CHRIS ARCIDIACONOARCIDIACONO G ¡ FRESHMAN BUTLER GAMEBUTLER GAME JANUARY 21, 2020 VILLANOVA, PA. ¡ 7:00 P.M. PRESENTED BY TM WWW.VI LLA N OVA .CO M VILLANOVA GAMEDAYVILLANOVA GAMEDAY CONTENTSCONTENTS GAMEDAY PREVIEW BUTLER VS. VILLANOVA SCHEDULE ¡ RESULTS AROUND THE BIG EAST ¡ AROUND THE COUNTRY VILLANOVA STATISTICS BUTLER STATISTICS VILLANOVA ROSTER BUTLER 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 33 2019-20 VILLANOVA BASKETBALL2019-20 VILLANOVA BASKETBALL BUTLERBUTLER GAME JANUARY 21 ¡ FINNERAN PAVILION ¡ VILLANOVA, PA. ¡ 7 P.M. 306 328 3310 3412 3714 3916 3918 4020 4626 4022 28 4224 CONTENTS PAGE CONTINUED ON PAGE 5 2019-20 VILLANOVA BASKETBALL2019-20 VILLANOVA BASKETBALL VILLANOVA GAMEDAYVILLANOVA GAMEDAY CC VILLANOVA GAMEDAYVILLANOVA GAMEDAY 55 2019-20 VILLANOVA BASKETBALL2019-20 VILLANOVA BASKETBALL CONTENTSCONTENTS ON THE COVER Freshman Guard Chris Arcidiacono CHRIS ARCIDIACONOARCIDIACONO G ¡ FRESHMAN BUTLER GAMEBUTLER GAME JANUARY 21, 2020 VILLANOVA, PA. ¡ 7:00 P.M. PRESENTED BY TM 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 BUTLER BUTLER GAME JANUARY 21 ¡ FINNERAN PAVILION ¡ VILLANOVA, PA. ¡ 7 P.M. 2018 NCAA CHAMPIONSWWW.VI LLA N OVA .CO M 66 2019-20 VILLANOVA BASKETBALL2019-20 VILLANOVA BASKETBALL VILLANOVA GAMEDAYVILLANOVA GAMEDAY GAMEDAY PREVIEWGAMEDAY PREVIEW IT’S WORTH NOTING... » Since the BIG EAST reconfigured in 2013, Butler is the only current BIG EAST school with a victory over the Wildcats on campus. In the penultimate game at the original Pavilion, Butler defeated the Wildcats 74-66 on Feb. 22, 2017. Last season, Villanova took both meetings. » As they did in wins over Kansas, Creighton, and DePaul, Villanova made clutch plays when it counted most Saturday against UConn. It all added up to their 20th straight win on a home court, including 12 straight in South Philadelphia. The Wildcats were victorious despite sinking just 19 field goals on the day. Eleven of them came from beyond the 3-point arc. » Two more Wildcats will soon join the illustrious legends with retired jerseys. Former Wildcats guards Kyle Lowry (2004-06) and Ryan Arcidiacono (2012-16) will have their jerseys retired in separate ceremonies at Villanova home games in February. Lowry, a Philadelphia native who helped spark the Wildcats to 52 victories and two deep NCAA Tournament runs, will have his No. 1 retired at halftime when Villanova hosts St. John’s at Finneran Pavilion on Feb. 26. Arcidiacono, a Langhorne, Pa., product who was a four-year captain and cornerstone of the 2016 NCAA national championship team, will see his No. 15 retired when Marquette comes to Finneran Pavilion on Feb. 12. » Tonight’s game wraps up a stretch of four consecutive contests on home courts for the Wildcats. Villanova will return to action on Saturday when it travels to Providence for a 1 p.m. tipoff against the Friars at Dunkin’ Donuts Center. The game will be