2021–22 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team

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2021–22 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball
Villanova Wildcats logo.svg
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 12
APNo. 12
2021–22 record16–5 (9–2 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaFinneran Pavilion
(Capacity: 6,501)
Wells Fargo Center
(Capacity: 20,478)
Seasons
← 2020–21
2022–23 →
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 15 Providence 8 – 1   .889 18 – 2   .900
No. 12 Villanova 9 – 2   .818 16 – 5   .762
No. 17 UConn 6 – 2   .750 15 – 4   .789
No. 24 Marquette 7 – 4   .636 15 – 7   .682
Creighton 4 – 4   .500 12 – 7   .632
No. 21 Xavier 5 – 4   .556 15 – 5   .750
St. John's 3 – 5   .375 11 – 8   .579
Butler 4 – 6   .400 11 – 10   .524
Seton Hall 3 – 6   .333 12 – 7   .632
DePaul 1 – 9   .100 10 – 10   .500
Georgetown 0 – 7   .000 6 – 12   .333
† winner
As of February 1, 2022; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2021–22 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team represents Villanova University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Jay Wright in his 21st year of coaching, the Wildcats play their home games at the Finneran Pavilion on the school's campus in the Philadelphia suburb of Villanova, Pennsylvania and Wells Fargo Center as members of the Big East Conference.

Previous season[]

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Wildcats finished the 2020–21 season 18–7 overall and 11–4 in Big East play to finish first place in the conference. As the No. 1 seed in the Big East Tournament, they lost in the quarterfinals 72–71 to eventual conference tournament champions Georgetown.[1] In the NCAA Tournament, the Wildcats received the 5 seed in the South Regional. They defeated Winthrop and North Texas to reach the Sweet 16, where they fell to eventual tournament champions Baylor 62–51.[2] Villanova finished #11 in the final Coaches Poll.[3]

Offseason[]

Departures[]

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl 24 F 6'9" 230 Sophomore Kansas City, KS Declared for the 2021 NBA draft; selected 32nd overall by the Knicks, then traded to the Thunder.[4]
Cole Swider 10 F 6'9" 225 Junior Portsmouth, RI Transferred to Syracuse[5]
Kevin Hoehn 20 G 6'0" 175 Senior Morristown, NJ Graduated

2021 Recruiting class[]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jordan Longino
SG 		Fort Washington, PA Germantown Academy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jul 23, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Nnanna Njoku
C 		Hockessin, Delaware Sanford School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Apr 19, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Angelo Brizzi
PG 		Warrenton, VA Highland School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jul 27, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2021 Villanova Commits". Rivals.com.
  • "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Coaching changes[]

Following the 2020–21 season, longtime assistant coach Kyle Neptune left the Wildcats to become the head coach at Fordham.[6] Wright subsequently promoted George Halcovage to Associate Head Coach and Dwayne Anderson from Director of Basketball Operations to Assistant Coach. Mike Nardi remained in his Assistant Coach position.[7]

Roster[]

2021–22 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Bryan Antoine 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Ranney School Tinton Falls, NJ
G 2 Collin Gillespie (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) GS Archbishop Wood HS Huntingdon Valley, PA
F 3 Brandon Slater 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Paul VI Catholic HS Centerville, VA
G 4 Chris Arcidiacono 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Perkiomen School Langhorne, PA
G 5 Justin Moore 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr DeMatha Catholic HS Fort Washington, MD
G 10 Angelo Brizzi 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Highland School Warrenton, VA
G 12 Kevin Voigt (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Massapequa HS Massapequa, NY
F 13 Trey Patterson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Fr Rutgers Prep Somerset, NJ
G 14 Caleb Daniels 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Sr Tulane New Orleans, LA
G 15 Jordan Longino 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Germantown Academy Doylestown, PA
F 21 Dhamir Cosby-Roundtree 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) GS Neumann–Goretti Catholic HS Philadelphia, PA
F 22 Nnanna Njoku 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Fr Sanford School Newark, DE
F 23 Jermaine Samuels 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) GS The Rivers School Franklin, MA
F 43 Eric Dixon 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 255 lb (116 kg) RS So Abington HS Willow Grove, PA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: July 8, 2021

