< Previous2020-21 VILLANOVA BASKETBALL Villanova On The Air 60 n WWW.VILLANOVA.COM The Wildcats radio outlet in the Delaware Valley for the 2020-21 campaign will be 95.7 Ben FM, which replaces 610 ESPN as the spot on the local radio dial for Villanova Basketball and Football broadcasts. Every Wildcats basketball game will air live on 95.7 Ben FM, operated by Beasley Media. Additionally, fans looking to listen to the Wildcats who live outside the region can do so via the TuneIn app. Select Villanova games can also be heard via SiriusXM satellite radio. Check program listings. VILLANOVA RADIO NETWORK PLAY-BY-PLAY RYAN FANNON Ryan Fannon returns to the sidelines for his 23rd season as the play-by-play voice of Villanova Basketball. Fannon is a 1993 Villanova graduate who began his association with the Wildcat network as host of the pre-game and post-game shows shortly after his graduation. This marks his 21st season as one of the signature voices of Villanova Basketball. Fannon is also the radio play-by-play voice of Villanova Wildcats Football on 610 Sports and also co-hosts “Talking Villanova Football with Andy Talley”. Fannon and his wife Laura are the parents of three children and make their home in Alexandria, Va. COLOR COMMENTARY WHITEY RIGSBY Whitey Rigsby came to Villanova in 1974 and went on to become the starting point guard for Coach Rollie Massimino and a 1978 Wildcats squad that advanced to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament. He was a three-year starter who dished out 393 career assists and was inducted into the Villanova Athletics Hall of Fame in 1995. The new basketball campaign marks Rigsby’s 39th as a team broadcaster. In that span he helped call VU’s 1985 NCAA and 1994 National Invitation Tournament titles and in 2009 he was behind the microphone as the Wildcats marched back to the NCAA Final Four in Detroit and the 2016 NCAA national championship. Rigsby is a director in the office of the Villanova Athletic Fund. Rigsby makes his home in Malvern, Pa., with his wife Becky, a 1979 Villanova graduate. The couple has seven children: Deborah, VU class of 2005; Rob Jr., VU class of 2007; Frederick, VU class of 2007; Mary; Matthew, VU class of 2010; Joseph, VU class of 2012 and John. INSIDE VILLANOVA BASKETBALL WITH JAY WRIGHT The television program that brings Wildcat fans behind the scenes of their favorite team is “Inside Villanova Basketball with Jay Wright”. This show was nominated for a 2014 Mid-Atlantic Emmy. Ten shows will air locally on NBCSN Philly in Philadelphia and in selected northeast markets as well. The show is produced by WipeOut Productions and its executive producer Scott Graham. The program gives viewers an inside look at life within the Villanova Basketball program. TALKING VILLANOVA BASKETBALL WITH JAY WRIGHT PRESENTED BY HARTFORD FUNDS The “Talking Villanova Basketball with Jay Wright presented by Hartford Funds” program entered a new era in 2018-19, as it shifts away from its previous format as a locally based radio broadcast to an audio podcast in its 18th season. The debut program will be made available this month and is to be followed in succeeding months by a new podcast available via download free of charge. Fans can follow @NovaMBB on Twitter, Instragram, and Facebook to receive instant alerts when a new podcast becomes available for download. As he has in previous seasons, Wright will welcome a range of guests to the program, including current Wildcats players, coaches, basketball alumni and other notables from the local and national basketball scene. Hartford Funds returns for its fourth season as presenting partner of Talking Villanova Basketball. “We’re excited to continue our