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2021 Season
2021 Schedule
15-3, 1st in Big East
- 11/25W 76-67
- 11/2618W 83-74
- 11/28L 81-73
- 12/1W 87-53
- 12/2PPD
- 12/3CANC
- 12/617W 68-64
- 12/11W 76-63
- PPD
- 12/16W 85-66
- 12/19W 88-68
- 12/23W 85-68
- PPD
- 1/2PPD
- 1/5PPD
- 1/8PPD
- 1/13PPD
- 1/1525PPD
- 1/19W 76-74
- 1/23W 71-56
- 1/28PPD
- 1/30W 80-72
- 2/3L 70-59
- 2/7W 84-74
- 2/9PPD
- 2/10W 96-64
- 2/1319L 86-70
- 2/20W 68-60
- 2/23W 81-58
- 2/28h:mm a z, US/Eastern
- 3/313h:mm a z, US/Eastern
- 3/6h:mm a z, US/Eastern
- Full Schedule
Slater throws down back-to-back dunks for Villanova (0:33)
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Gillespie get hyped after Moore's dunk (0:23)
Robinson-Earl fearlessly attacks the basket (0:16)
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No. 19 Creighton rolls past No. 5 'Nova behind Zegarowski
— Marcus Zegarowski scored a season-high 25 points, Mitch Ballock had 17 of his 20 points in the second half and 19th-ranked Creighton's offense was at its high-tempo best in a 86-70 rout of No. 5 Villanova on Saturday.
Zegarowski goes up-and-under for Creighton (0:19)
Robinson-Earl leads No. 5 Villanova past Marquette 96-64
— Jeremiah Robinson-Earl scored a season-high 27 points to lead No. 5 Villanova to a 96-64 victory over Marquette on Wednesday night.
College Basketball Power Rankings: Ohio State, Illinois climb while Villanova and Iowa tumble
Ohio State and Illinois vault into the top five while carnage hits this week's Power Rankings.
Sooners soar to No. 9 after 3 top-10 wins in row
Gonzaga and Baylor remain perched atop the AP Top 25 poll, while Oklahoma vaulted from No. 24 to No. 9 after three straight wins against top-10 teams.
College Basketball Power Rankings: Oklahoma, Illinois use big wins to vault into top 12
Oklahoma beat Texas in a thriller and defeated a red-hot Alabama team to rocket up the Power Rankings.
No. 3 Villanova rolls to 9th straight, handles Seton Hall
— Jeremiah Robinson-Earl scored 23 points in 21 minutes and No. 3 Villanova rolled to ninth straight victory with an unexpectedly easy 80-72 decision over Seton Hall on Saturday.
Daniels knocks down a triple to extend Nova's lead (0:19)
Jermaine Samuels drops in a bucket as shot clock expires for Villanova (0:18)
Michigan moves up to No. 4 amid 2-week pause
Gonzaga, Baylor and Villanova hold steady atop the AP Top 25 poll, but Michigan, which is currently on pause for two weeks due to COVID-19 concerns, has moved up to No. 4.
College Basketball Power Rankings: Florida State, Alabama on the rise
Houston, Alabama, Virginia and Florida State are climbing the rankings, but Gonzaga and Baylor are still in another echelon.
Gillespie, Moore lead No. 3 Villanova past Providence 71-56
— Collin Gillespie and Justin Moore scored 15 points apiece, and No. 3 Villanova used a dominating second half to defeat Providence 71-56 on Saturday.
Samuels rises up for a Nova rim-rocking slam (0:25)
Sun glare causes confusion, delay in Providence vs. Villanova (0:37)
Villanova's Gillespie beats the buzzer with deep 3 (0:17)
Nova's Samuels soars for hammer dunk (0:22)
Nova survives after Seton Hall's late foul (0:29)
No. 3 Villanova edges Seton Hall in return from 27-day break
— Cole Swider hit the winning free throw in the final seconds and Collin Gillespie scored 22 points to help No. 3 Villanova win its first game in 27 days, 76-74 over Seton Hall on Tuesday night.
2020-21 Big East Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Villanova | 10-2 | - | 15-3 |
| Creighton | 13-4 | +0.5 | 17-5 |
| Seton Hall | 10-7 | 2.5 | 13-10 |
| UConn | 8-6 | 3 | 11-6 |
| Xavier | 5-5 | 4 | 12-5 |
| St. John's | 8-9 | 4.5 | 14-10 |
| Providence | 8-9 | 4.5 | 12-11 |
| Butler | 7-11 | 6 | 8-13 |
| Georgetown | 5-8 | 5.5 | 7-11 |
| Marquette | 6-10 | 6 | 11-12 |
| DePaul | 2-11 | 8.5 | 4-11 |
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Top Performers 2020-21
- Offense
- Defense
Team Stats
Points Per Game78.152nd
Rebounds Per Game34.2261st
Assists Per Game16.0Tied-44th
Points Allowed67.7
2021 Polls & Rankings
| AP | COACHES |
|---|---|
| 8 | 6 |
2021 Recruits
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trey Patterson | PF | Signed | 86 |
| Nnanna Njoku | C | Signed | 82 |
| Jordan Longino | SF | Signed | 82 |
| Angelo Brizzi | PG | Signed | 80 |
Tournament History
| Final Fours | 6 |
| Tournament Record | 65-37 |
| Championship Seasons | 1985, 2016, 2018 |
| Tournament Appearances | 39 |