Schedule and results[]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 9, 2021*
4:30 p.m., FS1 		No. 4 Mount St. Mary's W 91–51  1–0
  27 –  Moore   6 –  Samuels   7 –  Moore  Finneran Pavilion (6,501)
Villanova, PA
November 12, 2021*
11:30 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 4 at No. 2 UCLA L 78–86 OT 1–1
  20 – Samuels   9 – Dixon   3 – Tied  Pauley Pavilion (13,659)
Los Angeles, CA
November 16, 2021*
6:30 p.m., FS2 		No. 5 Howard W 100–81  2–1
  23 – Slater   7 – Dixon   4 – Tied  Finneran Pavilion (6,501)
Villanova, PA
November 20, 2021*
1:00 p.m., ESPNews 		No. 5 vs. No. 17 Tennessee
Hall of Fame Tip Off semifinals 		W 71–53  3–1
  14 – Tied   11 – Samuels   6 – Moore  Mohegan Sun Arena 
Uncasville, CT
November 21, 2021*
1:00 p.m., ABC 		No. 5 vs. No. 6 Purdue
Hall of Fame Tip Off Championship 		L 74–80  3–2
  19 – Moore   5 – Samuels   5 – Gillespie  Mohegan Sun Arena (9,100)
Uncasville, CT
November 28, 2021*
6:00 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 7 vs. La Salle
Philadelphia Big 5 		W 72–46  4–2
  13 – Gillespie   8 – Dixon   5 – Gillespie  The Palestra (5,841)
Philadelphia, PA
December 1, 2021*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		No. 6 at Penn
Philadelphia Big 5 		W 71–56  5–2
  26 – Gillespie   11 – Moore   3 – Daniels  The Palestra (6,255)
Philadelphia, PA
December 4, 2021*
12:00 p.m., FS1 		No. 6 Saint Joseph's
Holy War/Philadelphia Big 5 		W 81–52  6–2
  23 – Gillespie   7 – Moore   4 – Moore  Finneran Pavilion (6,501)
Villanova, PA
December 7, 2021*
10:01 p.m., ESPN 		No. 6 vs. Syracuse
Jimmy V Classic 		W 67–53  7–2
  18 – Moore   9 – Samuels   5 – Gillespie  Madison Square Garden (14,344)
New York, NY
December 12, 2021*
3:00 p.m., ABC 		No. 6 at No. 2 Baylor
Big East–Big 12 Battle 		L 36–57  7–3
  15 – Moore   8 – Samuels   1 – Tied  Ferrell Center (10,264)
Waco, TX
December 17, 2021
8:00 p.m., FS1 		No. 9 at Creighton L 59–79  7–4
(0–1) 		 16 – Gillespie   9 – Dixon   2 – Gillespie  CHI Health Center Omaha (17,208)
Omaha, NE
December 21, 2021
7:00 p.m., FS1 		No. 23 No. 18 Xavier W 71–58  8–4
(1–1) 		 17 – Moore   8 – Dixon   4 – Tied  Finneran Pavilion (6,501)
Villanova, PA
December 29, 2021*
9:00 p.m., FS1 		No. 22 Temple
Philadelphia Big 5 		Postponed due to COVID-19 protocols on Temple's team Finneran Pavilion 
Villanova, PA
January 1, 2022
2:00 p.m., CBS 		No. 22 at No. 15 Seton Hall W 73–67  9–4
(2–1) 		 21 – Gillespie   11 – Samuels   3 – Samuels  Prudential Center (13,625)
Newark, NJ
January 5, 2022
8:30 p.m., FS1 		No. 19 Creighton W 75–41  10–4
(3–1) 		 22 – Moore   7 – Samuels   5 – Gillespie  Finneran Pavilion (6,501)
Villanova, PA
January 8, 2022
5:00 p.m., FOX 		No. 19 at DePaul W 79–64  11–4
(4–1) 		 29 –  Gillespie   7 –  Moore   4 –  Gillespie  Wintrust Arena (3,839)
Chicago, IL
January 12, 2022
6:30 p.m., FS1 		No. 14 at No. 17 Xavier W 64–60  12–4
(5–1) 		 21 – Gillespie   10 – Dixon   2 – Tied  Cintas Center (10,224)
Cincinnati, OH
January 16, 2022
12:00 p.m., FS1 		No. 14 Butler W 82–42  13–4
(6–1) 		 17 – Gillespie   7 – Moore   5 – Moore  Wells Fargo Center (17,009)
Philadelphia, PA
January 19, 2022
8:00 p.m., CBSSN 		No. 11 Marquette L 54–57  13–5
(6–2) 		 15 – Dixon   10 – Samuels   4 – Gillespie  Finneran Pavilion (6,501)
Villanova, PA
January 22, 2022
12:05 p.m., FOX 		No. 11 at Georgetown W 85–74  14–5
(7–2) 		 28 – Gillespie   8 – Dixon   2 – Tied  Capital One Arena (11,872)
Washington, D.C.
January 25, 2022
5:00 p.m., FS1 		No. 14 DePaul W 67–43  15–5
(8–2) 		 16 – Moore   10 – Dixon   2 – 3 Tied  Finneran Pavilion (6,501)
Villanova, PA
January 29, 2022
4:30 p.m., FOX 		No. 14 St. John's W 73–62  16–5
(9–2) 		 17 – Gillespie   7 – Tied   4 – Moore  Finneran Pavilion (6,501)
Villanova, PA
February 2, 2022
10:00 p.m., FS1 		No. 12 at No. 24 Marquette       Fiserv Forum 
Milwaukee, WI
February 5, 2022
12:00 p.m., FOX 		No. 12 No. 17 UConn       Wells Fargo Center 
Philadelphia, PA
February 8, 2022
8:30 p.m., FS1 		at St. John's       Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
February 12, 2022
1:00 p.m., FOX 		Seton Hall       Wells Fargo Center 
Philadelphia, PA
February 15, 2022
8:00 p.m., CBSSN 		at Providence       Dunkin' Donuts Center 
Providence, RI
February 19, 2022
5:00 p.m., FOX 		Georgetown       Finneran Pavilion 
Villanova, PA
February 22, 2022
8:00 p.m., FS1 		at UConn       XL Center 
Hartford, CT
March 1, 2022
7:00 p.m., FS1 		Providence       Finneran Pavilion 
Villanova, PA
March 5, 2022
TBA, FOX/FS1 		at Butler       Hinkle Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
March 9–12, 2022
TBA 		vs.        Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[8]

Rankings[]

See also: 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Final 
AP 4 5 7 6 6 9 23 22 19 14 11 14 12 Not released 
Coaches 4 5* 7 6 6 10 22 22 15 14 11 12

*Coaches did not release a week 1 poll.

References[]

  1. ^ Juliano, Joe. "Top seed Villanova upset by Georgetown, 72–71, in Big East quarterfinals". www.inquirer.com. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
  2. ^ "NCAA Tournament 2021: No. 1 seed Baylor rallies in second half vs. Villanova to move on to Elite Eight". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
  3. ^ "College Basketball Rankings 2020-21 - Coaches Poll". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2021-07-07.
  4. ^ "Thunder acquire No. 32 pick Jeremiah Robinson-Earl from Knicks". www.nba.com. Retrieved 2021-08-04.
  5. ^ "Villanova's Swider transferring to Syracuse". ESPN.com. 2021-04-06. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
  6. ^ Zagoria, Adam. "NCAA Coaching Carousel: Fordham Names Villanova Assistant Kyle Neptune Head Coach". Forbes. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
  7. ^ Juliano, Joe. "Villanova's Jay Wright announces coaching staff changes". www.inquirer.com. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
  8. ^ "2021–22 Men's Basketball Schedule". villanova.com. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
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