2024–25 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team

2024–25 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball
2024–25 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	1–1 (0–0 Big East)
Head coach	Kyle Neptune (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Mike Nardi; Dwayne Anderson; Ashley Howard; Jamie Young;
Home arena	Finneran Pavilion; Wells Fargo Center
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

The 2024–25 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team represented Villanova University in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by coach Kyle Neptune in his third season as a head coach, 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.

2024–25 Big East men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Butler	0	–	0	–	1	–	0	1.000
No. 15 Creighton	0	–	0	–	1	–	0	1.000
DePaul	0	–	0	–	1	–	0	1.000
Georgetown	0	–	0	–	1	–	0	1.000
No. 18 Marquette	0	–	0	–	1	–	0	1.000
Providence	0	–	0	–	1	–	0	1.000
Seton Hall	0	–	0	–	1	–	0	1.000
St. John's	0	–	0	–	1	–	0	1.000
No. 3 UConn	0	–	0	–	1	–	0	1.000
Xavier	0	–	0	–	1	–	0	1.000
Villanova	0	–	0	–	1	–	1	.500

† 2025 Big East tournament winner As of November 6, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Wildcats finished the 2023–24 season 18–16, 10–10 in Big East play, to tie for sixth place. They defeated DePaul in the opening round of the 2024 Big East tournament before losing to Marquette in the quarterfinals.^[1]^[2] The Wildcats received an at-large bit to the NIT, losing in the first round to VCU.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
TJ Bamba	0	G	6'5"	215	Senior	Bronx, NY	Graduate transferred to Oregon^[3]
Brendan Hausen	1	G	6'5"	205	Sophomore	Amarillo, TX	Transferred to Kansas State^[4]
Mark Armstrong	2	G	6'2"	180	Sophomore	South Orange, NJ	Declare for 2024 NBA draft; went undrafted/signed with the Brooklyn Nets
Trey Patterson	3	F	6'9"	225	Junior	Somerset, NJ	Transferred to Rice
Chris Arcidiacono	4	G	6'5"	205	GS Senior	Langhorne, PA	Graduated
Justin Moore	5	G	6'4"	210	GS Senior	Fort Washington, MD	Graduated
Hakim Hart	13	G	6'8"	205	GS Senior	Philadelphia, PA	Graduated
Lance Ware	14	F	6'9"	235	Senior	Camden, NJ	Graduate transferred to UT Arlington
Tyler Burton	23	F	6'7"	215	GS Senior	Uxbridge, MA	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Num	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Kris Parker	1	G	6'9"	195	Freshman	Tallahassee, FL	Alabama
Jhamir Brickus	2	G	5'11"	205	GS Senior	Coatesville, PA	La Salle
Tyler Perkins	4	G	6'4"	205	Sophomore	Lorton, VA	Penn
Wooga Poplar	5	G	6'2"	192	Senior	Philadelphia, PA	Miami (FL)
Enoch Boakye	13	C	6'10"	250	Senior	Brampton, ON	Fresno State

2024 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Josiah Moseley #7 SF	Round Rock, TX	Stony Point High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Oct 9, 2023
Josiah Moseley #7 SF	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 85
Matthew Hodge #26 PF	Belmar, NJ	St. Rose High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Nov 10, 2023
Matthew Hodge #26 PF	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82
Malcolm Thomas #58 PF	Hyattsville, MD	DeMatha Catholic High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Oct 5, 2023
Malcolm Thomas #58 PF	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 78
Aleksandar Gavalyugov PG	Bulgaria	N/A	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Jun 13, 2024
Aleksandar Gavalyugov PG	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR
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: "2024 Villanova Commits". Rivals.com. "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2024–25 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Josiah Moseley	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Stony Point HS	Round Rock, TX
G	1	Kris Parker	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	RS Fr	Alabama	Tallahassee, FL
G	2	Jhamir Brickus	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	GS	La Salle	Coatesville, PA
G	4	Tyler Perkins	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Penn	Lorton, VA
G	5	Wooga Poplar	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	197 lb (89 kg)	Sr	Miami (FL)	Philadelphia, PA
G	7	Aleksandar Gavalyugov	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	NBA Global Academy	Sofia, Bulgaria
F	10	Jordann Dumont	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Fr	Hamilton Heights Christian (TN)	Montreal, QC
G	12	Collin O'Toole (W)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	St. Thomas More	Rye, NY
C	13	Enoch Boakye	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Sr	Fresno State	Brampton, ON
G	15	Jordan Longino	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Germantown Academy	Doylestown, PA
F	20	Malcolm Thomas	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	DeMatha Catholic HS	Mitchellville, MD
F	21	Nnanna Njoku	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	RS Jr	Sanford School	Newark, DE
F	33	Matthew Hodge	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	St. Rose HS	Belmar, NJ
F	43	Eric Dixon	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	GS	Abington HS	Willow Grove, PA
G		Wade Chiddick (W)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Westtown School	King of Prussia, PA

