2013–14 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team

2013–14 Big East men's basketball standings
	† 2014 Big East Tournament winner ; Rankings from AP Poll; Source:

2013–14 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball
2013–14 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball
Big East regular season champions ; Battle 4 Atlantis champions
NCAA Tournament, Third Round
Conference	Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 13
AP	No. 6
2013–14 record	29–5 (16–2 Big East)
Head coach	Jay Wright (13th season);
Assistant coaches	Baker Dunleavy; Ashley Howard; Kyle Neptune;
Home arena	The Pavilion; Wells Fargo Center
	Seasons ← 2012–13 2014–15 →

The 2013–14 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team represented Villanova University in the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by the school's 13th head coach Jay Wright, the Wildcats participated in the newly organized Big East Conference and played their home games at The Pavilion, with some select home games at the Wells Fargo Center. They finished the season 29–5, 16–2 in Big East play to win the regular season Big East championship. They were upset in the quarterfinals of the Big East Tournament by Seton Hall. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Milwaukee in the second round before losing in the third round to eventual National Champions UConn.

Roster[]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	0	Henry Lowe	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	New York, New York
F	2	Kris Jenkins	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	Fr	Upper Marlboro, Maryland
G	3	Josh Hart	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	Fr	Washington, D.C.
G	4	Darrun Hilliard	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
G	5	Tony Chennault	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G	12	Nick McMahon	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Sr	Colts Neck, New Jersey
F	14	Darryl Reynolds	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	So	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G	15	Ryan Arcidiacono	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Langhorne, Pennsylvania
F	20	Patrick Farrell	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Rockville Centre, New York
F	22	JayVaughn Pinkston	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	RS Jr	Brooklyn, New York
F	23	Daniel Ochefu	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	So	Lagos, Nigeria
G	31	Dylan Ennis	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	RS So	Brampton, Ontario
G	32	James Bell	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Orlando, Florida

Head coach

Jay Wright (Bucknell)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2013-10-21

Schedule and results[]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/02/2013* 12:00 pm		West Chester	W 88–50	–	Wells Fargo Center (5,123) Philadelphia, PA
Regular season
11/08/2013* 8:00 pm, FS2		Lafayette	W 75–59	1–0	The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA
11/13/2013* 7:00 pm, CBSSN		Mount St. Mary's	W 90–59	2–0	The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA
11/17/2013* 5:00 pm, FS1		Towson	W 78–44	3–0	The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA
11/22/2013* 7:00 pm, FS1		Delaware Battle 4 Atlantis Opening Round	W 84–80	4–0	The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA
11/28/2013* 1:00 pm, AXS TV		vs. USC Battle 4 Atlantis First Round	W 93–79	5–0	Imperial Arena (2,026) Nassau, BAH
11/29/2013* 9:30 pm, NBCSN		vs. No. 2 Kansas Battle 4 Atlantis semifinals	W 63–59	6–0	Imperial Arena (3,393) Nassau, BAH
11/30/2013* 9:30 pm, NBCSN		vs. No. 23 Iowa Battle 4 Atlantis championship	W 88–83 ^OT	7–0	Imperial Arena (2,593) Nassau, BAH
12/04/2013* 8:00 pm, FS1	No. 14	Penn	W 77–54	8–0	The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA
12/07/2013* 6:00 pm, CBSSN	No. 14	at Saint Joseph's	W 98–68	9–0	Hagan Arena (4,200) Philadelphia, PA
12/15/2013* 2:30 pm, FS1	No. 10	La Salle	W 73–52	10–0	The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA
12/21/2013* 4:00 pm, FS1	No. 8	Rider	W 88–67	11–0	The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA
12/28/2013* 2:00 pm, CBS	No. 8	at No. 2 Syracuse	L 62–78	11–1	Carrier Dome (28,135) Syracuse, NY
12/31/2013 7:30 pm, FS1	No. 11	at Butler	W 76–73 ^OT	12–1 (1–0)	Hinkle Fieldhouse (9,318) Indianapolis, IN
01/05/2014 7:00 pm, FS1	No. 11	Providence	W 91–61	13–1 (2–0)	The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA
01/08/2014 7:00 pm, CBSSN	No. 8	at Seton Hall	W 83–67	14–1 (3–0)	Prudential Center (8,546) Newark, NJ
01/11/2014 1:00 pm, FS1	No. 8	at St. John's	W 74–67	15–1 (4–0)	Madison Square Garden (11,707) New York City, NY
01/18/2014 4:00 pm, FSN	No. 6	DePaul	W 88–62	16–1 (5–0)	The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA
01/20/2014 7:00 pm, FS1	No. 4	Creighton	L 68–96	16–2 (5–1)	Wells Fargo Center (14,114) Philadelphia, PA
01/25/2014 2:00 pm, FS1	No. 4	at Marquette	W 94–85 ^OT	17–2 (6–1)	BMO Harris Bradley Center (16,662) Milwaukee, WI
01/27/2014 9:00 pm, FS1	No. 9	at Georgetown	W 65–60	18–2 (7–1)	Verizon Center (11,204) Washington, DC
02/01/2014* 4:00 pm, CBSSN	No. 9	at Temple	W 90–74	19–2 (7–1)	Liacouras Center (10,206) Philadelphia, PA
02/03/2014 7:00 pm, FS1	No. 6	Xavier	W 81–58	20–2 (8–1)	The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA
02/07/2014 7:00 pm, FS1	No. 6	Seton Hall	W 70–53	21–2 (9–1)	The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA
02/12/2014 7:00 pm, FS1	No. 6	at DePaul	W 87–62	22–2 (10–1)	Allstate Arena (7,387) Rosemont, IL
02/16/2014 5:00 pm, FS1	No. 6	at No. 18 Creighton	L 80–101	22–3 (10–2)	CenturyLink Center (18,797) Omaha, NE
02/18/2014 7:00 pm, FS1	No. 9	at Providence	W 82–79 ^2OT	23–3 (11–2)	Dunkin' Donuts Center (12,106) Providence, RI
02/22/2014 1:30 pm, FS1	No. 9	St. John's	W 57–54	24–3 (12–2)	Wells Fargo Center (17,124) Philadelphia, PA
02/26/2014 7:30 pm, FS1	No. 8	Butler	W 67–48	25–3 (13–2)	The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA
03/02/2014 2:00 pm, CBS	No. 8	Marquette	W 73–56	26–3 (14–2)	Wells Fargo Center (15,026) Philadelphia, PA
03/06/2014 7:00 pm, FS1	No. 6	at Xavier	W 77–70	27–3 (15–2)	Cintas Center (10,340) Cincinnati, OH
03/08/2014 2:00 pm, FS1	No. 6	Georgetown	W 77–59	28–3 (16–2)	Wells Fargo Center (18,828) Philadelphia, PA
Big East Tournament
03/13/2014 1:00 pm, FS1	No. 3	vs. Seton Hall Quarterfinals	L 63–64	28–4	Madison Square Garden (14,925) New York City, NY
NCAA Tournament
03/20/2014* 10:00 pm, TBS	No. 6 (2 E)	vs. (15 E) Milwaukee Second round	W 73–53	29–4	First Niagara Center (18,706) Buffalo, NY
03/22/2014* 9:40 pm, TBS	No. 6 (2 E)	vs. No. 18 (7 E) UConn Third round	L 65–77	29–5	First Niagara Center (19,290) Buffalo, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament denotes seed within region E=East.

