JERMAINE SAMUELS JR. F ¡ JUNIOR ARMY GAME NOVEMBER 5 , 2019 VILLANOVA, PA. ¡ 8:30 P.M. PRESENTED BY WWW.VILLANOVA .COM VILLANOVA GAMEDAY CONTENTS GAMEDAY PREVIEW ARMY VS. VILLANOVA SCHEDULE ¡ RESULTS AROUND THE BIG EAST ¡ AROUND THE COUNTRY VILLANOVA STATISTICS ARMY STATISTICS VILLANOVA ROSTER ARMY ROSTER COLLIN GILLESPIE DHAMIR COSBY-ROUNDTREE JERMAINE SAMUELS JR. TIM SAUNDERS SADDIQ BEY BRANDON SLATER COLE SWIDER CALEB DANIELS BRYAN ANTOINE CHRIS ARCIDIACONO ERIC DIXON JUSTIN MOORE JEREMIAH ROBINSON-EARL KEVIN HOEHN HEAD COACH JAY WRIGHT COACHING STAFF 3 2019-20 VILLANOVA BASKETBALL ARMY GAME NOVEMBER 5 ¡ FINNERAN PAVILLION ¡ VILLANOVA, PA. ¡ 8:30 P.M. 306 328 3310 3412 3714 3916 3918 4020 4626 4022 28 4224 CONTENTS PAGE CONTINUED ON PAGE 5 2019-20 VILLANOVA BASKETBALL VILLANOVA GAMEDAY C VILLANOVA GAMEDAY 5 2019-20 VILLANOVA BASKETBALL CONTENTS ON THE COVER Junior Forward Jermaine Samuels Jr. JERMAINE SAMUELS JR. F ¡ JUNIOR ARMY GAME NOVEMBER 5 , 2019 VILLANOVA, PA. ¡ 8:30 P.M. PRESENTED BY CREDITS VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY STAFF EDITOR Mike Sheridan ASSISTANT EDITOR Michelle Ruel CONTRIBUTORS Dean Kenefick David Berman VILLANOVA SPORTS PROPERTIES GENERAL MANAGER Drew Young SENIOR DIRECTOR, BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT Kevin Levy MANAGER, PARTNER SERVICES Danielle Durocher DEPARTMENT OF ATHLETICS 800 Lancaster Avenue Villanova, PA 19085 (610) 519-6613 ADVERTISING INFORMATION Drew Young drew.young@foxsports.net (610) 519-6613 COVER DESIGN & LAYOUT PROVATIONS GROUP Jai Giffin, Bob Slater 851 Corporate Drive, #100 Lexington, KY 40503 (859) 514-0533 GLIMPSE OF VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT REV. PETER M. DONOHUE, OSA, PHD DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS MARK JACKSON TO OUR FANS VILLANOVA ON THE AIR ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIPS VILLANOVA INTERNATIONAL CENTENNIAL SEASON HONORING A CENTURY OF SUCCESS SCORING LEADERS 52 54 56 58 60 62 64 66 68 72 74 79 83 85 81 2009 NCAA FINAL FOUR 2016 NCAA CHAMPIONS 1985 NCAA CHAMPIONS YEARLY LEADERS ARMY GAME NOVEMBER 5 ¡ FINNERAN PAVILLION ¡ VILLANOVA, PA. ¡ 8:30 P.M. 2018 NCAA CHAMPIONSWWW.VILLANOVA .COM 6 2019-20 VILLANOVA BASKETBALL VILLANOVA GAMEDAY GAMEDAY PREVIEW IT’S WORTH NOTING... » Villanova opens its 100th season of basketball with a game against Army. This is the first meeting between the two programs in 53 years. The Wildcats played their first intercollegiate game on Dec. 21, 1920 at Alumni Hall, posting a 43-40 victory over Catholic University. » The opener also kicks off Villanova’s second season at Finneran Pavilion. A $65 million renovation took place between May 2017 and October 2018, The Wildcats were 8-2 in the Finn in 2018- 19 and have played before a regular season sellout crowd for 183 consecutive games, dating to December 2000. This is also Villanova’s Military Appreciation Night. » Last season, Villanova opened its regular season with a 100- 77 victory over Mogran State at Finneran Pavilion. The Wildcats are 19-1 (.950) in regular season openers since 2000-01, including 13-0 at the Finneran