Villanova Men’s Basketball 2021 NCAA Tournament Capsule

March 6, 2021 · CSM Staff
 

Villanova Wildcats

Big East (16-6, 11-4)

 
 
Big Wins: 12/6 at Texas (68-64), 2/20 Connecticut (68-60), 3/3 Creighton (72-60)
Bad Losses: 2/3 at St. John’s (59-70), 2/28 at Butler (61-73), 3/6 at Providence (52-54)
Coach:  Jay Wright
 
Probable Starters:
Caleb Daniels, Junior, Guard, 9.8 ppg, 1.3 apg
Chris Arcidiacono, Sophomore, Guard, 0.3 ppg
Jermaine Samuels, Senior, Forward, 11.8 ppg, 6.3 rpg
Brandon Slater, Junior, Forward, 4.0 ppg, 2.2 rpg
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl, Sophomore, Forward, 15.7 ppg, 8.3 rpg
 
Key Role Players:
Eric Dixon, Freshman, Forward, 3.2 ppg, 1.6 rpg
Justin Moore, Sophomore, Guard, 12.6 ppg, 2.9 apg, 4.1 rpg
Cole Swider, Junior, Forward, 5.8 ppg, 3.1 rpg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 75.8 (69th in nation, 2nd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 66.9 (80, 2)
Field-Goal Percentage: 45.1 (119, 4)
Field-Goal Defense: 44.9 (236, 9)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 9.2 (29, 2)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 35.5 (86, 3)
Free-Throw Percentage: 77.3 (24, 1)
Rebound Margin: 1.9 (127, 4)
Assists Per Game: 15.4 (52, 4)
Turnovers Per Game: 12.67 (222, 6)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2019 NCAA Round of 64 win over St. Mary’s
2019 NCAA Round of 32 loss to Purdue
2018 NCAA Round of 64 win over Radford
2018 NCAA Round of 32 win over Alabama
2018 NCAA Regional Semifinal win over West Virginia
2018 NCAA Regional Final win over Texas Tech
2018 NCAA National Semifinal win over Kansas
2018 NCAA National Final win over Michigan
2017 NCAA Round of 64 win over Mount St. Mary’s
2017 NCAA Round of 32 loss to Wisconsin
2016 NCAA Round of 64 win over UNC Asheville
2016 NCAA Round of 32 win over Iowa
2016 NCAA Regional Semifinal win over Miami (FL)
2016 NCAA Regional Final win over Kansas
2016 NCAA National Semifinal win over Oklahoma
2016 NCAA National Final win over North Carolina
2015 NCAA Round of 64 win over Lafayette
2015 NCAA Round of 32 loss to North Carolina State
2014 NCAA Round of 64 win over Milwaukee
2014 NCAA Round of 32 loss to Connecticut
2013 NCAA Round of 64 loss to North Carolina
2011 NCAA Round of 64 loss to George Mason
2010 NCAA Round of 64 win over Robert Morris
2010 NCAA Round of 32 loss to St. Mary’s
2009 NCAA Round of 64 win over American University
2009 NCAA Round of 32 win over UCLA
2009 NCAA Regional Semifinal win over Duke
2009 NCAA Regional Final win over Pittsburgh
2009 NCAA National Semifinal loss to North Carolina
2008 NCAA Round of 64 win over Clemson
2008 NCAA Round of 32 win over Siena
2008 NCAA Regional Semifinal loss to Kansas  
2007 NCAA Round of 64 loss to Kentucky
 
*all team stats through 3/7