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FROM PRESS ROW 6 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS 8 AROUND THE BIG EAST/ AROUND THE COUNTRY 10 VILLANOVA STATISTICS 12 DEPAUL STATISTICS 14 VILLANOVA ROSTER 16 DEPAUL ROSTER 18 JUSTIN MOORE 20 ERIC DIXON 22 CHRIS ARCIDIACONO 24 TJ BAMBA 26 TYLER BURTON 28 HAKIM HART 30 LANCE WARE 32 TREY PATTERSON 34 JORDAN LONGINO 36 NNANNA NJOKU 38 MARK ARMSTRONG 40 BRENDAN HAUSEN 42 JORDANN DUMONT 44 COLLIN O’TOOLE 45 HEAD COACH KYLE NEPTUNE 46 COACHING STAFF 50 SUPPORT STAFF 54 Contents villanOva vs. DePaul university JAnuARy 12 • FInnERAn pAvILIon • vILLAnovA, pA. • 8:30 p.m. 2023-24 vILLAnovA BASKETBALL WWW.VILLANOVA.COM 3*Available in select locations only Order all your game day favorites on our Meals 2GO App! Available for delivery, * curbside pickup * or carryout. Visit meals2GO.com or download our app and order today! delicious meals. delivered.villanOva vs. DePaul university JAnuARy 12 • FInnERAn pAvILIon • vILLAnovA, pA. • 8:30 p.m. Contents TO OUR FANS 56 WILDCATS ON THE AIR 58 VILLANOVA INTERNATIONAL 62 EXCELLENCE 64 SUPPORT 66 FAMILY 68 NIGHT IN NEW YORK 70 VILLANOVA IN THE NBA 72 FINNERAN PAVILION 76 WELLS FARGO CENTER 78 SCORING LEADERS 80 YEARLY LEADERS 82 1985 NCAA CHAMPIONS 85 2009 NCAA FINAL FOUR 86 2016 NCAA CHAMPIONS 87 2018 NCAA CHAMPIONS 88 CREDITS VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY STAFF EDITOR: Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mike Sheridan Assistant Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Danielle Whaley Contributors . . .Dean Kenefick, David Berman, Dan Avington VILLANOVA SPORTS PROPERTIES: General Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nino Vanin Senior Director, Business Development. . . . . . . . . . . .Dan Turk Director, Partnership Services . . . . . . . . . . . . .Juliana Carfagno Manager, Partnership Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . Melanie Hingher Department of Athletics. . . . . . . . . . . . . 800 Lancaster Avenue Villanova, PA 19085 (610) 519-6613 Advertising Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nino Vanin nino.vanin@playfly.com (215) 275-8841 DESIGN & DIGITAL PUBLICATION: Provations Group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jai Giffin, Laura Doolittle www.provationsgroup.com 2023-24 vILLAnovA BASKETBALL WWW.VILLANOVA.COM 5The Wildcats conclude a three-game homestand on campus with this matchup with the Blue Demons. Villanova took the earlier meeting between the teams in Chicago on Dec. 23 (84-48). Senior guard TJ Bamba (Washington State) delivered a season-high 23 points in Villanova’s 81-71 loss to St. John’s Saturday afternoon. In his last three games he native of the Bronx, N.Y., has averaged 14.0 points and 5.7 rebounds per outing while connecting on 15-of-29 field goal attempts (.517) The 70-point threshold has been a key indicator for Villanova in 2023-24 and it was again the case against the Red Storm. This season, Villanova is 9-1 when holding foes below the 70-point threshold.(.900). Preseason All-BIG EAST selection Justin Moore missed his fifth consecutive game after suffering a sprained right knee in a game on Dec. 5 at Kansas State. He is officially listed as day-to-day. St. John’s converted 17-of-30 of its field goal attempts in the second half (.567). It was the first time the Wildcats allowed a team to convert better than 50 percent from the field in a half since Kansas State sank 13-of-26 from the field (.500) on Dec. 5 in Manhattan. On the season, the Wildcats rank third in the BIG EAST in Field Goal Percentage Defense (.404). Sophomore guard Mark Armstrong matched a career high with 14 points in the loss to St. John’s, converting 6-of-10 field goal attempts on the day. The New Jersey native has started all 15 games in 2023-24, averaging 7.1 points per game. From Press Row VILLANOVA (10-5, 3-1 BIG EAST) VS.DePAuL (3-12,0-4 BIG EAST) TODAY’S STAT LEADERS VuDePaul Points Per Game Eric Dixon 14.7 Chico Carter Jr. 11.9 Rebounds Per Game Tyler Burton 7.5 Da’Sean Nelson 4.3 Assists Per Game Jordan Longino 2.1 Chico Carter Jr. 4.0 Steals Per Game Jordan Longino 0.9 Elijah Fisher 0.8 3-Point % Brendan Hausen .361 Jeremiah Oden .414 Field Goal % Eric Dixon .445 Elijah Fisher .515 Free Throw % TJ Bamba .833 Jeremiah Oden .829 TALE OF THE TAPE VuDePaul Points Per Game72.96.5 Opponent Points Per Game64.876.1 Rebounds Per Game38.330.8 Assists Per Game11.913.5 Blocks Per Game2.23.6 Steals Per Game5.84.8 Field Goal %.409.429 3-Point Field Goal %.326.342 Free Throw % .813.728 Opponent Field Goal %.404.463 Opponent 3-Point Field Goal %.338.360 TJ Bamba 2023-24 VillanoVa BasketBall 6 WWW.VILLANOVA.COM PROUD PARTNER OF VILLANOVA ATHLETICS VISIT US AT ONE OF OUR AREA LOCATIONS, INCLUDING WAYNE AND KING OF PRUSSIA BORROW AGAINST YOUR HOME’S AFTER-RENOVATION VALUE WHY LIST IT LOVE IT? 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L 71-72 at Kansas State manhattan, Kan. • ESpn2 W 65-56 UCLA philadelphia, pa. • Fox W 68-66 at Creighton* omaha, neb • FS1 W 84-48 at DePaul* Chicago, Ill. • FS1 W 66-65 Xavier villanova, pa. • FS1 L 71-81 St John’s* villanova, pa. • FS1 JAN 12 8:30PM DePaul* Chicago, Ill. • FS1 JAN 15 2:30PM at Marquette* milwaukee, Wis. • Fox JAN 20 8:00PM UConn* philadelphia, pa. • Fox or FS1 JAN 24 8:30PM at St John’s* new york, n.y. • FS1 JAN 27 3:00PM at Butler Indianapolis, Ind. • FS1 JAN 30 7:00PM Marquette* villanova, pa. • FS1 FEB 4 6:00PM Providence* philadelphia, pa. • FS1 FEB 7 7:00PM at Xavier* Cincinnati, ohio • FS1 FEB 11 NOON Seton Hall* philadelphia, pa. • CBS Sports network FEB 16 7:00PM at Georgetown* Washington, D.C. • CBS Sports network FEB 20 6:30PM Butler* villanova, pa. • FS1 FEB 24 8:00PM at UConn* TBD • Fox FEB 27 6:30PM Georgetown* villanova, pa. • FS1 MAR 2 NOON at Providence* providence, R.I. • Fox MAR 6 6:30PM at Seton Hall* newark, n.J. • FS1 MAR 9 TBA Creighton* philadelphia, pa. 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