2014–15 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team

2014–15 Big East men's basketball standings
	† 2015 Big East Tournament winner; As of April 6, 2015; Rankings from AP Poll

Villanova Wildcats men's basketball
2014–15 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball
Legends Classic champions; Big East regular season & tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, Round of 32
Conference	Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#9
AP	#2
2014–15 record	33–3 (16–2 Big East)
Head coach	Jay Wright (14th year)
Assistant coach	Baker Dunleavy
Assistant coach	Ashley Howard
Assistant coach	Kyle Neptune
Home arena	The Pavilion; Wells Fargo Center (6 Games)
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The 2014–15 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team represented Villanova University in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by the school's 14th head coach Jay Wright, the Wildcats participated in the 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 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, gaining the #1 seed in the East Regional, where they defeated Lafayette in the second round before getting upset in the third round by 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. That record last only one year after the 2015–16 team won 35 games.

Previous Season

The 2013–14 Villanova Wildcats finished the season with an overall record of 29–5, with a record of 16–2 in the Big East regular season to capture their Big East regular season title. In the 2014 Big East Tournament, the Wildcats were upset by Seton Hall, 64–63 in the quarterfinals. They were invited to the 2014 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament which they defeated Milwaukee in the second round before getting eliminated by eventual NCAA Tournament Champion Connecticut in the third round.

Off season

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Tony Chennault	5	G	6'2"	195	Senior	Philadelphia, PA	Graduated
Nick McMahon	12	G	6'0"	165	Senior	Colts Neck, NJ	Graduated
James Bell	32	G	6'6"	220	Senior	Orlando, FL	Graduated

Incoming recruits

Name	Home town	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Mikal Bridges SF	Malvern, PA	Great Valley High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jun 25, 2013
Mikal Bridges SF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 83
Phil Booth PG	Baltimore, MD	Mount St. Joseph High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jul 30, 2013
Phil Booth PG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 81
Overall recruiting rankings:
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Roster

2014–15 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
G	0	Henry Lowe (W)	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	New York, New York
F	2	Kris Jenkins	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	So	Upper Marlboro, Maryland
G	3	Josh Hart	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Washington, D.C.
G	4	Darrun Hilliard	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
G	5	Phil Booth	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Baltimore, Maryland
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)	Jr	Langhorne, Pennsylvania
F	20	Patrick Farrell (W)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Rockville Centre, New York
F	22	JayVaughn Pinkston	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	RS Sr	Brooklyn, New York
F	23	Daniel Ochefu	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Jr	Lagos, Nigeria
G/F	25	Mikal Bridges (RS)	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	191 lb (87 kg)	Fr	Malvern, Pennsylvania
G	31	Dylan Ennis	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	RS Jr	Brampton, Ontario
F	52	Kevin Rafferty (W)	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Malvern, Pennsylvania

Head coach

Jay Wright (Bucknell)

Assistant coach(es)

Baker Dunleavy
Ashley Howard
Kyle Neptune

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
11/04/2014* 7:00 PM, FS1	#12	Northwood	W 93–50		The Pavilion (6,500^[1]) Villanova, PA
11/09/2014* 12:00 PM	#12	Nyack	W 82–45		Wells Fargo Center (4,529^[2]) Philadelphia, PA
Non-Conference Regular Season
11/14/2014* 8:00 PM, FS2	#12	vs. Lehigh	W 77–66	1–0	PPL Center (8,751^[3]) Allentown, PA
11/17/2014* 7:00 PM, FS1	#12	Maryland Eastern Shore Legends Classic	W 81–44	2–0	The Pavilion (6,500^[4]) Villanova, PA
11/20/2014* 8:00 PM, CBSSN	#12	Bucknell Legends Classic	W 72–65	3–0	The Pavilion (6,500^[5]) Villanova, PA
11/24/2014* 7:00 PM, ESPN2	#12	vs. #14 VCU Legends Classic semifinals	W 77–53	4–0	Barclays Center (8,465^[6]) Brooklyn, NY
11/25/2014* 10:00 PM, ESPN2	#12	vs. #19 Michigan Legends Classic Championship	W 60–55	5–0	Barclays Center (8,093^[7]) Brooklyn, NY
11/30/2014* 4:30 PM, FS1	#12	Delaware	W 78–47	6–0	Wells Fargo Center (11,289^[8]) Philadelphia, PA
12/03/2014* 8:30 PM, CBSSN	#10	at La Salle	W 84–70	7–0	Tom Gola Arena (3,400^[9]) Philadelphia, PA
12/06/2014* 1:00 PM, FS1	#10	Saint Joseph's	W 74–46	8-0	The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA
12/09/2014* 7:00 PM, ESPN	#7	vs. Illinois Jimmy V Classic	W 73–59	9–0	Madison Square Garden (11,617) New York, NY
12/14/2014* 2:00 PM, FS1	#7	Temple	W 82–65	10–0	The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA
12/20/2014* 1:00 PM, FOX	#7	Syracuse	W 82–77 ^OT	11–0	Wells Fargo Center (18,369) Philadelphia, PA
12/23/2014* 7:00 PM, FS1	#7	NJIT	W 92–67	12–0	The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA
Big East Conference Play
12/31/2014 2:30 PM, FS1	#6	Butler	W 67–55	13–0 (1–0)	The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA
01/03/2015 12:00 PM, FS1	#6	at Seton Hall	L 61–66 ^OT	13–1 (1–1)	Prudential Center (10,701) Newark, NJ
01/06/2015 9:00 PM, FS1	#8	at #24 St. John's	W 90–72	14–1 (2–1)	Madison Square Garden (8,565) New York, NY
01/10/2015 4:00 PM, CBSSN	#8	DePaul	W 81–64	15–1 (3–1)	The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA
01/14/2015 9:00 PM, FS1	#5	Xavier	W 88–75	16–1 (4–1)	The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA
01/17/2015* 7:00 PM	#5	at Penn	W 62–47	17–1	Palestra (8,722) Philadelphia, PA
01/19/2015 9:00 PM, FS1	#4	at Georgetown	L 58–78	17–2 (4–2)	Verizon Center (13,872) Washington, D.C.
01/25/2015 7:00 PM, FS1	#4	Creighton	W 71–50	18–2 (5–2)	The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA
01/31/2015 2:00 PM, FS1	#7	at DePaul	W 68–55	19–2 (6–2)	Allstate Arena (7,532) Rosemont, IL
02/04/2015 7:00 PM, FS1	#7	Marquette	W 70–52	20–2 (7–2)	Wells Fargo Center (13,313) Philadelphia, PA
02/07/2015 2:00 PM, FOX	#7	#24 Georgetown	W 69–53	21–2 (8–2)	Wells Fargo Center (20,587) Philadelphia, PA
02/11/2015 8:00 PM, FS1	#6	at Providence	W 74–68	22–2 (9–2)	Dunkin' Donuts Center (12,410) Providence, RI
02/14/2015 6:00 PM, CBSSN	#6	at #18 Butler	W 68–65	23–2 (10–2)	Hinkle Fieldhouse (9,231) Indianapolis, IN
02/16/2015 7:00 PM, FS1	#6	Seton Hall	W 80–54	24–2 (11–2)	The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA
02/21/2015 2:00 PM, FOX	#6	at Marquette	W 87–76	25–2 (12–2)	BMO Harris Bradley Center (17,961) Milwaukee, WI
02/24/2015 7:00 PM, FS1	#6	#25 Providence	W 89–61	26–2 (13–2)	The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA
02/28/2015 2:00 PM, FOX	#6	at Xavier	W 78–66	27–2 (14–2)	Cintas Center (10,250) Cincinnati, OH
03/03/2015 9:15 PM, FS1	#4	at Creighton	W 76–72	28–2 (15–2)	CenturyLink Center (16,337) Omaha, NE
03/07/2015 12:00 noon, FOX/FS1	#4	St. John's	W 105–68	29–2 (16–2)	Wells Fargo Center (19,161) Philadelphia, PA
Big East Tournament
03/12/2015 12:00 noon, FS1	#4	vs. Marquette Quarterfinals	W 84–49	30–2	Madison Square Garden (15,197) New York, NY
03/13/2015 7:00 PM, FS1	#4	vs. Providence Semifinals	W 63–61	31–2	Madison Square Garden (15,194) New York, NY
03/14/2015 8:00 PM, FS1	#4	vs. Xavier Championship game	W 69–52	32–2	Madison Square Garden (13,471) New York, NY
NCAA Tournament
3/19/2015* 6:50 PM, TBS	#2 (1 E)	vs. (16 E) Lafayette Second round	W 93–52	33–2	Consol Energy Center (16,170) Pittsburgh, PA
3/21/2015* 7:10 PM, TBS	#2 (1 E)	vs. (8 E) NC State Third round	L 68–71	33–3	Consol Energy Center (18,762) Pittsburgh, PA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with 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	Post	Final
AP^[10]	12	12	12	10	7	7	7	6	8	5	4	7	7	6	6	6	4	4	2	n/a
Coaches^[11]	12	12	11	9	7	7	7	5	8	5	4	7	7	6	6	6	4	3	2	9

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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)
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2014–15 Big East men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#9 Villanova †	16	–	2	.889	33	–	3	.917
Georgetown	12	–	6	.667	22	–	11	.667
#23 Butler	12	–	6	.667	23	–	11	.676
Providence	11	–	7	.611	22	–	12	.647
St. John's	10	–	8	.556	21	–	12	.636
#22 Xavier	9	–	9	.500	23	–	14	.622
DePaul	6	–	12	.333	12	–	20	.375
Seton Hall	6	–	12	.333	16	–	15	.516
Marquette	4	–	14	.222	13	–	19	.406
Creighton	4	–	14	.222	14	–	19	.424

† 2015 Big East Tournament winner As of April 6, 2015; Rankings from AP Poll