2020-21 VILLANOVA BASKETBALL Contents WWW.VILLANOVA.COM n 3 FROM PRESS ROW VILLANOVA VS. SAINT JOSEPH’S SCHEDULE ¡ RESULTS AROUND THE BIG EAST ¡ AROUND THE COUNTRY VILLANOVA STATISTICS SAINT JOSEPH’S STATISTICS VILLANOVA ROSTER SAINT JOSEPH’S ROSTER COLLIN GILLESPIE DHAMIR COSBY-ROUNDTREE JERMAINE SAMUELS JR. BRANDON SLATER COLE SWIDER CALEB DANIELS JUSTIN MOORE JEREMIAH ROBINSON-EARL BRYAN ANTOINE CHRIS ARCIDIACONO ERIC DIXON KEVIN HOEHN KEVIN VOIGT HEAD COACH JAY WRIGHT COACHING STAFF SUPPORT STAFF SAINT JOSEPH’S GAME DECEMBER 19 ¡ FINNERAN PAVILLION ¡ VILLANOVA, PA. ¡ 9:00 P.M. 306 328 3310 3412 3714 3916 3918 4020 5026 4222 28 4624 CONTENTS PAGE CONTINUED ON PAGE 5 2020-21 VILLANOVA BASKETBALL Contents WWW.VILLANOVA.COM n 5 ON THE COVER Senior Guard Collin Gillespie 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 DESIGN & DIGITAL PUBLICATION PROVATIONS GROUP Jai Giffin, Jamie Barker, Bob Slater 711 Millpond Road Lexington, KY 40514 (859) 514-0533 SAINT JOSEPH’S GAME DECEMBER 19 ¡ FINNERAN PAVILLION ¡ VILLANOVA, PA. ¡ 9:00 P.M. GLIMPSE OF VILLANOVA 52 UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT REV. PETER M. DONOHUE, OSA, PHD 54 DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS MARK JACKSON 56 TO OUR FANS 58 VILLANOVA ON THE AIR 60 ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIPS 62 VILLANOVA INTERNATIONAL 64 FAMILY 66 DIPLOMAS & ACADEMICS 68 SCORING LEADERS 72 2018 NCAA CHAMPIONS 85 81 2009 NCAA FINAL FOUR 83 2016 NCAA CHAMPIONS 79 1985 NCAA CHAMPIONS 74 YEARLY LEADERS2020-21 VILLANOVA BASKETBALL From Press Row 6 n WWW.VILLANOVA.COM Villanova (6-1, 2-0 BIG EAST) vs. Saint Joseph’s (0-2, 0-0 A-10) TALE OF THE TAPE VU STATISTIC SJU 78.3 Points Per Game 81.5 66.9 Opponent Points Per Game 95.0 35.7 Rebounds Per Game 36.0 14.0 Assists Per Game 17.0 1.9 Blocks Per Game 2.0 3.3 Steals Per Game 6.5 .469 Field Goal Percentage .389 .374 3-Pt Field Goal Percentage .325 .720 Free Throw Percentage .688 .446 Opponent Field Goal Percentage .462 .357 Opponent 3-Pt Field Goal Percentage .346 TODAY’S STATISTICS LEADERS POINTS PER GAME VU COLLIN GILLESPIE 15.6 SJU TAYLOR FUNK 17.5 REBOUNDS PER GAME VU JEREMIAH ROBINSON-EARL 7.7 SJU RYAN DALY 7.0 ASSISTS PER GAME VU COLLIN GILLESPIE 4.6 SJU RYAN DALY 5.0 STEALS PER GAME VU COLLIN GILLESPIE 1.4 SJU RYAN DALY 2.0 3-POINT PERCENTAGE (MIN. 30 ATTEMPTS*) VU COLLIN GILLESPIE* .447 SJU DAHMIR BISHOP .533 FIELD-GOAL PERCENTAGE (MIN. 50 ATTEMPTS*) VU JEREMIAH ROBINSON-EARL* .535 SJU TAYLOR FUNK .609 FREE-THROW PERCENTAGE (MIN. 15 ATTEMPTS) VU COLLIN GILLESPIE .813 SJU RYAN DALY .588 IT’S WORTH NOTING... » Villanova will host Philadelphia Big Five rival Saint Joseph’s tonight at Finneran Pavilion at 9 p.m. The game will air nationally on FS1 and the Villanova radio broadcast can be found on 95.7 Ben FM. The Wildcats (6-1 overall, 2-0 BIG EAST) and Hawks were originally scheduled to meet on Nov. 30 at Finneran Pavilion. A COVID-19 issue within the Saint Joseph’s program forced that meeting to be scrubbed. Villanova instead remained in Uncasville, Conn., and played Virginia Tech in its third