partnership with Hartford Funds as we enter a new era of Talking Villanova Basketball,” stated Drew Young, Vice President of Villanova Sports Properties. “This new platform makes Talking Villanova Basketball accessible to a wider audience than it was previously, available on demand via mobile devices.” VILLANOVA ATHLETICS WEBSITE • WWW.VILLANOVA.COM • Game Notes (full game notes available in .pdf format) • Statistics • Schedule and Results • Feature Stories • Complete media guide (available in .pdf format) • Highlight Videos • Villanova Apparel VILLANOVA.COM INTERNET RADIO BROADCASTS • Radio Broadcasts and Live Stats of Wildcat basketball games available over the internet. • To access live and archived broadcasts, mouse over the NOVA NATION menu at the top of the website and select Nova Nation All-Access. Ryan Fannon Whitey Rigsby 2020-21 VILLANOVA BASKETBALL Endowment Program 62 n WWW.VILLANOVA.COM VILLANOVA MEN’S BASKETBALLVILLANOVA MEN’S BASKETBALL ENDOWMENT PROGRAMENDOWMENT PROGRAM GENEROUS GIFTS FROM VILLANOVA ALUMNI HAVE CREATED GENEROUS GIFTS FROM VILLANOVA ALUMNI HAVE CREATED ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THE MEN’S BASKETBALL PROGRAMENDOWED SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THE MEN’S BASKETBALL PROGRAM FINNERAN ENDOWED ATHLETIC FUND HEAD COACHING POSITION Funded by: BILL FINNERNAN ’63 BARBIERI ENDOWED BASKETBALL SCHOLARSHIP Power Forward Position Funded by: ROCCO BARBIERI ’59 MELCHIONNI ENDOWED BASKETBALL SCHOLARSHIP Any Basketball Position Funded by: BILL MELCHIONNI ’66 MORAHAN ENDOWED BASKETBALL SCHOLARSHIP Small Forward Position Funded by: MATT MORAHAN ’70 WELSH ENDOWED BASKETBALL SCHOLARSHIP POINT GUARD POSITION Funded by: ED WELSH ’66 KANIA ENDOWED BASKETBALL SCHOLARSHIP CENTER POSITION Funded by: ARTHUR KANIA ’56 BEN KENNY ’65 ENDOWED FUND FOR MEN’S BASKETBALL Funded by: BEN KENNY ’65 PATRICK LEPORE ’77 MEN’S BASKETBALL ENDOWMENT Funded by: PATRICK LEPORE NANCY & DAVID V. WARD ’45 MEN’S BASKETBALL RESOURCE ENDOWMENT Funded by: NANCY AND DAVID V. WARD PATRICK MCMAHON ’85 MEN’S BASKETBALL ENDOWMENT Funded by: PATRICK MCMAHON THE STANLEY A. MOORE ’62 ENDOWED FUND FOR VILLANOVA MEN’S BASKETBALL Funded by: STANLEY A. MOORE THE DOROTHY M. & MAURICE D. KENT ENDOWED FUND FOR VILLANOVA MEN’S BASKETBALL Funded by: DOROTHY M. & MAURICE D. KENT THE LORI AND MICHAEL WINSCHUH ’85 ENDOWED FUND FOR VILLANOVA MEN’S BASKETBALL Funded by: LORI AND MICHAEL WINSCUH ‘85 THE WILLIAM SALES ENDOWED FUND FOR VILLANOVA MEN’S BASKETBALL Funded by: WILLIAM SALES ’67 THE FRAN LaMAINA ENDOWED FUND FOR VILLANOVA MEN’S BASKETBALL Funded by: FRAN LaMAINA ’61 THE CARMODY FAMILY ENDOWED FUND FOR VILLANOVA MEN’S BASKETBALL Funded by: THE CARMODY FAMILY THE GERRY KLINGMAN ENDOWED FUND FOR VILLANOVA MEN’S BASKETBALL Funded by: GERRY KLINGMAN ’55 THE GEORGE COLEMAN ENDOWED FUND FOR VILLANOVA MEN’S BASKETBALL Funded by: GEORGE COLEMAN ’78 THE CLASS OF 1985 IN HONOR OF ROLLIE MASSIMINO ENDOWED FUND FOR VILLANOVA MEN’S BASKETBALL Funded by: THE VILLANOVA BASKETBALL CLASS OF 1985 THE ALEX MARTINS ENDOWED FUND FOR VILLANOVA MEN’S BASKETBALL Funded by: ALEX MARTINS ’86 THE STEPHEN ’89 AND KRISTEN ’91 PADOVANO ENDOWED FUND FOR VILLANOVA MEN’S BASKETBALL Funded by: STEVE ’89 AND KRISTEN ’91 PADOVANO THE FRED FOLCO ENDOWED FUND FOR VILLANOVA MEN’S BASKETBALL Funded by: FRED FOLCO ’73 THE BILL DONNELL/CHRIS HIZY ENDOWED FUND FOR VILLANOVA MEN’S BASKETBALL Funded by: BILL DONNELL ’77 AND CHRIS HIZY ’91 THE ARTIE SCHWAB ENDOWED FUND FOR VILLANOVA MEN’S BASKETBALL Funded by: ARTIE SCHWAB THE HARVEY FAMILY ENDOWED FUND FOR VILLANOVA BASKETBALL Funded by: THE HARVEY FAMILY THOMAS AND TRACEY GRAVINA FOUNDATION VILLANOVA BASKETBALL ENDOWMENT FUND