2015–16 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team
2015–16 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball | |
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Conference | Big East Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | #1 |
AP | #6 |
2015–16 record | 35–5 (16–2 Big East) |
Head coach | Jay Wright (15th year) |
Assistant coach | Baker Dunleavy |
Assistant coach | Ashley Howard |
Assistant coach | Kyle Neptune |
Home arena | The Pavilion Wells Fargo Center |
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#6 Villanova | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 35 | – | 5 | .875 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#9 Xavier | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 28 | – | 5 | .848 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#20 Seton Hall † | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 25 | – | 9 | .735 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Providence | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 24 | – | 11 | .686 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Butler | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 22 | – | 11 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Creighton | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 20 | – | 15 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marquette | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgetown | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 15 | – | 18 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
DePaul | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 9 | – | 22 | .290 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
St. John's | 1 | – | 17 | .056 | 8 | – | 24 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2016 Big East Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
The 2015–16 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team represented Villanova University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by the school's 8th head coach Jay Wright in his 15th year, the Wildcats were members of the Big East Conference and played most of their home games at The Pavilion, with some select home games at the Wells Fargo Center. The Wildcats finished the season with a record of 35–5, 16–2 to win the Big East regular season. They lost in the championship of the Big East Tournament to Seton Hall. The Wildcats earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament as a second seed. In the tournament, they defeated UNC Asheville, Iowa, Miami, and overall #1 seed Kansas to earn a trip to the Final Four, the fourth in school history (the 1971 Final Four season was vacated by the NCAA). In the Final Four, the Wildcats routed #2 seed Oklahoma to face #1 seed North Carolina for the national championship. Led by Final Four MOP, Ryan Arcidiacono, the Wildcats won the National Championship on a three-point shot by Kris Jenkins as time expired. The Wildcats won the school's second national title, having previously won the 1985 NCAA Tournament. Their 35 wins were the most in school history, breaking a record of 33 set the previous season.
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Previous season[edit]
The Wildcats finished the 2014–15 season 33–3, 16–2 in Big East play to win the Big East regular season championship. They defeated Marquette, Providence, and Xavier to become champions of the Big East Tournament. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Lafayette in the First Round before losing in the second round to NC State.
With their 31st win of the season, a 63–61 win over Providence in the semifinals of the 2015 Big East Tournament, the Wildcats set a single season record for wins, which would eventually finish at 33.
Departures[edit]
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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Hilliard, DarrunDarrun Hilliard | 4 | G | 6'6" | 215 | Senior | Bethlehem, PA | Graduated/2015 NBA Draft |
Ennis, DylanDylan Ennis | 52 | G | 6'2" | 192 | Junior | Brampton, Ontario | Graduated/Transferred to Oregon |
Pinkston, JayVaughnJayVaughn Pinkston | 22 | F | 6'7" | 235 | RS Senior | Brooklyn, NY | Graduated |
Incoming Transfers[edit]
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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Eric Paschall | 4 | F | 6'6" | 205 | Sophomore | Dobbs Ferry, NY | Transferred from Fordham. Under NCAA transfer rules, Paschall had to sit out the 2015–16 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility. |
Incoming recruits[edit]
Name | Home town | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Jalen Brunson PG |
Lincolnshire, IL | Adlai E. Stevenson High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Sep 10, 2014 | |
Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 90 | ||||||
Tim Delaney PF |
Mullica Hill, NJ | Pitman High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Jun 9, 2014 | |
Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 80 | ||||||
Donte DiVincenzo SG |
Wilmington, DE | Salesianum School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Jan 3, 2014 | |
Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 80 | ||||||
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2016-17 recruiting class[edit]
2016 recruits | ||||||
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Name | Home town | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
Omari Spellman PF |
Malvern, PA | The MacDuffie School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 272 lb (123 kg) | Feb 20, 2015 | |
Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 83 | ||||||
Dylan Painter C |
Hershey, PA | The MacDuffie School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Sep 16, 2015 | |
Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 78 | ||||||
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Roster[edit]
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Schedule[edit]
Date Time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) City, State |
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
Nov 8, 2015* 12:00 pm |
#11 | Pace | W 80–45 | Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia, PA |
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Regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 13, 2015* 7:00 pm, FS2 |
#11 | Fairleigh Dickinson | W 91–54[1] | 1–0 |
The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA |
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Nov 17, 2015* 8:30 pm, FS1 |
#11 | Nebraska Gavitt Tipoff Games |
W 87–63 | 2–0 |
The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA |
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Nov 20, 2015* 7:00 pm, FS2 |
#11 | East Tennessee State NIT Season Tip-Off |
W 86–51 | 3–0 |
The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA |
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Nov 22, 2015* 4:30 pm, FS1 |
#11 | Akron NIT Season Tip-Off |
W 75–56 | 4–0 |
The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA |
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Nov 26, 2015* 4:30 pm, ESPN2 |
#8 | vs. Stanford NIT Season Tip-Off semifinals |
W 59–45 | 5–0 |
Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY |
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Nov 27, 2015* 3:00 pm, ESPN2 |
#8 | vs. Georgia Tech NIT Season Tip-Off championship |
W 69–52 | 6–0 |
Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY |
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Dec 1, 2015* 7:00 pm, CBSSN |
#8 | at Saint Joseph's Holy War |
W 86–72 | 7–0 |
Hagan Arena (4,200) Philadelphia, PA |
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Dec 7, 2015* 7:00 pm, FS1 |
#9 | vs. #7 Oklahoma Pearl Harbor Classic |
L 55–78 | 7–1 |
Bloch Arena (4,024) Honolulu, HI |
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Dec 13, 2015* 5:00 pm, FS1 |
#9 | La Salle | W 76–47 | 8–1 |
The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA |
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Dec 19, 2015* 12:00 pm, ESPN2 |
#12 | at #8 Virginia | L 75–86 | 8–2 |
John Paul Jones Arena (14,593) Charlottesville, VA |
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Dec 22, 2015* 7:00 pm, FS1 |
#17 | Delaware | W 78–48 | 9–2 |
The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA |
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Dec 28, 2015* 7:00 pm, FS1 |
#16 | Penn | W 77–57 | 10–2 |
The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA |
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Dec 31, 2015 12:00 pm, FS1 |
#16 | #6 Xavier | W 95–64 | 11–2 (1–0) |
The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA |
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Jan 2, 2016 10 pm, FS1 |
#16 | at Creighton Big East New Year's Marathon |
W 85–71 | 12–2 (2–0) |
CenturyLink Center (17,375) Omaha, NE |
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Jan 6, 2016 7:00 pm, FS1 |
#11 | Seton Hall | W 72–63 | 13–2 (3–0) |
The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA |
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Jan 10, 2016 7:30 pm, FS1 |
#11 | at #18 Butler | W 60–55 | 14–2 (4–0) |
Hinkle Fieldhouse (9,144) Indianapolis, IN |
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Jan 13, 2016 8:30 pm, FS1 |
#6 | Marquette | W 83–68 | 15–2 (5–0) |
The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA |
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Jan 16, 2016 1:00 pm, CBS |
#6 | at Georgetown | W 55–50 | 16–2 (6–0) |
Verizon Center (15,535) Washington, D.C. |
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Jan 20, 2016 9:00 pm, CBSSN |
#4 | at Seton Hall | W 72–71 | 17–2 (7–0) |
Prudential Center (8,788) Newark, NJ |
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Jan 23, 2016 12:00 pm, FOX |
#4 | #16 Providence | L 76–82 | 17–3 (7–1) |
Wells Fargo Center (7,191) Philadelphia, PA |
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Jan 31, 2016 12:00 pm, FOX |
