#50 Villanova Men's Basketball 2025-2026 Preview

 
Villanova Wildcats

2025-2026 Overall Rank: #50
 
Conference Rank: #5 Big East
 
 
2024-25 Record: 21-15, 11-9
2024-25 Postseason: CBC
Coach: Kevin Willard
Coach Record: 0-0 at Villanova, 335-249 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
Eric Dixon, Forward, 23.3 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 1.9 apg
Wooga Poplar, Guard, 15.3 ppg, 7.0 rpg, 1.5 apg
Jordan Longino, Forward, 11.1 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 2.4 apg
Jhamir Brickus, Guard, 9.3 ppg, 1.9 rpg, 4.7 apg
Enoch Boakye, Center, 4.4 ppg, 6.4 rpg
Kris Parker, Forward, 2.6 ppg, 1.4 rpg, 0.5 apg
 
Key Returning Players:
Tyler Perkins, Junior, Guard, 6.3 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 1.0 apg
 
Key New Players:
Devin Askew, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Long Beach State
Duke Brennan, Senior, Forward, Transfer from Grand Canyon
Tafara Gapare, Senior, Forward, Transfer from Maryland
Matthew Hodge, Freshman, Forward, Redshirted in 24-25
Chris Jeffrey, Freshman, Guard
Acaden Lewis, Freshman, Guard
Bryce Lindsay, Sophomore, Guard, Transfer from James Madison
Malachi Palmer, Sophomore, Guard, Transfer from Maryland
Braden Pierce, Sophomore, Center, Transfer from Maryland
Zion Stanford, Junior, Guard, Transfer from Temple
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: NIT
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 74.0 (167th in nation, 7th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 68.2 (60, 3)
Field-Goal Percentage: 46.0 (106, 5)
Field-Goal Defense: 43.2 (130, 5)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 9.6 (38, 1)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 39.0 (6, 2)
Free-Throw Percentage: 79.6 (3, 1)
Rebound Margin: 2.8 (103, 5)
Assists Per Game: 12.4 (263, 10)
Turnovers Per Game: 9.8 (23, 2)