BASKETBALL NovaBasketball @NovaMBB @NovaMBB Nova_Nation 2017-18 SCHEDULE & RESULTS DATE OPPONENT TV TIME/RESULTS Nov. 10 Columbia FS2 8:30 p.m. Nov. 14 Nicholls State FS1 6:30 p.m. Nov. 17 Lafayette(A) FS2 8:00 p.m. BATTLE FOR ATLANTIS Nov. 22 Western Kentucky ESPN 2:30 p.m. Nov. 23 Tennesse/Purdue ESPN TBD Nov. 24 TBD ESPN TBD Nov. 29 Penn+ FS1/FS2 7:00 p.m. Dec. 2 at Saint Joseph s + ESPN2 5:30 p.m. Dec. 5 vs. Gonzaga (MSG) ESPN 7:00 p.m. Dec. 10 La Salle+ FS1 1:00 p.m. Dec. 13 at Temple+ ESPN2 7:00 p.m. Dec. 22 vs. Hofstra (NC) FS1 8:30 p.m. Dec. 27 at DePaul* CBS SN 7:30 p.m. Dec. 30 at Butler* CBS 4:00 p.m. Jan. 6 Marquette* FS1 8:00 p.m. Jan. 10 Xavier* FS1 8:00 p.m. Jan. 13 at St. John s* TBD 8:00 p.m. Jan. 17 at Georgetown* FS1 6:30 p.m. Jan. 20 at UConn CBS 12:00 p.m. Jan. 23 Providence* FS1 6:30 p.m. Jan. 28 at Marquette* Fox 1:00 p.m. Feb. 1 Creighton* FS1 6:30 p.m. Feb. 4 Seton Hall* Fox 12:00 p.m. Feb. 7 St. John s* CBS SN 7:00 p.m. Feb. 10 Butler* Fox 12:00 p.m. Feb. 14 at Providence* FS1 7:00 p.m. Feb. 17 at Xavier* Fox 4:30 p.m. Feb. 21 DePaul* FS1 8:30 p.m. Feb. 24 at Creighton* Fox 2:30 p.m. Feb. 28 at Seton Hall* FS1 8:30 p.m. Mar. 3 Georgetown* Fox TBD Mar. 7-10 BIG EAST Tournament TBD Home games played at Wells Fargo Center * BIG EAST games + Philadelphia Big Five (A) PPL Center, Allentown, Pa. (MSG) Madison Square Garden, New York, N.Y. (NC) Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, N.Y. Listen Live to every Villanova radio broadcast via: villanova.com/tunein Download the free TuneIn Radio app #GoNova WILDCATS 2017-18 Record: 0-0, 0-0 BIG EAST Series Record: 4-2, Villanova Head Coach: Jay Wright (17th Season) Career Record: 508-246 Record at Villanova: 386-161 GAME 1 COLUMBIA LIONS 2017-18 Record:0-0 0-0 Ivy League ~ For the first time in program history, Villanova opens the regular season at the Wells Fargo Center. The Wildcats are 43-32 all-time (.573) at the facility since first appearing there in 1996. Last season, the Wildcats were 4-0 in the building, highlighted by a pulsating 61-59 victory over Virginia on Jan. 29. ~ The Wildcats have won their last 14 regular season openers, including an 88-48 triumph over Lafayette in 2016. VU is 15-1 (.938) in season openers in the tenure of head coach Jay Wright. The only loss in that stretch came ot Marquette (73-61) in 2002 at Madison Square Garden. ~ In its only exhibition game Villanonva defeated Drexel 87-68 at the Jake Nevin Field House on Nov. 1. The game raised funds to benefit Hurricane Relief efforts in Puerto Rico. # 1 Jalen Bruson Jr. G Head Coach: Jim Engles (2nd Season) Career Record: 111-104 Record at Columbia: 11-16 IT S WORTH NOTING... GAMEDAY Information Date: Fri, Oct. 11, 2017 Time: 8:37 p.m. Place: Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia, Pa. Capacity: 20,456 TV: FS2 Scott Graham (pxp) Donny Marshall (analyst) Radio: 610 Sports Ryan Fannon (pxp) Whitey Rigsby ~ Junior guard Jalen Brunson was named first team preseason All-American by the Associated Press. The product of Lincolnshire, Ill., is also on the Preseason Watch Lists of the Bob Cousy and Oscar Robertson awards. ~ Villanova was ranked No. 6 in the preseason Associated Press poll and the USA Today Coaches poll. The Wildcats have been ranked in the AP Top 25 every week since the first week in December 2013. ~ This is the first of 12 regular season contests the Wildcats will host at Wells Fargo Centere, including all nine of its BIG EAST home games. ~ The Cats return to action on Tuesday against Nicholls State. PROJECTED STARTERS #4 Eric Paschall R-Jr. F #5 Phil Booth R-Jr. G # 14 Omari Spellman R-Fr. F MEDIA INFORMATION Media Contact: Mike Sheridan (michael.sheridan@villanova.edu) Michelle Ruel (michelle.ruel@villanova.edu) Phone: 610-519-4145/Fax: 610-519-7323 #25 Mikal Bridges R-So. G
NATIONAL RANKINGS ASSOCIATED PRESS 1.Duke (33) 0-0 1,572 2.Michigan State (13)0-0 1,520 3.Arizona (18) 0-0 1,506 4.Kansas (1) 0-0 1,439 5.Kentucky 0-0 1,340 6.Villanova 0-0 1,284 7.Wichita State 0-0 1,270 8.Florida 0-0 1,100 9.North Carolina 0-0 1,047 10.USC 0-0 995 11.West Virginia 0-0 840 12.Cincinnati 0-0 837 13.Miami 0-0 836 14.Notre Dame 0-0 814 15.Minnesota 0-0 642 16.Louisville 0-0 570 17.Xavier 0-0 544 18.Gonzaga 0-0 500 19.Northwestern 0-0 473 20.Purdue 0-0 362 21.UCLA 0-0 340 22.Saint Mary s 0-0 333 23.Seton Hall 0-0 274 24.Baylor 0-0 163 25.Texas A&M 0-0 130 Others receiving votes: Alabama 86, Virginia 57, Rhode Island 49, TCU 46, Providence 34, Missouri 19, Virginia Tech 16, Wisconsin 14, Butler 13, Texas 10, Oklahoma 7, Maryland 7, Nevada 7, Michigan 6, Dayton 5, Middle Tennessee 4, Ball State 4, SMU 3, Oakland 2, Oregon 2, UCF 1, South Carolina 1, Harvard 1 USA TODAY COACHES POLL 1.Duke (20) 0-0 774 2.Michigan State (9) 0-0 747 3.Kansas 0-0 723 4.Kentucky 0-0 678 5.Arizona (2) 0-0 654 6.Villanova 0-0 623 7.Florida (1) 0-0 549 8.Wichita State 0-0 543 9.North Carolina 0-0 515 10.West Virginia 0-0 458 11.USC 0-0 396 12.Miami 0-0 383 13.Cincinnati 0-0 349 14.Notre Dame 0-0 305 15.Minnesota 0-0 303 16.Louisville 0-0 295 17.Xavier 0-0 284 18.UCLA 0-0 275 19.Gonzaga 0-0 242 20.Northwestern 0-0 208 21.Purdue 0-0 167 22.aint Mary s 0-0 152 23.Seton Hall 0-0 139 24.Baylor 0-0 107 25.Alabama 0-0 82 Others receiving votes: Texas A&M 76, Virginia 57, Butler 43, Missouri 35, TCU 32, Rhode Island 31, Wisconsin 21, Providence 21, Maryland 20, Oklahoma 19, Oakland 19, Texas 13, Michigan 13, Virginia Tech 12, Oregon 12, SMU 6, Creighton 6, Georgia Tech 3, Georgia 3, Harvard 2, Arkansas 2, Florida State 1, Nevada 1, South Carolina 1 Outdueled the Dragons Junior Jalen Brunson led the Wildcats with 16 points as Villanova went on to defeat the Drexel Dragons by a final of 87-68 in an exhibition game on Wednesay, Nov. 1 at the Jake Nevin Field House. Villanova never trailed. All proceeds from this game benefit Unidos Por Puerto Rico. Additional relief donations can be made at http://www.unidosporpuertorico. com/en/. Redshirt junior Eric Paschall added 15 points while freshman Omari Spellman added nine points and 12 rebounds. Sammy Mojica led the Dragons in scoring with 12. Villanova jumped out to an early 20-7 lead, Phil Booth hit the jumper and then a three to give Villanova the 13 point lead. The Wildcats kept the scoring surge going thanks to a dunk from Paschall and a three by Brunson to pull away by 19 late in the first. Paschall continued his hot streak in the first half having six points in the final four minutes. Villanova lead 45-22 at halftime. DiVincenzo started off the second half with three quick threes to keep Villanova s lead. Spellman and Collin Gillespie also netted threes to pull Villanova away by 26. Off the bench Jermaine Samuels and Dhamir Cosby-Roundtree each had four point each, Gillespie had three, and Dylan Painter added two on a dunk. The bench had 17 in the second half alone. Cosby-Roundtree finished the game with a layup to make the final 87-68 Villanova. Brunson Bits In addition to being an Associated Press first team preseason All-American, junior guard Jalen Brunson is also the preseason choice for BIG EAST Player of the Year. Brunson s role has eveolved over his three seasons in the Blue and White. As a freshman the 6-3 guard started 39 of 40 games alongside then senior captain Ryan Arcidiacono. The only time he didn t start was owed to a stomach virus. Wildcats head coach Jay Wright has pointed to the willingness of a McDonald s All-American, which Brunson was in 2014-15 as a senior at Adlai Stevenson High School, as a key reason why the Wildcats were able to post a 35-5 record that included the NCAA national championship. NEWS AND NOTES As a sophomore a season ago, Brunson assumed primary point guard responsibilities and thrived, earning first team All-BIG EAST honors. He was also tabbed as a finalist for the Bob Cousy Award. Now, he is serving as a team captina alongside fellow juniors Phil Booth and Mikal Bridges. Last year Jalen stepped up a little bit more, noted Wildcats head coach Jay Wright. But this year, he s stepped up to become the player and leader that he is. He s just a natural born leader. He s a real good scorer and, even though he s a point guard, he can really shoot the ball well. I think you all will see the true Jalen Brunson this year. A Booth Review After giving Villanova one of the all-time boosts off the bench in program history to close his sophomore year - 20 points in the NCAA national championship game against North Carolina - Baltimore native Phil Booth was poised to assume more responsibility in 2016-17. Alas, left knee inflamation forced him to the sidelines prior to Villanova s clash with Wake Forest last November at the Gildan Charleston Classic. The hope that rest and treatment would alleviate the issue but Booth spent the remainder of the campaign watching from the sidelines. The 6-3 guard was ultimately granted a medical redshirt for the lost 2016-17season. Now, he once agian looms as a critical component of the Wildcats attack. He logged 28 minutes of action - the most of anyone in a Villanova uniform that night - and connected on 4-of-10 field goal attempts for 10 points to go with four assists. As you might expect, Wright is delighted to have Booth back in the lineup on game night. Phil is probably the most respected and wellliked player on this team, stated Wright during the preseason. I think what he did on the sideline last year really made the team appreciate him even more. Now that he s back it gives us more confidence going into the season. His friendship and off the court actions really give his teammates inspiration going into this year. D Tales Although its offensive fireworks tend to draw the headlines, Villanova s foundation is its defensive tenacity.
