as a reserve, averaging 11.5 minutes per game. 2019-20 BIG EAST HIGHLIGHTS Connected on 3-of-4 field goal attempts to finish with a BIG EAST high six points in a 91-71 win at DePaul on Feb. 19 ... Contributed two points and a rebound in 13:23 of a 72-71 win over Marquette on Feb. 12 ... Added two points and a rebound in 15:35 of a 79-59 win at St. John’s on Jan. 28 ... Chipped in with four points in 11:17 of action during an 80-66 victory over Georgetown on Jan. 11 ... 2019-20 NON-CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS Registered a +5 in 7:43 of Villanova’s 56-55 win over No. 1 Kansas on Dec. 21 at Wells Fargo Center ... Added three points and two rebounds in 19:02 to help the ‘Cats down Saint Joseph’s 78-66 on Dec. 7 ... Provided a defensive lift in 20:01 of an 80-69 win over Penn on Dec. 4 ... finished with three points, two rebounds and two assists ... Delivered seven points and three blocked shots in an 87-78 loss to Baylor on Nov. 24 ... Added seven points and three rebounds in a 98-69 win over Middle Tennessee State on Nov. 21 in South Carolina ... Converted his first career 3-pointer during an 18:52 stint of a 78-54 win over Ohio ... Logged 19:55 in a 97-54 victory over Army on Nov. 5, chipping in with four points, five rebounds and three assists. 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 seeing action at both guard and forward … Played his summer basketball with Team Takeover. 2020-21 VILLANOVA BASKETBALL 46 n THE WILDCATS CENTREVILLE, VA. ¢ PAUL VI H.S. ¢ COACH: GLENN FARELLO 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 2019-20 31-0 358/11.5 20-53/.377 3-20/.150 6-15/.400 13 28 41 1.3 40 0 23 12 7 11 49 1.6 Totals 46-0 410/8.9 22-62/.354 3-26/.115 6-17/.353 23 31 50 1.1 48 0 25 17 10 13 53 1.2 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 2019-20 18-0 159/8.8 9-28//321 0-7/.000 2-7/.286 5 13 18 1.0 16 0 6 4 1 4 20 1.1 Totals 25-0 178/7.1 10-33/.303 0-10/.000 2-9/.222 6 15 21 0.8 19 0 7 6 2 5 22 0.9 SLATER’S CAREER STATISTICS BIG EAST STATISTICS 33 JUNIOR FORWARD 6-7 ¡ 202SL AT ER THE WILDCATS n 47Next >