2023–24 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team

The 2023–24 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team represented Villanova University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Kyle Neptune in his second 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.

2023–24 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball
Conference	Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 20
AP	No. 22
Record	0–0 (0–0 Big East)
Head coach	Kyle Neptune (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Mike Nardi Dwayne Anderson Ashley Howard
Home arena	Finneran Pavilion (Capacity: 6,501) Wells Fargo Center (Capacity: 20,478)
Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 Big East men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Butler	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
No. 6 UConn	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
No. 8 Creighton	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
DePaul	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Georgetown	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
No. 5 Marquette	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Providence	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Seton Hall	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
St. John's	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
No. 22 Villanova	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Xavier	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
† 2024 Big East tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

The Wildcats finished the 2022–23 season 17–17, 10–10 in Big East play to tie for sixth place. They defeated Georgetown in the opening round of the 2023 Big East Tournament before losing to Creighton in the quarterfinals. The Wildcats received an at-large bit to the NIT, losing in the first round to Liberty.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Angelo Brizzi	10	G	6'3"	190	RS Freshman	Warrenton, VA	Transferred to Davidson
Caleb Daniels	14	G	6'4"	210	GS Senior	New Orleans, LA	Graduated/undrafted in 2023 NBA draft; signed with the Miami Heat
Cam Whitmore	22	F	6'7"	232	Freshman	Odenton, MD	Declare for 2023 NBA draft; selected 20th overall by Houston Rockets
Brandon Slater	34	F	6'8"	220	GS Senior	Centerville, VA	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Num	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
TJ Bamba	0	G	6'5"	215	Senior	The Bronx, NY	Washington State
Hakim Hart	13	G	6'8"	205	GS Senior	Philadelphia, PA	Maryland
Lance Ware	14	F	6'9"	235	Senior	Camden, NJ	Kentucky
Tyler Burton	23	F	6'7"	215	GS Senior	Uxbridge, MA	Richmond

2023 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jordann Dumont #83 SF	Chattanooga, TN	Hamilton Heights Christian Academy	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Nov 15, 2022
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:    247Sports: N/A    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 77
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: "2023 Villanova Commits". Rivals.com. "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2023–24 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 TJ Bamba 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Washington State Bronx, NY G 1 Brendan Hausen 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Amarillo HS Amarillo, TX G 2 Mark Armstrong 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Saint Peter's Prep South Orange, NJ F 3 Trey Patterson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Jr Rutgers Prep Somerset, NJ G 4 Chris Arcidiacono 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) GS Perkiomen School Langhorne, PA G 5 Justin Moore 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) GS DeMatha Catholic HS Fort Washington, MD F 10 Jordann Dumont 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Hamilton Heights Christian (TN) Montreal, QC G 12 Collin O'Toole (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr St. Thomas More Rye, NY G 13 Hakim Hart 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) GS Maryland Philadelphia, PA F 14 Lance Ware 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Kentucky Camden, NJ G 15 Jordan Longino 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Germantown Academy Doylestown, PA F 21 Nnanna Njoku 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Jr Sanford School Newark, DE F 23 Tyler Burton 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) GS Richmond Uxbridge, MA F 43 Eric Dixon 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 255 lb (116 kg) RS Sr Abington HS Willow Grove, PA	Head coach Kyle Neptune (Lehigh) Assistant coach(es) Mike Nardi (Villanova) Dwayne Anderson (Villanova) Ashley Howard (Drexel) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 7:30 p.m., FS1	No. 22	American						Finneran Pavilion  Villanova, PA
November 10, 2023* 6:30 p.m., FS1	No. 22	Le Moyne						Finneran Pavilion  Villanova, PA
November 13, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+/NBC Sports Philadelphia		at Penn Big 5 Classic Pod 1						Palestra  Philadelphia, PA
November 17, 2023* 8:30 p.m., FS1		Maryland Gavitt Tipoff Games						Finneran Pavilion  Villanova, PA
November 22, 2023* 2:30 p.m., ESPN		vs. Texas Tech Battle 4 Atlantis quarterfinals						Imperial Arena  Nassau, Bahamas
November 23, 2023* 12:00 p.m./5:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2		vs. North Carolina/Northern Iowa Battle 4 Atlantis						Imperial Arena  Nassau, Bahamas
November 24, 2023* TBA		vs. TBA Battle 4 Atlantis						Imperial Arena  Nassau, Bahamas
November 29, 2023* 6:30 p.m., FS1		Saint Joseph's Big 5 Classic Pod 2/Holy War						Finneran Pavilion  Villanova, PA
December 2, 2023* TBA		vs. TBA Big 5 Classic						Wells Fargo Center  Philadelphia, PA
December 5, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN2		at Kansas State Big East-Big 12 Battle						Bramlage Coliseum  Manhattan, KS
December 9, 2023* 7:00 p.m., FOX		UCLA						Wells Fargo Center  Philadelphia, PA
Big East regular season
December 20, 2023 9:00 p.m., FS1		at Creighton						CHI Health Center Omaha  Omaha, NE
December 23, 2023 4:00 p.m., FS1		at DePaul						Wintrust Arena  Chicago, IL
January 3, 2024 8:30 p.m., FS1		Xavier						Finneran Pavilion  Villanova, PA
January 6, 2024 1:00 p.m., FOX		St. John's						Finneran Pavilion  Villanova, PA
January 12, 2024 8:30 p.m., FS1		DePaul						Finneran Pavilion  Villanova, PA
January 15, 2024 2:30 p.m., FOX		at Marquette						Fiserv Forum  Milwaukee, WI
January 20, 2024 8:00 p.m., FOX/FS1		UConn						Wells Fargo Center  Philadelphia, PA
January 24, 2024 8:30 p.m., FS1		at St. John's						Madison Square Garden  New York, NY
January 27, 2024 3:00 p.m., FS1		at Butler						Hinkle Fieldhouse  Indianapolis, IN
January 30, 2024 7:00 p.m., FS1		Marquette						Finneran Pavilion  Villanova, PA
February 4, 2024 6:00 p.m., FS1		Providence						Wells Fargo Center  Philadelphia, PA
February 7, 2024 7:00 p.m., FS1		at Xavier						Cintas Center  Cincinnati, OH
February 11, 2024 12:00 p.m., CBSSN		Seton Hall						Wells Fargo Center  Philadelphia, PA
February 16, 2024 7:00 p.m., CBSSN		at Georgetown						Capital One Arena  Washington, D.C.
February 20, 2024 6:30 p.m., FS1		Butler						Finneran Pavilion  Villanova, PA
February 24, 2024 8:00 p.m., FOX		at UConn						TBA  TBA
February 27, 2024 6:30 p.m., FS1		Georgetown						Finneran Pavilion  Villanova, PA
March 2, 2024 12:00 p.m., FOX		at Providence						Amica Mutual Pavilion  Providence, RI
March 6, 2024 6:30 p.m., FS1		at Seton Hall						Prudential Center  Newark, NJ
March 9, 2024 TBA, FOX		Creighton						Wells Fargo Center  Philadelphia, PA
Big East tournament
March 13–16, 2024 TBA		vs. TBA						Madison Square Garden  New York, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source^[1]

Rankings

See also: 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball 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	22																			Not released
Coaches	20

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings

References

1. "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". villanova.com. Retrieved August 15, 2023.