In 2016-17 the Wildcats have limited opponents to 65 or fewer points in a game 23 times (22-1). The only loss came in the second round of the NCAA Tournament to Wisconsin (65-62). Donte Finished With a Flourish No Wildcat enjoyed a better finish to the 2016-17 season than redshirt sophomore guard Donte DiVincenzo. In five posteseason games including the BIG EAST and NCAA Tournaments, the native of Wilmington, Del., averaged 15.0 points and 7.4 rebounds per game. As a freshman in 2015-16, DiVincenzo went to the sidelines with a broken bone in his right foot after appearing in eight games. Though he was cleared to return to practice in mid-january, he nonetheless remained out of the lineup on game night, ultimately being awarded a medical redshirt. Once he returned to full health, DiVincenzo often was tasked with assuming the identity of an explosive opponent in practice. His most notable role playing came in the run-up to the 2016 Final Four, when he assumed the role of national player of the year Buddy Hield. Donte, stated VU head coach Jay Wright, did a great job helping our guys get ready for that game. Villanova defeated OU 95-51 in Houston. After a delayed debut, the 6-5 guard made a huge difference in Villanova s season in 2016-17. That was never more clear than in an NCAA Tournament win over Mount St. Mary s when DiVincenzo came off the bench to log a career high 37 minutes to go with a career best 13 rebounds and - for good measure - 21 points. It was his first career double double and the most rebounds collected by any Wildcat this season. NEWS AND NOTES SERIES STUFF vs. Columbia Friday, Nov. 11, 2017/8:37 p.m. TV: FS2 Radio: 610 Sports Radio All-time: Villanova leads 4-2 Last Meeting: Columbia 75, Villanova 57 (Nov. 20, 2012) Last VU Victory: Villanova 72, Columbia 56 (Dec. 22, 2007) Jay Wright vs. Columbia: 2-1 Notes: In the last meeting between the two teams, in 2012-13, the Lions upended the Wildcats in convincing fashion at the Pavilion, 75-57, two days prior the Thanksgiving holiday... The last five meetings between the two schools have taken place in the Pavilion... The series began with a 76-64 Colubia victory on Dec. 29, 1969... Jay Wright is 2-1 (.667) as the VU head coach against Columbia. vs. Nicholls State Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2017/6:31 p.m. TV: FS1 Radio: 610 Sports Radio All-time: First Meeting Last Meeting: N/A Jay Wright vs. Nicholls State: 0-0 Notes: The Colonels finished the 2016-17 campaign with a 14-17 overall record... Two starters return from last season s squad for second year head coach Richie Riley. Spellman, the BIG EAST Freshman of the Year, showed few signs of rust when he posted nine points and a dozen rebounds in 20 minutes of the exhibition game win over Drexel. My job off the bench is just to bring energy, stated DiVincenzo. The focus is defense and rebounding. DiVincenzo contiibuted 11 points, four rebounds and four assists to the exhibition victory over Drexel. Depth Charge While depth has been a consistent plus for Villanova in recent seasons, last season was an exception. With th einjury to Booth and Spellman sidelined, the Wildcats usually went no further than a seven man playing rotation. Spellman Steps Forward Another Wildcat who watched the 2016-17 season from the sidellines was forward Omari Spellman. The 6-8 product of Ohio was ruled to be an academic redshirt by the NCAA. That ruling allowed him to practice but not participate in games. The now redshirt freshman made the most of his time. In addition to the on-court knowledge he gained, he thrived in the class room, becoming one of 11 Wildcats named to the BIG EAST All-Academic team. It was a growing process, stated Spellman of 2016-17. I learned a lot and grew a lot. It was hard not being able to play in games but I definitely learned from it and I think I definitely turned it into a positive coming out of it. I learned a lot about how serious the game is. You can t take plays off and you can t be foolish on the court. Most importantly, I learned the importance of defense in relation to things like knowing the scouting report, that was a major takeaway for me. That is expected to change in 2017-18 thanks to a promising crop of newcomers alongisde Spellman, including Jermaine Samuels, Collin Gillespie and forward Dhamir Cosby-Roundtree. I have had people asking about the size of our team last year., noted Wright during the preseason. Last year we really only had seven guys. We couldn t play our usual fast tempo with aggressive play due to our limited depth. But our depth this year will give us the chance to press more the way we want to, play faster like we want to, and let s us be more aggressive on defense. We hope to be more aggressive overall this year too. 2017-18 Season The 2017-18 Villanova Basketball Season is presented by KeyBank. This is hte 98th season of Wildcats basketball dating to the program s birth in 1920-21.
NEWS AND NOTES Finneran Pavilion on the Horizon On Feb. 14, Villanova University s Board of Trustees formally approved a comprehensive renovation plan for the 31-year-old Pavilion on Villanova s campus. The significant $60 million renovation, which will be funded entirely by donor support, will transform the existing Pavilion creating a high-quality, gameday experience for Villanova students, faculty, staff, alumni and fans. The renovation of the Pavilion began in June 2017. Upon its projected reopening in the fall of 2018, the arena will officially be named the Finneran Pavilion. Villanova recorded its 180th consecutive regular season sellout at the Pavilion against Crerighton on Feb. 25. The Wildcats closed out the original version of the Pavilion by going 10-1 in the facility in 2016-17. The Cats posted a lifetime record of 293-62 (.825) at the building on Ithan Avenue. In 2017-18, the Wildcats willhost 12 games at the Wells Fargo Center and one on campus at Jake Nevin Field House (Nov. 29 vs. Penn). This will be the Wildcats first regular season appearance in the facilty since Jan. 4, 1986. A limited supply of tickets will be offered via lottery to Villanova s student body. At the Center In four appearances at the Wells Fargo Center in 2016-17 Villanova averaged 18,773 in attendance. 2017-18 BIG EAST STANDINGS As of games played Nov. 10, 2017 Overall BIG EAST Butler 0-0.000 0-0.000 Creighton 0-0.000 0-0.000 DePaul 0-0.000 0-0.000 Georgetown 0-0.000 0-0.000 Marquette 0-0.000 0-0.000 Providence 0-0.000 0-0.000 Seton Hall 0-0.000 0-0.000 St. John s 0-0.000 0-0.000 Villanova 0-0.000 0-0.000 Xavier 0-0.000 0-0.000 PRESEASON AWARDS Jalen Brunson: BIG EAST Preseason Player of the Year Bob Cousy Award Watch List Associated Press Preseason All-American Oscar Robertson Trophy Watch List The 12-game slate this year in South Philadelphia features: Nov. 10 vs. Columbia (8:30 p.m. on FS2/610 Sports Radio) Nov. 14 vs. Nicholls State (6:30 p.m. on FS1/610 Sports Radio) Dec. 10 vs. LaSalle (1 p.m. on FS1/610 Sports Radio) Jan. 6 vs. Marquette (8 p.m. on FS1/610 Sports Radio) Jan. 10 vs. Xavier (8 p.m. on FS1/610 Sports Radio) Jan. 23 vs. Providence (6:30 p.m. on FS1/610 Sports Radio) Feb. 1 vs. Creighton (6:30 p.m. on FS1/610 Sports Radio) Feb. 4 vs. Seton Hall (Noon on Fox/610 Sports Radio) Feb. 7 vs. St. John s (8 p.m. on CBs Sports Network/610 Sports Radio) Feb. 10 vs. Butler (Noon on Fox/610 Sports Radio) Feb. 23 vs. DePaul (8:30 p.m. on FS1/610 Sports Radio) Mar. 3 vs. Georgetown (TBD on Fox/610 Sports Radio) Mikal Bridges All-BIG EAST Preseason Second Team Julius Erving Award Watch List Omari Spellman BIG EAST Preseason Freshman of the Year Philadelphia Big Five For the fourth time in as many seasons, the Villanova Wildcats completed a perfect 4-0 run through the Philadelphia Big Five. Villanova has won its last 18 City Series games in a row, including 2016-17wins over Penn (82-57), Saint Joseph s (88-57), La Salle (89-79) and Temple (78-57). The Wildcats kick off Big Five play against Penn on Nov. 29. They then visit Saint Joseph s on Dec. 2, host La Salle on Dec. 10 and travel to Temple on Dec. 13. Allentown Bound For the second time in its history, Villanova will take the ride up the Northeast extension to play a game at PPL Center in downtown Allentown. The Wildcats face Lafayette, from nearby Easton, Pa., as part of a Friday, Nov. 17 doubleheader that gets underway with the Villanova women facing Lehigh at 5 p.m. The Wildcats men will square off against the Lopards, coached by legendary Wildcats point guard Fran O Hanlon, at 8 p.m. Villanova played the first college basketball game in the venue to open the 2014-15 season against Lehigh. The Wildcats earned a 77-67 victory over the Mountain Hawks. Phil Booth is the only current Wildcat to have seen action at PPL Center. JAY WRIGHT VS. THE BIG EAST Butler...6-0 Creighton...4-2 DePaul...14-2 Georgetown...13-11 Marquette...14-7 Providence...18-8 St. John s...17-7 Seton Hall...18-6.
THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED... By Villanova By Opponent Team Scored 100 points 108, vs. St. John s (Mar. 9, 2017) Creighton, 101 (Feb. 16, 2014) Team Scored 90 points 92 vs. Steton Hall (Feb. 18, 2017) Xavier, 90 (Feb. 24, 2016) Team Scored 80 points 81, vs. Georgetown (Mar. 4, 2017) Marquette, 81 (Jan. 7, 2017) 30-point win 108-67, vs. St. John s (Mar. 9, 2017) Kentucky, 93-56 (Feb. 9, 1997) 20-point win 76-56, vs. Mt. St. Mary s (Mar. 16, 2017) Oklahoma, 78-55 (Dec. 7, 2015) 50 percent shooting.517 vs. Mt. St. Mary s (Mar. 16, 2017) Butler,.509 (Feb. 22, 2016) 6 players in double figures vs. St. John s (Mar. 9, 2017) Wake Forest (Nov. 18, 2016) 5 players in double figures vs. Mt. St. Mary s (Mar. 16, 2017) Oklahoma, (Dec. 7, 2015) 4 players in double figures vs. Georgetown (Mar. 4, 2017) St. John s, (Ffeb. 4, 2017) Overtime victory 82-77 vs. Syracuse (Dec. 20, 2014) Providence, 82-76 (Jan. 24, 2016) 40 points by a player Scottie Reynolds, 40, vs. Seton Hall (Jan. 6, 2009) Da Sean Butler, West Virginia, 43 (Feb. 13, 2009) 30 points by a player Josh Hart, 37, vs. Notre Dame (Dec. 10, 2016) L.J. Peak, Georgetown, 31 (Mar. 5, 2016 15 rebounds by a player Daniel Ochefu, 18, Seton Hall (Jan. 6, 2016) Talib Zanna, Pitt 19 (Mar. 3, 2013) 10 assists by a player Jalen Brunson, 10, Steton Hall (Feb. 19, 2017) Traci Carter, 10, Marquette (Feb. 27, 2016) Five steals by a player Mikal Bridges, 5, vs. Creighton (Feb. 25, 2017) Khyri Thomas, Creighton, 5 (Dec. 31, 2016) Five blocks by a player Daniel Ochefu, 5, vs. Stanford (Nov. 26, 2015) Jamelle Hagins, Delaware, 7 (Dec. 18, 2010) 40 minutes by a player Ryan Arcidiacono, 40, vs. Providence (Jan. 24, 2016) Eli Cain, DePaul (40), (Feb. 13, 2017) 50 minutes by a player Kerry Kittles, 55, vs. Old Dominion (March 17, 1995) Bryce Cotton, Providence (Feb. 18, 2014) 25 turnovers as a team 25 vs. Louisville (Mar. 14, 2013) La Salle, 27 (Nov. 28, 2009) RECORD WHEN SCORING Villanova scores 59 or less:... 0-0 Villanova scores 60-69 points:... 0-0 Villanova scores 70-79 points:... 0-0 Villanova scores 80-89 points:... 0-0 Villanova scores 90 points or more:... 0-0 Opponent scores less than 50 points:... 0-0 Opponent scores 50-59 points:... 0-0 Opponent scores 60-69 points:... 0-0 Opponent scores 70-79 points:... 0-0 Opponent scores 80-89 points:... 0-0 Opponent scores more than 90 points:... 0-0 Games decided by five points or less:... 0-0 Games decided by 6-10 points:... 0-0 Games decided by 11 points or more:... 0-0 Games decided by 20 points or more:... 0-0
HEAD COACH JAY WRIGHT Head Coach:......Villanova (2001-Present), Hofstra (1994-2001) Assistant Coach:...University of Rochester (1984-86), Drexel (1986-87), Villanova (1987-92), UNLV (1992-94) Education:...Bucknell University (1983), Council Rock H.S. (1979) Date of Birth:...Dec. 24, 1961 JAY WRIGHT VS. ALL OPPONENTS Akron...1-0 Alabama...0-1 Albany...2-0 American...3-0 American (PR)...1-0 Arizona...1-0 Army...2-0 Belmont...2-0 Binghamton...1-0 Boston College...4-4 Boston University...9-7 Bucknell...7-0 Butler...6-2 California...0-1 Chaminade...0-1 Cincinnati...5-3 Clemson...1-0 Colgate...2-1 Coll. of Charleston...2-1 Colorado...0-1 Colgate...2-0 Columbia...2-1 Connecticut...5-12 Cornell...1-0 Creighton...7-2 Dartmouth...1-0 Dayton...2-1 Delaware...15-10 Delaware State...1-0 DePaul...16-2 Drexel...11-10 Duke...1-0 Eastern Washington...1-0 ETSU...1-0 Fairfield...0-1 Fairleigh Dickinson...2-0 Florida...1-0 Florida Atlantic...3-0 Florida Int...2-0 Fordham...6-1 George Mason...2-1 Georgetown...15-11 Georgia Tech...2-1 Grambling...1-0 Hartford...11-4 Hawaii-Pacific...1-0 Houston Baptist...1-0 Illinois...1-0 Iona...2-2 Iowa...3-0 Kansas...3-2 Kentucky...0-1 Lafayette...5-0 La Salle...14-2 Lehigh...2-1 Longwood...1-0 Louisiana Tech...1-0 Louisville...6-6 Loyola Mary...1-0 LSU...1-0 Maine...10-4 Manhattan...2-3 Marist...1-0 Marquette...15-8 Maryland...2-1 Maryland E. Shore...1-0 Marshall...1-0 Memphis...0-2 Miami...4-3 Michigan...1-0 Michigan State...1-0 Middle Tennessee...1-0 Milwaukee...1-0 Missouri...0-1 Mississippi...1-0 Monmouth...6-0 Mount St. Mary s...2-0 UMKC...0-1 Navy...2-0 Nebraska...1-0 New Hampshire...10-4 NJIT...2-0 New Mexico...1-0 New Mexico St...0-1 Niagara...1-0 North Carolina...1-3 North Carolina State...0-2 Northeastern...11-5 Northern Ill...1-0 Northwood...1-0 Notre Dame...7-7 Ohio State...0-1 Oklahoma...3-1 Oklahoma State...0-1 Penn...15-3 Penn State...0-1 Pittsburgh...5-12 Providence...20-8 Purdue...2-0 Redlands...1-0 Rhode Island...1-0 Rider...3-0 Rutgers...13-5 St. John s...20-7 St. Mary s...0-1 Saint Joseph s...12-4 Saint Louis...0-1 Santa Clara...1-1 Seton Hall...18-6 Siena...1-1 Southern Miss...0-1 SW Texas St...0-1 Stanford`...1-0 Stony Brook...10-0 Syracuse...12-9 Temple...12-5 Tennessee...0-1 Texas...1-2 Towson...13-1 UCLA...3-1 UC Riverside...1-0 UDC...1-0 UMBC...2-0 UNC Asheville...1-0 UNCG...1-0 UCF...2-0 USC... 1-0 USF... 6-4 Vanderbilt... 1-1 VCU... 1-0 Vermont... 8-8 Villanova... 0-2 Virginia...1-1 VMI...1-0 Virginia Tech...4-1 YEAR-BY-YEAR Year Institution Record Postseason 1994-95 Hofstra University 10-18 None 1995-96 Hofstra University 9-18 None 1996-97 Hofstra University 12-15 None 1997-98 Hofstra University 19-12 None 1998-99 Hofstra University 22-10 NIT 1999-00 Hofstra University 24-7 NCAA 2000-01 Hofstra University 26-5 NCAA 2001-02 Villanova University 19-13 NIT 2002-03 Villanova University 15-16 NIT 2003-04 Villanova University 18-17 NIT 2004-05 Villanova University 24-8 NCAA 2005-06 Villanova University 28-5 NCAA 2006-07 Villanova University 22-11 NCAA 2007-08 Villanova University 22-13 NCAA 2008-09 Villanova University 30-8 NCAA 2009-10 Villanova University 25-8 NCAA 2010-11 Villanova University 21-12 NCAA 2011-12 Villanova University 13-19 2012-13 Villanova University 20-14 NCAA 2013-14 Villanova University 29-5 NCAA 2014-15 Villanova University 33-3 NCAA 2015-16 Villanova University 35-5 NCAA 2016-17 Villanova University 32-4 NCAA THE WRIGHT NUMBERS Lifetime:... 508-246 (.675) Villanova (2001-present):... 386-161 (.707) Hofstra (1994-2001):... 122-85 (.589) Big East Regular Season:... 176-101 (.635) America East Regular Season:... 76-48 (.613) NCAA Record:... 21-13 (.636); 14 appearances NIT Record:...4-4 (.500); four appearances Big East Tournament:... 18-14 (.563) In Overtime at Villanova:... 15-10 (.600) Wake Forest... 1-0 West Virginia...5-8 Western Michigan...1-0 Wichita State...1-0 Wisconsin...0-1 Xavier...8-3 Yale...0-1 Youngstown St...2-0
