2014–15 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2014–15 Villanova Wildcats Villanova Wildcats logo.svg Big East Conference Big East 9 2 33–3 16–2 Jay Wright 14th Baker Dunleavy Ashley Howard Kyle Neptune The PavilionWells Fargo Center (6 Games) Big East tournament champions Big East regular season championsPhiladelphia Big 5 champions Legends Classic champions NCAA tournament round of 32 The 2014–15 Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team represented Villanova University in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Jay Wright in his 14th season, the Wildcats participated as members of the Big East Conference and played their home games at The Pavilion, with some select home games at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They finished the season 33–3, 16–2 in Big East play to win the Big East regular season championship. They defeated Marquette, Providence, and Xavier to win the Big East tournament. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 1 seed in the East Region. They defeated Lafayette in the Second Round before being upset in the Third Round by NC State. The Wildcats set a single-season school record for wins with 33. Previous season The 2013–14 Villanova Wildcats finished the season with an overall record of 29–5, with a record of 16–2 in the Big East regular season to capture their Big East regular season title. In the 2014 Big East tournament, the Wildcats were upset by Seton Hall, 64–63 in the quarterfinals. They were invited to the 2014 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament which they defeated Milwaukee in the second round before getting eliminated by eventual NCAA Tournament Champion Connecticut in the third round. Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Tony Chennault 5 G 6'2" 195 Senior Philadelphia, PA Graduated Nick McMahon 12 G 6'0" 165 Senior Colts Neck, NJ Graduated James Bell 32 G 6'6" 220 Senior Orlando, FL Graduated Incoming recruits no no 2014 Mikal Bridges SF Malvern, PA Great Valley High School 6 7 180 2013-06-25 4 4 83 Phil Booth PG Baltimore, MD Mount St. Joseph High School 6 2 170 2013-07-30 4 4 81 2014 2014 Villanova Signees 2014 Villanova Signees 2014 Villanova Signees 2014-04-26 yes Roster 2014 Villanova Wildcats y Henry Lowe 0 G 5 11 185 JR New York, New York USA W Kris Jenkins y basketball 2 F 6 6 240 SO Upper Marlboro, Maryland USA Josh Hart y 3 G 6 5 205 SO Washington, D.C. USA Darrun Hilliard y 4 G 6 6 215 SR Bethlehem, Pennsylvania USA Phil Booth y basketball 5 G 6 3 185 FR Baltimore, Maryland USA Darryl Reynolds 14 F 6 8 225 SO Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA y Ryan Arcidiacono y 15 G 6 3 195 JR Langhorne, Pennsylvania USA Patrick Farrell 20 F 6 5 200 JR Rockville Centre, New York USA W JayVaughn Pinkston y 22 F 6 7 235 SR y Brooklyn, New York USA Daniel Ochefu y 23 F 6 11 245 JR Lagos, Nigeria Nigeria Mikal Bridges y 25 G/F 6 7 191 FR Malvern, Pennsylvania USA RS Dylan Ennis y 31 G 6 2 192 JR y Brampton, Ontario Canada Kevin Rafferty 52 F 6 8 215 SR Malvern, Pennsylvania USA W Jay Wright (Bucknell) Baker Dunleavy (Villanova) Ashley Howard (Drexel) Kyle Neptune (Lehigh) http://www.villanova.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/nova-m-baskbl-mtt.html Schedule and results 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2014 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#013974; color:#67CAF1;"| Exhibition 11/04/2014 7:00 pm yes 12 Northwood The Pavilion Villanova, PA 6,500MBB vs. Northwood box score http://www.villanova.com/sports/m-baskbl/stats/2014-2015/exhib-1.html villanova.com Villanova University 8 November 2014 FS1 93–50 11/09/2014 12:00 pm yes 12 Nyack Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia, PA 4,529MBB vs. Nyak box score http://www.villanova.com/sports/m-baskbl/stats/2014-2015/exhib-2.html villanova.com Villanova University 14 November 2014 82–45 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#013974; color:#67CAF1;"| Non-conference regular season 11/14/2014 8:00 pm yes yes 12 Lehigh PPL Center Allentown, PA 8,751MBB vs. Lehigh box score http://www.villanova.com/sports/m-baskbl/stats/2014-2015/game1.html villanova.com Villanova University 14 November 2014 FS2 77–66 1–0 11/17/2014 7:00 pm yes 12 Maryland Eastern Shore The Pavilion Villanova, PA Legends Classic 6,500MBB vs. Maryland Eastern Shore box score http://www.villanova.com/sports/m-baskbl/stats/2014-2015/game2.html villanova.com Villanova University 17 November 2014 FS1 81–44 2–0 11/20/2014 8:00 pm yes 12 Bucknell The Pavilion Villanova, PA Legends Classic 6,500MBB vs. Bucknell box score http://www.villanova.com/sports/m-baskbl/stats/2014-2015/game3.html villanova.com Villanova University 20 November 2014 CBSSN 72–65 3–0 11/24/2014 7:00 pm yes yes 12 VCU 14 Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY Legends Classic semifinals 8,465MBB vs. VCU box score http://www.villanova.com/sports/m-baskbl/stats/2014-2015/prl1.html villanova.com Villanova University 5 December 2014 ESPN2 77–53 4–0 11/25/2014 10:00 pm yes yes 12 Michigan 19 Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY Legends Classic Championship 8,093MBB vs. Michigan box score http://www.villanova.com/sports/m-baskbl/stats/2014-2015/plcgm4.html villanova.com Villanova University 5 December 2014 ESPN2 60–55 5–0 11/30/2014 4:30 pm yes 12 Delaware Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia, PA 11,289MBB vs. Delaware box score http://www.villanova.com/sports/m-baskbl/stats/2014-2015/game6.html villanova.com Villanova University 5 December 2014 FS1 78–47 6–0 12/03/2014 8:30 pm yes yes 10 La Salle Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, PA 3,400MBB vs. La Salle box score http://www.villanova.com/sports/m-baskbl/stats/2014-2015/game7.html villanova.com Villanova University 5 December 2014 CBSSN 84–70 7–0 12/06/2014 1:00 pm yes 10 Saint Joseph's The Pavilion Villanova, PA 6,500 FS1 74–46 8-0 12/09/2014 7:00 pm yes yes 7 Illinois Madison Square Garden New York, NY Jimmy V Classic 11,617 ESPN 73–59 9–0 12/14/2014 2:00 pm yes 7 Temple The Pavilion Villanova, PA 6,500 FS1 82–65 10–0 12/20/2014 1:00 pm yes 7 Syracuse Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia, PA 18,369 FOX 82–77 OT 11–0 12/23/2014 7:00 pm yes 7 NJIT The Pavilion Villanova, PA 6,500 FS1 92–67 12–0 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#013974; color:#67CAF1;"| Big East Conference Play 12/31/2014 2:30 pm 6 Butler The Pavilion Villanova, PA 6,500 FS1 67–55 13–0 (1–0) 01/03/2015 12:00 pm yes 6 Seton Hall Prudential Center Newark, NJ 10,701 FS1 61–66 OT 13–1 (1–1) 01/06/2015 9:00 pm yes 8 St. John's 24 Madison Square Garden New York, NY 8,565 FS1 90–72 14–1 (2–1) 01/10/2015 4:00 pm 8 DePaul The Pavilion Villanova, PA 6,500 CBSSN 81–64 15–1 (3–1) 01/14/2015 9:00 pm 5 Xavier The Pavilion Villanova, PA 6,500 FS1 88–75 16–1 (4–1) 01/17/2015 7:00 pm yes yes 5 Penn Palestra Philadelphia, PA 8,722 62–47 17–1 01/19/2015 9:00 pm yes 4 Georgetown Verizon Center Washington, D.C. 13,872 FS1 58–78 17–2 (4–2) 01/25/2015 7:00 pm 4 Creighton The Pavilion Villanova, PA 6,500 FS1 71–50 18–2 (5–2) 01/31/2015 2:00 pm yes 7 DePaul Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL 7,532 FS1 68–55 19–2 (6–2) 02/04/2015 7:00 pm 7 Marquette Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia, PA 13,313 FS1 70–52 20–2 (7–2) 02/07/2015 2:00 pm 7 Georgetown 24 Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia, PA 20,587 FOX 69–53 21–2 (8–2) 02/11/2015 8:00 pm yes 6 Providence Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, RI 12,410 FS1 74–68 22–2 (9–2) 02/14/2015 6:00 pm yes 6 Butler 18 Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN 9,231 CBSSN 68–65 23–2 (10–2) 02/16/2015 7:00 pm 6 Seton Hall The Pavilion Villanova, PA 6,500 FS1 80–54 24–2 (11–2) 02/21/2015 2:00 pm yes 6 Marquette BMO Harris Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI 17,961 FOX 87–76 25–2 (12–2) 02/24/2015 7:00 pm 6 Providence 25 The Pavilion Villanova, PA 6,500 FS1 89–61 26–2 (13–2) 02/28/2015 2:00 pm yes 6 Xavier Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH 10,250 FOX 78–66 27–2 (14–2) 03/03/2015 9:15 pm yes 4 Creighton CenturyLink Center Omaha, NE 16,337 FS1 76–72 28–2 (15–2) 03/07/2015 12:00 noon 4 St. John's Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia, PA 19,161 FOX/FS1 105–68 29–2 (16–2) |- !colspan=9 style="background:#013974; color:#67CAF1;"| Big East tournament 03/12/2015 12:00 noon yes 4 Marquette Madison Square Garden New York, NY Quarterfinals 15,197 FS1 84–49 30–2 03/13/2015 7:00 pm yes 4 Providence Madison Square Garden New York, NY Semifinals 15,194 FS1 63–61 31–2 03/14/2015 8:00 pm yes 4 Xavier Madison Square Garden New York, NY Championship game 13,471 FS1 69–52 32–2 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#013974; color:#67CAF1;"| NCAA tournament 3/19/2015 6:50 pm yes yes 2 (1 E) (16 E) Lafayette Consol Energy Center Pittsburgh, PA Second round 16,170 TBS 93–52 33–2 3/21/2015 7:10 pm yes yes 2 (1 E) (8 E) NC State Consol Energy Center Pittsburgh, PA Third round 18,762 TBS 68–71 33–3 AP Poll Eastern Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region E=East Rankings 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings AP 0 18 12 12 12 10 7 7 7 6 8 5 4 7 7 6 6 6 4 4 2 Coaches 0 19 12 12 11 9 7 7 7 5 8 5 4 7 7 6 6 6 4 3 2 9 *AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings References Villanova Wildcats Category:Villanova Wildcats men's basketball seasons Villanova Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team Villanova Wildcats men's basketball team