2022–23 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team

2022–23 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball
Philadelphia Big 5 co-champions
NIT, First Round
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record17–17 (10–10 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaFinneran Pavilion
(Capacity: 6,501)
Wells Fargo Center
(Capacity: 20,478)
Seasons
2022–23 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 Marquette † 17 – 3   .850 29 – 7   .806
No. 13 Xavier 15 – 5   .750 27 – 10   .730
Creighton 14 – 6   .700 24 – 13   .649
No. 10 UConn 13 – 7   .650 31 – 8   .795
Providence 13 – 7   .650 21 – 12   .636
Villanova 10 – 10   .500 17 – 17   .500
Seton Hall 10 – 10   .500 17 – 16   .515
St. John's 7 – 13   .350 18 – 15   .545
Butler 6 – 14   .300 14 – 18   .438
DePaul 3 – 17   .150 10 – 23   .303
Georgetown 2 – 18   .100 7 – 25   .219
† 2023 Big East tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2022–23 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team represented Villanova University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Kyle Neptune in his first year 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. They finished with a record of 16–15, 10–10 to tie for sixth place in regular conference play. In the 2023 Big East Tournament, they defeated Georgetown in the opening round before losing to Creighton in the quarterfinals. The Wildcats received an at-large bit to the NIT, losing in the first round to Liberty.

Previous season

The Wildcats finished the 2021–22 season 30–8, 16–4 in Big East play to finish in second place. They defeated St. John's, UConn, and Creighton to win the Big East tournament championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 2 seed in the South region. They defeated Delaware, Ohio State, Michigan, and Houston to advance to the Final Four. There they lost to eventual national champion Kansas.

On April 20, 2022, head coach Jay Wright announced he was retiring effective immediately.[1] Former Wright assistant and Fordham head coach Kyle Neptune was named the team's new head coach.[2]

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Bryan Antoine 1 G 6'5" 180 Junior Tinton Falls, NJ Transferred to Radford
Collin Gillespie 2 G 6'3" 195 GS Senior Huntingdon Valley, PA Graduated/undrafted in 2022 NBA draft
Kevin Voigt 12 G 6'5" 210 Senior Massapequa, NY Walk-on; Graduated
Dhamir Cosby-Roundtree 21 F 6'9" 250 GS Senior Philadelphia, PA Graduated
Jermaine Samuels 23 F 6'7" 230 GS Senior Franklin, MA Graduated

2022 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Cam Whitmore
#5 PF 		Severn, MD Archbishop Spalding High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Oct 7, 2021 
Star ratings: Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 90
Mark Armstrong
#12 PG 		Jersey City, NJ Saint Peter's Prep 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Apr 8, 2021 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 84
Brendan Hausen
#29 SG 		Amarillo, TX Amarillo High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sep 27, 2021 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 81
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:

  • "2022 Villanova Commits". Rivals.com.
  • "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2022–23 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Brendan Hausen 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Amarillo HS Amarillo, TX
G 2 Mark Armstrong 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Saint Peter's Prep South Orange, NJ
F 3 Trey Patterson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS So Rutgers Prep Somerset, NJ
G 4 Chris Arcidiacono 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Perkiomen School Langhorne, PA
G 5 Justin Moore 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr DeMatha Catholic HS Fort Washington, MD
G 10 Angelo Brizzi 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Fr Highland School Warrenton, VA
G 12 Collin O'Toole (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So St. Thomas More Rye, NY
G 14 Caleb Daniels 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) GS Tulane New Orleans, LA
G 15 Jordan Longino 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Germantown Academy Doylestown, PA
F 21 Nnanna Njoku 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 260 lb (118 kg) So Sanford School Newark, DE
F 22 Cam Whitmore 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 232 lb (105 kg) Fr Archbishop Spalding HS Odenton, MD
F 34 Brandon Slater 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) GS Paul VI Catholic HS Centerville, VA
F 43 Eric Dixon 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 255 lb (116 kg) RS Jr Abington HS Willow Grove, PA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022*
6:30 p.m., FS1 		No. 16 La Salle
Philadelphia Big 5 		W 81–68  1–0
  24 – Daniels   10 – Daniels   4 – Tied  Finneran Pavilion (6,501)
Villanova, PA
November 11, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPNU 		No. 16 at Temple
Philadelphia Big 5 		L 64–68  1–1
  19 – Daniels   10 – Arcidiacono   3 – Longino  Liacouras Center (8,646)
Philadelphia, PA
November 14, 2022*
6:30 p.m., FS2 		Delaware State W 60–50  2–1
  17 – Dixon   7 – Dixon   3 – Slater  Finneran Pavilion (6,501)
Villanova, PA
November 18, 2022*
8:00 p.m., FS1 		at Michigan State
Gavitt Tipoff Games 		L 71–73  2–2
  24 – Dixon   9 – Dixon   4 – Arcidiacano  Breslin Center (14,797)
East Lansing, MI
November 24, 2022*
3:30 p.m., ESPN2 		vs. Iowa State
Phil Knight Invitational quarterfinals 		L 79–81 OT 2–3
  25 – Daniels   10 – Dixon   7 – Daniels  Moda Center (6,229)
Portland, OR
November 25, 2022*
3:00 p.m., ESPN2 		vs. Portland
Phil Knight Invitational consolation round 		L 71–83  2–4
  18 – Daniels   7 – Tied   2 – 3 Tied  Veterans Memorial Coliseum 
Portland, OR
November 27, 2022*
3:00 p.m., ESPN2 		vs. Oregon
Phil Knight Invitational 7th place game 		L 67–74  2–5
  16 – Daniels   9 – Slater   6 – Arcidiacono  Chiles Center 
Portland, OR
December 3, 2022*
12:30 p.m., CBS 		Oklahoma
Big East–Big 12 Battle 		W 70–66  3–5
  22 – Daniels   5 – Slater   3 – Daniels  Wells Fargo Center (17,079)
Philadelphia, PA
December 7, 2022*
7:00 p.m., CBSSN 		Penn
Philadelphia Big 5 		W 70–59  4–5
  21 – Whitmore   6 – Whitmore   5 – Daniels  Finneran Pavilion (6,501)
Villanova, PA
December 10, 2022*
5:00 p.m., FOX 		vs. Boston College
Never Forget Tribute Classic 		W 77–56  5–5
  19 – Whitmore   7 – Tied   4 – Daniels  Prudential Center (9,437)
Newark, NJ
December 17, 2022*
4:00 p.m., CBSSN 		at Saint Joseph's
Holy War/Philadelphia Big 5 		W 71–64  6–5
  19 – Slater   12 – Dixon   5 – Daniels  Hagan Arena (3,924)
Philadelphia, PA
Big East regular season
December 21, 2022
6:30 p.m., FS1 		St. John's W 78–63  7–5
(1–0) 		 18 – Dixon   10 – Whitmore   5 – Arcidiacono  Finneran Pavilion (6,501)
Villanova, PA
December 28, 2022
6:30 p.m., FS1 		at No. 2 UConn L 66–74  7–6
(1–1) 		 23 – Daniels   8 – Dixon   3 – Slater  XL Center (15,564)
Hartford, CT
December 31, 2022