2017-18 Villanova Men s Basketball Roster Alphabetical No. Name Pos. Ht./Wt. Cl.-Exp Hometown (High School) 5 Phil Booth G 6-3/195 R-Jr./3L Baltimore, Md. (Mt. St. Joseph) 25 Mikal Bridges F/G 6-7/210 R-Jr./3L Malvern, Pa. (Great Valley) 1 Jalen Brunson G 6-2 1/2/190 Jr./2L Lincolnshire, Ill. (Adlai Stevenson) 21 Dhamir Cosby-Roundtree F 6-8/195 Fr./HS Philadelphia, Pa. (Neum. Goretti) 34 Tim Delaney F 6-8 1/2/235 R-So./2L Mullica Hill, N.J. (Blair Academy) 10 Donte DiVincenzo G 6-5/205 R-So./2L Wilmington, Del. (Salesianum) 2 Collin Gillespie G 6-2/185 Fr./HS Warminster, Pa. (Arch. Wood) 40 Denny Grace G 5-11/175 R-Sr./1L Catonsville, Md./(Calvert Hall) 22 Peyton Heck G 5-11/175 Jr./HS Wilmington, Del. (Archmere) 35 Matt Kennedy G 6-2/175 Sr./1L Fairfax,, Va. (Flint Hill) 24 Tom Leibig G 6-4/195 Sr./1L Havertown,, Pa (Haverford) 42 Dylan Painter F 6-10/240 So./1L Hershey, Pa. (Hershey) 4 Eric Paschall F/G 6-7/250 Jr-Tr./2L Dobbs Ferry, N.Y. (St. Th. More) 23 Jermaine Samuels F 6-6/190 Fr./HS Franklin, Mass. (Rivers School) 14 Omari Spellman F 6-8/255 R-Fr./1L North Royalton, Oh. (St. Th. More) Numerical Roster No. Name Pos. Ht./Wt. Cl./Exp. Hometown (High School) 1 Jalen Brunson G 6-2 1/2/190 Jr./2L Lincolnshire, Ill. (Adlai Stevenson) 2 Collin Gillespie G 6-2/185 Fr./HS Warminster, Pa. (Arch. Wood) 4 Eric Paschall F/G 6-7/250 Jr-Tr./2L Dobbs Ferry, N.Y. (St. Th. More) 5 Phil Booth G 6-3/195 R-Jr./3L Baltimore, Md. (Mt. St. Joseph) 10 Donte DiVincenzo G 6-5/205 R-So./2L Wilmington, Del. (Salesianum) 14 Omari Spellman F 6-8/255 R-Fr./1L North Royalton, Oh. (St. Th. More) 21 Dhamir Cosby-Roundtree F 6-8/195 Fr./HS Philadelphia, Pa. (Neum. Goretti) 22 Peyton Heck G 5-11/175 Jr./HS Wilmington, Del. (Archmere) 23 Jermaine Samuels F 6-6/190 Fr./HS Franklin, Mass. (Rivers School) 24 Tom Leibig G 6-4/195 Sr./1L Havertown,, Pa (Haverford) 25 Mikal Bridges F/G 6-7/210 R-Jr./3L Malvern, Pa. (Great Valley) 34 Tim Delaney F 6-8 1/2/235 R-So./2L Mullica Hill, N.J. (Blair Academy) 35 Matt Kennedy G 6-2/175 Sr./1L Fairfax,, Va. (Flint Hill) 40 Denny Grace G 5-11/175 R-Sr./1L Catonsville, Md./(Calvert Hall) 42 Dylan Painter F 6-10/240 So./1L Hershey, Pa. (Hershey) Head Coach: Jay Wright (Bucknell 83) Assistant Coaches: Ashley Howard, Kyle Neptune, George Halcovage Director of Operations: Mike Nardi Head Athletic Trainer: Jeff Pierce Strength Coach: John Shackleton Director of Program Administration: Arleshia Davidson Video Coordinator: Mike Clark Pronunciation Guide: Mikal Bridges: Mick-L Donte DiVincenzo: dee-vin-chen-zo Tom Leibig: Lie-big Eric Paschall: As in rascal
#1 JALEN BRUNSON G 6-2 1/2 190 Jr. -2L Lincolnshire, Ill (Adlai Stevenson) 27 at Creighton 12/31/16 7 vs. Lafayette 11/11/16 10 at Seton Hall 2/18/17 3 Four Times Blocks FG Made 10(2x) at Creighton(last) 12/31/16 3FG Made 5 at Creighton 12/31/16 Assits/Turnover Ratio FT Made 9(2x) vs. Virgina(last) 1/29/17 Minutes 37 Four Times FG Pct. Minutes Total 3-Pointers Free throws Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg LAFAYETTE 11/11/ * 22 6-9.6 6 4-7.5 7 1-2.5 0 1 6 7 7.0 1 2 0 0 1 17 17.0 at Purdue 11/14/ * 28 3-5.6 0 0-1.0 0 4-4 1.00 0 3 3 5.0 3 4 4 0 2 10 13.5 vs Western Michigan 11/17/ * 30 4-8.5 0 0-2.0 0 6-6 1.00 0 1 1 3.7 2 3 2 0 3 14 13.7 vs Wake Forest 11/18/ * 37 5-10.5 0 1-2.5 0 0-1.0 0 0 2 2 3.3 0 6 1 0 0 11 13.0 vs UCF 11/20/ * 30 4-10.4 0 2-4.5 0 2-2 1.00 1 2 3 3.2 2 2 4 0 1 12 12.8 COLLEGE OF CHARL 11/23/ * 24 2-6.3 3 0-1.0 0 3-4.7 5 0 0 0 2.7 1 3 0 0 0 7 11.8 at Penn 11/29/ * 29 5-10.5 0 1-4.2 5 0-0.0 0 0 0 0 2.3 3 2 2 0 1 11 11.7 SAINT JOSEPH'S 12/3/1 * 30 3-10.3 0 3-6.5 0 2-2 1.00 1 1 2 2.3 2 6 1 0 0 11 11.6 at La Salle 12/06/ * 34 10-17.5 8 2-3.6 6 4-4 1.00 1 1 2 2.2 1 3 0 0 0 26 13.2 vs Notre Dame 12/10/ * 25 3-8.3 7 0-2.0 0 2-2 1.00 2 1 3 2.3 2 3 2 0 0 8 12.7 TEMPLE 12/13/ * 33 3-6.5 0 3-5.6 0 4-4 1.00 0 1 1 2.2 1 6 1 0 2 13 12.7 AMERICAN 12/21/ * 30 5-9.5 5 0-2.0 0 4-4 1.00 0 1 1 2.1 1 6 3 0 1 14 12.8 DEPAUL 12/28/ * 34 5-7.7 1 0-2.0 0 3-6.5 0 0 4 4 2.2 3 6 3 0 0 13 12.8 at Creighton 12-31- * 35 10-14.7 1 5-7.7 1 2-2 1.00 1 3 4 2.4 2 5 3 0 1 27 13.9 at Butler 1/4/17 * 37 9-16.5 6 1-4.2 5 4-4 1.00 0 1 1 2.3 1 2 2 0 2 23 14.5 MARQUETTE 1/7/17 * 32 5-7.7 1 3-3 1.00 3-5.6 0 1 4 5 2.4 2 4 3 0 0 16 14.6 XAVIER 01/10/ * 29 4-7.5 7 0-1.0 0 3-3 1.00 0 1 1 2.4 2 6 0 0 1 11 14.4 at ST. JOHN'S 01/14/ * 37 4-6.6 6 0-1.0 0 0-2.0 0 1 4 5 2.5 1 4 7 0 1 8 14.0 SETON HALL 01/16/ * 26 4-8.5 0 3-5.6 0 2-2 1.00 0 2 2 2.5 2 6 1 0 1 13 13.9 PROVIDENCE 1/21/1 * 34 4-8.5 0 1-3.3 3 4-4 1.00 1 2 3 2.5 3 6 1 0 1 13 13.9 at Marquette 1/24/1 * 35 7-13.5 3 0-5.0 0 5-5 1.00 0 4 4 2.6 2 4 3 0 3 19 14.1 VIRGINIA 1/29/1 * 33 3-4.7 5 0-0.0 0 9-10.9 0 0 1 1 2.5 1 4 0 0 0 15 14.2 at Providence 2/1/17 * 34 8-13.6 1 0-3.0 0 5-5 1.00 0 1 1 2.4 1 5 7 0 2 21 14.5 ST. JOHN'S 2/4/17 * 24 5-8.6 2 1-2.5 0 1-1 1.00 0 4 4 2.5 4 2 0 0 0 12 14.4 GEORGETOWN 02/07/ * 31 2-11.1 8 1-5.2 0 2-2 1.00 0 1 1 2.4 2 4 2 0 1 7 14.1 at Xavier 02/11/ * 36 6-14.4 2 0-3.0 0 5-5 1.00 1 3 4 2.5 2 7 2 0 1 17 14.2 at DePaul 2/13/1 * 35 4-8.5 0 2-3.6 6 8-9.8 8 1 3 4 2.6 1 4 1 0 3 18 14.3 at Seton Hall 02/18/ * 32 7-7 1.00 2-2 1.00 6-7.8 5 0 4 4 2.6 1 10 3 0 0 22 14.6 BUTLER 02/22/ * 37 9-13.6 9 1-4.2 5 5-6.8 3 1 3 4 2.7 1 2 5 0 1 24 14.9 CREIGHTON 02/25/ * 28 2-7.2 8 0-1.0 0 5-6.8 3 1 1 2 2.6 3 3 2 0 0 9 14.7 at Georgetown 03/04/ * 26 4-10.4 0 1-3.3 3 8-8 1.00 1 3 4 2.7 1 2 2 0 0 17 14.8 at ST. JOHN'S 3/9/17 * 26 5-8.6 2 2-4.5 0 2-2 1.00 0 0 0 2.6 0 5 0 0 0 14 14.8 vs Seton Hall 3/10/1 * 31 6-12.5 0 0-2.0 0 1-2.5 0 0 1 1 2.5 2 2 3 0 1 13 14.7 vs Creighton 03/11/ * 34 5-7.7 1 3-4.7 5 4-5.8 0 0 2 2 2.5 0 5 2 0 0 17 14.8 vs Mount St. M ary's 03/16/ * 29 7-11.6 3 0-1.0 0 0-0.0 0 2 3 5 2.6 3 3 2 0 0 14 14.8 vs Wisconsin 03/18/ * 32 5-11.4 5 0-4.0 0 1-1 1.00 0 2 2 2.6 0 1 0 0 2 11 14.7 Totals 36 1119 183-338.5 4 42-111.3 7 120-137.8 7 17 76 93 2.6 59 14 74 0 32 528 14.7 HONORS & AWARDS BIG EAST Preseason Player of the Year Associated Press Preseason All-American Oscar Robertson Trophy Watch List Bob Cousey Award Finalist All-BIG EAST First Team (unanimous) Philadelphia Big Five First Team Philadelphia Big Five Scholar Athlete of the Year BIG EAST Conference All-Tournament Team BIG EAST All-Freshman Team Philadelphia Big Five Rookie of the Year 2016-17 OVERVIEW Named as a unanimous first team All-BIG EAST selection and was one of five finalists for the Bob Cousy Award, honoring the nation s top point guard... Also earned first team status from the Philadelphia Big Five and was also named Scholar Athlete of the Year by the City Series (3.54 grade point average as a Communication major)... Averaged 14.7 points and 4.1 assists per game. A gifted point guard who earned a spot in the starting lineup as a newcomer, helping steer the Wildcats to the 2016 NCAA title... Brings excellent court vision along with the ability to create scoring opportunities for teammates with dribble penetration... An accomplished 3-point shooter makes him a multi-skilled threat. Games played: 36 Minutes/game: 31.1 /game: 14.7 FG Pct: 54.1 3FG Pct: 37.8 FT Pct: 87.6 /game: 2.6 /game: 4.1 Turnovers/game: 2.1 Assist/turnover ratio: 2.0 /game: 0.9 Total 3-Point F-Throws Scoring Season gp-gs m in/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg 2015-1 40-39 959/24.0 126-279.4 5 2 49-128.3 8 3 82-106.7 7 4 18 52 70 1.8 72 2 100 72 0 28 383 9.6 2016-1 36-36 1119/31. 183-338.5 4 1 42-111.3 7 8 120-137.8 7 6 17 76 93 2.6 59 0 148 74 0 32 528 14.7 TOTAL 76-75 2078/27. 309-617.5 0 1 91-239.3 8 1 202-243.8 3 1 35 128 163 2.1 131 2 248 146 0 60 911 12.0
Blocks FG Made 3FG Made FT Made Minutes #2 COLLIN GILLESPIE G 6-2 185 Fr. -HS Warminster, Pa. (Arch. Wood) FG Pct. Assits/Turnover Ratio Minutes ARCHBISHOP WOOD: Comes to Villanova after leading Archbishop Wood to the Philadelphia Catholic League title as well as a PIAA state championship Named the Philadelphia Player of the Year by the Philadelphia Daily News after averaging 24.1 points per game while playing for Coach John Mosco Signed a national letter of intent to attend Villanova in April 2017. COACH WRIGHT ON COLLIN Collin s guard skills, basketball IQ, and winning instincts will be a welcome addition to our program.
