2023–24 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team

The 2023–24 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team represented Villanova University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by coach Kyle Neptune in his second season as a head coach, the Wildcats played 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.

2023–24 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball
NIT, First Round
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record18–16 (10–10 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaFinneran Pavilion
(Capacity: 6,501)
Wells Fargo Center
(Capacity: 20,478)
Seasons
2023–24 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 UConn 18 2   .900 37 3   .925
No. 13 Creighton 14 6   .700 25 10   .714
No. 12 Marquette 14 6   .700 27 10   .730
Seton Hall 13 7   .650 25 12   .676
St. John's 11 9   .550 20 13   .606
Villanova 10 10   .500 18 16   .529
Providence 10 10   .500 21 14   .600
Butler 9 11   .450 18 15   .545
Xavier 9 11   .450 16 18   .471
Georgetown 2 18   .100 9 23   .281
DePaul 0 20   .000 3 29   .094
2024 Big East tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

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The Wildcats finished the 2022–23 season 17–17, 10–10 in Big East play, to tie for sixth place. They defeated Georgetown in the opening round of the 2023 Big East tournament before losing to Creighton in the quarterfinals. The Wildcats received an at-large bit to the NIT, losing in the first round to Liberty. This season became the first time they missed the NCAA tournament since 2011–12, and first time since joining the Big East Conference.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Angelo Brizzi 10 G 6'3" 190 RS Freshman Warrenton, VA Transferred to Davidson
Caleb Daniels 14 G 6'4" 210 GS Senior New Orleans, LA Graduated/undrafted in 2023 NBA draft; signed with the Miami Heat
Cam Whitmore 22 F 6'7" 232 Freshman Odenton, MD Declared for 2023 NBA draft; selected 20th overall by Houston Rockets
Brandon Slater 34 F 6'8" 220 GS Senior Centerville, VA Graduated

Incoming transfers

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Name Num Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
TJ Bamba 0 G 6'5" 215 Senior The Bronx, NY Washington State
Hakim Hart 13 G 6'8" 205 GS Senior Philadelphia, PA Maryland
Lance Ware 14 F 6'9" 235 Senior Camden, NJ Kentucky
Tyler Burton 23 F 6'7" 215 GS Senior Uxbridge, MA Richmond

2023 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jordann Dumont
#83 SF
Chattanooga, TN Hamilton Heights Christian Academy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Nov 15, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 77
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:

  • "2023 Villanova Commits". Rivals.com.
  • "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

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2023–24 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 TJ Bamba 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Washington State The Bronx, NY
G 1 Brendan Hausen 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Amarillo HS Amarillo, TX
G 2 Mark Armstrong 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Saint Peter's Prep South Orange, NJ
F 3 Trey Patterson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Jr Rutgers Prep Somerset, NJ
G 4 Chris Arcidiacono 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) GS Perkiomen School Langhorne, PA
G 5 Justin Moore 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) GS DeMatha Catholic HS Fort Washington, MD
F 10 Jordann Dumont 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Hamilton Heights Christian (TN) Montreal, QC
G 12 Collin O'Toole (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr St. Thomas More Rye, NY
G 13 Hakim Hart 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) GS Maryland Philadelphia, PA
F 14 Lance Ware 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Kentucky Camden, NJ
G 15 Jordan Longino 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Germantown Academy Doylestown, PA
F 21 Nnanna Njoku 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Jr Sanford School Newark, DE
F 23 Tyler Burton 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) GS Richmond Uxbridge, MA
F 43 Eric Dixon 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 255 lb (116 kg) RS Sr Abington HS Willow Grove, PA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 2024-04-01