Head coach

Kyle Neptune (Lehigh)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 27, 2024* 12:00 p.m.	Robert Morris	W 87–73	–	28 – Dixon	10 – Boakye	10 – Brickus	Finneran Pavilion (2,125) Villanova, PA
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 8:00 p.m., FS1/Fox Sports App	Lafayette	W 75–63	1–0	20 – Poplar	11 – Boakye	5 – Longino	Finneran Pavilion (6,501) Villanova, PA
November 6, 2024* 7:00 p.m., CBSSN	Columbia	L 80–90	1–1	33 – Dixon	7 – Poplar	8 – Brickus	Finneran Pavilion (6,501) Villanova, PA
November 8, 2024* 8:30 p.m., FS2	NJIT						Finneran Pavilion Villanova, PA
November 12, 2024* 5:00 p.m., CBSSN	at Saint Joseph's Big 5 Classic Pod 2/Holy War						Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA
November 15, 2024* 5:00 p.m., TNT	vs. Virginia Hall of Fame Series Baltimore						CFG Bank Arena Baltimore, MD
November 19, 2024* 7:00 p.m., Peacock	Penn Big 5 Classic Pod 2						Finneran Pavilion Villanova, PA
November 24, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN	vs. Maryland Empire Classic						Prudential Center Newark, NJ
November 27, 2024* 7:00 p.m., FS2	Rider Empire Classic campus site game						Finneran Pavilion Villanova, PA
December 3, 2024* 6:30 p.m., FS1	Cincinnati Big East–Big 12 Battle						Finneran Pavilion Villanova, PA
December 7, 2024* TBA	vs. TBA Big 5 Classic						Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia, PA
December 11, 2024* 7:00 p.m., FS1	Fairleigh Dickinson						Finneran Pavilion Villanova, PA
Big East regular season
December 17, 2024 7:30 p.m., Peacock	Seton Hall						Finneran Pavilion Villanova, PA
December 21, 2024 4:00 p.m., FS1	at Creighton						CHI Health Center Omaha Omaha, NE
January 1, 2025 6:30 p.m., FS1	at Butler						Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
January 4, 2025 12:00 p.m., FS1	DePaul						Finneran Pavilion Villanova, PA
January 8, 2025 6:30 p.m., FS1	UConn						Finneran Pavilion Villanova, PA
January 11, 2025 7:00 p.m., CBSSN	at St. John's						Madison Square Garden New York, NY
January 14, 2025 6:30 p.m., FS1	at Xavier						Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
January 17, 2025 7:00 p.m., FS1	Providence						Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia, PA
January 20, 2025 6:00 p.m., FS1	Georgetown						Finneran Pavilion Villanova, PA
January 24, 2025 7:00 p.m., FS1	at Marquette						Fiserv Forum Milwaukee, WI
February 1, 2025 1:00 p.m., FOX	Creighton						Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia, PA
February 5, 2025 9:00 p.m., CBSSN	at DePaul						Wintrust Arena Chicago, IL
February 9, 2025 12:00 p.m., FS1	Xavier						Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia, PA
February 12, 2025 6:00 p.m., FS1	St. John's						Finneran Pavilion Villanova, PA
February 15, 2025 6:00 p.m., CBSSN	at Providence						Amica Mutual Pavilion Providence, RI
February 18, 2025 6:30 p.m., FS1	at UConn						XL Center Hartford, CT
February 21, 2025 7:00 p.m., FS1	Marquette						Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia, PA
February 26, 2025 8:30 p.m., FS1	at Seton Hall						Prudential Center Newark, NJ
March 1, 2025 12:00 p.m., FOX	Butler						Finneran Pavilion Villanova, PA
March 4, 2025 8:00 p.m., Peacock	at Georgetown						Capital One Arena Washington, D.C.
Big East tournament
March 12–15, 2025 TBA, FOX/FS1	vs. First Round/Quarterfinals						Madison Square Garden New York, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source^[5]

Rankings

Ranking movements
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP
Coaches

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings.

References

^ Russo, Ralph D. (March 13, 2024). "DePaul men's basketball almost spoils Villanova's Big East Tournament despite being a 24-point underdog". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
^ "Marquette rebounds in OT after winner waved off to beat Villanova in Big East tournament". Delaware County Daily Times. March 15, 2024. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
^ Hansen, Chris (May 2, 2024). "Oregon men's basketball adds former Villanova guard TJ Bamba from transfer portal". The Register-Guard. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
^ Green, Arne (April 26, 2024). "Kansas State basketball adds sharpshooting Villanova guard from transfer portal". The Topeka Capital-Journal. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
^ "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". villanova.com. Retrieved 2024-08-27.

[1] Russo, Ralph D. (March 13, 2024). "DePaul men's basketball almost spoils Villanova's Big East Tournament despite being a 24-point underdog". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved August 27, 2024.

[2] "Marquette rebounds in OT after winner waved off to beat Villanova in Big East tournament". Delaware County Daily Times. March 15, 2024. Retrieved August 27, 2024.

[3] Hansen, Chris (May 2, 2024). "Oregon men's basketball adds former Villanova guard TJ Bamba from transfer portal". The Register-Guard. Retrieved August 27, 2024.

[4] Green, Arne (April 26, 2024). "Kansas State basketball adds sharpshooting Villanova guard from transfer portal". The Topeka Capital-Journal. Retrieved August 27, 2024.

[5] "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". villanova.com. Retrieved 2024-08-27.

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