#4 ERIC PASCHALL F/G 6-7 250 Jr.- Tr./2L Dobbs Ferry, N.Y. (St. Thomas More) 19 vs. Creighton 2/25/17 7 (3x) at Marquette (last) 2/18/17 3 vs. College of Char. 11/23/16 2 Four Times Blocks 4 vs. St. John s 2/4/17 FG Made 8 vs. Creighton 2/25/17 3FG Made 3 vs. W. Michigan 11/17/16 Assits/Turnover Ratio FT Made 4 (3x) vs. W. Michigan (last) 11/17/16 Minutes 33 vs. Creighton 2/25/17 Minutes FG Pct. Total 3-Pointers Free throws Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg LAFAYETTE 11/11/ 20 3-7.4 2 1-3.3 3 0-0.0 0 1 6 7 7.0 3 1 0 1 2 7 7.0 at Purdue 11/14/ 9 4-7.5 7 2-3.6 6 1-1 1.00 0 2 2 4.5 5 0 1 0 0 11 9.0 vs Western Michigan 11/17/ 23 5-8.6 2 3-6.5 0 4-5.8 0 0 0 0 3.0 2 0 2 1 0 17 11.7 vs Wake Forest 11/18/ 19 2-8.2 5 0-3.0 0 2-2 1.00 2 0 2 2.8 2 0 0 0 0 6 10.3 vs UCF 11/20/ 16 1-4.2 5 1-3.3 3 0-0.0 0 1 2 3 2.8 4 0 0 0 0 3 8.8 COLLEGE OF CHARL 11/23/ * 20 3-9.3 3 0-3.0 0 2-3.6 6 2 3 5 3.2 1 3 1 1 1 8 8.7 at Penn 11/29/ 20 0-4.0 0 0-3.0 0 2-6.3 3 0 5 5 3.4 2 2 5 2 1 2 7.7 SAINT JOSEPH'S 12/3/1 21 4-7.5 7 2-4.5 0 0-2.0 0 2 2 4 3.5 1 0 1 0 0 10 8.0 at La Salle 12/06/ 19 1-3.3 3 0-1.0 0 0-0.0 0 3 4 7 3.9 3 1 2 0 0 2 7.3 vs Notre Dame 12/10/ 20 4-4 1.00 0-0.0 0 0-0.0 0 0 3 3 3.8 2 0 1 1 0 8 7.4 TEMPLE 12/13/ 20 4-11.3 6 0-3.0 0 4-5.8 0 2 4 6 4.0 2 1 2 0 0 12 7.8 AMERICAN 12/21/ 20 5-6.8 3 1-1 1.00 4-5.8 0 2 4 6 4.2 3 0 3 0 0 15 8.4 DEPAUL 12/28/ 13 1-2.5 0 1-2.5 0 0-0.0 0 0 3 3 4.1 2 2 2 1 0 3 8.0 at Creighton 12-31- 23 4-7.5 7 0-2.0 0 0-0.0 0 0 4 4 4.1 3 0 1 0 0 8 8.0 at Butler 1/4/17 17 0-4.0 0 0-3.0 0 0-0.0 0 1 1 2 3.9 2 1 0 0 0 0 7.5 MARQUETTE 1/7/17 23 3-7.4 2 0-1.0 0 0-0.0 0 2 2 4 3.9 0 0 1 1 1 6 7.4 XAVIER 01/10/ 27 1-2.5 0 0-1.0 0 1-2.5 0 0 2 2 3.8 3 2 0 1 1 3 7.1 at ST. JOHN'S 01/14/ 26 4-6.6 6 0-0.0 0 1-1 1.00 2 2 4 3.8 2 0 0 0 0 9 7.2 SETON HALL 01/16/ 22 4-7.5 7 2-4.5 0 0-0.0 0 0 2 2 3.7 3 0 1 0 0 10 7.4 PROVIDENCE 1/21/1 10 0-1.0 0 0-0.0 0 0-0.0 0 1 0 1 3.6 4 0 1 1 0 0 7.0 at Marquette 1/24/1 19 1-4.2 5 0-2.0 0 0-1.0 0 1 6 7 3.8 3 1 1 0 1 2 6.8 VIRGINIA 1/29/1 19 2-4.5 0 0-0.0 0 2-2 1.00 2 3 5 3.8 3 0 2 0 1 6 6.7 at Providence 2/1/17 29 5-8.6 2 1-2.5 0 1-3.3 3 5 1 6 3.9 4 0 3 0 2 12 7.0 ST. JOHN'S 2/4/17 * 29 1-3.3 3 0-2.0 0 0-0.0 0 2 1 3 3.9 2 2 4 4 2 2 6.8 GEORGETOWN 02/07/ 24 1-4.2 5 0-1.0 0 0-0.0 0 2 1 3 3.8 1 2 0 1 0 2 6.6 at Xavier 02/11/ * 24 3-4.7 5 0-0.0 0 0-0.0 0 3 0 3 3.8 4 0 0 1 0 6 6.5 at DePaul 2/13/1 * 27 3-4.7 5 0-0.0 0 1-2.5 0 1 4 5 3.9 4 0 0 0 0 7 6.6 at Seton Hall 02/18/ * 17 3-4.7 5 2-3.6 6 1-1 1.00 0 2 2 3.8 4 1 1 1 0 9 6.6 BUTLER 02/22/ * 28 4-8.5 0 0-2.0 0 0-0.0 0 3 0 3 3.8 1 0 0 0 0 8 6.7 CREIGHTON 02/25/ * 33 8-12.6 6 0-3.0 0 3-3 1.00 2 4 6 3.8 2 0 2 0 1 19 7.1 at Georgetown 03/04/ * 16 1-2.5 0 0-0.0 0 2-3.6 6 1 0 1 3.7 4 0 0 0 1 4 7.0 at ST. JOHN'S 3/9/17 31 6-7.8 5 2-3.6 6 3-3 1.00 0 5 5 3.8 1 1 2 0 1 17 7.3 vs Seton Hall 3/10/1 21 2-6.3 3 0-2.0 0 1-1 1.00 3 2 5 3.8 4 0 2 0 1 5 7.2 vs Creighton 03/11/ 28 0-1.0 0 0-1.0 0 2-2 1.00 0 5 5 3.9 0 0 0 0 2 2 7.1 vs Mount St. M ary's 03/16/ 24 4-5.8 0 0-0.0 0 2-2 1.00 1 0 1 3.8 1 1 1 0 1 10 7.2 vs Wisconsin 03/18/ 24 3-5.6 0 1-1 1.00 2-4.5 0 2 1 3 3.8 4 1 1 1 0 9 7.2 Totals 8 781 100-195.5 1 19-68.2 7 41-59.6 9 49 86 135 3.8 91 22 43 18 19 260 7.2 2016-17 OVERVIEW Became a key part of what was often a seven man rotation for the Wildcats... Averaged 7.2 points, 3.8 rebounds and 21.7 minutes per game... Connected on.513 of his field goal attempts. A gifted athlete who took home the Atlantic Ten Conference s Rookie of the Year honor in 2014-15 at Fordham University... Became a key part of the rotation in 2016-17... Brings long distance shooting range along with an ability to score and rebound on the interior. Games played: 36 Minutes/game: 21.7 /game: 7.2 FG Pct: 51.3 3FG Pct: 27.9 FT Pct: 69.5 /game: 3.8 /game: 0.6 Turnovers/game: 1.2 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.5 /game: 0.5 Blocks/game: 0.5 Total 3-Point F-Throws Scoring Season gp-gs m in/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg 2016-1 36-8 781/21.7 100-195.5 1 3 19-68.2 7 9 41-59.6 9 5 49 86 135 3.8 91 1 22 43 18 19 260 7.2 TOTAL 36-8 781/21.7 100-195.5 1 3 19-68.2 7 9 41-59.6 9 5 49 86 135 3.8 91 1 22 43 18 19 260 7.2
#5 PHIL BOOTH G 6-3 195 R-Jr.-2L Baltimore, Md. (Mt. St. Joseph) 20 vs. North Carolina 4/4/16 7 vs. Penn 12/18/15 8 vs. St. John s 3/7/15 5 vs. Oklahoma 4/2/16 FG Pct. Blocks 2 vs. Akron 11/22/15 FG Made 6 vs. North Carolina 4/4/16 3FG Made 3 Five Times FT Made 6(2x) at Marquette (last) 2/2/716 Minutes 31 vs. Penn 12/18/15 Minutes Assits/Turnover Ratio 2016-17 OVERVIEW Started the Wildcats opening three games before being sidelined with left knee inflammation... The injury forced him to the sidelines and he did not log another minute during the campaign. A smooth and skilled point guard with a terrific feel for the game... Adept at finding the open man or finding his own shot opportunities... An accomplished on the ball defender. Total 3-Point F-Throws Scoring Season gp-gs m in/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg 2014-1 36-0 521/14.5 72-128.5 6 3 32-66.4 8 5 34-46.7 3 9 9 46 55 1.5 52 1 51 27 1 10 210 5.8 2015-1 40-3 875/21.9 89-242.3 6 8 39-123.3 1 7 64-73.8 7 7 18 66 84 2.1 75 1 85 57 5 30 281 7.0 2016-1 3-3 72/24.0 5-19.2 6 3 3-10.3 0 0 4-4 1.00 1 4 5 1.7 3 0 6 6 0 1 17 5.7 TOTAL 79-6 1468/18. 166-389.4 2 7 74-199.3 7 2 102-123.8 2 9 28 116 144 1.8 130 2 142 90 6 41 508 6.4
#10 DONTE DiVINCENZO G 6-5 205 R-S0-2L Wilmington, Del. (Salesianum) 25 vs. St. John s 3/9/17 13 vs. M. St. Mary s 3/16/17 6 vs. Marquette 1/7/17 4 College of Char. 11/23/16 FG Pct. Blocks 2 (2x) at DePaul (last) 2/13/17 FG Made 9 vs. M. St. Mary s 3/16/17 3FG Made 5 vs. St. John s 3/19/17 Assits/Turnover Ratio FT Made 6 vs. St. John s 3/9/17 Minutes 37 vs. M. St. Mary s 3/16/17 Minutes Total 3-Pointers Free throws Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg LAFAYETTE 11/11/ 21 3-5.6 0 1-3.3 3 0-0.0 0 2 5 7 7.0 3 2 2 0 0 7 7.0 at Purdue 11/14/ 9 0-1.0 0 0-1.0 0 0-0.0 0 0 1 1 4.0 3 1 1 0 1 0 3.5 vs Western Michigan 11/17/ 15 2-5.4 0 1-3.3 3 1-2.5 0 0 0 0 2.7 2 0 0 0 0 6 4.3 vs Wake Forest 11/18/ 20 4-6.6 6 3-5.6 0 1-2.5 0 2 2 4 3.0 1 1 0 0 0 12 6.3 vs UCF 11/20/ 25 5-11.4 5 3-6.5 0 0-0.0 0 1 3 4 3.2 1 1 0 1 0 13 7.6 COLLEGE OF CHARL 11/23/ 29 2-8.2 5 1-4.2 5 2-4.5 0 1 3 4 3.3 0 0 1 1 4 7 7.5 at Penn 11/29/ * 24 3-6.5 0 3-5.6 0 4-4 1.00 0 3 3 3.3 4 0 1 1 1 13 8.3 SAINT JOSEPH'S 12/3/1 24 4-9.4 4 2-5.4 0 0-0.0 0 1 3 4 3.4 1 2 0 0 1 10 8.5 at La Salle 12/06/ 24 3-5.6 0 0-1.0 0 2-2 1.00 0 4 4 3.4 1 2 0 2 0 8 8.4 vs Notre Dame 12/10/ 19 0-4.0 0 0-4.0 0 0-0.0 0 1 3 4 3.5 1 0 2 0 0 0 7.6 TEMPLE 12/13/ 23 0-3.0 0 0-2.0 0 3-4.7 5 1 2 3 3.5 1 2 3 0 1 3 7.2 AMERICAN 12/21/ 23 4-5.8 0 1-2.5 0 3-6.5 0 1 4 5 3.6 0 1 1 1 2 12 7.6 DEPAUL 12/28/ 16 1-3.3 3 1-2.5 0 1-2.5 0 0 1 1 3.4 0 1 3 0 1 4 7.3 at Creighton 12-31- 25 1-6.1 6 0-1.0 0 0-0.0 0 3 0 3 3.4 2 0 2 0 1 2 6.9 at Butler 1/4/17 27 1-4.2 5 1-4.2 5 3-4.7 5 1 3 4 3.4 2 1 0 0 0 6 6.9 MARQUETTE 1/7/17 29 2-4.5 0 0-2.0 0 4-4 1.00 0 1 1 3.3 3 6 3 0 1 8 6.9 XAVIER 01/10/ 32 4-6.6 6 1-3.3 3 1-1 1.00 0 4 4 3.3 0 3 2 0 1 10 7.1 at ST. JOHN'S 01/14/ 31 7-10.7 0 3-5.6 0 2-2 1.00 0 3 3 3.3 0 2 2 0 0 19 7.8 SETON HALL 01/16/ 29 4-9.4 4 0-2.0 0 2-3.6 6 0 3 3 3.3 0 2 2 1 0 10 7.9 PROVIDENCE 1/21/1 27 1-6.1 6 0-1.0 0 0-0.0 0 2 0 2 3.2 1 1 1 0 0 2 7.6 at Marquette 1/24/1 24 2-9.2 2 0-6.0 0 0-0.0 0 1 0 1 3.1 2 1 1 0 0 4 7.4 VIRGINIA 1/29/1 19 1-1 1.00 0-0.0 0 1-2.5 0 1 1 2 3.0 0 2 2 0 1 3 7.2 at Providence 2/1/17 25 1-4.2 5 0-2.0 0 0-0.0 0 0 2 2 3.0 2 3 0 0 1 2 7.0 ST. JOHN'S 2/4/17 28 7-11.6 3 2-4.5 0 4-4 1.00 3 4 7 3.2 3 1 5 0 1 20 7.5 GEORGETOWN 02/07/ 26 5-8.6 2 0-2.0 0 5-6.8 3 2 4 6 3.3 1 2 0 0 0 15 7.8 at Xavier 02/11/ 32 5-7.7 1 3-4.7 5 4-4 1.00 0 2 2 3.2 2 1 2 0 1 17 8.2 at DePaul 2/13/1 28 1-6.1 6 0-3.0 0 2-4.5 0 0 1 1 3.1 3 3 1 2 1 4 8.0 at Seton Hall 02/18/ 32 1-3.3 3 0-2.0 0 1-2.5 0 1 3 4 3.2 1 3 2 1 1 3 7.9 BUTLER 02/22/ 28 3-7.4 2 0-2.0 0 0-0.0 0 3 1 4 3.2 5 1 2 0 2 6 7.8 CREIGHTON 02/25/ 29 3-7.4 2 1-4.2 5 2-2 1.00 0 4 4 3.2 0 1 1 0 1 9 7.8 at Georgetown 03/04/ 28 3-8.3 7 2-5.4 0 0-2.0 0 0 3 3 3.2 3 3 0 0 2 8 7.8 at ST. JOHN'S 3/9/17 31 7-8.8 7 5-6.8 3 6-8.7 5 2 3 5 3.3 1 4 1 0 0 25 8.4 vs Seton Hall 3/10/1 26 3-5.6 0 2-3.6 6 1-3.3 3 0 5 5 3.3 1 1 1 0 2 9 8.4 vs Creighton 03/11/ 22 2-8.2 5 0-3.0 0 1-2.5 0 3 5 8 3.5 2 3 4 0 2 5 8.3 vs Mount St. M ary's 03/16/ 37 9-15.6 0 3-4.7 5 0-0.0 0 3 10 13 3.7 3 2 4 0 1 21 8.7 vs Wisconsin 03/18/ 32 5-11.4 5 3-4.7 5 2-4.5 0 2 4 6 3.8 3 2 0 0 3 15 8.8 Totals 1 919 109-234.4 6 42-115.3 6 58-83.6 9 37 100 137 3.8 58 61 52 10 33 318 8.8 HONORS & AWARDS BIG EAST All-Freshman Team Philadelphia Big Five Rooke of the Year 2016-17 OVERVIEW Emerged as one of the Wildcats most important players over the course of the campaign... Named to the BIG EAST All-Freshman team and as the Philadelphia Big Five Rookie of he Year... His game-winning tip-in against Virginia on Jan. 29 was one of the season s most memorable plays. An athletic guard with a wide range of skills... Brings long distance shooting range and the ability to make plays off of the dribble... A good passer who served in a variety of roles during his high school career. Games played: 36 Minutes/game: 25.5 /game: 8.8 FG Pct: 46.6 3FG Pct: 36.5 FT Pct: 69.9 /game: 3.8 /game: 1.7 Turnovers/game: 1.4 Assist/turnover ratio: 1.2 /game: 0.9 Blocks/game: 0.3 Total 3-Point F-Throws Scoring Season gp-gs m in/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg 2015-1 8-0 74/9.3 6-21.2 8 6 3-17.1 7 6 0-0.0 0 0 10 6 16 2.0 10 0 4 7 0 4 15 1.9 2016-1 36-1 919/25.5 109-234.4 6 6 42-115.3 6 5 58-83.6 9 9 37 100 137 3.8 58 1 61 52 10 33 318 8.8 TOTAL 44-1 993/22.6 115-255.4 5 1 45-132.3 4 1 58-83.6 9 9 47 106 153 3.5 68 1 65 59 10 37 333 7.6