#6 | at St. John's | W 68–53 | 18–3 (8–1) |
Madison Square Garden (12,713) New York, NY |
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Feb 3, 2016 8:00 pm, CBSSN |
#3 | Creighton | W 83–58 | 19–3 (9–1) |
The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA |
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Feb 6, 2016 2:30 pm, FS1 |
#3 | at #11 Providence | W 72–60 | 20–3 (10–1) |
Dunkin' Donuts Center (12,883) Providence, RI |
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Feb 9, 2016 8:30 pm, FS1 |
#1 | at DePaul | W 86–59 | 21–3 (11–1) |
Allstate Arena (6,393) Rosemont, IL |
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Feb 13, 2016 8:00 pm, CBSSN |
#1 | St. John's | W 73–63 | 22–3 (12–1) |
Wells Fargo Center (18,052) Philadelphia, PA |
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Feb 17, 2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 |
#1 | at Temple | W 83–67 | 23–3 |
Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA |
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Feb 20, 2016 2:30 pm, FOX |
#1 | Butler | W 77–67 | 24–3 (13–1) |
The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA |
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Feb 24, 2016 7:00 pm, FS1 |
#1 | at #5 Xavier | L 83–90 | 24–4 (13–2) |
Cintas Center (10,727) Cincinnati, OH |
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Feb 27, 2016 2:00 pm, FOX |
#1 | at Marquette | W 89–79 | 25–4 (14–2) |
BMO Harris Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI |
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Mar 1, 2016 7:00 pm, FS1 |
#3 | DePaul | W 62-–83 | 26–4 (15–2) |
The Pavilion Villanova, PA |
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Mar 5, 2016 12:07 pm, FOX |
#3 | Georgetown | W 84–71 | 27–4 (16–2) |
Wells Fargo Center (20,173) Philadelphia, PA |
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Big East Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 10, 2016 12:00 noon, FS1 |
(1) #3 | vs. (8) Georgetown Quarterfinals |
W 81–67 | 28–4 |
Madison Square Garden (14,863) New York, NY |
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Mar 11, 2016 6:30 pm, FS1 |
(1) #3 | vs. (4) Providence Semifinals |
W 76–68 | 29–4 |
Madison Square Garden (17,130) New York, NY |
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Mar 12, 2016 5:30 pm, Fox |
(1) #3 | vs. (3) Seton Hall Championship game |
L 67–69 | 29–5 |
Madison Square Garden (19,812) New York, NY |
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NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 18, 2016* 12:40 pm, TruTV |
(2 S) #6 | vs. (15 S) UNC Asheville First round |
W 86–56 | 30–5 |
Barclays Center (17,333) Brooklyn, NY |
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Mar 20, 2016* 12:10 pm, CBS |
(2 S) #6 | vs. (7 S) #25 Iowa Second round |
W 87–68 | 31–5 |
Barclays Center (17,401) Brooklyn, NY |
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Mar 24, 2016* 7:10 pm, CBS |
(2 S) #6 | vs. (3 S) #10 Miami (FL) Sweet Sixteen |
W 92–69 | 32–5 |
KFC Yum! Center (19,399) Louisville, KY |
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Mar 26, 2016* 8:49 pm, CBS |
(2 S) #6 | vs. (1 S) #1 Kansas Elite Eight |
W 64–59 | 33–5 |
KFC Yum! Center (19,422) Louisville, KY |
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Apr 2, 2016* 6:09 pm, TBS |
(2 S) #6 | vs. (2 W) #7 Oklahoma Final Four |
W 95–51 | 34–5 |
NRG Stadium (75,505) Houston, TX |
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Apr 4, 2016* 9:23 pm, TBS |
(2 S) #6 | vs. (1 E) #3 North Carolina National Championship |
W 77–74 | 35–5 |
NRG Stadium (74,340) Houston, TX |
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*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South Region. All times are in Eastern Time. W=West Region E=East Region. |
Rankings[edit]
On February 8, the 2015–16 Wildcats became the first Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team to reach number one in the AP Poll by climbing to the top of the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings.[2][3]
Poll | Pre | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Wk 17 | Wk 18 | Post | Final |
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AP | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | N/A |
Coaches | 9 | T8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
References[edit]
- ^ "No. 11 Villanova beats Fairleigh Dickinson 91-54". ESPN.com. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
- ^ O'Connell, Jim (2016-02-08). "College basketball rankings: Villanova earns program's first AP No. 1 ranking". NCAA.com. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Associated Press. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
- ^ Beaton, Andrew (2016-02-08). "Villanova Ranked No. 1 for First Time in AP Poll". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2016-02-09.
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