game of 2020-21. Villanova was slated to meet Virginia this evening at Madison Square Garden. However, that game was cancelled Wednesday due to a COVID-19 pause at Virginia. » Senior guard Collin Gillespie was named to Philadelphia Big Five Player of the Week Monday after helping the Wildcats rally past Georgetown in their BIG EAST opener on Friday night. Gillespie scored 12 of his 18 points in the second half to help Nova complete a comeback from an 18-point first half deficit. He ranks sixth in the BIG EAST in assists (4.5 apg) and fourth in assist-to-turnover ratio (3.9). » Villanova climbed to No. 7 in this week’s Associated Press poll. The Wildcats were at No. 3 in the preseason poll, slipped to No. 12 in week two, and moved back into the Top 10 on Monday. VU checks in at No. 6 in this week’s USA Today Coaches poll. » Wednesday night’s win against Butler was the 600th in the career of head coach Jay Wright (600-268). This is Wright’s 20th season at the helm at Villanova following a seven year stint at Hofstra (1994-2001). » Villanova has been without senior forward Dhamir Cosby- Roundtree (shin) and sophomore guard Bryan Antoine (right shoulder) thus far in 2020-21. There is not yet a projected return to action for either of the two Wildcats according to head coach Jay Wright. » This marks year three for the Wildcats in the Finneran Pavilion, which closed for renovations during the 2017-18 season. The Wildcats are 17-2 in the Finn over the last two campaigns, including 8-0 in 2019-20. » Next up for the Wildcats is a visit to Milwaukee on Wednesday evening to play Marquette. The game is set for 7 p.m. and will be televised on FS1. You can listen to the broadcast on 95.7 Ben FM Radio.2020-21 VILLANOVA BASKETBALL 2020-21 Schedule And Results 8 n WWW.VILLANOVA.COM NOV76 BOSTON COLLEGE Uncasville,Conn. 2567 JAN XAVIER* Cincinnati, Ohio Sat. / TBA 2 FEB BUTLER* Indianapolis, Ind. Sun. / TBA 28 NOV83 ARIZONA STATE Uncasville,Conn. 2674 JAN DEPAUL* Chicago, Ill. Tues. / TBA 5 MAR CREIGHTON* Villanova, Pa. Wed / TBA 3 NOV73 VIRGINIA TECH Uncasville,Conn. (1 OT) 2881 JAN MARQUETTE* Villanova, Pa. Fri. / TBA 8 MAR PROVIDENCE* Providence, R.I. Sat. / TBA 6 DEC66 TEXAS Austin, Texas 664 JAN SETON HALL* Villanova, Pa. Tues. / TBA 19 DEC87 HARTFORD Uncasville,Conn. . 153 JAN CONNECTICUT* Storrs, Conn. Fri. / TBA 15 DEC76 GEORGETOWN* Washington, D.C. 1163 JAN PROVIDENCE* Villanova, Pa. Tues. / TBA 23 DEC85 BUTLER* Villanova, Pa. Wed. / 7 p.m. 1666 FEB ST. JOHN’S* Queens, N.Y. Wed. / TBA 3 DEC DEPAUL* Villanova, Pa. Postponed 14 JAN SETON HALL* South Orange, N.J. Sat. / TBA 30 DEC SAINT JOSEPH’S Villanova, Pa. Sat. / 9 p.m. 19 FEB XAVIER* Villanova, Pa. Sun. /TBA 7 DEC MARQUETTE* Milwaukee, Wis. Wed. / 7 p.m. 23 FEB CREIGHTON* Omaha, Neb. Sat. / TBA 13 DEC ST. JOHN’S* Villanova, Pa. Wed. / TBA 30 FEB GEORGETOWN* Villanova, Pa. Wed. / TBA 17 SCHEDULE KEY Home Event Away Event * Conference Event All Times are Eastern Games are subject to change FEB CONNECTICUT* Villanova, Pa. Sat. / TBA 20 Overall 6-1 | Conf. 2-0 | Home 1-0 | Away 2-0 | Neutral 3-1 Next >