#14 OMARI SPELLMAN F 6-8 255 R-Fr.-1L North Royalton, Ohio (St. Thomas More) HONORS & AWARDS BIG EAST Preseason Freshman of the Year 2016-17 OVERVIEW Ruled an academic red-shirt by the NCAA in September 2016. By virtue of that ruling, he practiced with the team but did not see game action in 2016-17. He retains four years of athletic eligibility. CAREER HIGH Blocks FG Made 3FG Made FT Made Minutes FG Pct. Assits/Turnover Ratio Minutes A gifted forward with the capacity to score from beyond the 3-point arc Moves well without the ball and can draw opposing forwards away from the basket Also offers the strength and tenacity to do damage around the basket.
Blocks FG Made 3FG Made FT Made Minutes #21 DHAMIR COSBY-ROUNDTREE F 6-8 195 Fr.-HS Philadelphia, Pa. (Neumann Goretti) FG Pct. Assits/Turnover Ratio Minutes NEUMANN GORETTI Helped lead his team to a 24-7 record and an appearance in the Philadelphia Catholic League Final Averaged 15.9 points, 11.5 rebounds and 3.5 blocks per outing as a senior while being nationally ranked by the national scouting services Signed a national letter of intent to attend Vilanova in November 2016 As a junior Cosby-Roundtree helped lead the Saints to a 27-4 record and state championship. COACH WRIGHT ON DHAMIR Dhamir is a winner who has been a part of numerous city and state championship teams playing for Carl Arrigale at Neumann Goretti High School.
Blocks FG Made 3FG Made FT Made Minutes #22 PEYTON HECK G 5-11 175 Jr.-HS Wilmington, Del. (Archmere) FG Pct. Assits/Turnover Ratio Minutes ARCHMERE ACADEMY Played for Coach Bill Ludlow... As a senior in 2014-15 was a team captain and Diamond State Athletic All-Conference selection... Earned three varsity letters winner in basketball and also played football. Spent his first two seasons on the roster as a practice player before moving on to the active roster for 2017-18.
Blocks FG Made 3FG Made FT Made Minutes #23 JERMAINE SAMUELS F 6-6 190 Fr.-HS Franklin, Mass. (Rivers School) FG Pct. Assits/Turnover Ratio Minutes RIVERS SCHOOL Helped lead the Rivers School to a 20-6 record as a senior in 2016-17 while playing for Coach Keith Zalaski Ranked among the nation s top small forwards by ESPN, Scout and Rivals He is the nephew of former Villanova track standout Charlie Stead. COACH WRIGHT ON JERMAINE Jermaine is an explosive athlete who can play multiple positions and is a gritty competitor. We are fortunate to welcome a student and player of Jermaine s caliber to our basketball program.
1 Four Times #24 TOM LEIBIG G 6-4 195 Sr.-1L Havertown, Pa. (Haverford) 1 vs. St. John s 3/9/17 Blocks FG Made 3FG Made FT Made Minutes 3 vs. St. John s 3/9/17 Minutes FG Pct. Assits/Turnover Ratio Total 3-Pointers Free throws Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg LAFAYETTE 11/11/ 1 0-0.0 0 0-0.0 0 0-1.0 0 0 1 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 at Purdue 11/14/ dnp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - vs Western Michigan 11/17/ dnp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - vs Wake Forest 11/18/ dnp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - vs UCF 11/20/ dnp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - COLLEGE OF CHARL 11/23/ 3 0-0.0 0 0-0.0 0 0-0.0 0 0 0 0 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 at Penn 11/29/ 1 0-0.0 0 0-0.0 0 0-0.0 0 0 0 0 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 SAINT JOSEPH'S 12/3/1 1 0-0.0 0 0-0.0 0 0-0.0 0 0 0 0 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 at La Salle 12/06/ dnp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - vs Notre Dame 12/10/ dnp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - TEMPLE 12/13/ dnp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - AMERICAN 12/21/ dnp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - DEPAUL 12/28/ dnp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - at Creighton 12-31- dnp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - at Butler 1/4/17 dnp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - MARQUETTE 1/7/17 dnp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - XAVIER 01/10/ dnp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - at ST. JOHN'S 01/14/ dnp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - SETON HALL 01/16/ 1 0-0.0 0 0-0.0 0 0-0.0 0 0 1 1 0.4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 PROVIDENCE 1/21/1 dnp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - at Marquette 1/24/1 dnp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - VIRGINIA 1/29/1 dnp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - at Providence 2/1/17 dnp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ST. JOHN'S 2/4/17 dnp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - GEORGETOWN 02/07/ dnp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - at Xavier 02/11/ dnp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - at DePaul 2/13/1 dnp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - at Seton Hall 02/18/ 1 0-0.0 0 0-0.0 0 0-0.0 0 0 0 0 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 BUTLER 02/22/ dnp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - CREIGHTON 02/25/ dnp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - at Georgetown 03/04/ dnp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - at ST. JOHN'S 3/9/17 3 0-0.0 0 0-0.0 0 0-0.0 0 0 1 1 0.4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 vs Seton Hall 3/10/1 dnp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - vs Creighton 03/11/ dnp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - vs Mount St. M ary's 03/16/ dnp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - vs Wisconsin 03/18/ dnp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Totals 0 11 0-0.0 0 0-0.0 0 0-1.0 0 0 3 3 0.4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 2016-17 OVERVIEW Began his college career by appearing in seven games in the course of the Wildcats 32-4 season for a total of 11 minutes... Grabbed three rebounds over the course his time on the floor. Earned a roster spot ahead of the 2016-17 season after serving as a practice player. Games played: 7 Minutes/game: 1.6 FT Pct: 0.0 /game: 0.4 /game: 0.1 LEIB IG,Tom Total 3-Point F-Throws Scoring Season gp-gs m in/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg 2016-1 7-0 11/1.6 0-0.0 0 0 0-0.0 0 0 0-1.0 0 0 0 3 3 0.4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 TOTAL 7-0 11/1.6 0-0.0 0 0 0-0.0 0 0 0-1.0 0 0 0 3 3 0.4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0
#25 MIKAL BRIDGES F/G 6-7 210 R.-Jr.-3L Malvern, Pa. (Great Valley) 20 at Marquette 1/24/17 8(2x) vs. Creighton(last) 2/25/17 4 Seven Times 5(2x) Creighton(last) 2/25/17 FG Pct. Blocks 3 Four Times FG Made 7(2x) at Marquette(last) 1/24/17 3FG Made 4 at Marquette 1/24/17 Assits/Turnover Ratio FT Made 6(2x) vs. St. John s 2/4/17 Minutes 38 vs. Notre Dame 12/10/16 Minutes Total 3-Pointers Free throws Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg LAFAYETTE 11/11/ 20 6-9.6 6 2-4.5 0 2-2 1.00 3 5 8 8.0 2 4 1 0 2 16 16.0 at Purdue 11/14/ 28 2-4.5 0 1-2.5 0 2-2 1.00 1 3 4 6.0 2 2 1 0 0 7 11.5 vs Western Michigan 11/17/ 19 3-4.7 5 0-1.0 0 0-2.0 0 0 3 3 5.0 3 2 0 1 1 6 9.7 vs Wake Forest 11/18/ * 37 7-11.6 3 3-7.4 2 2-2 1.00 1 6 7 5.5 2 4 1 2 0 19 12.0 vs UCF 11/20/ * 36 4-7.5 7 0-2.0 0 2-2 1.00 1 4 5 5.4 0 4 1 1 3 10 11.6 COLLEGE OF CHARL 11/23/ * 34 3-5.6 0 0-2.0 0 2-2 1.00 2 3 5 5.3 2 3 0 0 1 8 11.0 at Penn 11/29/ * 30 4-7.5 7 1-3.3 3 1-1 1.00 2 3 5 5.3 3 2 2 0 3 10 10.9 SAINT JOSEPH'S 12/3/1 * 21 3-5.6 0 2-3.6 6 0-0.0 0 0 5 5 5.3 4 1 2 1 3 8 10.5 at La Salle 12/06/ * 33 6-8.7 5 2-3.6 6 2-3.6 6 1 3 4 5.1 3 2 1 0 2 16 11.1 vs Notre Dame 12/10/ * 38 4-8.5 0 0-1.0 0 0-0.0 0 4 2 6 5.2 0 1 0 0 2 8 10.8 TEMPLE 12/13/ * 30 2-3.6 6 0-1.0 0 1-1 1.00 1 4 5 5.2 4 4 1 0 1 5 10.3 AMERICAN 12/21/ * 30 5-8.6 2 3-6.5 0 2-2 1.00 0 2 2 4.9 1 4 0 1 2 15 10.7 DEPAUL 12/28/ * 33 2-5.4 0 2-5.4 0 2-2 1.00 0 7 7 5.1 3 0 1 1 1 8 10.5 at Creighton 12-31- * 28 1-4.2 5 0-2.0 0 2-2 1.00 1 5 6 5.1 2 1 1 0 1 4 10.0 at Butler 1/4/17 * 28 0-3.0 0 0-1.0 0 0-0.0 0 0 2 2 4.9 3 0 1 0 0 0 9.3 MARQUETTE 1/7/17 * 26 4-4 1.00 3-3 1.00 4-4 1.00 1 3 4 4.9 3 4 1 2 2 15 9.7 XAVIER 01/10/ * 22 2-4.5 0 1-3.3 3 0-0.0 0 1 4 5 4.9 4 2 2 0 2 5 9.4 at ST. JOHN'S 01/14/ * 34 4-7.5 7 1-2.5 0 3-3 1.00 0 3 3 4.8 3 1 4 0 2 12 9.6 SETON HALL 01/16/ * 31 3-7.4 2 2-4.5 0 0-0.0 0 0 7 7 4.9 3 3 1 1 2 8 9.5 PROVIDENCE 1/21/1 * 34 6-13.4 6 1-5.2 0 2-2 1.00 0 3 3 4.8 1 4 0 1 2 15 9.8 at Marquette 1/24/1 * 34 7-16.4 3 4-10.4 0 2-2 1.00 5 1 6 4.9 2 2 1 0 2 20 10.2 VIRGINIA 1/29/1 * 37 6-9.6 6 3-4.7 5 0-0.0 0 1 4 5 4.9 0 1 2 2 2 15 10.5 at Providence 2/1/17 * 25 4-4 1.00 0-0.0 0 0-0.0 0 3 1 4 4.8 4 1 1 2 3 8 10.3 ST. JOHN'S 2/4/17 * 30 3-7.4 2 2-5.4 0 6-6 1.00 0 5 5 4.8 4 2 5 3 4 14 10.5 GEORGETOWN 02/07/ * 34 5-6.8 3 1-2.5 0 0-0.0 0 1 2 3 4.8 3 3 2 1 3 11 10.5 at Xavier 02/11/ * 34 4-8.5 0 1-5.2 0 1-1 1.00 0 2 2 4.7 2 1 1 2 0 10 10.5 at DePaul 2/13/1 * 34 6-12.5 0 2-6.3 3 1-2.5 0 1 2 3 4.6 2 1 2 3 1 15 10.7 at Seton Hall 02/18/ * 31 5-8.6 2 2-4.5 0 3-3 1.00 0 4 4 4.6 2 1 0 1 2 15 10.8 BUTLER 02/22/ * 37 1-3.3 3 0-1.0 0 0-0.0 0 2 3 5 4.6 2 2 3 1 2 2 10.5 CREIGHTON 02/25/ * 34 3-3 1.00 1-1 1.00 4-4 1.00 3 5 8 4.7 2 1 4 0 5 11 10.5 at Georgetown 03/04/ * 33 5-10.5 0 1-3.3 3 1-2.5 0 2 5 7 4.8 3 1 0 2 2 12 10.6 at ST. JOHN'S 3/9/17 * 1 0-0.0 0 0-0.0 0 0-0.0 0 0 0 0 4.6 0 1 0 0 0 0 10.3 vs Seton Hall 3/10/1 * 25 2-4.5 0 1-2.5 0 0-0.0 0 1 0 1 4.5 0 1 0 0 0 5 10.1 vs Creighton 03/11/ * 32 2-6.3 3 0-4.0 0 1-1 1.00 1 4 5 4.5 3 2 2 2 1 5 9.9 vs Mount St. M ary's 03/16/ * 31 4-7.5 7 2-4.5 0 3-3 1.00 1 2 3 4.5 2 3 1 2 1 13 10.0 vs Wisconsin 03/18/ * 29 0-4.0 0 0-1.0 0 0-0.0 0 1 6 7 4.6 3 0 1 0 0 0 9.8 Totals 33 1073 128-233.5 4 44-112.3 9 51-56.9 1 41 123 164 4.6 82 71 46 32 60 351 9.8 HONORS & AWARDS Co-BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year All-BIG EAST Preseason Second Team 2016-17 OVERVIEW Entered the starting lineup in place of Phil Booth on Nov. 18 and remained there for the duration of the campaign, earning 33 starting assignments... Named a co-winner of the BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year award with teammate Josh Hart and Khyri Thomas of Creighton... Also selected to the second team All-Philadelphia Big Five... Averaged 9.8 points and 4.6 rebounds per contest while connecting on 54 percent of his field goal attempts and 39 percent of his attempts from beyond the 3-point arc. A deft shooter with intriguing athleticism and the ability to contribute at multiple positions... Brings long-range shooting skill... Has seen his role expand in each of his two seasons in uniform, first as a key reserve on the Wildcats 2016 NCAA championship unit and then as a starter on its 2017 BIG EAST titlists. Games played: 36 Minutes/game: 29.8 /game: 9.8 FG Pct: 54.9 3FG Pct: 39.3 FT Pct: 91.1 /game: 4.6 /game: 2.0 Turnovers/game: 1.3 Assist/turnover ratio: 1.5 /game: 1.7 Blocks/game: 0.9 B RIDGES,Mikal Total 3-Point F-Throws Scoring Season gp-gs m in/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg 2015-1 40-0 813/20.3 86-165.5 2 1 23-77.2 9 9 59-75.7 8 7 36 92 128 3.2 89 2 35 24 26 42 254 6.4 2016-1 36-33 1073/29. 128-233.5 4 9 44-112.3 9 3 51-56.9 1 1 41 123 164 4.6 82 0 71 46 32 60 351 9.8 TOTAL 76-33 1886/24. 214-398.5 3 8 67-189.3 5 4 110-131.8 4 0 77 215 292 3.8 171 2 106 70 58 102 605 8.0
#34 TIM DELANEY F 6-8 1/2 235 R-So.-2L Mullica Hill, N.J. (Blair Academy) 3 vs. Lafayette 11/11/16 1(2x) vs. Temple (last) 12/13/16 Blocks FG Made 1 vs. Lafayette 11/11/16 3FG Made 1 vs. Lafayette 11/11/16 Assits/Turnover Ratio FT Made Minutes 6(2x) vs. American(last) 12/21/16 Minutes FG Pct. Total 3-Pointers Free throws Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg LAFAYETTE 11/11/ 6 1-2.5 0 1-2.5 0 0-0.0 0 0 1 1 1.0 0 0 1 0 0 3 3.0 at Purdue 11/14/ dnp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - vs Western Michigan 11/17/ dnp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - vs Wake Forest 11/18/ dnp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - vs UCF 11/20/ dnp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - COLLEGE OF CHARL 11/23/ dnp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - at Penn 11/29/ dnp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - SAINT JOSEPH'S 12/3/1 3 0-0.0 0 0-0.0 0 0-0.0 0 0 0 0 0.5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.5 at La Salle 12/06/ dnp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - vs Notre Dame 12/10/ dnp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - TEMPLE 12/13/ 3 0-0.0 0 0-0.0 0 0-0.0 0 0 1 1 0.7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 AMERICAN 12/21/ 6 0-0.0 0 0-0.0 0 0-0.0 0 0 0 0 0.5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.8 DEPAUL 12/28/ dnp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - at Creighton 12-31- dnp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - at Butler 1/4/17 dnp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - MARQUETTE 1/7/17 4 0-0.0 0 0-0.0 0 0-0.0 0 0 0 0 0.4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.6 XAVIER 01/10/ 2 0-0.0 0 0-0.0 0 0-0.0 0 0 0 0 0.3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.5 at ST. JOHN'S 01/14/ dnp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - SETON HALL 01/16/ 2 0-0.0 0 0-0.0 0 0-0.0 0 0 0 0 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.4 PROVIDENCE 1/21/1 dnp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - at Marquette 1/24/1 dnp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - VIRGINIA 1/29/1 dnp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - at Providence 2/1/17 dnp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ST. JOHN'S 2/4/17 dnp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - GEORGETOWN 02/07/ dnp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - at Xavier 02/11/ dnp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - at DePaul 2/13/1 dnp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - at Seton Hall 02/18/ dnp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - BUTLER 02/22/ dnp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - CREIGHTON 02/25/ dnp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - at Georgetown 03/04/ dnp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - at ST. JOHN'S 3/9/17 dnp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - vs Seton Hall 3/10/1 dnp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - vs Creighton 03/11/ dnp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Totals 0 26 1-2.5 0 1-2.5 0 0-0.0 0 0 2 2 0.3 4 0 2 0 0 3 0.4 2016-17 OVERVIEW For the second time in as many seasons, hip surgery spelled the end to his season... Appeared in seven games before the surgery took place... Underwent successful surgery to repair a torn labrum in his left hip on Feb.. 8. A skilled and versatile forward whose first year of college was derailed by surgery on both hips... When healthy is comfortable working around the basket or stepping out to face it... Offers quality passing skills and has the grit to rebound inside. Games played: 7 Minutes/game: 3.7 /game: 0.4 FG Pct: 50.0 3FG Pct: 50.0 /game: 0.3 Turnovers/game: 0.3 DELANEY,Tim Total 3-Point F-Throws Scoring Season gp-gs m in/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg 2016-1 7-0 26/3.7 1-2.5 0 0 1-2.5 0 0 0-0.0 0 0 0 2 2 0.3 4 0 0 2 0 0 3 0.4 TOTAL 7-0 26/3.7 1-2.5 0 0 1-2.5 0 0 0-0.0 0 0 0 2 2 0.3 4 0 0 2 0 0 3 0.4
#35 MATT KENNEDY G 6-2 175 Sr.-1L Fairfax, Va. (Flint Hill) 2016-17 OVERVIEW Saw action in seven games for a total of 13 minutes... Grabbed one rebound. Joined the Wildcats in 2016-17 after spending the past two seasons as a practice player. CAREER HIGH 1 at Penn 12/13/16 Blocks FG Made 3FG Made FT Made Minutes 5 at Seton Hall 2/18/17 Minutes FG Pct. Assits/Turnover Ratio Total 3-Pointers Free throws Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg LAFAYETTE 11/11/ 1 0-0.0 0 0-0.0 0 0-0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 at Purdue 11/14/ dnp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - vs Western Michigan 11/17/ dnp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - vs Wake Forest 11/18/ dnp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - vs UCF 11/20/ dnp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - COLLEGE OF CHARL 11/23/ dnp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - at Penn 11/29/ 1 0-0.0 0 0-0.0 0 0-0.0 0 1 0 1 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 SAINT JOSEPH'S 12/3/1 1 0-0.0 0 0-0.0 0 0-0.0 0 0 0 0 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 at La Salle 12/06/ dnp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - vs Notre Dame 12/10/ dnp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - TEMPLE 12/13/ dnp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - AMERICAN 12/21/ 2 0-0.0 0 0-0.0 0 0-0.0 0 0 0 0 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 DEPAUL 12/28/ dnp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - at Creighton 12-31- dnp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - at Butler 1/4/17 dnp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - MARQUETTE 1/7/17 dnp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - XAVIER 01/10/ dnp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - at ST. JOHN'S 01/14/ dnp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - SETON HALL 01/16/ 1 0-0.0 0 0-0.0 0 0-0.0 0 0 0 0 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 PROVIDENCE 1/21/1 dnp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - at Marquette 1/24/1 dnp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - VIRGINIA 1/29/1 dnp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - at Providence 2/1/17 dnp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ST. JOHN'S 2/4/17 dnp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - GEORGETOWN 02/07/ dnp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - at Xavier 02/11/ dnp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - at DePaul 2/13/1 dnp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - at Seton Hall 02/18/ 5 0-0.0 0 0-0.0 0 0-0.0 0 0 0 0 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 BUTLER 02/22/ dnp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - CREIGHTON 02/25/ dnp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - at Georgetown 03/04/ dnp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - at ST. JOHN'S 3/9/17 2 0-0.0 0 0-0.0 0 0-0.0 0 0 0 0 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 vs Seton Hall 3/10/1 dnp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - vs Creighton 03/11/ dnp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - vs Mount St. M ary's 03/16/ dnp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - vs Wisconsin 03/18/ dnp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Totals 0 13 0-0.0 0 0-0.0 0 0-0.0 0 1 0 1 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Games played: 7 Minutes/game: 1.9 /game: 0.1 KENNEDY,Matt Total 3-Point F-Throws Scoring Season gp-gs m in/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg 2016-1 7-0 13/1.9 0-0.0 0 0 0-0.0 0 0 0-0.0 0 0 1 0 1 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 TOTAL 7-0 13/1.9 0-0.0 0 0 0-0.0 0 0 0-0.0 0 0 1 0 1 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
