< PreviousWWW.VILLANOVA .COM 20 2019-20 VILLANOVA BASKETBALL VILLANOVA GAMEDAY MEET THE WILDCATS VILLANOVA A hard nosed guard who is one of three returning starters ... A steady shooter from beyond the 3-point arc and a terrific rebounder from the guard position ... Named a tri-captain as a sophomore and will again serve as a captain in 2019-20. 2018-19 OVERVIEW Finished third on the Wildcats in scoring at 10.9 points per game ... Averaged 2.8 assists per contest while starting 35 games ... Connected on .379 of his attempts from beyond the 3-point arc. 2019 NCAA TOURNAMENT Contributed five points to a 61-57 victory over St. Mary’s in an opening round game in Hartford, Conn. ... Added eight points in a second round defeat vs. Purdue. 2018-19 BIG EAST TOURNAMENT HIGHLIGHTS Averaged 9.3 ppg...Went 10-for-27 from the floor... Averaged 3.0 assists per game in the conference tournament 2018-19 BIG EAST HIGHLIGHTS Paced the Wildcats with 22 points on 8-of-12 shooting from the field on March 9 at Seton Hall ... Added eight points and two assists to a 75-54 win over Butler on March 2 ... Contributed seven points and three rebounds to a 67-61 victory over No. 10/9 Marquette on Feb. 27 ... Notched a new career high with 30 points in a 77-65 victory over Georgetown on Feb. 3 ... Dropped in four 3-pointers for 12 points to go with four rebounds in an 86-74 win at DePaul on Jan. 30 ... Picked up three steals as part of a standout defensive effort to go with eight points in an 80-52 triumph over Seton Hall on Jan. 28 ... His 11 points helped lead the Wildcats past Butler 80-72 on Jan. 22 ... Drained 6-of-10 from beyond the arc and ended the night with 18 points on Jan. 18 to help lead the Cats past Xavier 85-75 ... Sank 4-of-9 from beyond the 3-point arc on Jan. 13, finishing with 14 points and five assists to help VU down Creighton 90-78 ... His strong defense on Shamorie Ponds helped carry the Cats past St. John’s 76-71 on Jan. 8 ... Finished with seven points and six assists ... Returned to the starting lineup for the conference opener against DePaul on Jan. 2, scoring six points. HOMETOWN: Huntingdon Valley, Pa. HIGH SCHOOL: Archbishop Wood 11 COLLIN GILLESPIE 6-3 | 190 | GUARD | JUNIOR WWW.VILLANOVA .COM 22 2019-20 VILLANOVA BASKETBALL VILLANOVA GAMEDAY MEET THE WILDCATS VILLANOVA A hard nosed guard who is one of three returning starters ... A steady shooter from beyond the 3-point arc and a terrific rebounder from the guard position ... Named a tri-captain as a sophomore and will again serve as a captain in 2019-20. 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 crit- ical 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 Invitational over Thanksgiving weekend. HOMETOWN: Philadelphia, Pa. HIGH SCHOOL: Neumann-Goretti 21 DHAMIR COSBY-ROUNDTREE 6-9 | 228 | FORWARD | JUNIOR geico.com/MyDiscountWWW.VILLANOVA .COM 24 2019-20 VILLANOVA BASKETBALL VILLANOVA GAMEDAY MEET THE WILDCATS VILLANOVA A talented wing player with athleticism and quickness ... Brings a strong work ethic and considerable upside at both ends of the court. 2018-19 OVERVIEW Came on strong over the season’s final weeks, high- lighted 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. 2019 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-fi- nal game. 2018-19 BIG EAST HIGHLIGHTS Named to his first BIG EAST Honor Roll on March 4 after adding seven points and 11 rebounds ot 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 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. HOMETOWN: Franklin, Mass. HIGH SCHOOL: The Rivers School 23 JERMAINE SAMUELS JR. 6-7 | 222 | FORWARD | JUNIOR WWW.VILLANOVA .COM 26 2019-20 VILLANOVA BASKETBALL VILLANOVA GAMEDAY MEET THE WILDCATS VILLANOVA Joined the active roster in 2018-19 after serving as a practice player during the Wildcats’ 2017-18 NCAA national championship campaign. 2018-19 OVERVIEW Appeared in one game for the Wildcats. . 2018-19 NON-CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS Appeared for one minute in an 81-58 victory over Connecticut on Dec. 22 at New York’s Madison Square Garden. . UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND Spent two seasons at the Tacoma based school from 2015-17 ... Averaged 6.6 points per game in 25 games as a freshman in 2015-16 ... Appeared in seven games - earning five starting assignments while averaging 12.3 points per game - in 2016-17. . TORREY PINES HIGH SCHOOL Played three seasons of varsity basketball for former Wildcats’ standout and assistant coach, John Olive … Served as a team captain during his senior campaign … Selected to the All-Palamor team as a senior and helped lead his squad to a third place finish in the 2015 California State tournament … Also played two seasons of varsity indoor volleyball and was a three time San Diego Union Tribune Scholar Athlete selection. PERSONAL A marketing major in the Villanova School of Business … Born Oct. 8, 1996 … Named to the 2017-18 BIG EAST All-Academic Team. HOMETOWN: Del Mar, Calif. 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Averaged 8.2 points, 5.1 rebounds and 29.6 minutes per game ... Started 29 games and connected on .374 of his attempts from beyond the 3-point arc. 2018-19 BIG EAST TOURNAMENT HIGHLIGHTS Averaged 8.7 ppg, 6.3 rpg, 2.0 apg...Recorded a double-double against Seton Hall in the BIG EAST Championship game. 2018-19 BIG EAST HIGHLIGHTS His 11 points, four rebounds, two assists and +24 rating helped the Wildcats down Butler 75-54 on March 2 at Wells Fargo Center ... Provided 10 points and eight rebounds at Xavier on Feb. 24 ... Added nine points and 10 rebounds against Georgetown on Feb. 20 in his return to the Washington, D.C. area ... Named to the BIG EAST Honor Roll on Feb. 11 after scoring 10 points and adding six rebounds in a 66-65 loss at No. 10 Marquette on Feb. 11 ... Notched a new career high on Feb. 6 vs. Creighton, scoring 17 points to go with five rebounds and three steals in a 66-59 overtime win ... Recorded his first career double double on Jan. 30 at DePaul, scoring 16 points and adding 11 rebounds in an 86-74 victory ... His four 3-pointers were also a season high ... Provided 10 points and three rebounds to an 80-52 victory over Seton Hall on Jan. 27 in Philadelphia ... Supplied 10 points and seven rebounds in a 80-82 win at Butler on Jan. 22 ... Returned to the starting lineup on Jan. 13 at Creighton, scoring seven points and grabbing six boards in a 90-78 victory ... Drained two clutch free throws in the final minute of a 76-71 victory over St. John’s on Jan. 8 ... Ended the evening with seven points and eight rebounds, one shy of his season high ... Contributed 15 points and three rebounds to a 73-68 victory over DePaul in his conference regular season debut on Jan. 2. HOMETOWN: Largo, Md. HIGH SCHOOL: Sidwell Friends 41 SADDIQ BEY 6-8 | 216 | F | SOPHOMORE Next >