BRANDON SLATER F ¡ SOPHOMORE XAVIER GAME DECEMBER 30, 2019 VILLANOVA, PA. ¡ 6:30 P.M. PRESENTED BY WWW.VI LLA N OVA .CO M VILLANOVA GAMEDAY CONTENTS GAMEDAY PREVIEW XAVIER VS. VILLANOVA SCHEDULE ¡ RESULTS AROUND THE BIG EAST ¡ AROUND THE COUNTRY VILLANOVA STATISTICS XAVIER STATISTICS VILLANOVA ROSTER XAVIER 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 XAVIER GAME DECEMBER 30 ¡ 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 Sophomore Forward Brandon Slater BRANDON SLATER F ¡ SOPHOMORE XAVIER GAME DECEMBER 30, 2019 VILLANOVA, PA. ¡ 6:30 P.M. 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 XAVIER GAME DECEMBER 30 ¡ 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... » The Musketeers come to campus for the second time to open the BIG EAST regular season. These two teams opened the 2015-16 BIG EAST campaign at the original Pavilion, with the Wildcats earning a 95-64 win on New Year’s Eve. » Junior Jermaine Samuels was honored last Monday by both the Philadelphia Big Five and BIG EAST for his work in helping the Wildcats knock off Kansas 56-55 last Saturday. He was tabbed co-Philadelphia BIg Five Player of the Week with Ryan Daly of Saint Joseph’s. He was also selected to the BIG EAST Honor Roll. Samuels connected on the game-winning three-pointer in the final seconds of Villanova’s 56-55 victory over No. 1 Kansas on December 21. He finished the game with 15 points and five rebounds, posting 12 points, four rebounds, a steal and an assist all in the second half to help the Wildcats win their fifth in a row. » Villanova faced the No. 1 team in the Associated Press poll for the 22nd time in program history when they played Kansas on December 21. The Wildcats are now 7-15 all-time in those match ups (.286). Its last regular season victory over a No. 1 team came at Wells Fargo Center on Feb. 13, 2006, a 69-64 victory over No 1 Connecticut. The Wildcats also knocked off No. 1 Kansas in the 2016 NCAA Tournament South Region Final in Louisville, 64-59. » The Wildcats make their first BIG EAST road trip of the season on Saturday, January 4 when they travel to Milwaukee to play Marquette at Fiserv Forum. The game tips off at 2 p.m. and will be televised on FS1 and can be heard on 610 ESPN Radio. VILLANOVA WILDCATS (9-2 OVERALL, 0-0 BIG EAST) TELEVISION: FS1 » RADIO: 610 Sports » Ryan Fannon & Whitey Rigsby vs. XAVIER MUSKETEERS (11-2 OVERALL, 0-0 BIG EAST) TALE OF THE TAPE VU STATISTIC XAVIER 78.2 Points Per Game 73.5 68.0 Opponent Points Per Game 63.7 37.2 Rebounds Per Game 39.7 16.5 Assists Per Game 14.4 3.5 Blocks Per Game 3.7 6.2 Steals Per Game 7.2 .472 Field Goal Percentage .440 .362 3-Pt Field Goal Percentage .302 .771 Free Throw Percentage .676 .444 Opponent Field Goal Percentage .386 .344 Opponent 3-Pt Field Goal Percentage .292 TODAY’S STATISTICS LEADERS POINTS PER GAME VU SADDIQ BEY 15.5 XAVIER NAJI MARSHALL 16.2 REBOUNDS PER GAME VU JEREMIAH ROBINSON-EARL 9.6 XAVIER TYRIQUE JONES 10.0 ASSISTS PER GAME VU COLLIN GILLESPIE 4.9 XAVIER QUENTIN GOODIN 4.0 STEALS PER GAME VU COLLIN GILLESPIE 1.5 XAVIER PAUL SCRUGGS 1.5 3-POINT PERCENTAGE VU COLE SWIDER .478 XAVIER QUENTIN GOODE .348 FIELD-GOAL PERCENTAGE VU COLE SWIDER .565 XAVIER TYRIQUE JONES .520 FREE-THROW PERCENTAGE (MIN. 15 ATTEMPTS) VU JEREMIAH ROBINSON-EARL .848 XAVIER JASON CARTER .857WWW.VI LLA N OVA .CO M 8 2019-20 VILLANOVA BASKETBALL VILLANOVA GAMEDAY 2019-20 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS DEC KU ® 56 KANSAS Philadelphia, Pa. 2155 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 DEC83 La SALLE Villanova, Pa. 0172 JAN CONNECTICUT Philadelphia, Pa. Sat. / Noon 18 FEB XAVIER* Cincinnati, Ohio Sat. / 2:30 p.m. 22 DEC80 PENN Villanova, Pa. 0469 JAN BUTLER* Villanova, Pa. Tue. / 7:00 p.m. 21 FEB ST. JOHN’S* Villanova, Pa. Wed. / 6:30 p.m. 26 DEC78 SAINT JOSEPH’S Philadelphia, Pa. 0766 JAN PROVIDENCE* Providence, R.I. Sat. / 1:00 p.m. 25 FEB PROVIDENCE* Philadelphia, Pa. Sat. / Noon 29 DEC78 DELAWARE Newark, N.J. 1470 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 9-2 | Conf. 0-0 | Home 5-0 | Away 1-1 | Neutral 3-1 Next >