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2016–17 Big East men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 1 Villanova †	15	–	3	.833	32	–	4	.889
No. 21 Butler	12	–	6	.667	25	–	9	.735
Creighton	10	–	8	.556	25	–	10	.714
Seton Hall	10	–	8	.556	21	–	12	.636
Providence	10	–	8	.556	20	–	13	.606
Marquette	10	–	8	.556	19	–	13	.594
Xavier	9	–	9	.500	24	–	14	.632
Saint John's	7	–	11	.389	14	–	19	.424
Georgetown	5	–	13	.278	14	–	18	.438
DePaul	2	–	16	.111	9	–	23	.281

† 2017 Big East tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2016–17 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team represents Villanova University in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Jay Wright in his 16th year, the Wildcats participate in the Big East Conference and play their home games at The Pavilion, with some select home games at the Wells Fargo Center.

Previous season

The Wildcats finished the 2015–16 season with a record of 35–5, 16–2 in Big East play to win the Big East regular season championship. In the Big East Tournament they defeated Georgetown and Providence, but lost to Seton Hall in the championship game. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament, being awarded the No. 2 seed in the South Region where they defeated UNC Asheville and Iowa to advance to the Sweet Sixteen. In the Sweet Sixteen, they defeated Miami and upset overall No. 1 seed Kansas in the Elite Eight to advance to the fifth Final Four in school history. In the Final Four, they defeated Oklahoma to advance to the school's third national championship game. They defeated No. 1 seed North Carolina to earn the second NCAA Championship title in school history, the first since 1985.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Ryan Arcidiacono	15	PG	6'3"	195	Senior	Langhorne, Pennsylvania	Graduated
Patrick Farrell	20	SF	6'5"	200	Senior	Rockville Centre, New York	Graduated
Henry Lowe	0	PG	5'11"	185	Senior	New York, New York	Graduated
Daniel Ochefu	23	PF	6'11"	245	Senior	Lagos, Nigeria	Graduated
Kevin Rafferty	52	SF	6'8"	215	Senior	Malvern, Pennsylvania	Graduated

2016 signing class

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Omari Spellman #3 PF	North Royalton, OH	MacDuffie School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	272 lb (123 kg)	Feb 20, 2015
Omari Spellman #3 PF	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Dylan Painter #29 C	Hershey, PA	Hershey	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sep 16, 2015
Dylan Painter #29 C	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
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: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2015-06-01.

Class of 2017 Recruits

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Dhamir Cosby-Roundtree PF	Philadelphia, PA	Neumann-Goretti High School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Apr 5, 2016
Dhamir Cosby-Roundtree PF	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Jermaine Samuels SF	Franklin, MA	The Rivers School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Aug 27, 2016
Jermaine Samuels SF	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
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: "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2015-06-01.

Roster

2016–17 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	1	Jalen Brunson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Lincolnshire, Illinois
F	2	Kris Jenkins	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Sr	Dobbs Ferry, New York
G	3	Josh Hart	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Washington, D.C.
F	4	Eric Paschall	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	So	Upper Marlboro, Maryland
G	5	Phil Booth	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Baltimore, Maryland
G	10	Donte DiVincenzo	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS Fr	Wilmington, Delaware
F	14	Omari Spellman (I)	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	Fr	North Royalton, Ohio
F	24	Tom Leibig	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Havertown, Pennsylvania
G/F	25	Mikal Bridges	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS So	Malvern, Pennsylvania
F	34	Tim Delaney	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	RS Fr	Mullica Hill, New Jersey
G	35	Matt Kennedy	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Fairfax, Virginia
G	40	Denny Grace	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	Catonsville, Maryland
C	42	Dylan Painter	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Fr	Hershey, Pennsylvania
F	45	Darryl Reynolds	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Sr	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Head coach

Jay Wright (Bucknell)

Assistant coach(es)

