#85 Villanova Men's Basketball 2024-2025 Preview

 
 
Villanova Wildcats
 
2024-2025 Overall Rank: #85
 
Conference Rank: #10 Big East
 
 
2023-24 Record: 18-16, 10-10
2023-24 Postseason: NIT
Coach: Kyle Neptune
Coach Record: 35-33 at Villanova, 51-49 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
TJ Bamba, Guard, 10.1 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 1.8 apg
Justin Moore, Guard, 9.8 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 2.2 apg
Mark Armstrong, Guard, 8.4 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 2.4 apg
Tyler Burton, Forward, 7.5 ppg, 6.1 rpg, 1.0 apg
Hakim Hart, Guard, 6.3 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 1.6 apg
Brendan Hausen, Guard, 6.2 ppg, 1.6 rpg
Lance Ware, Forward, 1.2 ppg, 2.3 rpg
 
Key Returning Players:
Eric Dixon, Senior, Forward, 16.6 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 1.7 apg
Jordan Longino, Senior, Guard, 6.6 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 1.5 apg
 
Key New Players:
Enoch Boakye, Senior, Forward, Transfer from Fresno State
Jhamir Brickus, Senior, Guard, Transfer from La Salle
Jordann Dumont, Freshman, Forward
Aleksandar Gavalyugov, Freshman, Guard
Matthew Hodge, Freshman, Forward
Josiah Moseley, Freshman, Forward
Tyler Perkins, Sophomore, Guard, Transfer from Penn
Wooga Poplar, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Miami (FL)
Malcolm Thomas, Freshman, Forward
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: CBC/CBI
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 70.2 (269th in nation, 10th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 65.6 (21, 2)
Field-Goal Percentage: 42.5 (281, 9)
Field-Goal Defense: 40.9 (28, 2)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 9.3 (30, 2)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 33.8 (192, 8)
Free-Throw Percentage: 80.8 (1, 1)
Rebound Margin: 0.8 (172, 6)
Assists Per Game: 12.9 (198, 9)
Turnovers Per Game: 9.6 (18, 2)