COLLIN GILLESPIE G ¡ JUNIOR GEORGETOWN GAME JANUARY 11, 2020 PHILADELPHIA, PA. ¡ NOON PRESENTED BY WWW.VI LLA N OVA .CO M VILLANOVA GAMEDAY CONTENTS GAMEDAY PREVIEW GEORGETOWN VS. VILLANOVA SCHEDULE ¡ RESULTS AROUND THE BIG EAST ¡ AROUND THE COUNTRY VILLANOVA STATISTICS GEORGETOWN STATISTICS VILLANOVA ROSTER GEORGETOWN 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 GEORGETOWN GAME JANUARY 11 ¡ WELLS FARGO CENTER ¡ PHILADELPHIA, PA. ¡ NOON 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 Guard Collin Gillespie COLLIN GILLESPIE G ¡ JUNIOR GEORGETOWN GAME JANUARY 11, 2020 PHILADELPHIA, PA. ¡ NOON 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 GEORGETOWN GAME JANUARY 11 ¡ WELLS FARGO CENTER ¡ PHILADELPHIA, PA. ¡ NOON 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... » Villanova hosts Georgetown today in Philadelphia. Georgetown leads the all-time series 44-40. The two teams split the series in 2018-19, with each winning on its home floor ... Collin Gillespie scored a career high 30 points to key the Wildcats’ win at Wells Fargo Center. » The Los Angeles Athletic Club announced the John R. Wooden Award® presented by Wendy’s® Men’s Midseason Top 25 on Wednesday and Saddiq Bey was among those included on the list. Chosen by a poll of national college basketball experts based on their performances during the first half of the 2019-20 season, the list comprises of 25 student- athletes who are front-runners for the sport’s most prestigious honor. » Two members of the 2019-20 Villanova Wildcats earned weekly award recognition on Monday, Jan. 6. Junior guard Collin Gillespie was selected as the Philadelphia Big Five Player of the Week. In Villanova’s 68-62 victory over Xavier on Dec. 30, Gillespie led the way with 24 points. He averaged 15.0 points per game in a 1-1 week for Nova. Meanwhile, guard Justin Moore was named the BIG EAST Freshman of the Week. It was the fourth time Moore has been honored by the BIG EAST with this award and fifth time a Wildcat has received the honor. Jeremiah Robinson-Earl was tabbed BIG EAST Freshman of the Week on Nov. 11. » Villanova returns to Finneran Pavilion on Tuesday, January 14 to play DePaul. The game tips off at 8:30 p.m. and will be televised on FS1 and can be heard on 610 ESPN Radio. VILLANOVA WILDCATSVILLANOVA WILDCATS (11-3 OVERALL, 2-1 BIG EAST) TELEVISION: FS1 » RADIO: 610 Sports » Ryan Fannon & Whitey Rigsby vs.vs. GEORGETOWN HOYAS GEORGETOWN HOYAS (11-5 OVERALL, 1-2 BIG EAST) TALE OF THE TAPE VU STATISTIC GTOWN 75.1 Points Per Game 79.6 67.1 Opponent Points Per Game 72.2 37.3 Rebounds Per Game 40.7 15.4 Assists Per Game 16.0 3.4 Blocks Per Game 4.8 6.1 Steals Per Game 6.9 .450 Field Goal Percentage .454 .329 3-Pt Field Goal Percentage .354 .770 Free Throw Percentage .761 .439 Opponent Field Goal Percentage .417 .319 Opponent 3-Pt Field Goal Percentage .345 TODAY’S STATISTICS LEADERS POINTS PER GAME VU COLLIN GILLESPIE 15.0 GTOWN OMER YURTSEVEN 16.9 REBOUNDS PER GAME VU JEREMIAH ROBINSON-EARL 9.3 GTOWN OMER YURTSEVEN 9.9 ASSISTS PER GAME VU COLLIN GILLESPIE 4.6 GTOWN JAMES AKINJO 4.4 STEALS PER GAME VU COLLIN GILLESPIE 1.4 GTOWN JAMES AKINJO 2.0 3-POINT PERCENTAGE VU COLE SWIDER .478 GTOWN JAGAN MOSELY .485 FIELD-GOAL PERCENTAGE VU COLE SWIDER .456 GTOWN OMER YURTSEVEN .558 FREE-THROW PERCENTAGE (MIN. 15 ATTEMPTS) VU JEREMIAH ROBINSON-EARL .853 GTOWN JAHVON BLAIR .882WWW.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 JAN GEORGETOWN* Villanova, Pa. Sat. / Noon 11 FEB TEMPLE Philadelphia, Pa. Sun. / 1:00 p.m. 16 NOV78 BAYLOR Conway, S.C. 2487 JAN DePAUL* Villanova, Pa. Tue. / 8:30 p.m. 14 FEB DePAUL* Chicago, Ill. Wed. / 9:00 p.m. 19 DEC83 La SALLE Villanova, Pa. 0172 JAN CONNECTICUT Philadelphia, Pa. Sat. / Noon 18 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 11-3 | Conf. 2-1 | Home 6-0 | Away 2-2 | Neutral 3-1Next >