2024–25 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2024–25 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team represents 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 .
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
Incoming transfers
2024 recruiting class
College recruiting information
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
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
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
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
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:
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
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
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
W 91–54
2–1
22 – Dixon
10 – Dixon
4 – Poplar
Finneran Pavilion (6,501)Villanova, PA
November 12, 2024 *5:00 p.m., CBSSN
at Saint Joseph's Big 5 Classic Pod 2/Holy War
L 76–83
2–2
24 – Dixon
9 – Dixon
3 –
Hagan Arena (3,326)Philadelphia, PA
November 15, 2024 *5:00 p.m., TNT
vs. Virginia Hall of Fame Series Baltimore
L 60–70
2–3
20 – Dixon
8 –
3 – Brickus
CFG Bank Arena (4,868)Baltimore, MD
November 19, 2024 *7:00 p.m., Peacock
Penn Big 5 Classic Pod 2
W 93–49
3–3
23 – Dixon
9 – Perkins
8 – Brickus
Finneran Pavilion (6,501)Villanova, PA
November 24, 2024 *1:00 p.m., ESPN
vs. Maryland Empire Classic
L 75–76
3–4
38 – Dixon
6 –
4 – Brickus
Prudential Center (7,117)Newark, NJ
November 27, 2024 *7:00 p.m., FS2
Rider Empire Classic campus site game
W 72–48
4–4
16 – Dixon
5 – Poplar
5 – Dixon
Finneran Pavilion (6,501)Villanova, PA
December 3, 2024 *6:30 p.m., FS1
No. 14 Cincinnati Big East–Big 12 Battle
W 68–60
5–4
31 – Dixon
10 – Poplar
9 – Brickus
Finneran Pavilion (6,501)Villanova, PA
December 7, 2024 *4:30 p.m., NBCSP+
vs. Temple Big 5 Classic 3rd place game
W 94–65
6–4
24 – Dixon
7 –
7 – Brickus
Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia, PA
December 11, 2024 *7:00 p.m., FS1
Fairleigh Dickinson
W 86–72
7–4
27 – Dixon
10 – Boakye
10 – Brickus
Finneran Pavilion (6,501)Villanova, PA
Big East regular season
December 17, 2024 7:30 p.m., Peacock
Seton Hall
W 79–67
8–4 (1–0)
25 – Dixon
7 – Poplar
7 – Brickus
Finneran Pavilion (6,501)Villanova, PA
December 21, 2024 4:00 p.m., FS1
at Creighton
L 79–86
8–5 (1–1)
27 – Dixon
10 – Poplar
4 – Brickus
CHI Health Center Omaha (17,125)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 movementsLegend: — = Not ranked 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 — — — — — — — —
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 .
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