2:00 p.m., FS1 		Marquette L 66–68  7–7
(1–2) 		 14 – Whitmore   8 – Whitmore   4 – Daniels  Finneran Pavilion (6,501)
Villanova, PA
January 4, 2023
6:30 p.m., FS1 		at Georgetown W 73–57  8–7
(2–2) 		 20 – Daniels   8 – Dixon   2 – Tied  Capital One Arena (7,203)
Washington, D.C.
January 7, 2023
4:30 p.m., FS1 		No. 18 Xavier L 80–88  8–8
(2–3) 		 26 – Whitmore   7 – Slater   4 – Daniels  Finneran Pavilion (6,501)
Villanova, PA
January 10, 2023
9:00 p.m., CBSSN 		at DePaul L 65–75  8–9
(2–4) 		 22 – Dixon   10 – Dixon   6 – Daniels  Wintrust Arena (4,273)
Chicago, IL
January 13, 2023
7:00 p.m., FS1 		at Butler L 71–79  8–10
(2–5) 		 22 – Dixon   8 – Whitmore   5 – Arcidiacono  Hinkle Fieldhouse (8,688)
Indianapolis, IN
January 16, 2023
12:08 p.m., FOX 		Georgetown W 77–73  9–10
(3–5) 		 15 – Slater   4 – Tied   2 – Tied  Finneran Pavilion (6,501)
Villanova, PA
January 20, 2023
7:00 p.m., FS1 		at St. John's W 57–49  10–10
(4–5) 		 16 – Daniels   11 – Dixon   3 – Armstrong  Madison Square Garden (13,504)
New York, NY
January 29, 2023
12:00 p.m., FS1 		No. 23 Providence L 65–70  10–11
(4–6) 		 21 – Whitmore   9 – Whitmore   4 – Moore  Wells Fargo Center (15,053)
Philadelphia, PA
February 1, 2023
8:30 p.m., FS1 		at No. 14 Marquette L 64–73  10–12
(4–7) 		 14 – Tied   8 – Slater   4 – Moore  Fiserv Forum (13,344)
Milwaukee, WI
February 4, 2023
7:30 p.m., FOX 		at Creighton L 61–66  10–13
(4–8) 		 20 – Dixon   9 – Dixon   2 – Tied  CHI Health Center Omaha (18,509)
Omaha, NE
February 8, 2023
8:30 p.m., FS1 		DePaul W 81–65  11–13
(5–8) 		 18 – Daniels   8 – Dixon   5 – Dixon  Finneran Pavilion (6,501)
Villanova, PA
February 11, 2023
8:00 p.m., FS1 		Seton Hall W 58–54  12–13
(6–8) 		 19 – Dixon   7 – Moore   2 – Tied  Wells Fargo Center (15,015)
Philadelphia, PA
February 14, 2023
8:00 p.m., CBSSN 		Butler W 62–50  13–13
(7–8) 		 15 – Moore   7 – Tied   3 – Dixon  Finneran Pavilion (6,501)
Villanova, PA
February 18, 2023
4:30 p.m., FOX 		at No. 24 Providence L 72–85  13–14
(7–9) 		 18 – Dixon   8 – Dixon   4 – Moore  Amica Mutual Pavilion (12,659)
Providence, RI
February 21, 2023
6:30 p.m., FS1 		at No. 16 Xavier W 64–63  14–14
(8–9) 		 25 – Moore   5 – Dixon   4 – Dixon  Cintas Center (10,349)
Cincinnati, OH
February 25, 2023
12:00 p.m., FOX 		No. 19 Creighton W 79–67  15–14
(9–9) 		 31 – Dixon   7 – Daniels   8 – Moore  Wells Fargo Center (17,114)
Philadelphia, PA
February 28, 2023
8:30 p.m., FS1 		at Seton Hall W 76–72  16–14
(10–9) 		 23 – Moore   8 – Dixon   3 – Dixon  Prudential Center (11,071)
Newark, NJ
March 4, 2023
7:30 p.m., FOX 		No. 14 UConn L 59–71  16–15
(10–10) 		 17 – Moore   7 – Daniels   3 – Daniels  Wells Fargo Center (16,264)
Philadelphia, PA
Big East tournament
March 8, 2023
8:15 p.m., FS1 		(6) vs. (11) Georgetown
First round 		W 80–48  17–15
  19 – Whitmore   10 – Whitmore   5 – Daniels  Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
March 9, 2023
9:30 p.m., FS1 		(6) vs. (3) No. 24 Creighton
Quarterfinal 		L 74–87  17–16
  20 – Dixon   7 – Dixon   7 – Moore  Madison Square Garden (19,812)
New York, NY
NIT tournament
March 14, 2023
9:00 p.m., ESPN2 		at (3) Liberty
First round – Oregon bracket 		L 57–62  17–17
  18 – Slater   13 – Dixon   3 – Armstrong  Liberty Arena (3,252)
Lynchburg, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[3]

Rankings

See also: 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
AP16RVNot released
Coaches17RV

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings

References

  1. ^ "Villanova coach Jay Wright steps down, joining growing number who are walking away from a changing profession". CBSSports.com. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
  2. ^ "Wright retiring after 21 years as Villanova coach". ESPN.com. April 20, 2022. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
  3. ^ "2022–23 Men's Basketball Schedule". villanova.com. Retrieved September 22, 2022.