Pavilion. » Villanova’s leading returning scorer from its 2018-19 squad that posted a 26-10 overall record while claiming BIG EAST regular season and tournament titles, is junior guard Collin Gillespie. The native of Huntingdon Valley, Pa., has endured a challenging runup to the 2019-20 season. Gillespie missed days of early practice with plantar fascitis. Then, on Oct. 6, he suffered a broken nose after a practice collision. Surgery was performed the following week and Gillespie did not accompany the Wildcats to Los Angeles for their exhibition game on Oct. 19. He also sat out the Oct. 27 closed scrimmage at North Carolina. Gillespie did return to practice on Oct. 29 wearing a protective mask. » Villanova was listed at No. 10 in both the Associated Press and USA Today Coaches polls preseason rankings. This marks the sixth consecutive season the Wildcats have been ranked in the Top 25 of both preseason polls. » In their only game action of the preseason, the Wildcats dropped a 72-61 decision at USC on Friday, Oct. 19. Freshman forward Jeremiah Robinson-Earl led the Wildcats with 20 points and nine rebounds. » The Wildcats will next see action on Wednesday, Nov. 13, when they visit No. 18/16 Ohio State at 7 p.m. in Columbus as part of the Gavitt Games. VILLANOVA WILDCATS (0-0 OVERALL, 0-0 BIG EAST) TELEVISION: FS1 » RADIO: 610 Sports » Ryan Fannon & Whitey Rigsby vs. ARMY GOLDEN KNIGHTS (0-0 OVERALL, 0-0 PATRIOT) WWW.VILLANOVA .COM 8 2019-20 VILLANOVA BASKETBALL VILLANOVA GAMEDAY 2019-20 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS DEC KU ® KANSAS Philadelphia, Pa. Sat. / Noon 21 NOV ARMY Villanova, Pa. Tue. / 8:30 p.m. 5 FEB CREIGHTON* Philadelphia, Pa. Sat. / Noon 01 NOV OHIO STATE Columbus, Ohio Wed. / 7:00 p.m. 13 DEC XAVIER* Villanova, Pa. Mon. / 6:30 p.m. 30 FEB BUTLER* Indianapolis, Ind. Wed. / 6:30 p.m. 05 NOV OHIO UNIVERSITY Philadelphia, Pa. Sat. / Noon 16 JAN MARQUETTE* Milwaukee, Wis. Sat. / 2:00 p.m. 04 FEB SETON HALL* Philadelphia, Pa. Sat. / 2:30 p.m. 08 NOV MIDDLE TENNESSEE Conway, S.C. Thur. / 11:30 a.m. 21 JAN CREIGHTON* Omaha, Neb. Tue. / 9:00 p.m. 07 FEB MARQUETTE* Villanova, Pa. Wed. / 8:30 p.m. 12 NOVMISSISSIPPI STATE / TULANE Conway, S.C. Fri. 12/ 12:30 p.m. 22 JAN GEORGETOWN* Villanova, Pa. Sat. / Noon 11 FEB TEMPLE Philadelphia, Pa. Sun. / 1:00 p.m. 16 NOV TBD Conway, S.C. Sun. / TBD 24 JAN DePAUL* Villanova, Pa. Tue. / 8:30 p.m. 14 FEB DePAUL* Chicago, Ill. Wed. / 9:00 p.m. 19 DEC La SALLE Villanova, Pa. Sun. / 6:30 p.m. 01 JAN CONNECTICUT Philadelphia, Pa. Sat. / Noon 18 FEB XAVIER* Cincinnati, Ohio Sat. / 2:30 p.m. 22 DEC PENN Villanova, Pa. Wed. / 6:30 p.m. 04 JAN BUTLER* Villanova, Pa. Tue. / 7:00 p.m. 21 FEB ST. JOHN’S* Villanova, Pa. Wed. / 6:30 p.m. 26 DEC SAINT JOSEPH’S Philadelphia, Pa. Sat. / 3:00 p.m. 07 JAN PROVIDENCE* Providence, R.I. Sat. / 1:00 p.m. 25 FEB PROVIDENCE* Philadelphia, Pa. Sat. / Noon 29 DEC DELAWARE Newark, N.J. Sat. / 2:00 p.m. 14 JAN ST. JOHN’S* New York, N.Y. Tue. / 6:30 p.m. 28 MAR SETON HALL* Newark, N.J. Wed. / 8:30 p.m. 04 MAR GEORGETOWN* Washington, D.C. 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