COLLIN GILLESPIEGILLESPIE G ¡ JUNIOR PROVIDENCE PROVIDENCE GAMEGAME FEBRUARY 29, 2020 PHILADELPHIA, PA. ¡ NOON PRESENTED BY WWW.VI LLA N OVA .CO M VILLANOVA GAMEDAYVILLANOVA GAMEDAY CONTENTSCONTENTS GAMEDAY PREVIEW PROVIDENCE VS. VILLANOVA SCHEDULE ¡ RESULTS AROUND THE BIG EAST ¡ AROUND THE COUNTRY VILLANOVA STATISTICS PROVIDENCE STATISTICS VILLANOVA ROSTER PROVIDENCE 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 306 328 3310 3412 3714 3916 3918 4020 4626 4022 28 4224 PROVIDENCEPROVIDENCE GAME FEBRUARY 29 ¡ WELLS FARGO CENTER ¡ PHILADELPHIA, PA. ¡ NOON 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 Junior Guard Collin Gillespie COLLIN GILLESPIEGILLESPIE G ¡ JUNIOR PROVIDENCE PROVIDENCE GAMEGAME FEBRUARY 29, 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 2018 NCAA CHAMPIONS PROVIDENCEPROVIDENCE GAME FEBRUARY 29 ¡ WELLS FARGO CENTER ¡ PHILADELPHIA, PA. ¡ NOONWWW.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 defeated Providence, 64-60, in January at Dunkin’ Donuts Center. In that game, Collin Gillespie led the way for the Wildcats with 18 points while Jeremiah Robinson-Earl added 17 points and hit three clutch free throws in the final minutes to help seal the victory. » Two Wildcats were honored Monday for their play in helping Villanova extend its winning streak at DePaul and Xavier. Saddiq Bey is the Philadelphia Big Five Player of the Week, while Justin Moore is the BIG EAST Freshman of the Week. It is the fourth such honor for Moore this season (teammate Jeremiah Robinson-Earl has won the same award six times). » At halftime of Wednesday night’s St. John’s game, Villanova retired the No. 1 jersey of six-time National Basketball Association All-Star and USA Basketball Olympic gold medalist Kyle Lowry. Prior to the contest, the Wildcats celebrated the class of 2020 with “Senior Night” recognition. Guard Tim Saunders (Del Mar, Cal.) and six student managers/office assistants were honored. » Villanova travels to Prudential Center on Wednesday to play Seton Hall. The game begins at 8:30 p.m. and will be televised on ESPN. The Wildcats will wrap-up the regular season on March 7 in Washington, D.C. against Georgetown. The game will tipoff at Noon at Capital One Arena and will be televised on FOX. Both games can be heard on 610 ESPN. VILLANOVA WILDCATSVILLANOVA WILDCATS (22-6 OVERALL, 11-4 BIG EAST) TELEVISION: FOX » RADIO: 610 Sports » Ryan Fannon & Whitey Rigsby vs.vs. PROVIDENCE FRIARS PROVIDENCE FRIARS (16-12 OVERALL, 9-6 BIG EAST) TALE OF THE TAPE VU STATISTIC PU 73.8 Points Per Game 70.8 66.2 Opponent Points Per Game 66.7 36.4 Rebounds Per Game 38.1 14.8 Assists Per Game 14.8 2.8 Blocks Per Game 3.5 5.7 Steals Per Game 8.4 .441 Field Goal Percentage .408 .364 3-Pt Field Goal Percentage .324 .777 Free Throw Percentage .687 .431 Opponent Field Goal Percentage .419 .313 Opponent 3-Pt Field Goal Percentage .319 TODAY’S STATISTICS LEADERS POINTS PER GAME VU SADDIQ BEY 16.1 PU ALPHA DIALLO 14.0 REBOUNDS PER GAME VU JEREMIAH ROBINSON-EARL 9.3 PU ALPHA DIALLO 8.0 ASSISTS PER GAME VU COLLIN GILLESPIE 4.6 PU DAVID DUKE 3.4 STEALS PER GAME VU COLLIN GILLESPIE 1.3 PU ALPHA DIALLO 1.7 3-POINT PERCENTAGE VU SADDIQ BEY .465 PU DAVID DUKE .427 FIELD-GOAL PERCENTAGE VU SADDIQ BEY .475 PU FREE-THROW PERCENTAGE (MIN. 75 ATTEMPTS) VU JEREMIAH ROBINSON-EARL .829 PU DAVID DUKE .795WWW.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 FEB61 CREIGHTON* Philadelphia, Pa. 0176 NOV TM 51 OHIO STATE Columbus, Ohio 1376 DEC68 XAVIER* Villanova, Pa. 3062 FEB76 BUTLER* Indianapolis, Ind. 0579 NOV78 OHIO UNIVERSITY Philadelphia, Pa. 1654 JAN60 MARQUETTE* Milwaukee, Wis. 0471 FEB64 SETON HALL* Philadelphia, Pa. 0870 NOV98 MIDDLE TENNESSEE Conway, S.C. 2169 JAN64 CREIGHTON* Omaha, Neb. 0759 FEB72 MARQUETTE* Villanova, Pa. 1271 NOV83 MISSISSIPPI STATE Conway, S.C. . 2276 JAN80 GEORGETOWN* Villanova, Pa. 1166 FEB76 TEMPLE Philadelphia, Pa. 1656 NOV78 BAYLOR Conway, S.C. 2487 JAN79 DePAUL* Villanova, Pa. (1 Overtime) 1475 FEB91 DePAUL* Chicago, Ill. 1971 DEC83 La SALLE Villanova, Pa. 0172 JAN61 CONNECTICUT Philadelphia, Pa. 1855 FEB64 XAVIER* Cincinnati, Ohio 2255 DEC80 PENN Villanova, Pa. 0469 JAN76 BUTLER* Villanova, Pa. 2161 FEB71 ST. JOHN’S* Villanova, Pa. 2660 DEC78 SAINT JOSEPH’S Philadelphia, Pa. 0766 JAN64 PROVIDENCE* Providence, R.I. 25 60 FEB PROVIDENCE* Philadelphia, Pa. Sat. / Noon 29 DEC78 DELAWARE Newark, N.J. 1470 JAN79 ST. JOHN’S* New York, N.Y. 2859 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 22-6 | Conf. 11-4 | Home 12-2 | Away 7-3 | Neutral 3-1Next >