Rankings[]

**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
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	Wk 19	Wk 20	Final
AP^[2]	RV	RV	RV	RV	14	10	8т	8	11	8	6	4	9	6	6	9	8	6	3	6	N/A
Coaches^[3]	RV	RV	RV	RV	19	14	12	11	14	10	6	5	9	6	6	11	9	6	3	7	13

References[]

^ "Big East Conference Standings - 2013-14." ESPN.com. Retrieved: March 18, 2014.
^ "2014 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings - AP Top 25 Week 11 (Jan. 13)". January 13, 2013. Retrieved January 13, 2013.
^ "2014 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings - USA Today Coaches Poll Week 11 (Jan. 13)". January 13, 2013. Retrieved January 13, 2013.

[standings-1] "Big East Conference Standings - 2013-14." ESPN.com. Retrieved: March 18, 2014.

[AP_Rank-2] "2014 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings - AP Top 25 Week 11 (Jan. 13)". January 13, 2013. Retrieved January 13, 2013.

[Coaches_Rank-3] "2014 NCAA Men's Basketball Rankings - USA Today Coaches Poll Week 11 (Jan. 13)". January 13, 2013. Retrieved January 13, 2013.

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v t Villanova Wildcats men's basketball
Venues	Jake Nevin Field House (1932–1986) William E. Finneran Pavilion (1986–2017, 2018–present) First Union Spectrum (alternate; 1967–2009) Wells Fargo Center (alternate; 1996–present)
Rivalries	Saint Joseph's
Culture & lore	Will D. Cat City 6 Philadelphia Big 5 (Robert V. Geasey Trophy) "V for Villanova"
People	Statistical leaders
Seasons	1970–71 1981–82 1982–83 1984–85 1987–88 1989–90 1990–91 1993–94 1995–96 1996–97 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22
NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

2013–14 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball

Big East regular season champions Battle 4 Atlantis champions
NCAA Tournament, Third Round
Conference	Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 13
AP	No. 6
2013–14 record	29–5 (16–2 Big East)
Head coach	Jay Wright (13th season)
Assistant coaches	Baker Dunleavy Ashley Howard Kyle Neptune
Home arena	The Pavilion Wells Fargo Center
Seasons ← 2012–13 2014–15 →

2013–14 Big East men's basketball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 6 Villanova	16	–	2	.889	29	–	5	.853
No. 16 Creighton	14	–	4	.778	27	–	8	.771
Providence †	10	–	8	.556	23	–	12	.657
Xavier	10	–	8	.556	21	–	13	.618
St. John's	10	–	8	.556	20	–	13	.606
Marquette	9	–	9	.500	17	–	15	.531
Georgetown	8	–	10	.444	18	–	15	.545
Seton Hall	6	–	12	.333	17	–	17	.500
Butler	4	–	14	.222	14	–	17	.452
DePaul	3	–	15	.167	12	–	21	.364

† 2014 Big East Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll Source:^[1]