#40 DENNY GRACE G 5-11 175 R-Sr.-IL Catonsville, Md. (Calvert Hall) 2016-17 OVERVIEW Appeared in seven games over the course of the campaign, totaling nine minutes... Did not score but was credited with a pair of rebounds. Joined the roster in 2016-17 after spending three seasons as a practice player. CAREER HIGH 1(2x) vs. Saint Joseph s(last) 12/3/16 Blocks FG Made 3FG Made FT Made Minutes 2 vs. American 12/21/16 Minutes FG Pct. Assits/Turnover Ratio Total 3-Pointers Free throws Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg LAFAYETTE 11/11/ 2 0-0.0 0 0-0.0 0 0-0.0 0 0 1 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 at Purdue 11/14/ dnp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - vs Western Michigan 11/17/ dnp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - vs Wake Forest 11/18/ dnp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - vs UCF 11/20/ dnp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - COLLEGE OF CHARL 11/23/ 1 0-0.0 0 0-0.0 0 0-0.0 0 0 0 0 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 at Penn 11/29/ 1 0-0.0 0 0-0.0 0 0-0.0 0 0 0 0 0.3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 SAINT JOSEPH'S 12/3/1 1 0-0.0 0 0-0.0 0 0-0.0 0 0 1 1 0.5 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 at La Salle 12/06/ dnp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - vs Notre Dame 12/10/ dnp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - TEMPLE 12/13/ dnp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - AMERICAN 12/21/ 2 0-0.0 0 0-0.0 0 0-0.0 0 0 0 0 0.4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 DEPAUL 12/28/ dnp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - at Creighton 12-31- dnp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - at Butler 1/4/17 dnp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - MARQUETTE 1/7/17 dnp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - XAVIER 01/10/ dnp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - at ST. JOHN'S 01/14/ dnp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - SETON HALL 01/16/ 1 0-0.0 0 0-0.0 0 0-0.0 0 0 0 0 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 PROVIDENCE 1/21/1 dnp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - at Marquette 1/24/1 dnp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - VIRGINIA 1/29/1 dnp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - at Providence 2/1/17 dnp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ST. JOHN'S 2/4/17 dnp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - GEORGETOWN 02/07/ dnp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - at Xavier 02/11/ dnp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - at DePaul 2/13/1 dnp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - at Seton Hall 02/18/ 1 0-0.0 0 0-0.0 0 0-0.0 0 0 0 0 0.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 BUTLER 02/22/ dnp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - CREIGHTON 02/25/ dnp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - at Georgetown 03/04/ dnp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - at ST. JOHN'S 3/9/17 dnp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - vs Seton Hall 3/10/1 dnp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - vs Creighton 03/11/ dnp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - vs Mount St. M ary's 03/16/ dnp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - vs Wisconsin 03/18/ dnp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Totals 0 9 0-0.0 0 0-0.0 0 0-0.0 0 0 2 2 0.3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 Games played: 7 Minutes/game: 1.3 /game: 0.3 Turnovers/game: 0.1 GRACE,Denny Total 3-Point F-Throws Scoring Season gp-gs m in/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg 2016-1 7-0 9/1.3 0-0.0 0 0 0-0.0 0 0 0-0.0 0 0 0 2 2 0.3 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 TOTAL 7-0 9/1.3 0-0.0 0 0 0-0.0 0 0 0-0.0 0 0 0 2 2 0.3 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.0
#42 DYLAN PAINTER F 6-10 240 So.-1L Hershey, Pa. (Hershey) 10 vs. St. John s 3/9/17 6 vs. St. John s 3/9/17 1 at Penn 11/29/16 FG Pct. Blocks FG Made 3 vs. St. John s 3/9/17 3FG Made 1 Three Times FT Made 4 vs. St. John s 3/9/17 Minutes 22 vs. St. John s 3/9/17 Minutes Assits/Turnover Ratio Total 3-Pointers Free throws Opponent Date gs min fg-fga pct 3fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg LAFAYETTE 11/11/ 6 0-1.0 0 0-1.0 0 2-2 1.00 0 1 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.0 at Purdue 11/14/ dnp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - vs Western Michigan 11/17/ 0 0-0.0 0 0-0.0 0 0-0.0 0 0 0 0 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 vs Wake Forest 11/18/ 1 0-1.0 0 0-0.0 0 0-0.0 0 0 1 1 0.7 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.7 vs UCF 11/20/ 0 0-0.0 0 0-0.0 0 0-0.0 0 0 0 0 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.5 COLLEGE OF CHARL 11/23/ 5 1-1 1.00 0-0.0 0 1-2.5 0 0 0 0 0.4 1 0 0 0 0 3 1.0 at Penn 11/29/ 8 0-0.0 0 0-0.0 0 0-2.0 0 0 1 1 0.5 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.8 SAINT JOSEPH'S 12/3/1 3 0-1.0 0 0-1.0 0 0-0.0 0 1 2 3 0.9 0 0 1 0 0 0 0.7 at La Salle 12/06/ dnp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - vs Notre Dame 12/10/ dnp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - TEMPLE 12/13/ 1 0-0.0 0 0-0.0 0 0-0.0 0 0 1 1 0.9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.6 AMERICAN 12/21/ 6 0-1.0 0 0-0.0 0 0-0.0 0 0 4 4 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.6 DEPAUL 12/28/ dnp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - at Creighton 12-31- dnp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - at Butler 1/4/17 dnp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - MARQUETTE 1/7/17 2 0-0.0 0 0-0.0 0 0-0.0 0 0 0 0 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.5 XAVIER 01/10/ 1 0-1.0 0 0-1.0 0 0-0.0 0 0 0 0 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.5 at ST. JOHN'S 01/14/ dnp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - SETON HALL 01/16/ 4 0-2.0 0 0-0.0 0 0-0.0 0 1 1 2 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.4 PROVIDENCE 1/21/1 dnp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - at Marquette 1/24/1 dnp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - VIRGINIA 1/29/1 dnp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - at Providence 2/1/17 dnp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ST. JOHN'S 2/4/17 11 0-0.0 0 0-0.0 0 1-2.5 0 1 1 2 1.2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0.5 GEORGETOWN 02/07/ dnp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - at Xavier 02/11/ 3 0-0.0 0 0-0.0 0 0-0.0 0 1 1 2 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.4 at DePaul 2/13/1 13 1-1 1.00 0-0.0 0 0-0.0 0 1 3 4 1.4 1 0 1 0 0 2 0.5 at Seton Hall 02/18/ 13 1-1 1.00 0-0.0 0 0-0.0 0 0 1 1 1.4 2 0 1 0 0 2 0.6 BUTLER 02/22/ 1 0-0.0 0 0-0.0 0 0-0.0 0 0 0 0 1.3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.6 CREIGHTON 02/25/ 10 0-0.0 0 0-0.0 0 0-0.0 0 0 2 2 1.3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.6 at Georgetown 03/04/ 9 0-1.0 0 0-0.0 0 0-0.0 0 0 0 0 1.3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.5 at ST. JOHN'S 3/9/17 22 3-3 1.00 0-0.0 0 4-4 1.00 2 4 6 1.5 1 0 0 0 0 10 1.0 vs Seton Hall 3/10/1 3 0-0.0 0 0-0.0 0 0-0.0 0 0 0 0 1.4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0 vs Creighton 03/11/ 4 0-0.0 0 0-0.0 0 0-0.0 0 0 0 0 1.4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.9 vs Mount St. M ary's 03/16/ 1 0-0.0 0 0-0.0 0 0-0.0 0 0 1 1 1.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.9 vs Wisconsin 03/18/ dnp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Totals 0 127 6-14.4 2 0-3.0 0 8-12.6 6 7 24 31 1.3 13 0 5 0 1 20 0.9 2016-17 OVERVIEW After originally contemplating a red-shirt season, he was pressed into action after Omari Spellman was deemed by the NCAA to be an academic red-shirt... By season s end he was garnering rotational minutes at forward. Brings a strong skill set along with size to play up front Offers the versatility to play in the shadow of the basket or further away A dedicated worker who has continued to develop his total game. Games played: 23 Minutes/game: 5.5 /game: 0.9 FG Pct: 42.9 3FG Pct: 0.0 FT Pct: 66.7 /game: 1.3 Turnovers/game: 0.2 /game: 0.0 PAINTER,Dylan Total 3-Point F-Throws Scoring Season gp-gs m in/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg 2016-1 23-0 127/5.5 6-14.4 2 9 0-3.0 0 0 8-12.6 6 7 7 24 31 1.3 13 0 0 5 0 1 20 0.9 TOTAL 23-0 127/5.5 6-14.4 2 9 0-3.0 0 0 8-12.6 6 7 7 24 31 1.3 13 0 0 5 0 1 20 0.9