Villanova Men's Basketball 2021 NCAA Tournament Capsule

 

Villanova Wildcats

Big East (16-6, 11-4)

 
 
Big Wins: 12/6 at Texas (68-64), 2/20 Connecticut (68-60), 3/3 Creighton (72-60)
Bad Losses: 2/3 at St. John’s (59-70), 2/28 at Butler (61-73), 3/6 at Providence (52-54)
Coach:  Jay Wright
 
Probable Starters:
Caleb Daniels, Junior, Guard, 9.8 ppg, 1.3 apg
Chris Arcidiacono, Sophomore, Guard, 0.3 ppg
Jermaine Samuels, Senior, Forward, 11.8 ppg, 6.3 rpg
Brandon Slater, Junior, Forward, 4.0 ppg, 2.2 rpg
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl, Sophomore, Forward, 15.7 ppg, 8.3 rpg
 
Key Role Players:
Eric Dixon, Freshman, Forward, 3.2 ppg, 1.6 rpg
Justin Moore, Sophomore, Guard, 12.6 ppg, 2.9 apg, 4.1 rpg
Cole Swider, Junior, Forward, 5.8 ppg, 3.1 rpg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 75.8 (69th in nation, 2nd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 66.9 (80, 2)
Field-Goal Percentage: 45.1 (119, 4)
Field-Goal Defense: 44.9 (236, 9)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 9.2 (29, 2)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 35.5 (86, 3)
Free-Throw Percentage: 77.3 (24, 1)
Rebound Margin: 1.9 (127, 4)
Assists Per Game: 15.4 (52, 4)
Turnovers Per Game: 12.67 (222, 6)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2019NCAARound of 64 win over St. Mary's
2019NCAARound of 32 loss to Purdue
2018NCAARound of 64 win over Radford
2018NCAARound of 32 win over Alabama
2018NCAARegional Semifinal win over West Virginia
2018NCAARegional Final win over Texas Tech
2018NCAANational Semifinal win over Kansas
2018NCAANational Final win over Michigan
2017NCAARound of 64 win over Mount St. Mary's
2017NCAARound of 32 loss to Wisconsin
2016NCAARound of 64 win over UNC Asheville
2016NCAARound of 32 win over Iowa
2016NCAARegional Semifinal win over Miami (FL)
2016NCAARegional Final win over Kansas
2016NCAANational Semifinal win over Oklahoma
2016NCAANational Final win over North Carolina
2015NCAARound of 64 win over Lafayette
2015NCAARound of 32 loss to North Carolina State
2014NCAARound of 64 win over Milwaukee
2014NCAARound of 32 loss to Connecticut
2013NCAARound of 64 loss to North Carolina
2011NCAARound of 64 loss to George Mason
2010NCAARound of 64 win over Robert Morris
2010NCAARound of 32 loss to St. Mary's
2009NCAARound of 64 win over American University
2009NCAARound of 32 win over UCLA
2009NCAARegional Semifinal win over Duke
2009NCAARegional Final win over Pittsburgh
2009NCAANational Semifinal loss to North Carolina
2008NCAARound of 64 win over Clemson
2008NCAARound of 32 win over Siena
2008NCAARegional Semifinal loss to Kansas  
2007NCAARound of 64 loss to Kentucky
 
*all team stats through 3/7