2022–23 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team

2022–23 Big East men's basketball standings
	† 2023 Big East tournament winner; Rankings from AP poll

2022–23 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball
2022–23 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball
Conference	Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 17
AP	No. 16
Record	0–0 (0–0 Big East)
Head coach	Kyle Neptune (1st season);
Assistant coaches	George Halcovage; Mike Nardi; Dwayne Anderson;
Home arena	Finneran Pavilion; (Capacity: 6,501); Wells Fargo Center; (Capacity: 20,478)
	Seasons ← 2021–22 2023–24 →

The 2022–23 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team represented Villanova University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Kyle Neptune in his first year as a head coach, the Wildcats played their home games at the Finneran Pavilion on the school's campus in the Philadelphia suburb of Villanova, Pennsylvania and Wells Fargo Center as members of the Big East Conference.

Previous season

The Wildcats finished the 2021–22 season 30–8, 16–4 in Big East play to finish in second place. They defeated St. John's, UConn, and Creighton to win the Big East tournament championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 2 seed in the South region. They defeated Delaware, Ohio State, Michigan, and Houston to advance to the Final Four. There they lost to eventual national champion Kansas.

On April 20, 2022, head coach Jay Wright announced he was retiring effective immediately.^[1] Former Wright assistant and Fordham head coach Kyle Neptune was named the new head coach.^[2]

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Bryan Antoine	1	G	6'5"	180	Junior	Tinton Falls, NJ	Transferred to Radford
Collin Gillespie	2	G	6'3"	195	GS Senior	Huntingdon Valley, PA	Graduated/undrafted in 2022 NBA draft
Kevin Voigt	12	G	6'5"	210	Senior	Massapequa, NY	Walk-on; left the team due to personal reasons
Dhamir Cosby-Roundtree	21	F	6'9"	250	GS Senior	Philadelphia, PA	Left the team due to personal reasons
Jermaine Samuels	23	F	6'7"	230	GS Senior	Franklin, MA	Graduated

2022 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Cameron Whitmore #5 PF	Severn, MD	Archbishop Spalding High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Oct 7, 2021
Cameron Whitmore #5 PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 90
Mark Armstrong #12 PG	Jersey City, NJ	Saint Peter's Prep	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Apr 8, 2021
Mark Armstrong #12 PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 84
Brendan Hausen #29 SG	Amarillo, TX	Amarillo High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sep 27, 2021
Brendan Hausen #29 SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2022 Villanova Commits". Rivals.com. "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2022–23 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Brendan Hausen	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Amarillo HS	Amarilllo, TX
G	2	Mark Armstrong	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Saint Peter's Prep	South Orange, NJ
F	3	Trey Patterson	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	RS So	Rutgers Prep	Somerset, NJ
G	4	Chris Arcidiacono	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Perkiomen School	Langhorne, PA
G	5	Justin Moore	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	DeMatha Catholic HS	Fort Washington, MD
G	10	Angelo Brizzi	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS Fr	Highland School	Warrenton, VA
G	12	Collin O'Toole (W)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	St. Thomas More	Rye, NY
G	14	Caleb Daniels	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	GS	Tulane	New Orleans, LA
G	15	Jordan Longino	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Germantown Academy	Doylestown, PA
F	21	Nnanna Njoku	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	So	Sanford School	Newark, DE
F	22	Cam Whitmore	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	232 lb (105 kg)	Fr	Archbishop Spalding HS	Odenton, MD
F	34	Brandon Slater	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	GS	Paul VI Catholic HS	Centerville, VA
F	43	Eric Dixon	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	RS Jr	Abington HS	Willow Grove, PA

