Justin MOORE Collin GILLESPIE Jermaine SAMUELS 2021-22 MEDIA GUIDEJustin MOORE Collin GILLESPIE Jermaine SAMUELS 2021-22 VILLANOVA BASKETBALL THIS IS VILLANOVA BASKETBALL n 1 2 0 2 1 - 2 2 EXCELLENCE VILLANOVA SINCE 2013: 7 BIG EAST REGULAR SEASON CHAMPIONSHIPS 4 BIG EAST TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIPS 3 NCAA TOURNAMENT NO. 1 SEEDS 18 NCAA TOURNAMENT VICTORIES 3 NCAA SWEET 16 APPEARANCES 2 NCAA FINAL FOUR APPEARANCES 2 NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS VILLANOVA HAS POSTED 233 VICTORIES OVER THE PAST EIGHT SEASONS, AN AVERAGE OF 29.1 WINS PER SEASON Caleb Daniels Jeremiah Robinson-Earl Jermaine Samuels2 n THIS IS VILLANOVA BASKETBALL 2021-22 VILLANOVA BASKETBALL 2 0 2 1 - 2 2 SUPPORT VILLANOVA WILL RETURN TO WELLS FARGO CENTER IN 2021-22 AFTER A ONE YEAR ABSENCE DUE TO THE PANDEMIC EVERY VILLANOVA HOME GAME PLAYED ON CAMPUS FROM 2000- 2020 WAS SOLD OUT BEFORE THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC PREVENTED FAN ATTENDANCE IN 2020-21 HONORS Justin Moore and Caleb Daniels were winners of the 2020-21 Alexander Severance Award, which honors academic achievement and basketball success NOTABLE INDIVIDUAL WILDCAT HONORS SINCE 2015 1 CONSENSUS NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE YEAR 3 JULIUS ERVING SMALL FORWARDS OF THE YEAR 5 ALL-AMERICANS 5 BIG EAST PLAYERS OF THE YEAR 1 BIG EAST FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR 2 NCAA FINAL FOUR APPEARANCES 2 NCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS Jay Wright (upper left) was part of the coaching staff that guided USA Basketball to a 2020 Olympic Gold Medal 2021-22 VILLANOVA BASKETBALL THIS IS VILLANOVA BASKETBALL n 3 2 0 2 1 - 2 2 2020-21 Co-BIG EAST Player of the Year Collin Gillespie with Jay Wright 2020-21 Co-BIG EAST Player of the Year Jeremiah Robinson-Earl4 n THIS IS VILLANOVA BASKETBALL 2021-22 VILLANOVA BASKETBALL 2 0 2 1 - 2 2 EXPOSURE OVER THE LAST EIGHT SEASONS EVERY VILLANOVA GAME HAS AIRED ON NATIONAL TELEVISION Jay Wright speaks with Turner/CBS prior to the Wildcats’ NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 game vs. Baylor Jermaine Samuels Jr. addresses the media following Villanova’s NCAA Tournament victory over North Texas Justin Moore speaks to the media via Zoom during 2020-21 Kim Adams of BEDN interviewed Collin Gillespie at Media Day2021-22 VILLANOVA BASKETBALL THIS IS VILLANOVA BASKETBALL n 5 2 0 2 1 - 2 2 FAMILY xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Jay Wright and Kyle Lowry of the NBA’s Miami Heat “WE PLAY FOR THOSE WHO CAME BEFORE US” “ ONCE A WILDCAT , ALWAYS A WILDCAT ” 1990s standouts Jason Lawson and John Celestand teamed up in June 2021 with current Villanova student- athletes for a service project in Philadelphia 2006 Villanova All-American Randy Foye with Jay Wright prior to Wright’s 2021 induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame6 n THIS IS VILLANOVA BASKETBALL 2021-22 VILLANOVA BASKETBALL 2 0 2 1 - 2 2 THE BIG EAST THE BIG EAST HAS BEEN VILLANOVA’S ATHLETIC HOME SINCE 1980. THE WILDCATS HAVE EARNED BIG EAST TITLES IN EVERY SEASON SINCE THE LEAGUE WAS RECONFIGURED IN 2013. Eric Dixon in the post in a BIG EAST game at Georgetown Brandon Slater in a BIG EAST victory at Marquette Caleb Daniels in BIG EAST action at St. John’s Justin Moore in BIG EAST action at ButlerDIPLOMAS & ACADEMICS 2021-22 VILLANOVA BASKETBALL THIS IS VILLANOVA BASKETBALL n 7 2 0 2 1 - 2 2 EVERY STUDENT- ATHLETE WHO HAS SPENT FOUR YEARS IN THE BASKETBALL PROGRAM SINCE 1975 HAS EARNED A DEGREE (right) 2021 Villanova graduate Dhamir Cosby-Roundtree with his family prior to Commencement ceremonies 2021 Villanova graduates Dhamir Cosby-Roundtree, Collin Gillespie, Kevin Hoehn and Jermaine Samuels Jr.Next >