televised on CBS and can be heard on 610 ESPN. VILLANOVA WILDCATSVILLANOVA WILDCATS (14-3 OVERALL, 5-1 BIG EAST) TELEVISION: CBS SN » RADIO: 610 Sports » Ryan Fannon & Whitey Rigsby vs.vs. BUTLER BULLDOGS BUTLER BULLDOGS (15-3 OVERALL, 3-2 BIG EAST) TALE OF THE TAPE VU STATISTIC BUTLER 74.8 Points Per Game 68.7 66.8 Opponent Points Per Game 57.1 36.1 Rebounds Per Game 35.3 15.5 Assists Per Game 13.3 3.2 Blocks Per Game 2.6 6.3 Steals Per Game 4.8 .447 Field Goal Percentage .471 .352 3-Pt Field Goal Percentage .356 .779 Free Throw Percentage .717 .444 Opponent Field Goal Percentage .377 .313 Opponent 3-Pt Field Goal Percentage .279 TODAY’S STATISTICS LEADERS POINTS PER GAME VU SADDIQ BEY 15.1 BUTLER KAMAR BALDWIN 15.1 REBOUNDS PER GAME VU JEREMIAH ROBINSON-EARL 9.5 BUTLER BRYCE NZE 6.7 ASSISTS PER GAME VU COLLIN GILLESPIE 4.5 BUTLER AARON THOMPSON 5.1 STEALS PER GAME VU COLLIN GILLESPIE, JEREMIAH ROBINSON-EARL 1.4 BUTLER AARON THOMPSON 0.9 3-POINT PERCENTAGE VU SADDIQ BEY .449 BUTLER SEAN McDERMOTT .422 FIELD-GOAL PERCENTAGE VU DHAMIR COSBY-ROUNDTREE .529 BUTLER BRYCE NZE .617 FREE-THROW PERCENTAGE (MIN. 30 ATTEMPTS) VU JEREMIAH ROBINSON-EARL .860 BUTLER KAMAR BALDWIN .848WWW.VI LLA N OVA .CO M 88 2019-20 VILLANOVA BASKETBALL2019-20 VILLANOVA BASKETBALL VILLANOVA GAMEDAYVILLANOVA GAMEDAY 2019-20 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS2019-20 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS DEC KU ® 56 KANSAS Philadelphia, Pa. 2155 NOV97 ARMY Villanova, Pa. 554 FEB CREIGHTON* Philadelphia, Pa. Sat. / Noon 01 NOV TM 51 OHIO STATE Columbus, Ohio 1376 DEC68 XAVIER* Villanova, Pa. 3062 FEB BUTLER* Indianapolis, Ind. Wed. / 6:30 p.m. 05 NOV78 OHIO UNIVERSITY Philadelphia, Pa. 1654 JAN60 MARQUETTE* Milwaukee, Wis. 0471 FEB SETON HALL* Philadelphia, Pa. Sat. / 2:30 p.m. 08 NOV98 MIDDLE TENNESSEE Conway, S.C. 2169 JAN64 CREIGHTON* Omaha, Neb. 0759 FEB MARQUETTE* Villanova, Pa. Wed. / 8:30 p.m. 12 NOV83 MISSISSIPPI STATE Conway, S.C. . 2276 JAN80 GEORGETOWN* Villanova, Pa. 1166 FEB TEMPLE Philadelphia, Pa. Sun. / 1:00 p.m. 16 NOV78 BAYLOR Conway, S.C. 2487 JAN79 DePAUL* Villanova, Pa. (1 Overtime) 1475 FEB DePAUL* Chicago, Ill. Wed. / 9:00 p.m. 19 DEC83 La SALLE Villanova, Pa. 0172 JAN61 CONNECTICUT Philadelphia, Pa. 1855 FEB XAVIER* Cincinnati, Ohio Sat. / 2:30 p.m. 22 DEC80 PENN Villanova, Pa. 0469 JAN BUTLER* Villanova, Pa. Tue. / 7:00 p.m. 21 FEB ST. JOHN’S* Villanova, Pa. Wed. / 6:30 p.m. 26 DEC78 SAINT JOSEPH’S Philadelphia, Pa. 0766 JAN PROVIDENCE* Providence, R.I. Sat. / 1:00 p.m. 25 FEB PROVIDENCE* Philadelphia, Pa. Sat. / Noon 29 DEC78 DELAWARE Newark, N.J. 1470 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. Sat. / Noon 07 MAR BIG EAST TOURNAMENT New York, N.Y. 11 SCHEDULE KEY Home Event Away Event * Conference Event All Times are Eastern Games are subject to change Overall 14-3 | Conf. 5-1 | Home 9-0 | Away 2-2 | Neutral 3-1Next >