Head coach

Kyle Neptune (Lehigh)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022* 6:30 p.m., FS1	No. 16	La Salle Philadelphia Big 5	Finneran Pavilion Villanova, PA
November 11, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPNU	No. 16	at Temple Philadelphia Big 5	Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA
November 14, 2022* 6:30 p.m., FS2		Delaware State	Finneran Pavilion Villanova, PA
November 18, 2022* 8:00 p.m., FS1		at Michigan State Gavitt Tipoff Games	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
November 24, 2022* 3:30 p.m., ESPN2		vs. Iowa State Phil Knight Invitational Quarterfinals	Moda Center Portland, OR
November 25, 2022* 2:30 p.m./5:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPNU		vs. North Carolina/Portland Phil Knight Invitational	Veterans Memorial Coliseum Portland, OR
November 27, 2022* TBA		vs. TBA Phil Knight Invitational	TBA Portland, OR
December 3, 2022* 12:00 p.m., CBS		Oklahoma Big East–Big 12 Battle	Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia, PA
December 7, 2022* 7:00 p.m., CBSSN		Penn Philadelphia Big 5	Finneran Pavilion Villanova, PA
December 10, 2022* 5:00 p.m., FOX		vs. Boston College Never Forget Tribute Classic	Prudential Center Newark, NJ
December 17, 2022* 4:00 p.m., CBSSN		at Saint Joseph's Holy War/Philadelphia Big 5	Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA
Big East regular season
December 21, 2022 6:30 p.m., FS1		St. John's	Finneran Pavilion Villanova, PA
December 28, 2022 6:30 p.m., FS1		at UConn	XL Center Hartford, CT
December 31, 2022 2:00 p.m., FS1		Marquette	Finneran Pavilion Villanova, PA
January 4, 2023 6:30 p.m., FS1		at Georgetown	Capital One Arena Washington, D.C.
January 7, 2023 4:30 p.m., FS1		Xavier	Finneran Pavilion Villanova, PA
January 10, 2023 9:00 p.m., CBSSN		at DePaul	Wintrust Arena Chicago, IL
January 13, 2023 7:00 p.m., FS1		at Butler	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
January 16, 2023 12:00 p.m., FOX		Georgetown	Finneran Pavilion Villanova, PA
January 20, 2023 7:00 p.m., FS1		at St. John's	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
January 29, 2023 12:00 p.m., FS1		Providence	Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia, PA
February 1, 2023 8:30 p.m., FS1		at Marquette	Fiserv Forum Milwaukee, WI
February 4, 2023 7:30 p.m., FOX		at Creighton	CHI Health Center Omaha Omaha, NE
February 8, 2023 8:30 p.m., FS1		DePaul	Finneran Pavilion Villanova, PA
February 11, 2023 8:00 p.m., FS1		Seton Hall	Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia, PA
February 14, 2023 8:00 p.m., CBSSN		Butler	Finneran Pavilion Villanova, PA
February 18, 2023 4:30 p.m., FOX		at Providence	Amica Mutual Pavilion Providence, RI
February 21, 2023 6:30 p.m., FS1		at Xavier	Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
February 25, 2023 12:00 p.m., FOX		Creighton	Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia, PA
February 28, 2023 8:30 p.m., FS1		at Seton Hall	Prudential Center Newark, NJ
March 4, 2023 7:30 p.m., FOX		UConn	Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia, PA
Big East tournament
March 8–11, 2023 TBA		vs.	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source^[3]

Rankings

Ranking movements
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP	16																			Not released
Coaches	17	17*

*Coaches did not release a week 1 poll.

References

^ "Villanova coach Jay Wright steps down, joining growing number who are walking away from a changing profession". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2022-04-21.
^ "Wright retiring after 21 years as Villanova coach". ESPN.com. 2022-04-20. Retrieved 2022-04-21.
^ "2022–23 Men's Basketball Schedule". villanova.com. Retrieved 22 September 2022.

[1] "Villanova coach Jay Wright steps down, joining growing number who are walking away from a changing profession". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 2022-04-21.

[2] "Wright retiring after 21 years as Villanova coach". ESPN.com. 2022-04-20. Retrieved 2022-04-21.

[3] "2022–23 Men's Basketball Schedule". villanova.com. Retrieved 22 September 2022.

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NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

2022–23 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team

Contents

Previous season

Offseason

Departures

2022 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

Rankings

References

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2022–23 Big East men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Butler	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
No. 9 Creighton	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
DePaul	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Georgetown	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Marquette	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Providence	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Seton Hall	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
St. John's	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UConn	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
No. 16 Villanova	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Xavier	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2023 Big East tournament winner Rankings from AP poll