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
7:30 p.m., FS1
No. 22 American W 90–63  1–0
 15  tied   7  Burton   4  tied  Finneran Pavilion (6,501)
Villanova, PA
November 10, 2023*
6:30 p.m., FS1
No. 22 Le Moyne W 83–57  2–0
 21  Moore   13  Burton   4  tied  Finneran Pavilion (6,501)
Villanova, PA
November 13, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+/NBCSPHI
No. 21 at Penn
Big 5 Classic Pod 2
L 72–76  2–1
 25  Moore   9  Dixon   3  Moore  Palestra (6,723)
Philadelphia, PA
November 17, 2023*
8:30 p.m., FS1
No. 21 Maryland
Gavitt Tipoff Games
W 57–40  3–1
 15  Burton   8  Dixon   2  tied  Finneran Pavilion (6,501)
Villanova, PA
November 22, 2023*
2:30 p.m., ESPN
vs. Texas Tech
Battle 4 Atlantis quarterfinals
W 85–69  4–1
 19  Dixon   6  tied   5  Moore  Imperial Arena (612)
Nassau, Bahamas
November 23, 2023*
2:30 p.m., ESPN
vs. No. 14 North Carolina
Battle 4 Atlantis semifinals
W 83–81 OT 5–1
 34  Dixon   10  Dixon   2  tied  Imperial Arena (1,500)
Nassau, Bahamas
November 24, 2023*
3:30 p.m., ESPN
vs. Memphis
Battle 4 Atlantis championship
W 79–63  6–1
 13  Bamba   9  Burton   5  Longino  Imperial Arena (1,201)
Nassau, Bahamas
November 29, 2023*
6:30 p.m., FS1
No. 18 Saint Joseph's
Big 5 Classic Pod 2/Holy War
L 65–78  6–2
 17  Moore   7  Longino   3  tied  Finneran Pavilion (6,501)
Villanova, PA
December 2, 2023*
2:00 p.m., NBCSPHI+/Peacock
No. 18 vs. Drexel
Big 5 Classic fifth-place game
L 55–57  6–3
 21  Dixon   8  Hart   3  tied  Wells Fargo Center (–)
Philadelphia, PA
December 5, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN2
at Kansas State
Big East-Big 12 Battle
L 71–72 OT 6–4
 16  Longino   11  Burton   4  Bamba  Bramlage Coliseum (10,140)
Manhattan, KS
December 9, 2023*
7:00 p.m., FOX
UCLA W 65–56  7–4
 18  Burton   10  tied   3  Armstrong  Wells Fargo Center (16,823)
Philadelphia, PA
Big East regular season
December 20, 2023
9:00 p.m., FS1
at No. 12 Creighton W 68–66 OT 8–4
(1–0)
 32  Dixon   12  Burton   4  Longino  CHI Health Center Omaha (17,333)
Omaha, NE
December 23, 2023
4:00 p.m., FS1
at DePaul W 84–48  9–4
(2–0)
 20  Hart   9  Burton   4  Bamba  Wintrust Arena (4,523)
Chicago, IL
January 3, 2024
8:30 p.m., FS1
Xavier W 66–65  10–4
(3–0)
 14  Hart   9  Dixon   3  tied  Finneran Pavilion (6,501)
Villanova, PA
January 6, 2024
1:00 p.m., FOX
St. John's L 71–81  10–5
(3–1)
 23  Bamba   7  Bamba   4  Armstrong  Finneran Pavilion (6,501)
Villanova, PA
January 12, 2024
8:30 p.m., FS1
DePaul W 94–69  11–5
(4–1)
 24  Dixon   10  Burton   4  Burton  Finneran Pavilion (6,501)
Villanova, PA
January 15, 2024
2:30 p.m., FOX
at No. 17 Marquette L 74–87  11–6
(4–2)
 24  Armstrong   10  Burton   3  tied  Fiserv Forum (17,018)
Milwaukee, WI
January 20, 2024
8:00 p.m., FS1
No. 1 UConn L 65–66  11–7
(4–3)
 15  tied   7  Dixon   4  Dixon  Wells Fargo Center (18,966)
Philadelphia, PA
January 24, 2024
8:30 p.m., FS1
at St. John's L 50–70  11–8
(4–4)
 16  Dixon   8  Dixon   5  Armstrong  Madison Square Garden (12,859)
New York, NY
January 27, 2024
3:00 p.m., FS1
at Butler L 81–88 2OT 11–9
(4–5)
 28  Dixon   10  Burton   5  Dixon  Hinkle Fieldhouse (9,237)
Indianapolis, IN
January 30, 2024
7:00 p.m., FS1
No. 9 Marquette L 80–85  11–10
(4–6)
 24  tied   8  Armstrong   6  Moore  Finneran Pavilion (6,501)
Villanova, PA
February 4, 2024
6:00 p.m., FS1
Providence W 68–50  12–10
(5–6)
 12  Dixon   6  tied   5  Hart  Wells Fargo Center (13,168)
Philadelphia, PA
February 7, 2024
7:00 p.m., FS1
at Xavier L 53–56  12–11
(5–7)
 15  Hausen   8  Bamba   5  Armstrong  Cintas Center (10,285)
Cincinnati, OH
February 11, 2024
12:00 p.m., CBSSN
Seton Hall W 80–54  13–11
(6–7)
 18  Dixon   6  Burton   5  Armstrong  Wells Fargo Center (13,754)
Philadelphia, PA
February 16, 2024
7:05 p.m., CBSSN
at Georgetown W 70–54  14–11
(7–7)
 14  Bamba   7  Dixon   8  Dixon  Capital One Arena (9,406)
Washington, D.C.
February 20, 2024
6:30 p.m., FS1
Butler W 72–62  15–11
(8–7)
 22  Dixon   6  tied   3  tied  Finneran Pavilion (6,501)
Villanova, PA
February 24, 2024
8:00 p.m., FOX
at No. 1 UConn
College GameDay
L 54–78  15–12
(8–8)
 20  Dixon   8  Dixon   2  Hart  Gampel Pavilion (10,299)
Storrs, CT
February 27, 2024
6:30 p.m., FS1
Georgetown W 75–47  16–12
(9–8)
 22  Dixon   8  Burton   6  Armstrong  Finneran Pavilion (6,501)
Villanova, PA
March 2, 2024
12:00 p.m., FOX
at Providence W 71–60  17–12
(10–8)
 15  Moore   5  Burton   5  Armstrong  Amica Mutual Pavilion (12,525)
Providence, RI
March 6, 2024
6:30 p.m., FS1
at Seton Hall L 56–66  17–13
(10–9)
 14  Dixon   6  Dixon   2  tied  Prudential Center (10,481)
Newark, NJ
March 9, 2024
2:30 p.m., FOX
No. 10 Creighton L 67–69  17–14
(10–10)
 25  Dixon   5  tied   4  Hart  Wells Fargo Center (13,422)
Philadelphia, PA
Big East tournament
March 13, 2024
9:00 p.m., FS1
(6) vs. (11) DePaul
First Round
W 58–57  18–14
 21  Dixon   9  Dixon   4  tied  Madison Square Garden (19,812)
New York, NY
March 14, 2024
9:30 p.m., FS1
(6) vs. (3) No. 10 Marquette
Quarterfinal
L 65–71 OT 18–15
 19  Dixon   11  tied   6  Moore  Madison Square Garden (19,812)
New York, NY
National Invitation Tournament
March 20, 2024
9:00 p.m., ESPN2
(1) VCU
First Round - Villanova Bracket
L 61–70  18–16
 21  Dixon   13  Dixon   5  Armstrong  Finneran Pavilion (1,763)
Villanova, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[1]

Rankings

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Ranking movements
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*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings.

References

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  1. ^ "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". villanova.com. Retrieved April 1, 2024.