JUSTIN MOORE G ¡ FRESHMAN LaSALLE GAME DECEMBER 1, 2019 VILLANOVA, PA. ¡ 6:30 P.M. WWW.VI LLA N OVA .CO M VILLANOVA GAMEDAY CONTENTS GAMEDAY PREVIEW LA SALLE VS. VILLANOVA SCHEDULE ¡ RESULTS AROUND THE BIG EAST ¡ AROUND THE COUNTRY VILLANOVA STATISTICS LA SALLE STATISTICS VILLANOVA ROSTER LA SALLE 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 LA SALLE GAME DECEMBER 1 ¡ FINNERAN PAVILLION ¡ VILLANOVA, PA. ¡ 6:30 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 Freshman Guard Justin Moore JUSTIN MOORE G ¡ FRESHMAN LaSALLE GAME DECEMBER 1, 2019 VILLANOVA, PA. ¡ 6:30 P.M. 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 LA SALLE GAME DECEMBER 1 ¡ FINNERAN PAVILLION ¡ VILLANOVA, PA. ¡ 6:30 P.M. 2018 NCAA CHAMPIONSWWW.VI LLA N OVA .CO M 6 2019-20 VILLANOVA BASKETBALL VILLANOVA GAMEDAY GAMEDAY PREVIEW IT’S WORTH NOTING... » Villanova hosts La Salle this evening in the first Big Five clash of the 2019-20 season. The Wildcats lead the all-time series 39-27. Last season Villanova defeated La Salle 85-76. » The Explorers are coached by former Villanova assistant coach Ashley Howard. Howard is in his second season at La Salle. » Villanova will retire the jerseys of Allan Ray (2002-06) and Jim Washington (1961-65) as part of its Alumni Day during the game vs. Kansas on Dec. 21. » Junior guard Collin Gillespie (Huntingdon Valley, Pa.) picked up a pair of honors on Monday, as he was chosen as the BIG EAST and Philadelphia Big Five Player of the Week. Gillespie averaged 20.3 points and 7.3 assists while helping the Wildcats to the title game of the Myrtle Beach Classic. The junior guard saved his best game for final when he had 27 points and six assists in an 87-78 loss to No. 24 Baylor. He had 18 points and nine assists in an 83-76 win over Mississippi State in the semifinal round. Gillespie was named to the All-Tournament Team. » It’s a very small sample size to be sure but the Wildcats through six games have a rather small gap between their overall field goal percentage and 3-point percentage. Villanova is 175-of-364 from the field thus far (.481), a figure that ranks third in the BIG EAST. Conversely, the ‘Cats are 72-of-178 from beyond the arc 3-point arc (.404), which has allowed them to average 80.8 points per game. » The Wildcats will next see action on Wednesday when they host Penn at Finneran Pavilion. The game tipsoff at 6:30 p.m. and will be televised on FS1 or can be heard on 610 ESPN Radio. VILLANOVA WILDCATS (4-2 OVERALL, 0-0 BIG EAST) TELEVISION: FS1 » RADIO: 610 Sports » Ryan Fannon & Whitey Rigsby vs. LA SALLE EXPLORERS (4-2 OVERALL, 0-0 A-10) TALE OF THE TAPE VU STATISTIC LA SALLE 80.8 Points Per Game 68.2 69.3 Opponent Points Per Game 68.6 37.8 Rebounds Per Game 36.0 18.8 Assists Per Game 13.4 3.7 Blocks Per Game 3.6 4.8 Steals Per Game 6.6 .481 Field Goal Percentage .426 .404 3-Pt Field Goal Percentage .385 .724 Free Throw Percentage .590 .690 Opponent Field Goal Percentage .381 .336 Opponent 3-Pt Field Goal Percentage .257 TODAY’S STATISTICS LEADERS POINTS PER GAME VU COLLIN GILLESPIE 15.3 LA SALLE DAVID BEATTY 9.8 REBOUNDS PER GAME VU JEREMIAH ROBINSON-EARL 9.8 LA SALLE ED CROSWELL 6.4 ASSISTS PER GAME VU COLLIN GILLESPIE 5.8 LA SALLE AYINDE HIKIM 3.4 STEALS PER GAME VU COLLIN GILLESPIE 1.3 LA SALLE AYINDE HIKIM 1.6 3-POINT PERCENTAGE VU COLE SWIDER .583 LA SALLE SCOTT SPENCER .476 FIELD-GOAL PERCENTAGE VU COLE SWIDER .560 LA SALLE ED CROSWELL .615 FREE-THROW PERCENTAGE VU COLE SWIDER 1.000 LA SALLE PAUL PHIRI .857WWW.VI LLA N OVA .CO M 8 2019-20 VILLANOVA BASKETBALL VILLANOVA GAMEDAY 2019-20 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS DEC KU ® KANSAS Philadelphia, Pa. Sat. / Noon 21 NOV97 ARMY Villanova, Pa. 554 FEB CREIGHTON* Philadelphia, Pa. Sat. / Noon 01 NOV TM 51 OHIO STATE Columbus, Ohio 1376 DEC XAVIER* Villanova, Pa. Mon. / 6:30 p.m. 30 FEB BUTLER* Indianapolis, Ind. Wed. / 6:30 p.m. 05 NOV78 OHIO UNIVERSITY Philadelphia, Pa. 1654 JAN MARQUETTE* Milwaukee, Wis. Sat. / 2:00 p.m. 04 FEB SETON HALL* Philadelphia, Pa. Sat. / 2:30 p.m. 08 NOV98 MIDDLE TENNESSEE Conway, S.C. 2169 JAN CREIGHTON* Omaha, Neb. Tue. / 9:00 p.m. 07 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 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. 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 4-2 | Conf. 0-0 | Home 2-0 | Away 0-1 | Neutral 2-1 Next >