Baker Dunleavy (Villanova)
Ashley Howard (Drexel)
Kyle Neptune (Lehigh)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 5, 2016* 12:00 pm	No. 4	IUP	W 94–49	1–0	27 – Hart	8 – Reynolds	5 – Tied	Wells Fargo Center (5,617) Philadelphia, PA
Regular season
November 11, 2016* 6:30 pm, FS2	No. 4	Lafayette	W 84–44	1–0	17 – Brunson	8 – 4 players	4 – Bridges	The Pavilion (6,500) Villanova, PA
November 14, 2016* 7:00 pm, BTN	No. 3	at No. 15 Purdue Gavitt Tipoff Games	W 79-76	2-0	24 – Hart	8 – Reynolds	4 – Brunson	Mackey Arena (14,846) West Lafayette, IN
November 17, 2016* 11:30 am, ESPN2	No. 3	vs. Western Michigan Charleston Classic quarterfinals	W 76–65	3–0	17 – Paschall	8 – Hart	4 – Hart	TD Arena (4,125) Charleston, SC
November 18, 2016* 1:30 pm, ESPN2	No. 3	vs. Wake Forest Charleston Classic semfinals	W 96–77	4–0	30 – Hart	7 – Bridges	6 – Brunson	TD Arena (4,020) Charleston, SC
November 20, 2016* 9:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 3	vs. UCF Charleston Classic championship game	W 67–57	5–0	15 – Hart	6 – Reynolds	4 – Bridges	TD Arena (4,325) Charleston, SC
November 23, 2016* 7:00 pm, FS1		College of Charleston						The Pavilion Villanova, PA
November 29, 2016* 7:00 pm, CSN		at Penn Philadelphia Big 5						The Palestra Philadelphia, PA
December 3, 2016* 1:00 pm, CBSSN		Saint Joseph's Philadelphia Big 5						The Pavilion Villanova, PA
December 6, 2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN2		vs. La Salle Philadelphia Big 5						The Palestra Philadelphia, PA
December 10, 2016* 12:00 pm, CBS		vs. Notre Dame Never Forget Tribute Classic						Prudential Center Newark, NJ
December 13, 2016* 7:00 pm, FS1		Temple Philadelphia Big 5						The Pavilion Villanova, PA
December 21, 2016* 6:30 pm, FS1		American						The Pavilion Villanova, PA
December 28, 2016 6:30 pm, FS1		DePaul						The Pavilion Villanova, PA
December 31, 2016 1:00 pm, FS1		at Creighton						CenturyLink Center Omaha, NE
January 4, 2017 6:30 pm, FS1		at Butler						Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
January 7, 2017 7:30 pm, FS1		Marquette						Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia, PA
January 10, 2017 7:00 pm, FS1		Xavier						The Pavilion Villanova, PA
January 14, 2017 12:00 pm, FS1		at St. John's						Madison Square Garden New York, NY
January 16, 2017 6:30 pm, FS1		Seton Hall MLK Day Marathon						The Pavilion Villanova, PA
Jan 21, 2017 12:00 pm, FOX		Providence						Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia, PA
January 24, 2017 8:00 pm, FS1		at Marquette						BMO Harris Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI
January 29, 2017* 1:00 pm, FOX		Virginia						Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia, PA
February 1, 2017 7:00 pm, FS1		at Providence						Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI
February 4, 2017 8:00 pm, CBSSN		St. John's						Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia, PA
February 7, 2017 7:00 pm, FS1		Georgetown						The Pavilion Villanova, PA
February 11, 2017 2:30 pm, FOX		at Xavier						Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH
February 13, 2017 9:00 pm, CBSSN		at DePaul						Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL
February 18, 2017 12:30 pm, FOX		at Seton Hall						Prudential Center Newark, NJ
February 22, 2017 9:00 pm, FS1		Butler						The Pavilion Villanova, PA
February 25, 2017 3:00 pm, FOX		Creighton						The Pavilion Villanova, PA
March 4, 2017 12:00 pm, FOX/FS2		at Georgetown						Verizon Center Washington, D.C.
Big East Tournament
March 9–11, 2017		vs.						Madison Square Garden New York, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Ranking movement
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week.
Poll	Pre	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Wk 17	Wk 18	Wk 19	Wk 20	Final
AP	4 (4)	3 (5)	2 (21)																			*N/A
Coaches	3 (1)	3 (2)	2 (4)

*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings

number in ( ) are first place votes

References

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v t e Villanova Wildcats men's basketball
Venues	Jake Nevin Field House (1932–1986) William E. Finneran Pavilion (1986–2017, 2018–present) First Union Spectrum (alternate; 1967–2009) Wells Fargo Center (alternate; 1996–present)
Rivalries	Saint Joseph's
Culture & lore	Will D. Cat City 6 Philadelphia Big 5 Big 5 Classic Robert V. Geasey Trophy "V for Villanova"
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics