COLE SWIDER F ¡ SOPHOMORE OHIO GAME NOVEMBER 16, 2019 PHILADELPHIA, PA. ¡ 12:00 P.M. WWW.VI LLA N OVA .CO M VILLANOVA GAMEDAY CONTENTS GAMEDAY PREVIEW OHIO VS. VILLANOVA SCHEDULE ¡ RESULTS AROUND THE BIG EAST ¡ AROUND THE COUNTRY VILLANOVA STATISTICS OHIO STATISTICS VILLANOVA ROSTER OHIO 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 OHIO GAME NOVEMBER 16 ¡ FINNERAN PAVILLION ¡ VILLANOVA, PA. ¡ 12:00 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 Sophomore Forward Cole Swider COLE SWIDER F ¡ SOPHOMORE OHIO GAME NOVEMBER 16, 2019 VILLANOVA, PA. ¡ 12:00 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 OHIO GAME NOVEMBER 16 ¡ FINNERAN PAVILLION ¡ VILLANOVA, PA. ¡ 12:00 P.M. 2018 NCAA CHAMPIONSWWW.VI LLA N OVA .CO M 6 2019-20 VILLANOVA BASKETBALL VILLANOVA GAMEDAY GAMEDAY PREVIEW IT’S WORTH NOTING... » The Wildcats host the first of seven games at the Wells Fargo Center ... Ohio posted a 14-17 record in 2018-19 ... Among the Bobcats returnees is 2019 MAC Freshman of the Year Ben Vander Plas .. Jeff Boals is in his first season as head coach. » ~ Freshman Jeremiah Robinson-Earl posted the first double- double by a true freshman in the Jay Wright era vs. Army, scoring 24 points to go with 13 rebounds. The Overland Park, Kan., native was tabbed BIG EAST Freshman of the Week for his efforts last week. The 6-9 forward was the conference’s Preseason Freshman of the Year in October. » Freshman guard Bryan Antoine was cleared for a return to all basketball activities on Thursday, Nov. 7. Antoine, a 2019 McDonald’s All-American from Tinton Falls, N.J., underwent right shoulder surgery on May 31 and has not yet suited up in a game for the Wildcats. » Villanova alumnus and longtime supporter of Wildcats Athletics, William B. Finneran ‚63 VSB, died Tuesday. A former member of the University’s Board of Trustees and a co-chair of Villanova’s previous capital campaign, “Transforming Minds and Hearts: The Campaign For Villanova”, Finneran also endowed the Men’s Basketball Head Coaching Position and provided the lead gift for Finneran Pavilion. Finneran was a member of Villanova’s Carr and Heritage Societies, which recognize the lasting impact of dedicated alumni, parents and friends on the University. He was awarded an honorary doctorate from Villanova in 1994 and has been a long-time, passionate supporter of Villanova Athletics. » The Wildcats will next see action on Thursday, Nov. 21, when they travel to Conway, S.C. to play Middle Tennessee in the Myrtle Beach Invitational. The game tipsoff at 11:30 a.m. and will be televised on ESPN or ESPN2 and can be heard on 610 ESPN Radio. VILLANOVA WILDCATS (1-1 OVERALL, 0-0 BIG EAST) TELEVISION: FS2 » RADIO: 610 Sports » Ryan Fannon & Whitey Rigsby vs. OHIO BOBCATS (3-0 OVERALL, 0-0 MAC) TALE OF THE TAPE VU STATISTIC OHIO 74.0 Points Per Game 78.0 65.0 Opponent Points Per Game 51.5 44.5 Rebounds Per Game 33.7 16.0 Assists Per Game 19.0 4.0 Blocks Per Game 2.7 4.5 Steals Per Game 8.3 .420 Field Goal Percentage .653 .367 3-Pt Field Goal Percentage .459 .696 Free Throw Percentage .653 .439 Opponent Field Goal Percentage .373 .348 Opponent 3-Pt Field Goal Percentage .270 TODAY’S STATISTICS LEADERS POINTS PER GAME VU JEREMIAH ROBINSON-EARL 16.0 OHIO JASON PRESTON 18.0 REBOUNDS PER GAME VU JEREMIAH ROBINSON-EARL 9.5 OHIO JASON PRESTON 9.0 ASSISTS PER GAME VU COLLIN GILLESPIE 4.5 OHIO JASON PRESTON 9.6 STEALS PER GAME VU BRANDON SLATER 1.5 OHIO JASON PRESTON 3.0 3-POINT PERCENTAGE (min. 3 attempts) VU COLE SWIDER .583 OHIO BEN VANDER PLAS .750 FIELD-GOAL PERCENTAGE VU JEREMIAH ROBINSON-EARL .480 OHIO NOLAN FOSTER .900 FREE-THROW PERCENTAGE VU JEREMIAH ROBINSON-EARL, COLE SWIDER 1.000 OHIO JORDAN DARTIS 1.000WWW.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 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. 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 1-1 | Conf. 0-0 | Home 1-0 | Away 0-1 | Neutral 0-0Visit Your Local Honda Next >