Funded by: TOM ‘84 AND TRACEY ‘86 GRAVINA MICHAEL S. PERILLLO ’96 ENDOWED FUND FOR MEN’S BASKETBALL Funded by: MIKE PERILLO ‘96 Jay Wright, the William B. Finneran Endowed Athletic Fund Head Coach2020-21 VILLANOVA BASKETBALL Villanova International 64 n WWW.VILLANOVA.COM VILLANOVA IN INTERNATIONAL BASKETBALL Jeremiah Robinson-Earl helped Team USA earn a gold medal at the U19 World Championship Collin Gillespie and Team USA earned a bronze medal at the 2019 Pan American Games 1981 STEWART GRANGER - CANADA World University Games JOHN PINONE - UNITED STATES World University Games 1982 STEWART GRANGER - CANADA World Championships ED PINCKNEY, HAROLD PRESSLEY U.S. Sports Festival JOHN PINONE - UNITED STATES World Championships 1983 ED PINCKNEY - UNITED STATES World University Games 1985 DOUG WEST U.S. Olympic Festival 1986 TOM GREIS, DOUG WEST U.S. Olympic Festival 1989 MARC DOWDELL, ARRON BAIN U.S. Olympic Festival BARRY BEKKEDAM - CANADA World University Games PAUL VRIND - HOLLAND European Championships 1990 CALVIN BYRD, ANTHONYE PELLE U.S. Olympic Festival 1991 LANCE MILLER U.S. Junior National Team 1994 JASON LAWSON U.S. Olympic Festival ALVIN WILLIAMS U.S. Olympic Festival 1995 KERRY KITTLES World University Games JASON LAWSON World University Games 2004 CURTIS SUMPTER - UNITED STATES U21 World Championships 2005 RANDY FOYE - UNITED STATES World University Games ALLAN RAY - UNITED STATES FIBA U21 World Championships JAY WRIGHT - UNITED STATES Head Coach World University Game 2007 JAY WRIGHT - UNITED STATES Head Coach Pan American Games SCOTTIE REYNOLDS - UNITED STATES Pan American Games 2009 COREY FISHER - UNITED STATES Pan American Games 2010 JAY WRIGHT - UNITED STATES Select Team Co-Head Coach 2011 JAMES BELL - UNITED STATES U19 World Championships 2012 ANDREW SULLIVAN - GREAT BRITAIN London Olympic Games 2015 JALEN BRUNSON - USA U19 World Championship 2016 KYLE LOWRY - UNITED STATES Rio Olympic Games JAY WRIGHT - UNITED STATES USA Select Team, Assistant Coach 2017 DARRUN HILLIARD - UNITED STATES AmeriCup Games 2018 JUSTIN MOORE - UNITED STATES U18 Junior National Team Minicamp JEREMIAH ROBINSON-EARL - UNITED STATES U18 FIBA Americas Cup COLE SWIDER - UNITED STATES Nike Hoops Summit 2019 COLLIN GILLESPIE - UNITED STATES Pan American Games JUSTIN MOORE - UNITED STATES Nike Hoops Summit JEREMIAH ROBINSON-EARL - UNITED STATE U19 World Cup/Nike Hoops Summit JERMAINE SAMUELS - UNITED STATES Pan American Games JAY WRIGHT - UNITED STATES USA Senior National Team, Assistant Coach VILLANOVA STUDENT-ATHLETES AND COACHES HAVE A LONG HISTORY OF REPRESENTING THE UNITED STATES AND OTHER NATIONS DURING INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION. 2020-21 VILLANOVA BASKETBALL Family 66 n WWW.VILLANOVA.COM “ONCE A WILDCAT, ALWAYS A WILDCAT”“ONCE A WILDCAT, ALWAYS A WILDCAT” Randy Foye greets Jalen BrunsonFormer teammates Randy Foye and Allan Ray joined Kyle Lowry for a photo on Feb. 26, 2020 Former teammates surrounded Jim Washington for his jersey retirement on Dec. 22, 2019 Cole Swider 2020-21 VILLANOVA BASKETBALL Diplomas and Academics 68 n WWW.VILLANOVA.COM EVERY STUDENT-ATHLETE EVERY STUDENT-ATHLETE WHO HAS SPENT FOUR YEARS WHO HAS SPENT FOUR YEARS IN THE BASKETBALL PROGRAM IN THE BASKETBALL PROGRAM SINCE 1975 HAS EARNED A SINCE 1975 HAS EARNED A DEGREEDEGREE Tim Saunders with Vice Provost of Academics Dr. Craig Wheeland Villanova celebrated its graduates with family members in 2018 The Class of 2016 was the first to wear its uniform jerseys underneath the traditional cap and gowncan help you with all of your entertaining needs for a great price. markets EAT BETTER, SPEND LESS To locate a store near you, go to: weismarkets.com/storesNext >